Dining Services

Cal State Channel Islands' main dining services area, the Islands Café, is located in building number 71 in the South Quad next to the Art Complex on University Drive.

Presented by Sodexho, our dining area offers a variety of contemporary menu formats for students, faculty and staff to choose from throughout the day:

155º ensures exceptional quality and quick service.  Cheeseburgers, chicken tenders, and grilled chicken breast sandwiches highlight the menu, with plenty of special promotional sandwiches on a rotating basis.  With combo meals prominently featured, it's easy to order a great value!  Use the Combo Card and buy nine, get one free!

The Market will have you coming back day after day.  A menu of traditional American classics, including roasted, herb-encrusted chicken, leads the way with popular sides like macaroni and cheese, garlic mashed potatoes, and fresh vegetables prepared with both vegetarian and vegan customers in mind.  Chef-inspired daily specials will keep your taste buds guessing!

La Cucina Del Leone is like a slice of Italy with its old world dishes.  Pizza by the slice remains the staple and is featured daily. Daily pasta specials combine value and great taste:  Fettuccine Alfredo, Penne in a Marinara Sauce, and Cheese-Stuffed Tortellini with choice of sauce.  Freshly baked breadsticks and side salads complete the menu.  Don't miss the one-of-a-kind Tuscany Wrap:  delicious pizza dough, zesty marinara sauce, and ingredients straight from the garden folded into a delightful dish.

Students "on-the-go" may also grab a quick bite at Café à la Cart.  Gourmet hot beverages and assorted bottled beverages, fresh-baked cookies, brownies and other sweet treats, and a collection of popular salads, sandwiches and wraps are the delicious menu items you'll find waiting for you at Café à la Cart.  Start your day with a fresh fruit and yogurt parfait and end it with a crisp Chicken Caesar Salad.  Café à la Cart: it's on the way to where you're going!

For more information or to check out our new expanded menu, please  click here (PDF, 274KB) or visit the CSUCI/Sodexho website at http://csucidiningservices.com.

Additional dining opportunities include the Java Hut, a coffee shop serving a variety of hot beverages and baked goods, and The Cove, which offers convenience-store-style food and drinks for those passing through the Bell Tower.  The Town Center complex is currently under construction and will include a community market and restaurants.

Student Meal Plan: "Dolphin Dollars"

CSUCI students are offered a declining balance meal plan.*

The meal plan allows students to deposit a balance on a "Dolphin Dollars" card that is used to purchase items in the main dining services area. The larger the deposit made onto the debit card, the greater the discount (see Discount Chart below). Students also have the option of increasing available funds on the meal card at any time. With "Dolphin Dollars" students can even treat family and friends to a meal. When compared to other meal plans at various campuses, our plan provides students with the maximum benefit and greater flexibility for their lifestyle.

*A meal plan is required for students living in Anacapa Village student housing beginning fall 2005.

Please note: any balance remaining on the student's meal card will be forfeited on May 31.

Discount Chart

Dolphin Dollars Purchased	Bonus Dollars Added to Your Debit Card
$50-100	0%
$101-500	3%
$501-1,500	5%
$1,501 - up	7%