🍽 Dining · food court
Owens Food Court
Opened 1939First Hokie Stone era
Eggleston and Owens Halls
Photo: EpicV27, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The oldest dining hall still operating at VT, reimagined as a global food court. 10+ concepts including Garden (salads, pho), Pop's (cheesesteaks), Tazon (build-your-own bowls), Variabowl (rotating international), Ciotola (pasta), Dish (Americana comfort), Franks (subs), Freshens (smoothies), Sweets (coffee/bakery), and Grab-n-Gobble.
Fun facts
- •Owens is the oldest dining hall still in operation at VT, serving students since 1939.
- •It is named for John Joseph "Pop" Owens, mess steward from 1917 to 1940.
- •Variabowl rotates through Indian, Mediterranean, Korean, and Thai cuisines weekly.
Through the years
- 1939
Opened
- 1987
Renovated as a banquet hall
- 1991
Renovated as the Food Court
- 2020
Transformed from cafeteria to global food court with 10+ concepts
Dining
⭐ Signature Items
Tazon build-your-own bowlsVariabowl rotating cuisinesPop's cheesesteaksDish comfort food
Highlights
- •Oldest dining hall, reimagined as a global food court
- •10+ restaurant concepts under one roof
- •Rotating international cuisines at Variabowl
✓Meal Plan Accepted
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Close by
A short walk from Owens Food Court.
