The Dining Room at Malkin Sacks Commons is Tulane’s state-of-the-art dining facility, which occupies two floors and offers multiple dining platforms across 10 stations, with each station featuring a rotating menu of local and international cuisine. With more than 1,000 seats for eating, studying, and conversation, the Dining Room at Malkin Sacks Commons fosters community and builds relationships.

Tulane Dining Services has created menus designed to accommodate the needs of all diners. Vegan and vegetarian options are available at every station throughout the dining room. The platform Simplified offers meals free of common allergens: milk, wheat, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, eggs, or gluten.

The Malkin Sacks Commons is also home to Provisions on the Thirtieth Parallel, a market offering snacks, beverages, to-go meals, and more.

Meal Prices: 

7:00AM-11:00AM: $15.00 

11:00AM-5:00PM: $17.00

5:00PM-10:00PM: $19.00 

Crafted: For breakfast, Crafted features house-made smoothies and always has a vegan smoothie offered. Various smoothie toppings are available at the bar.  For lunch and dinner, Crafted serves assorted deli meats, cheeses, breads, and customizable toppings. 

Crafted is open: 

Monday-Thursday: 7:00AM-10:00AM, 11:00AM-10:00PM

Friday: 7:00AM-10:00AM, 11:00AM-8:00PM

Saturday: 7:00AM-3:00PM (as breakfast), 5:00PM-8:00PM

Sunday: 7:00AM-3:00PM (as breakfast), 5:00PM-10:00PM

Garden: Garden features a bagel bar, an avocado toast bar, yogurt, and fresh fruit for breakfast. For lunch and dinner, Garden offers fresh fruit, fresh greens, roasted vegetables, plant-based proteins, hummus, and a variety of grains. 

Garden is open: 

Monday-Thursday: 7:00AM-10:00PM

Friday: 7:00AM-8:00PM

Saturday: 7:00AM-3:00PM (as breakfast), 3:00PM-8:00PM

Sunday: 7:00AM-3:00PM (as breakfast), 3:00PM-10:00PM

Grilled: For breakfast Grilled offers a featured pancake or French toast and the option to order a customizable omelet. For lunch and dinner, Grilled has various protein options including hamburgers, grilled cheeses, chicken sandwiches, vegan burgers and more

Sunday-Thursday: 7:00AM-10:00AM, 11:00AM-10:00PM

Friday-Saturday: 7:00AM-10:00AM, 11:00AM-8:00PM

Hearth: For breakfast, Hearth offers an assortment of classic breakfast options such as scrambled eggs, breakfast potatoes, sausages, and more. For lunch and dinner Hearth features comfort options such as mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, sautéed vegetables, and more. 

Hearth is open:

Sunday-Thursday: 7:00AM-10:00AM, 11:00AM-3:00PM, 5:00PM-10:00PM

Friday: 7:00AM-10:00AM, 11:00AM-3:00PM, 5:00PM-8:00PM

Saturday: 7:00AM-3:00PM (as breakfast), 5:00PM-8:00PM

Sunday: 7:00AM-3:00PM (as breakfast), 5:00PM-10:00PM

Simmered: Simmered offers oatmeal and grits for breakfast. For lunch and dinner, there are house-made soups available. 

Simmered is open: 

Monday-Thursday: 7:00AM-11:00PM

Friday: 7:00AM-8:00PM

Saturday: 7:00AM-3:00PM (as breakfast), 5:00PM-8:00PM

Sunday: 7:00AM-3:00PM (as breakfast), 5:00PM-10:00PM

Dessert: Dessert varies daily. For breakfast, you can expect to find delicious options like scones, muffins, and other breakfast pastries. For lunch and dinner, there are exciting options like bread pudding, cupcakes, cookies, and more. Dessert is also featured on the second floor. 

Dessert is open: 

Sunday-Thursday: 7:00AM-10:00PM

Friday-Saturday: 7:00AM-8:00PM

Refreshed: Refreshed features various Coca-Cola beverages, milk products, water, and sparkling water. There are four refreshed stations in the Dining Room at Malkin Sacks Commons, two on each floor. 

Refreshed is open: 

Sunday-Thursday: 7:00AM-10:00PM

Friday-Saturday: 7:00AM-8:00PM

Simplified: Simplified provides safe and delicious food for diners with food allergies, intolerances or other special dietary needs. Simplified offers freshly prepared proteins, vegetables, and carbohydrates made without milk, wheat, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, eggs, or gluten. Simplified also has two grills, a Mongolian grill so students can customize stir-frys and a grill that offers grilled chicken and burgers. 

Simplified is open: 

Sunday-Thursday: 11:00AM-3:00PM, 5:00PM-8:00PM, The Simplified Grill is open from 3:00PM-5:00PM and 8:00PM-10:00PM 

Friday: 11:00AM-3:00PM, 5:00PM-8:00PM,The Simplified Grill is open from 3:00PM-5:00PM

The Chef's Table:This is an all plant-based, interactive feature station set up to serve local, regional, and international menus. This station showcases exciting dishes like vegan and vegetarian desserts, vegetarian-friendly bowls, empanadas, and more! The Chef’s Table also spotlights cooking demonstrations from visiting guest chefs.

The Chef's Table is open: 

Monday-Sunday: 11:00AM-3:00PM, 5:00PM-8:00PM

Al Dente: Al Dente features made-to-order pasta options with various sauce and vegetable options. 

Al Dente is open: 

Monday-Sunday: 11:00AM-3:00PM, 5:00PM-8:00PM

Sliced: Sliced offers a variety of daily pizzas, a cassette option, and breadsticks. 

Sliced is open: 

Sunday-Thursday: 11:00AM-10:00PM

Friday-Saturday: 11:00AM-8:00PM

My Zone: My Zone is a self-service pantry in the Malkin Sacks Commons where food items needed by customers with celiac disease or food allergies can be housed with precautions against cross-contamination. You must have pre-approved Splash Card access to enter My Zone.If you or someone you know has any allergies or dietary needs, our Campus Dietitian, Kara Lubeck will be happy to assist you and make sure you have everything you need when dining with us. 

My Zone is open: 

Sunday-Thursday: 7:00AM-10:00PM

Friday-Saturday: 7:00AM-8:00PM