The Hard Knox Cafe

The Hard Knox Cafe totally thinks its name is the cutest thing ever. But most people just call it the "caf."

The Hard Knox Cafe serves hot wings and corn most frequently. Unfortunately, the cafeteria's macaroni and cheese is unsatisfactory. Alex Lindsay suggested that the only scientific explanation for the caf's mac and cheese to have absolutely no taste is that the noodles used in the mac and cheese have a negative cheese flavor. In general, the food tastes pretty okay during the week and not so great on weekends. Unless you get up for Sunday brunch with the vegan dumplings.

The caf takes meal swipes through the CBORD system. Meals cost about $8, you can't possibly buy fewer than 75 of them per term, and the school makes it very difficult for students who want to cook their own meals to get off-board.

Comment board

The comment board is filled with dire requests for edible food, which the caf workers often deny if the request is too expensive or hard to find. They do try, though--a group of impassioned students last year brought back granola with comment cards, pointing out that a parfait would be impossible without it. Generally, the only requests that get refused outright, without explanation, are ones that ask for ridiculous things, like monkey butlers, a smoking section or hash brownies.

Fashion

It has become fashionable among male residents of the "cool side" of the cafeteria (where the greeks sit) to put your ID between the brim of your baseball cap and your head. It's probably a first-year thing.

Today's Menu

• Dining menu from Knox Web site