Dining Services
Exterior of Valley Dining Center

Valley Dining Center

The Valley Dining Center (VDC) is a dine-in location open 7 days a week during the fall and spring semesters. A popular destination for students with or without a meal plan, as well as faculty and staff, the multi-venue dining center allows guests to customize their meal from a variety of flavorful and healthy selections.

Unique Valley Dining Center Venues

Four students in WMU Dining uniforms dishing up plates of food for a customer at Cilantro's in the Valley Dining Center.

Cilantro's

Cilantro's is unique to the VDC and allows guests to build your own burrito, bowl, tacos, nachos, or quesadilla from the flavorful selections.

Two students walking to a table with stir-fry bowls from Pacific Plate at the Valley Dining Center..

Pacific Plate

Pacific Plate is unique to the VDC and allows guests to build your own stir-fry or broth bowl, with featured Asian-inspired appetizers.

VDC Fall and Spring Venue Hours

The Valley Dining Center is open during the fall and spring semesters, but typically closes during breaks and recesses, including Fall Break, Thanksgiving Break, Winter Recess, and Spring Break. During academic semester federal holidays like Labor Day and MLK Day, the VDC remains open with typical hours.

LocationMonday - FridaySaturday - Sunday
Traditions

7 - 11 a.m.

11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

5 - 8 p.m.

9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

5 - 8 p.m.

Sweet Sensations7 a.m. - 8 p.m.9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Pastaria - Pizza & Pasta11 a.m. - 8 p.m.11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Fresh Creations - Deli & Salad Bar11 a.m. - 8 p.m.11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
My Pantry - Online Ordering11 a.m. - 7 p.m.Closed
Blazin' Bronco11 a.m. - 8 p.m.11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Cilantro's 

11 a.m. - 2 p.m. 

5 - 8 p.m.

11 a.m. - 2 p.m. 

5 - 8 p.m.

Pacific Plate

11 a.m. - 2 p.m. 

5 - 8 p.m.

Closed

VDC Venue Descriptions

Photo of a micro-restaurant in the Valley Dining Center.

Traditions

Home-style favorites on a rotation, including rotisserie and house-smoked meat, and a variety of vegetarian or vegan entrees.

Student employee scooping up a piece of pepperoni pizza at Pastaria inside the Valley Dining Center.

Pastaria

Freshly fired pizza in a hearthstone oven, plus noodles and sauces. Baked customizable pasta bowls available during weekday lunch and dinner.

Salad bar at the Valley Dining Center.

Fresh Creations

Fresh salad bar and fruit station, and a full deli counter offering customized sandwiches as well as soups.

Variety of desserts plated at Sweet Sensations inside the Valley Dining Center.

Sweet Sensations

Full dessert station and continental breakfast selections.

An employee hands a double cheeseburger to a student at Blazin' Bronco, the grill venue at the Valley Dining Center.

Blazin' Bronco

Classic grilled favorites, including chicken breasts, hamburgers, grilled cheese, French fries and more.

Inside view of My Pantry, a gluten-free and nut-free space for registered students to use at the Valley Dining Center.

My Pantry

Gluten-free access-controlled area with supplemental items for students with food allergies or individual needs.

Accordian links

  • With the demolition of Valley 3 and construction of Valley Oaks, the parking lot 59 on the north side of the VDC is no longer accessible.
  • Cars with any type of WMU permit can park in lot 97 on the west side of the Valley Dining Center.
  • ADA accessible spots are available in lot 81 directly west of the VDC loading dock.
  • Temporarily, there is no metered or guest parking spots close to the VDC. 

The Valley Dining Center was awarded a Gold certification in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, demonstrating continued support for the strategic goal of sustainable stewardship. The second highest award of four levels of LEED certification, the achievement is evidence of WMU's commitment to excellence and sustainability in facility design and construction.