W&J Dining operates the three campus dining venues: The Commons Café, G&T’s Grill and X’Prez’O. Through quality, freshness, consistency, exposure to new cuisines, healthy options, dietary accommodations, and food education W&J Dining's mission is to provide an outstanding dining experience for the W&J community.
The Commons Café
The Commons Café is an all-you-care-to-eat dining facility offering a rotating menu of seasonal specialties including hot entrees made with fresh ingredients, sandwiches, salads, vegetarian and vegan offerings, fresh fruit, from scratch soups, and house-made desserts.
Menus posted outside of Commons.
G&T’s Grill
G&T’s Grill is located at the lower-level of Rossin Campus Center and serves made-to-order grill items and salads for a quick bite to eat. The dining area includes booths, single seating, and a stage for evening entertainment.
X’Prez’O
X’Prez’O is located in the Lodge and features “We Proudly Serve” Starbucks coffee as well as specialty teas and homemade gourmet pastries. The Barista also serves a variety of On The Go! prepared foods, a wide selection of snacks, and bottled beverages.
Meal Plans
At Washington & Jefferson College, dining is integral to the residential college experience and plays an important role in helping students make connections, form communities, and learn from their food and consumption.
| Meal Plan Options | Annual | Semester |
| 19-Meal Plan (Meals per Week ) | $6,142 | $3,071 |
| 15-Meal Plan (Meals per Week ) | $5,870 | $2,935 |
| 12-Meal Plan (Meals per Week ) | $5,682 | $2,841 |
| 10-Meal Plan (Meals per Week ) | $5,544 | $2,772 |
| 19-Meal Plan + $400 JayCash ($200/per semester) | $6,482 | $3,241 |
| 15 Meal Plan + $400 JayCash ($200/per semester) | $6,210 | $3,105 |
| 12-Meal Plan + $400 JayCash ($200/per semester) | $6,022 | $3,011 |
| 10-Meal Plan + $400 JayCash ($200/per semester) | $5,884 | $2,942 |
| *All meal plans above may use up to 4 swipes a day. | ||
| Unlimited Meal Plan | $6,542 | $3,271 |
| *Unlimited meals in Commons *One meal in retail per day | ||
*ALL meal plans have a 15-minute waiting period between swipes.
JayCash
JayCash, which functions like debit dollars loaded to your W&J ID card, is great for snacks, drinks, and retail purchases not covered by a Meal Exchange swipe.
You can load JayCash to your account at any time throughout the semester to make all those coffee and snack purchases quick and easy. JayCash will rollover from semester to semester and year to year until you graduate. These funds are also available during college break periods and over the summer.
Additional JayCash can be added to your account online. Add JayCash here.
Checking Balances
Balances can be viewed within the EAccount App (Transact)
Allergies & Inclusive Dining
We want our guests to feel confident that their special dietary needs are met with easy access to nutritional information. Our dietitians play a significant role in ensuring our menu items comply with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, and are committed to improving the nation’s health.
Whether you’ve made a lifestyle choice or have specific dietary needs, it shouldn’t stop you from enjoying our food. We offer a variety of food options for special diets, including guests with food allergies. Our allergy program provides accurate labeling of food products, prepared by a culinary team that is knowledgeable about food allergies and sensitivities.
We’re here to serve you! Please reach out to our management team about your needs and we’ll do our absolute best to meet them. Please reach out to notify us of your needs. We will be happy to assist you!
Nutrition and Healthy Choices
We know you’re busy studying for exams, working jobs and internships, volunteering your time on and off campus, participating in sports and student organizations, and, of course, having fun with your friends! Your life is jam-packed with all of the things that contribute to a once-in-a-lifetime college experience. We’re here to fuel you up with nutritious foods that keep you going week in and week out.
Check out our NetNutrition Site for additional nutritional information.
Here’s how we incorporate healthy choices into our menus:
Plant-Based
Our menus emphasize the use of fresh vegetables, fruits, legumes, and whole grains. No matter what type of diet you follow — including those that incorporate dairy, meat and/or seafood — we encourage guests to eat more plant-based foods. We find that incorporating more plant-based selections in our everyday menus helps to build a foundation to healthier eating habits.
Health-Focused
In addition to providing great tasting food, we offer menu items that will satisfy the variety of dietary needs of the campus community. A full line of nutritionally balanced dishes complements these offerings that balance fat, calories, and sodium, but still creates a naturally nourishing and fabulous-tasting meal.
Fresh Quality
Our food is made fresh and that makes a big difference when it comes to the quality and nutritional value. At our salad bar, we hand-cut our vegetables and make our dressings in-house using only trans fat-free canola oil. No MSG or food preservatives are added to any items produced in our kitchens. Fresh, organic, cage-free shelled eggs are available daily and cooked to order. We always use real dairy products – you won’t find an imitation in our dining locations. Our soups and sauces are made from fresh stock, which means they’re both more flavorful and naturally have less sodium. You’ll also have access to vegan and vegetarian options at every meal!
Individual Dietary Needs
Whether you’ve made a lifestyle choice or have specific dietary needs, it shouldn’t stop you from enjoying our food. We offer a variety of food options for special diets, including guests with food allergies and intolerances. It is of the utmost importance to us that you feel confident about eating our food.
We’re here to serve you, so please reach out to our management team about your needs and we’ll do our very best to meet them. We will be happy to assist you!
Dining FAQs
Meal Exchange
Available at X’Prez’O, 1781 Grill at G&T’s, and Corner Mercentile
Meal Plan Resets
Saturday at Midnight (into Sunday)
Swapping Meal Plans
Reflects Add/Drop Date
Dietary and Nutrition Support
Contact us at dining@washjeff.edu
Nutritional Information
Contact us at dining@washjeff.edu
Checking Declining Balance
EAccounts App (Transact)
Have a question that isn’t covered here?
The dining team’s offices are located in The Commons on the first floor. Please feel free to stop by any time or reach out to the W&J Dining team members by emailing us at dining@washjeff.edu, filing out the [dining feedback form link], or reaching out on W&J Dining’s social media pages (@WJDining, Washington & Jefferson College Dining).
Catering
Any catering needs please contact us at dining@washjeff.edu!
Parkurst Dining Team
