Eat+Drink

Breakfast

You're on your own for breakfast, but we'll probably have some coffee brewing, starting at 9am.

Lunch

Lunch is on your own. Directly across Campus Dr. from UCI (a 10 minute walk from Engineering) over Watson Bridge is the University Center shopping center with a variety of sit-down and fast food restaurants.

Directions: from the Engineering quad, start at Ring Road and turn right. Walk along Ring Road until you reach the flagpole near Aldrich Hall and Langson Library. Turn right, walk down the big stairs, and proceed over the Watson Bridge (follow green path on map) .


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  • ADYA fresh indian flavors
  • Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza
  • Breakfast Republic
  • California Gogi Korean Grill
  • Cha for Tea
  • Chick Fil A
  • Chipotle Mexican Grill
  • Del Sushi
  • Dunkin' Donuts
  • Eureka! micro brewery
  • Gen Grill
  • In-n-Out Burger
  • Jack-in-the-box
  • Le Diplomate Bakery Cafe
  • Luna Grill
  • Mendocino Farms
  • Nekter Juice Bar
  • Peet's Coffee (hours: 6a-10p)
  • Slapfish
  • Snow Monster
  • Spoleto
  • Stax Cafe Bakery Creamery
  • Taco Bell
  • Temakira
  • Tender Greens
  • Yogurtland
  • Yushoken

A little farther down Campus Dr. (a 15 minute walk) is Campus Plaza with:

  • Asian Box
  • Cafe de Paris
  • Del Taco
  • Ding's Garden
  • Gina's Pizza & Pasta
  • The Habit Burger Grill
  • Hen House Mediterranean Grill
  • Jersey Mike's Subs
  • Saffron & Rose Ice Cream
  • Starbucks Coffee
  • Taquiero Taco Patio
  • The Buffalo Spot
  • Vitality Bowls

A 5-minute drive off-campus at Bison Ave and Bayswater is The Bluffs, a small shopping center with:

  • Chipotle
  • Eddie V's Prime Seafood
  • Islands
  • Jersey Mike's Subs
  • Johnny's Real New York Pizza
  • Panera Bread Bakery
  • Stacks Pancake House
  • The Stand
  • Wasa Sushi

All on-campus retail restaurants are closed on the weekend with possible exception of Stabucks and Wendys, upstairs in the Student Center open on Saturday (only) 10:00am-4:00pm.

DrupalCamp after Dark, 5:00pm Saturday, August 24

Join us in the EH 2430 Colloquia Room for an evening reception. We'll have some snacks, and beverages. If you're coming, pick this session to let us know.

After hours / nightlife

For those interested in seeing a bit of the night life in Orange County we recommend checking out the following scenes:

  • Irvine Spectrum (Irvine @ 405 & 5 freeways)
  • Fashion Island (Newport Beach off MacArthur Blvd & Pacific Coast Highway)
  • Newport Beach (Follow 55 freeway south, and continue on down Newport Blvd to Balboa Penninsula)
  • Huntington Beach (Dining and Drinking)
  • Laguna Beach (Arts and Dining)
  • Orange County Great Park