Hardrocker Dining Hall — Restaurant in Rapid City

Food is dangerous to eat. There are no ingredients lists posted, and cross contamination of many foods is evident. When allergies are brought to the attention of the food staff, the staff brushes them off. It is a well-known rule on campus to never eat the chicken, and to stay away from meats in general due to improper cooking. Food is rarely fresh, especially the deserts and salad bar. It is left out all day to rot and is still served to students and guests. During important events where many guests are expected in the dining hall, the staff will set out fresher food and more accurate signs. This is not to say that the food is fresh or accurately labelled, but the quality noticably improves. Such events include career fairs, parents visits, and the weekly Campus Kids visits. Many students avoid eating in the dining hall for various reasons, but most reasons are due to health concerns and the disgusting food.

In general, the dining hall is one of the worst places I've eaten at. I've lost a lot of weight after being forced to eat there my freshman year, and the food provider Sodexo has been very unhelpful and unwilling to work with me. The staff at Sodexo and the staff who work at the dining hall clearly don't care, and that directly affects those who eat there. Buying a meal plan is expensive and mandatory for all students who live on campus, so it is UNACCEPTABLE for this dining hall to have this...

Terrible food. Employees are overworked and some not trained. I've seen what the dishwasher room looks like and only 1-3 people working in there. The workload is horrendous. I pity the employees and just from seeing that room alone, they do not have enough staff to run the cafe. This seems to always be an issue even before covid hit. New staff every few months. One of the cooks is clearly old and I feel sorry for him. Sometimes plates are dirty. Probably because of under staffing so they are just not paying attention to detail and just trying to get the work done. Tables are not wiped, because the staff are too busy cooking, stocking on food/other items, washing dishes. I can't blame them completely, as I'm sure they are just following the rules of Aramark services. Still, people need to be trained and it's clear the employees/students who work here as well are just thrown...

The food quality is inconsistent and regularly downright abysmal; its often inedibly overcooked or dangerously undercooked, unseasoned, and disgustingly grewsy. The allergen and dietary restriction options are abhorrent. They regularly label a spread of varied desserts as "may contain tree nuts" when only one dessert is applicable and the "tree nut" is peanuts... a legume. Further, allergen and nutritional is virtually nonexistent, and cross...