The Tuck Shop may face newfound competition from Hill House.
With its delightfully cheesy mozzarella sticks to its velvety smooth ice cream, the Tuck Shop has been a favorite of students and faculty alike. However, it will relocate with the opening of the new St. John Student Center, potentially placing the shop in competition with the nearby dining hall.
Director of SAGE Food Services Mr. Paul Kikosicki does not believe there will be any competition. “I think the menus are created to be different and it’s really all about the students’ choice. I don’t see them to be competing with each other, as it is all SAGE dining service,” he said. He also pointed out that SAGE would be managing both two food services.
Currently, SAGE is still determining the details of all the changes to the Tuck Shop. “We haven’t drawn up all the plans and it is still in the works,” Mr. Kikosicki said. However, he shared that the shop was considering extending its hours, expanding its menu options to include more sandwiches, salads, and desserts, and cycling through weekly specials menus.
Students had mixed opinions about the new location of the Tuck Shop. “It is useful that there are two food outlets, because the Tuck Shop is open for more hours than the dining hall, and students who need food when the dining hall is closed can go there instead. Some people like Tuck Shop food better than the dining hall, and now you don’t have to walk all the way down to the old SAC to get food,” Aisha Pasha ’20 pointed out.
“It seems odd that a food establishment with prices will be built right next to a free food establishment. I understand that the Tuck Shop will be helpful in certain circumstances, but I still don’t think it will be worth the price,” Roshni Surpur ’20 commented.
Andrew Howey ’20 said, “The Tuck Shop food is better, so it really doesn’t matter where it is. Case closed.”
