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West End Market

Opened 1999

The carving line at J.P.'s Chophouse inside West End

West End in Cochrane Hall

Photo: Eric T Gunther, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Marketplace-style dining in Cochrane Hall where every meal is made to order. Six venues: Blend, Fighting Gobbler (sports bar), JP's Chop House, Leaf & Ladle, Rosso (1,000-degree pizza oven) and Seven70.

Fun facts

•West End opened in 1999, built on Richard Melman's FoodLife-style marketplace concept.

Dining

🕐 Hours

Mon-Fri 10:30am-9pm, Sat-Sun 11am-8pm

Hours may vary — check dining.vt.edu

⭐ Signature Items

Rosso pizza & pastaSeven70 Deli wrapsFighting Gobbler burgersJP's Chophouse

Highlights

•Marketplace-style: every meal made to order
•Six venues under one roof

✓Meal Plan Accepted

Stories that happened here

Why Tech Eats So WellA 1996 meal plan decision turned the cafeteria into a market. The market got good enough to top the national rankings and win Best of Show.

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Close by

A short walk from West End Market.

Sources:

[1] dining.vt.edu [2] foodservicedirector.com