Meal Plan FAQs

Dining Locations

Glossary for Meal Plan terms:

  • Exchange – The ability to use a resident dining hall swipe in a retail location. (i.e. Chick-fil-A , Shake Smart, Magnolias, etc.)
  • Swipe – Using your student ID, a meal transaction generally used in our resident dining hall facilities.
  • Guest Swipe – An extra value added to student meal plans giving the ability to pay for friends and relatives to dine.
  • Dining Dollars – Additional value in your meal plan to access retail dining locations. Carries over semester to semester and is not refundable at the end of the academic year.
  • Frog Bucks – Frog Bucks are available to use at any location on campus.
  • Unlimited – Unrestricted access to resident dining halls that is available by using your meal plan.
  • Resident Dining – King Family Commons & East End Dining at Gutierrez Hall
  • Retail Dining – Chick-fil-A, Shake Smart, Starbucks, The Press, Caliente, Magnolias, Kinder Cafe, Bistro Burnett, Bass Al A Carte, & O’Briens.
  • Block – A block meal plan gives you a specific number of meals throughout the semester. Unlike traditional meal plans with set meal times per week, block meals can be used whenever you want within the semester. Unused block meals will carry over from the fall to the spring semester, but they will expire at the end of the academic year.

  1. The GET site or GET Mobile App

  2. Contact idcenter@tcu.edu.

For Meal Plan Questions:

TCU Dining:

Email: dining@tcu.edu

Phone: 817-257-7283

The Dining Committee works closely with TCU Dining staff to provide student feedback on menu and payment options, the overall student dining experience, and the dietary needs of students. More closely resembling an advocacy group than a legislative body, the Dining Committee works directly with Market Square and all retail locations on campus, providing students a direct line to the ears of TCU Dining, while constantly striving to provide a more satisfactory dining experience.

GrubHub is a fast and convenient way to skip the line by ordering ahead.

You can order through GrubHub at the following locations:

  • Caliente (KFCB)
  • O’Briens (KFCB)
  • The Press (KFCB)
  • Kinder Cafe (Neeley)
  • Bistro Burnett (Library)

If you are seeking allergen-free food, check out Magnolias Zero7 in the King Family Commons Building & East End Dining at Gutierrez Hall! Magnolias Zero7 food is always made without wheat, gluten, milk, eggs, soy, shellfish, peanuts, tree nuts, and sesame. The kitchen, coolers, equipment, and uniforms are also specific to the space to avoid cross-contact with allergen-containing foods. We provide a rotating menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner, including delicious desserts!