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Panther Dining

Student Dining at FIU

Panther Dining offers 31 different restaurants across the Modesto Maidique and Biscayne Bay campuses. There are endless options to satisfy your cravings including Panera, Panda Express, Starbucks and Salad Creations at MMC, while Moe's, Grille Works and Subway are a few of the options offered at BBC. Students are welcome to dine at the 8th Street Campus Kitchen, an all you can eat restaurant, open seven days a week and offers a variety of foods for breakfast, lunch and dinner. FIU also has several convenience stores that are open late and more than 280 vending machines providing quick access to snacks, ice cream and beverages.

Meal Plans

Want something good to eat? You’ll find lots of choices on campus and an FIU meal plan gives you easy access to all of them. There are several flexible plans to choose from, and each one saves you money compared to paying with cash or a credit card.

The meal plan you select will be automatically uploaded to your FIU One Card account. To use the plan, simply swipe with the blue line of your FIU Student ID Card. All FIU meal plans include:

At least 9 meal swipes per week from 8th Street Campus Kitchen (FIU's signature all you care to eat restaurant)
Dining Dollars to use at American and international campus restaurants
Access to vegetarian or vegan food options

Please Note: As of Summer 2021, G1Y does not offer meal plans for the Summer Term. Students are welcome to opt into a meal plan of their choice offered by Panther Dining, but it is not a requirement.

Option A: The Essential Meal Plan

FALL/SPRING - This meal plan is nine meal swipes per week to the 8th Street Campus Kitchen. $300 Dining Dollars per semester to use at various on-campus restaurants, plus a 10% discount off regular prices at all Panther Dining locations.

Option B: The Deluxe Meal Plan

FALL/SPRING - This meal plan is fourteen meal swipes per week to the 8th Street Campus Kitchen. $150 Dining Dollars per semester to use at various on-campus restaurants, plus a 10% discount off regular prices at all Panther Dining locations.

Option C: The VIP Meal Plan

FALL/SPRING - This meal plan gives you unlimited swipes per week to the 8th Street Campus Kitchen. $250 Dining Dollars per semester to use at various on-campus restaurants, plus a 10% discount off regular prices at all Panther Dining locations.

Option D: The Ultimate Meal Plan

FALL/SPRING - This meal plan gives you unlimited swipes per week to the 8th Street Campus Kitchen. $500 Dining Dollars per semester to use at various on-campus restaurants, one FREE bonus meal per day, plus a 10% discount off regular prices at all Panther Dining locations.

MMC Campus Dining Locations

BBC Campus Dining Locations

Commonly Asked Questions

Do I have to have a meal plan?/Can I cancel my meal plan?

All first year students living on campus are required to have a meal plan. If you are approved to live off-campus, you are not required to purchase a meal plan. If you have special dietary needs that you feel are not being met by an on campus meal plan, please fill out this dining waiver request and send it by email to lauren.vansant@globalfiu.com.

Can I change my meal plan?

Meal plans cannot be downgraded after the first week of classes. However, meal plans can be upgraded at any time.

I am a Vegan/Vegetarian, what options are available for me on campus?

FIU has made a strong effort to have vegetarian/vegan friendly options available in most cafeteria and retail locations. For a guide on where to find vegan and vegetarian offerings on campus, click here!

Are there kosher options available at FIU?

Florida International University has the 10th largest Jewish student population of any university in the United States so there is a broad range of Jewish social and cultural organizations at FIU and kosher food is also available on campus. In particular, Miro's food truck offers Glatt kosher food options. The truck is commonly parked next to the Green Library and is open Monday through Friday, 12 PM to 4 PM. In addition, beginning in Fall 2017, the P.O.D. Breezeway market located at University Tower residence hall offers a wide range of kosher grab and go items for those who are in a rush and need a quick bite.

Are there halal friendly options available at FIU?

At the MMC campus there are two retail restaurants that offer halal food. Miro's food truck offers Glatt kosher food options, which are also halal. The truck is commonly parked next to the Green Library and is open Monday through Friday, 12 PM to 4 PM. Almazar restaurant on campus also offers exclusively halal food and is located inside the Graham Center main food court.

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