Maple Hall
| Type | Dining Hall |
|---|---|
| Distance from McConnell | 8 minutes |
| Known for | 100% Vegan options
Paninis Maple fried rice Quality vegetables Sam |
Maple Hall is a residential hall at UNT that has a dining hall within it, named "Mean Greens Café" and commonly referred to as "Maple." This dining hall serves 100% vegan food, and quite frankly, its food feels the fanciest of all the main campus dining halls—not to mention its bougie, jazzy background music. Most importantly, it is home to Sam the Earl, the icon himself. Depending on your opinion of fancy vegetable dishes and vegan cheese, you could either love it (like the majority of TAMS kids) or hate it (no comment). Maple is well-known for its regionally-based themes: Tuesdays are for East Asian dishes, Wednesdays for South Asian, Thursdays for Italian, and Fridays for Mexican. (To be completely honest, I'm not entirely sure what Mondays are for. Perhaps just the classic American.)
Main Line[edit | edit source]
The main line is located directly to the right of the main entrance to the dining hall.
Customizable Dishes[edit | edit source]
Customizable dishes are by far one of the most appealing aspects of Mean Greens. Not only do you get to pick and choose the toppings and sauces for your dish, your food is literally made in front of your eyes by student workers—Hibachi chefs, if you will. This line also follows the "theme of the day," as listed below:
- Tuesdays: Fried Rice (absolutely heavenly)
- Toppings:
- Spinach, baby corn, mushrooms, bamboo shoot, onions, tomatoes, vegan cheese
- Anything from the Salad Bar (see: Other) that you put into a bowl and give to the chef
- Sauces/spices:
- Soy sauce, sesame oil, five spice, paprika, cayenne, lemon pepper, salt, pepper
- Toppings:
- Thursdays: Pasta
- Toppings:
- Spinach, baby corn, mushrooms, bamboo shoot, onions, tomatoes, vegan cheese
- Again, anything from the Salad Bar (see: Other) that you put into a bowl and give to the chef
- Sauces/spices:
- Soy sauce, sesame oil, pesto, five spice, paprika, cayenne, lemon pepper, salt, pepper
- Toppings:
- Fridays: Tacos (no chef, just a bar where you can add toppings)
- Toppings:
- Tomatoes, onions
- Toppings:
Paninis[edit | edit source]
Other[edit | edit source]
Appetizers[edit | edit source]
These small dishes are located directly to the right of the main line, and they typically correspond with the theme of the day. For instance:
- Deep-fried spinach on Mondays
- Spring rolls or veggie sushi on Tuesdays
- Guacamole on Fridays
Salad Bar[edit | edit source]
A typical salad bar, but the vegetables are of exceptional quality.
- Cherry tomatoes
- Spinach
- Potato salad
- Coleslaw
- Olives
- Lettuce / mixed veggies
Sauces: the typical.
- Ranch
- Italian
- Some other sauces whose names I don't know
Vegan Pizza[edit | edit source]
What the sub-heading says. Vegan cheese is an experience that everyone should try out.
- Cheese bread
- Some flatbread with pesto
Grill[edit | edit source]
Some grilled veggies and fruits. Located directly to the left of the main line. Here's a list of the toasty goodies:
- Asparagus
- Plantain (highly recommend)
- Pineapple (highly recommend)
- Corn on the cob
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Food lines. The main line is on the right, the custom line is to the left in the back, and the salad bar (partially cut off) is pictured on the left.
Only the work of Rebels, who dared to vandalize the staircase to the side entrance of Maple
Siddharth Thakur (Class of 2021) is proud of his 20 bowls of guac and chips. PC: Nicholas Hao
