Late meal may soon be arriving at your doorstep: UniEats, a student-run project, is currently piloting a delivery service that brings hot food directly from the Frist Late Meal Gallery to students between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.
A total of 40 students signed up for the first session of the pilot program, run by Lynn Morris ’26, from Nov. 17 to 20 and placed 10 orders. Jayden Moore ’29 placed two orders during the first week of the launch and said that his order was delivered quickly, though there was no notification of delivery, he told the ‘Prince’ in an interview.
Morris delivered the food himself along with the help of some friends. He wrote in a message to the ‘Prince’ that he expected the slow start but are hoping for more participants in an additional period running Monday through Thursday.
The delivery service runs everyday during the pilot program, and participants receive their first delivery free during this program, after which orders will include a $1 to $1.50 fee. In order to use the service, students first place a mobile order using the designated UniEats phone number. Then, they input their order number and delivery address into an online form directed to UniEats.
Some students were not aware of UniEats’ pilot launch, but believe the program would be convenient for them.
“I find myself often having to plan my schedule around going to pick up late meal at Frist, so it would definitely be super convenient to have my late meal delivered to me,” David Kwon ’27, who is currently on the unlimited meal plan, said in an interview with The Daily Princetonian. “I think I would use the service a lot in the future.”
“I’d probably order late meal more often on nights when I’m busy or don’t feel like walking across campus,” said Amelie Park ’28. “The convenience would make it easier to eat consistently.”
On the other hand, Kayla Bullock ’28 said that because Frist Campus Center is a walkable distance, she finds it more convenient to pick up her late meal order instead of waiting for delivery.
“I think [the delivery service] might make me lazier because sometimes I treat walking to Frist to get late meal as a short or long study break,” Kwon added. “But I would definitely love taking advantage of being able to have my food delivered to me while not having my rhythm of work interrupted.”
Kwon believes the UniEats services will attract a large number of students, particularly during exam seasons, when students may be too busy to stay long in dining halls.
“I know so many people who always talk about wishing they could have their late meal delivered to them.” Kwon said. “Pretty much everyone loves late meal, so I think it’ll work.”
Morris wrote to the ‘Prince’ that he feels the “biggest challenge“ to his project’s operation is Frist’s policy that students must present receipts in order to pick up their meal, rather than just grabbing and going. Morris said that he will be in conversation with Frist and Campus Dining to address these concerns for the upcoming second week of the pilot.
Julie Kim is a News and Podcast contributor for the ‘Prince.’ She is from Northvale, N.J. and can be reached at julie-kim[at]princeton.edu.
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