Pearson Cafeteria — Restaurant in Durham

Clean, attentive servers and staff, and the best tasting (read: "seasoned") cafeteria food you can get! I want to give five stars but there are not enough dairy-free or gluten-free options for my liking. I am told this is a supplier issue, but I have seen almondmilk on the store shelves throughout the pandemic...I just learned that their is a gf pasta option at the pasta bar and if your not strict gf, there are several other tempting items that are probably low in gluten/wheat. Wednesdays feature their famous chicken and it does not disappoint. I avoid the salad dressings and vegan nuggets, but always try their vegan options (offered daily!), steamed veggies, sweet 'n' sour sauce, Szechuan-inspired chicken, any beans (yum!), and turkey burger patty. Again, in my experience, there are little to no dairy-free/gluten-free desserts (except crisp rice cereal treats), gf bread for sandwiches, nor plant milks). Go before noon-ish if you want to beat the crowd for lunch. Sometimes there's music, sometimes there's labels on the food, most times no one knows what exactly the vegan option is or how it tastes. Masks are mostly worn properly by staff, but not all of the time and they can take it down altogether to talk to you at times too. Not ideal,...

This is a student's paradise with a seemingly endless variety of food that's always prepared fresh and with lots of love. The staff is very dedicated to providing quality service and making sure that the student's feel like there at home. I was very impressed with...

Clean cafeteria, but not a lot of food to choose from at breakfast and lunch. I'm not sure if it was because it was the summer time or not, but most likely. But staff is...