Meal Plan FAQ

Sun Devil Hospitality To-Go Box program allows customers the opportunity to purchase a $6.00 reusable, environmentally safe, sustainable to-go container. Boxes, are available at the cashier station, and must be returned in exchange for a new box at each visit or a To-Go $6 card. Each To-Go box equals one meal swipe. For your To-Go meal for the existing meal period - you grab your entree, side, dessert, and go on your way!

Rules of the Program:

• To participate in the Reusable To-Go Box program, you will receive a To-Go container for $6.00
• Once the container is used, trash or any uneaten food should be discarded. The box should then be brought back to the a residential dining location and given back to the cashier stand.
• In the event that a container is returned but a take-out meal is not requested at that time, you will be issued a Sun Devil Hospitality card with $6 on it that you can redeem for another To-Go box during another meal period. 
• Students may fill up their container will the foods of their choice that are currently available during that service time but the lid must be able to close.
• Students will be allowed to bring their own drink container to fill with a beverage of their choice
• Students must request To-Go before the card is swiped. You are not permitted to utilize To-Go and consume a meal inside the dining hall on the same card swipe payment.
• Bottles, jars, bulk containers, such as those containing spices, oils, vinegar, condiments, and honey should not be removed from that location.

Food Safety Practices:

• To minimize the potential for pathogen growth, cold food meals needs to stay below 141 degrees Fahrenheit and hot food need to stay above 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
• All food items taken out should be consumed or refrigerated within two hours. Refrigerated leftovers should be consumed or discarded within two days.
• When reheating refrigerated food, the food must be reheated to at least 165 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours of removing it from refrigeration.

For additional to-go options, feel free to use Meal Exchange at any on-campus market. 

Students living on campus will pay for their meal plan through University Housing at the My Housing Portal

Students not living on campus, faculty and staff can purchase a meal plan through this site and pay with a debit or credit card. Easy Pay installment plans are available to students not living on campus as well for the Unlimited, Sparky's Favorite, Gold, Maroon, Barrett Unlimited, Barrett Platinum, Barrett Silver, Barrett Gold and Barrett Maroon meal plans. Purchases can also be made in person at the Tempe campus dining office at the Memorial Union, Office 138 or over the phone at 480-727-3463.

No. Plan to use your meals each week or each semester, depending on your plan. We can help you decide on the right plan to fit your schedule and eating habits, ensuring that you get the full value of your plan. Please contact us if you need additional assistance.

Meal Exchange allows you to use a Meal Swipe at one of our P.O.D. Markets or retail locations listed below, instead of M&G, card or cash. You exchange a Meal Swipe for a complete meal off of our Meal Exchange menu that you can take and eat on the go. Meal Exchange adds to the value and the convenience of your meal plan!

Look for our expanded Meal Exchange menu at each of these locations:

Tempe: MU P.O.D., P.O.D. Warehouse, Tooker House P.O.D., GLV P.O.D., GLV P.O.D. Deli, Subway @ Hassayampa, TLC at Tooker, Einsteins at Armstrong Hall

Downtown: P.O.D. Market, Flip Kitchen, Gordon Commons Deli, City Café Deli

West Campus: P.O.D. Market, Qdoba

Polytechnic Campus: P.O.D. Market, Subway

The balance is printed on the receipt each time you make a M&G purchase. Check your account with a cashier at any time, e-mail us at sundevildining@asu.edu or check your ASU app.

In addition, there are three buckets of Maroon and Gold Dollars:

Mandatory M&G that comes with your mandatory meal plan. If you live on campus, you are required to have a meal plan. Those meal plans, including the All M&G plan, have mandatory M&G associated with them. These dollars must be used during the academic year of the meal plan. We define the academic year as the Fall, Spring, and first Summer Session semesters. If you do not use by the end of the summer session, all mandatory M&G dollars are forfeited.

Voluntary M&G is M&G that you purchase via our website or in person at the Meal Plan Office. You purchase this dollar for dollar and it rolls until you graduate or leave the university.

Bonus M&G is freebie dollars that we provide to you as part of a promotional campaign. These                   dollars are on your SunCard in a different bucket and will not be used until you have used all of your mandatory and/or voluntary M&G. You cannot use bonus M&G at any of our local vendor partners (then either list or link to them).

Dining plan changes for University Housing Resident students are accepted up through the first week of the Fall and Spring semesters. If you need to change your dining plan, please submit your change through the MyASU Housing Portal Online

When changes are made, a prorated billing will be applied. *M&G dollars are prorated based on service days. Students are billed for the prorated dollars that are available to them on their M&G card. *Meal Charges are prorated based on service days that the plan was available to the student. This is based on a daily charge (total cost of the meal plan divided by number of service days), multiplied by the number of days the plan was available.  

All voluntary Express Pass Meal Plans and additional M&G Dollars purchased from Sun Devil Hospitality (Campus Dining Office or SunDevilHospitality.asu.edu) are final at the time of purchase.

Maroon and Gold Dollars (M&G Dollars) are declining balance dollars placed on your ASU ID that work like a debit card to be used at any Sun Devil Hospitality locations across all four campuses. They are dollar for dollar and are tax-free. M&G Dollars are included in majority of meal plans but can be purchased separately starting at $25.

When bought separately or with an Commuter Meal Plans, they will roll over from semester to semester until graduation.

There's a Bonus Reward Program that gifts you more M&G Dollars based on the amount purchased: $100 - $200 will receive 5%, $201 - $300 will receive 10%, $301 - $400 will receive 15% and $401+ will receive 20%! The Bonus M&G will be automatically placed onto your ASU ID. To purchase, visit the Maroon and Gold Dollars under the Meal Plans tab.

In addition, there are three buckets of Maroon and Gold Dollars:

Mandatory M&G that comes with your mandatory meal plan. If you live on campus, you are required to have a meal plan. Those meal plans, including the All M&G plan, have mandatory M&G associated with them. These dollars must be used during the academic year of the meal plan. We define the academic year as the Fall, Spring, and first Summer Session semesters. If you do not use by the end of the summer session, all mandatory M&G dollars are forfeited.

Voluntary M&G is M&G that you purchase via our website or in person at the Meal Plan Office. You purchase this dollar for dollar and it rolls until you graduate or leave the university.

Bonus M&G is freebie dollars that we provide to you as part of a promotional campaign. These                   dollars are on your SunCard in a different bucket and will not be used until you have used all of your mandatory and/or voluntary M&G. You cannot use bonus M&G at any of our local vendor partners (then either list or link to them).

Bonus Maroon and Gold Dollars are dollars you received from the Bonus Reward Program and/or one of the monthly meal plan promotions throughout the year.

You may use the bonus dollars at any Sun Devil Hospitality location across all four campuses with the exception of Cartel Coffee, Fat Burger, Osaka Grill, Crepe Club, Bodhi Market, Domino's Pizza, Tempe's Engrained Restaurant, Bento Sushi, Burger King, Shake Smart, Charlie's Café, Spitz, Gigi's Gelato, Poke Zona, Jimmy John's Bowl of Greens (Downtown PHX), Everbowl (Downtown PHX), Taste Budzz (Downtown PHX), Serafina (Downtown PHX), Lofi Doggies (Polytechnic), Papa John's (West Valley), Wild Blue Sushi, Dominos Delivery, and any Food Truck Trucks.

In addition, there are three buckets of Maroon and Gold Dollars:

Mandatory M&G that comes with your mandatory meal plan. If you live on campus, you are required to have a meal plan. Those meal plans, including the All M&G plan, have mandatory M&G associated with them. These dollars must be used during the academic year of the meal plan. We define the academic year as the Fall, Spring, and first Summer Session semesters. If you do not use by the end of the summer session, all mandatory M&G dollars are forfeited.

Voluntary M&G is M&G that you purchase via our website or in person at the Meal Plan Office. You purchase this dollar for dollar and it rolls until you graduate or leave the university.

Bonus M&G is freebie dollars that we provide to you as part of a promotional campaign. These                   dollars are on your SunCard in a different bucket and will not be used until you have used all of your mandatory and/or voluntary M&G. You cannot use bonus M&G at any of our local vendor partners (then either list or link to them).