Best Place to Eat on or Near the Yard?

[F14Weeds83]

I know we've come a long way since we had our own dairy (and ice cream), but the food would have to be amazingly poor if it were bad enough to repel a very hungry 20 year old that doesn't have to shop for it, cook it, deliver or clean up after it! Must have been raised in a home environment with outstanding culinary excellence!!

 

[Jilbean]

Dry 85! Even if you think you don't like brussel sprouts, order them anyway.

 

[Usnavy2019]

I'll second Dry 85 for the whiskey/bourbon enthusiast!

 

[LT360]

If King Hall is run by NABSD then that is a change. King Hall (government mess using government funds) is a wholly different animal from Steerage, Drydock, the Midstore and other activities that are "Non-Appropriated Funds" activities. From a management and compliance basis alone, I would keep them very far apart.

Makes better sense. Thanks for keeping me straight.

 

[LT360]

I know we've come a long way since we had our own dairy (and ice cream), but the food would have to be amazingly poor if it were bad enough to repel a very hungry 20 year old that doesn't have to shop for it, cook it, deliver or clean up after it! Must have been raised in a home environment with outstanding culinary excellence!!

My DS is pretty tolerant of bad meals however two examples stick out. Pre Holiday (KH was closed and meals served takeout style to eat in room) lunch was a Hamburger, Rice, few veggies. Dinner that night was the exact same meal...DS swore they just reheated the leftovers . Second example was post holiday and again KH was still closed. Dinner meal was a cold turkey sandwich, granola bar, cookies, an apple (which was completely mashed on the bottom side) and a mint. DS asked for a second box as he knew this would not be enough but they only had enough for one per MIDN.

Meals have been better since they have started eating back in KH.

 

[A1Janitor]

My DS is pretty tolerant of bad meals however two examples stick out. Pre Holiday (KH was closed and meals served takeout style to eat in room) lunch was a Hamburger, Rice, few veggies. Dinner that night was the exact same meal...DS swore they just reheated the leftovers . Second example was post holiday and again KH was still closed. Dinner meal was a cold turkey sandwich, granola bar, cookies, an apple (which was completely mashed on the bottom side) and a mint. DS asked for a second box as he knew this would not be enough but they only had enough for one per MIDN.

Meals have been better since they have started eating back in KH.

I remember when facebook was up in arms over the food. My son took a pic and sent it to me - it looked good to us.

Probably a reflection of my cooking.

 

[justdoit19]

If King Hall is run by NABSD then that is a change. King Hall (government mess using government funds) is a wholly different animal from Steerage, Drydock, the Midstore and other activities that are "Non-Appropriated Funds" activities. From a management and compliance basis alone, I would keep them very far apart.

Speaking of Steerage and Drydock, I recently read the Drydock is closing, and Steerage is opening back up. Drydock is closing so the employees can run Steerage.

Also that Steerage will be providing xxx number of meals, daily, free of charge, on a company rotation basis.

Interesting!!

 

[justdoit19]

Is there a bar on the Yard for Mids??

 

[ders_dad]

In the 2.5 years, my DS has never complained about the food (except for powdered eggs). He has complained about everything else. Wonder if that reflects ill upon our home cooking

 

[OldRetSWO]

Is there a bar on the Yard for Mids??

 

[OldRetSWO]

Is there a bar on the Yard for Mids??

Back in the stone age when Dahlgren Hall had an ice skating rink, the initial version of Drydock sold beer by the pitcher. Watching Navy Hockey while drinking beer inside the yard was a lot of fun and no driving needed to get back to Mother B.
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Other than that, the only bar that I've ever known about in the Yard was at the Officers and Faculty Club, now the "USNA Club" next to historic Warden Field but that has never been much of a Midshipman hangout.

 

[THParent]

Hockey is best watched live, with beer.

 

[8th Wing Refugee]

Now my son's college at Oxford - different story....