Cook House Dining Room

Best dining hall at Cornell. Cook never fails to cook. Had the bbq chicken, coleslaw, and curly fries today. They have ice cream just like other dining halls, fresh cut fruit, cookies and brownies. Tried the mandarin oranges for dessert this time, was pleasantly surprised. Bbq chicken was juicy but a tad bit too salty this round. Curly fries were good, and coleslaw was solid as usual. They have a selection of drinks too, but none with sugar.

I like this dining hall! The hall is beautifully decorated with lots of colorful flags. So, it gives a really pleasant first impression. This is my first time here and I found the quality of both and desserts really impressive. The choice is limited, but they are tasty and pretty healthy. The arugula salad with pickled red onions and cheery tomatoes was sooo good in its own that I didn't even need salad dressing. Sourdough bread was a farmer-market-level high quality one. The whipping cream feels like it's made of real milk and the chocolate cake didn't feel too sugary. They seem to be attentive at providing vegan food (and desserts). But I didn't see much variety eg. no Kosher/Halal/Asian/Middle Eastern food. (But so far I have only been there once so I don't know how the selection will b

Best dining hall at Cornell hands down. Always consistent and they stay open late. However, once they ran out of crème brûlée before I could get some. I will never forgive them for that

Generally speaking, I am a fan of Cook house dining. It's the only West campus dining hall open until 9 pm, which I greatly appreciate. Best days of the week to be here for dinner are Monday (for Mexican) and Thursday (for Chinese).

Great food, great community, miss my college days and living here. Had dinner with some amazing professors, celebrities, pioneers of industry, and friends here. An open and supportive community to all. I love Cornell.