UCLA Dining Services recently announced several changes to dining hall schedules for winter quarter, including closing regular meal services at Hedrick Test Kitchen and opening breakfast for Bruin Plate.
The Test Kitchen will no longer serve dinner because of low attendance rates since the opening of Bruin Plate, according to an emailed statement from Daryl Ansel, director of food and beverage for UCLA Dining Services.
The Test Kitchen will begin to offer “Night Hedrick” in the middle of the quarter, which will be a study and snack space for students, according to the statement. The Night Hedrick menu will likely resemble De Neve Late Night’s menu, said Alison Hewitt, a spokeswoman for UCLA Dining Services. Hours of operation and the complete menu will be announced in the coming weeks.
Bruin Plate will be open for breakfast between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. Monday through Friday, according to the statement. It will offer whole grain breads with house-made sweet and savory compotes, such as pear and garlic. Entrees will include poached eggs on Brussels sprout slaw with black beans and plantains, and polenta French toast, among other options.
Compiled by Yael Levin, Bruin senior staff.
I dislike this new dining hall
it is very disorganized and the management team looks lost on their occupation. The majority of their dishes seem recently used and often times food debree are around the dishes that are being served. I rarely discrimate any dish placed infront of me, but when I received my chicken after waiting in line for more than ten minutes I was disgusted in seeing the chicken was still raw. This scene occured more than two times and I was certainly appaled knowing the condition of food they served our students. My advice to the whole team of Bruin Plate is to please be cautious and very detail on your dishes, food, and customer/student/teacher/staff/director service because if I continue to see this disgrace surely enough I will group a list of customers that had experience service just like mine. I have spoken to a few and out of those few 80% say the same.