Engrained / E2

Last Updated February 21, 2019
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Why We Love It: Aramark (yes, the cafeteria food folk) makes a successful pivot toward healthy, sustainable eating with Engrained. The menu of mostly soups, salads and pizzas offers an impressive number of vegan and gluten-free options. And partnerships with local purveyors ensures everything is fresh. This is definitely a welcome change from chicken fingers and pizza bites.

The maroon and gold of Arizona State University has turned green with the opening of Engrained, a campus restaurant committed to environmentally friendly practices and sustainable dining.  The seasonal menu features products from local farms as well as food gathered by Campus Harvest, a program that encourages ASU students to harvest fruits and vegetables grown on campus for use in dining facilities.  Engrained uses energy-efficient appliances and other eco-savvy techniques such as trayless dining and recycling.

Kristen Rasmussen, a former nutritionist at ASU Sun Devil Dining, says "the restaurant is a living/learning environment with a central campus location that provides us a great opportunity to interact with students, the university and the surrounding community in order to promote local food and sustainability, both on campus and beyond."

Find it

Memorial Union Building, ASU Tempe Campus 1290 S. Normal Avenue
Tempe, AZ 85287
480.965.4239