Street food initiative aims to improve dining experience

Campus Dining recently added a food truck to the Allendale Campus as part of a street food initiative. The truck is located between the Zumberge Library and Lake Huron Hall.

Zoca Express offers four different types of burritos, including a vegetarian option, several sides and churros for dessert. The sidewalk fiesta is open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., and accepts all forms of payment, including debit dollars and meals.

Ryan Jones, senior food service director for Campus Dining, said the idea for street food came from researching opportunities to increase the value, convenience and variety of the Campus Dining program. He said Zoca Express will provide students with additional meal choices and the option to eat on the go.

A main goal of the new food truck is to help reduce some of the congestion experienced by students at the dining venues on campus during peak meal times. “Many other colleges and universities have added street food style programs for that very reason and have experienced great success,” said Jones.

The food truck will be at Grand Valley home football games and Jones said a second street food concept is tentatively planned to open during the winter semester.

For more information, visit Campus Dining’s website at www.gvsu.edu/campusdine.