Nugget
re-opens with new look, high expectations
By
Ayana Ando
Daily Forty-Niner
Popular
on-campus eatery, The Nugget, under construction
since the beginning of summer, will be back
on Sept. 2, the first day of classes.
"The
new look will have a lot of brick and will
incorporate the school colors into the paint
theme," said Clint Campbell, director
of retail food services.
Roman
Gulon, the general manager of Forty Niner
Shops Inc, said that they renovated The
Nugget in its entirety, including the furniture,
the sound system, the restaurant and a new
stage.
Campbell
said that it has been under development
for approximately three years. There was
a general survey conducted among the students
to determine the most popular atmosphere
in restaurants.
"From
those surveys, student focus groups were
formed to more clearly define what the students
were looking for. From there the architect
three different concepts with the final
design being based on comments from all
three concepts."
Even
though the cost of construction is more
than $1 million, The Nugget was chosen for
re-modeling because, "More than anything
else, it was simply beginning to show its
age, and we wanted to create a place where
the students would feel comfortable socializing
after classes," Campbell said.
Marie
Miyashiro, a senior liberal studies major,
said, " I hope they changed the furniture.
I just want them to finish before school
starts because I like their food."
"I
definitely want to go there. We needed a
change because the building was old."
Mike Tsai, a junior accounting major said.
The
program at The Nugget will continue with
live music on Thursday nights this year.
"We will be featuring a coffee bar
with espressos and ice blended coffee drinks
and we have also added Fair Trade coffee
to our menu," Campbell said.
The
Nugget is located in the University Dining
Plaza, it serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.
People can also watch television while eating
at The Nugget.
The
regular business hours of the Nugget will
be 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday
and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday.
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