Meal Plan Basics
- 19 meals per week: Provides access to dining halls and retail locations.
- 200 TAMs for the year: “Trade-in” up to four dining hall meal swipes for TAM swipes per day to build your own combo meal in participating retail locations. TAMs are not additional weekly meals but provide flexibility for you to eat across campus aligned with your busy schedule.
- 145 Flex $: Functions as cash on your student card. Use Flex $ in campus retail locations to purchase beverages, snack food items, and more.
- Auto-enrollment into the GOOD TO GO Reusable Container Initiative: You will automatically be opted into the GOOD TO GO reusable container initiative to help eliminate single-use packaging when dining in retail locations across campus, using a Swap-Eat-Repeat process.
Where to Find Halal Options on Campus
- Halal options can be found at food locations across campus. Visit the Special Diet Options page for examples of items available. Wherever you dine, Ask Before You Eat – share your dietary needs, ask about ingredients and request special meal preparation, as needed.
- We understand individual comfort level may vary. Our kitchen equipment is shared; however, appropriate safe food handling practices and precautionary measures are taken.
- Upon request, your meal can be cooked separately, and additional precautionary measures can be taken. Advanced notice is required for such requests in residence dining – please call 30 minutes in advance.
Ban Righ – 613-533-6000 ext. 74567
Leonard – 613-533-6000 ext. 74585
Jean Royce – 613-533-6000 ext. 74991
Check out the for food locations.
Residence Dining:
- Contains certified Halal protein.
- Wherever possible menus exclude haram ingredients. Please verify with a chef.
Retail Locations:
- Contains certified Halal protein.
How to Identify Halal Options on Menus
- Menu items displaying the halal icon contain third party certified halal proteins verified by The Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of Canada and/or other certifying bodies.
- Entrées with the halal icon in residence dining halls do not contain haram ingredients and contain certified halal proteins.
- Select retail food outlets display the halal icon for certified halal proteins.
These retail locations include:
- Lazy Scholar
- Location 21
- ²’s
- Jean Royce Barista
- flip!t
- Khao (coming soon!)
- Clove and Spice (coming soon!)
Please Note: Cooking equipment, such as charbroilers, deep fryers, and flattops are shared at retail food locations (exceptions apply) and therefore cannot be guaranteed as allergen free. Ask Before You Eat - speak with a chef to discuss special diet meal preparation. Upon request, meals can be produced on separate equipment in the back of house.
Halal options may be available at other retail food locations; however, please note that menu items and/or ingredients cannot be altered at these locations:
- Goodes Café
- The Library Café
- Mackintosh Corry
- Student Street Express
- Café Union
- Zapies
- KHAO PHO NOW
- National franchises (ex. Tim Horton’s, Starbuck’s, Booster Juice, Pita Pit, Bento Sushi (coming soon!))
Where “halal upon request” is noted, a halal substitution is available. For example, halal turkey bacon and/or halal turkey sausages is available upon request when identified on menus.
Additional support or dietary accommodation is available at any point throughout the year, as needed, upon consultation with the Registered Dietitian. Questions or concerns should be directed to dietitian@queensu.ca.
Important links:
: Read the important information included on this page regarding dining safely on campus.
: Book before arriving on campus or as close to move in as possible. Meet with the Dietitian again at any time throughout the year.
: Learn about our menu identifiers and locations where special diet options are available.