Campus dining is undergoing some major upgrades to serve students over the next year.

Returning to school this fall, students can anticipate the opening of ‘Dosa Delhi,’ to accommodate the vegetarian diet. The Indian cuisine will serve dishes such as sambar soup, sweet and savory dosas, and iced chai.

‘It’s a great option for vegetarians,’ said Angela Agnello, Director of Marketing and Communications. ‘The foods are gluten free, which is good for people with wheat allergies,’ said Agnello.

Upcoming this January is the installation of a full licensed Starbucks at the Stony Brook Union. The caf’eacute; will be located close to the staircase at the Fireside lounge, and the lounge will consist of soft and bistro style seating for a 40-50 people capacity. University Caf’eacute; will still remain open and running.

This spring, End of the Bridge will be closed down for renovations for its reopen in Fall 2007. The new restaurant will feature Italian cuisine and be open for lunch and dinner hours, unlike End of the Bridge which was open just for dinner. The menu is planned to be low cost and more affordable.

Over the summer of 2007, the Bleacher’s Club will be completely renovated for the following fall. The food court will have an international cuisine theme with places like Coyote Jacks for American grill, Jawjings Chinese food, Carribean cuisine, a full line of hilal food, and an authentic New York City gyro cart.

‘Well I’m really looking forward to all these new restaurants, we need more dining options other than the sac and Jasmines, or the food we get at Roth,’ said sophomore Ling Yeung.

So how much is being spent for the 2006-2007 year? ‘We have about 2.3 million [dollars] budgeted for dining services capital renovations for this year,’ said Agnello. The Food Standards Agency routinely invests about $1 million each year in dining service facilities anyway,’ she said.

All the upgrades during the 2006-2007 academic year are in preparation for extra business for when Roth cafeteria shuts down in fall 2007. Even an additional 260 people seating at the Bleacher’s Club and Union Ballroom will be made before the Roth food court closing. The seating arrangement will accommodate the additional

The Roth dining hall project is meant to provide dining services to the increasing student population by Loop Road and meet up with dining preferences of students. Also, the building is over 30 years old, and needs maintenance with new electrical systems, plumbing, roof, and energy efficient windows. A ramp will be added to access the building for Tabler residents.

‘The idea is that when Roth gets renovated, its going to have a Wendy’s, a made to order pizza shop, a made to order sub shop, a multi cuisine meal shop, and a coffeehouse,’ said Agnello. Since the final plans still need to be made, there is no estimation of cost at the time.

In preparation for Roth food court closing, other eating sites will open in fall 2007 as alternative dining options. Tabler caf’eacute; will host a Dunkin Donuts and a ‘meals to go’ type variety of pizzas, burgers, soups, paninis, and sandwiches.

‘It’s not gonna be like a campus, but more like a food court in the mall,’ said neurobiology employee Fareya Khalid.