Garden Commons — Restaurant in Oxford Township

Quality of food and service varies a lot. After going to garden for a while you tend to get a feel for the types of dishes to avoid and the ones to get whenever it's available. Stir fry is typically a safe bet, breakfast eggs can be anywhere from great to inedibly dry, etc. Things are generally kept nicer on parent weekends for obvious reasons. It's good to try and be creative when you have the option, otherwise you're going to get bored really quickly -assuming you're on the meal plan-. For example, cut up the whole strawberries they offer and make a parfait, dessert bagel, or something like that. Add cheese, bacon, green onions and more to your potato soup. If there is chili on the same day as French fries make chili...

The food was great, but the work environment was terrible. Ever since Kathy Culp became assistant manager, I was constantly hawked around and told what to do like a 5 year old. She never gave me independence and was always giving me guidance when I was perfectly capable of doing things on my own. And to make things worse, I also happened to deal with toxic co-workers along the way who thought it was okay to lash out on me just because they were having a bad day. Since it's a small dining hall, it basically keeps you working like a snail because there's hardly anything to do. So I think I speak for all of us when I say that this is a good place to eat, but a terrible place to work. I definitely don't recommend getting...

Mini-food court setup inside. Divided into at least 4 sections (deli, specials, asian, and italian/pizza) that are all you can eat. Abundant seating with at least one semi-private area to eat at inside. Outside tables one nice days and during the main semesters.

Price is a bit step if you eat here every day ($10 per visit) throughout the year.

Only complaint is the cashier's location. They put the kiosk immediately inside the door- this causes a line of people to stretch outside the door, or bunch-up in a mob as people...