Mines Market — Local services in Golden

Service is okay but that’s it. For dinner, you usually have 2 options and food is typically very greasy. Took me a month or two before my stomach stopped hurting after eating there every night. Watch what you’re eating because the meat is sometimes undercooked and there may be plastic in your food. If you’re an incoming freshman trying to decide on a meal plan, I would not recommend the 19 meals a week. I got that and barely used any meals at the end of the semester. Another thing is that they wait until after the time when you can change your meal plan for the quality to start going down. First week of dinners there was great, but at this point in the semester, they’re not even...

I recently had the pleasure of meeting and being served food by one of the cooks at Mines Market. His name was Habi, a fine young man from Ethiopia. First the food was amazing but even more satisfactory was the kindness and care that this individual displayed. I was about to put my dog down that evening and this gentlemen took the time to listen and extend a hand of compassion and love. It's rare these days that people take the extra effort personally to show sympathy. I am forever grateful for this...

At the start (and during events), the food appears to be very good. As the year progresses, the conditions gradually degrade. From repetitive choices, to a lack of filling meals, there aren't many good options. Most food is either under or overcooked, as well as bland and tasteless, and will likely leave you rushing for the toilet. As the year goes on, silverware and plates/bowls get cleaned more and more poorly. Staff is frequently rude or dismissive. The only reason I eat here is because freshmen are forced to have...