Rick’s Café
Rick's Café
SPECIAL HOURS
- Café Closed Jun 1 - Aug 21
- Closed for the summer. Thanks for a great year!
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Weekly Schedule
- Espresso & More Mon-Thu, 7:30 am - 6:00 pm
- Espresso & More Fri, 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

A perfect spot to enjoy a Cafè Umbria espresso drink, pour over, brewed coffee or tea. In a hurry? Grab a delicious freshly made sandwiches, panini or salad, along with healthy snacks and house-made sweets!
Stay Fresh
Cognitive Crunch: 10 Brain-Boosting Bites
Incorporating these brain-boosting foods can be a delicious way to support cognitive health.
Homemade Blueberry Pepita Granola Bars
These granola bars whip up quickly and will help nourish you for whatever your day might bring.
5 Tips to Build Nourishing Snacks
With a little strategy, snacks can be functional fuel that powers your body and brain.
Baked Falafel with Cucumber Yogurt Tzatziki Dip
Protein and fiber found in garbanzo beans, paired with the probiotics in yogurt, make this meal a win for your gut and your skin.
The Science of Edible Skincare
What you eat can help support skin integrity, hydration, and anti-aging.
10 Stunning Street Foods Across Asia and the Pacific
We’re offering a small taste of the dynamic street foods enjoyed in the vast region
Three Appetizing Street-Style Recipes
Enjoy this collection of recipes inspired by classic street-style bites in India, Vietnam, and Korea
Celebrating Street Food Culture for AAPI Heritage Month
Appreciating the breadth of street foods that prioritize portability, convenience, and accessibility
Celebrating Powerful Food Recovery Partnerships
Highlighting three successful food recovery initiatives across the country
Guiding Our Food Recovery Mission
Sharing best practices for maintaining impactful food donation programs
Stopping Food Waste Today and Everyday
Raising awareness and driving action to reduce food waste in our cafés and beyond
Inventive Patties for the Planet
Check out these three inspired blended burger recipes that put a plant-forward spin on the classic burger
Blending Tips for Your Plant-Forward Kitchen
Introduce exciting flavors, textures, and nutrition with these key blending tips
A Blended Burger Challenge for Earth Day
Celebrating the environmental benefits of swapping out beef with plant-based ingredients in delicious and inventive blended burgers
Share Your Recipes!
Have you got a delicious recipe that you want us to feature as a special in the cafe? Complete this online form and we’ll contact you to discuss the details.
Dining and Meal Plans
Dining Service Options
The on-campus dining program has been designed with flexibility to meet the unique needs of each student.
At Willamette University, we believe dining service plays an important role in the wellness and sense of community that makes our campus unique. Meals are prepared from scratch using fresh ingredients — all in a socially responsible manner that benefits our community, our guests and our environment.
Dining and Commuter Plans
Students select their Dining Plan when they sign their housing agreement the academic year. Students who already signed up for a dining plan, will have that plan moved over from the previous plan to a comparable plan. All students living in a residence hall have a dining plan. Willamette offers dining plans based on the number of meals, either per week (10-19 plans) or per semester (commuter plans), and assumes one meal per meal period. All plans include Dining Flex Dollars. Flex Dollars are a value placed on your student ID card that can be used like a declining balance. One point equals $1 in value. The 19-Meal Plan allows you to enter Goudy Commons during any meal period. You also may opt to use your lunch, Monday-Friday, meal equivalency at Blitz Market for the daily entrée.
We also offer commuter plans to non-residential students, upperclassmen, and graduate students. Commuter plans are also available to faculty, staff, and CST students. The two commuter options include either 40-meal or 25-meal block plans with $250 or $150 Flex Dollars, respectively. So, students can have any 40 or 25 meals per semester at any time in Goudy Commons or a lunch, Monday-Friday, at Blitz Market. Dining Flex Dollars can be spent at Goudy Commons, Blitz Market or Rick’s Café.
Eat Right — For You
Wellness
When it comes to wellness, Bon Appétit’s focus is on simple, delicious food — that happens to be good for you. To support long-term health, we are bringing more plants to menus every day in a craveable way, while emphasizing healthy cooking techniques. When healthy food tastes good, nourishing your body and mind becomes the easy choice.
Food Allergies
We serve thousands of guests with food allergies and sensitivities safely in our cafés every day. Our chefs, managers, and dietitians work closely with our food-allergic guests to create reasonable solutions to help them eat what they love. If you have questions about eating for your dietary needs in our cafés, reach out to us: we’ll gladly meet with you.
Sustainability
Wellness also includes the health of the animals, the workers, the community, and the Earth. They’re all connected. Bon Appétit has been committed to “food service for a sustainable future” for decades, and we’ve led the food service industry in tackling many important issues, such as cage-free eggs, antibiotics in animal production, and farmworker rights.
Tell Us What You Think
Common Questions
- I’ve been trying to eat a healthier diet. Will I be able to find a healthy food choice in my café?
- Can you tell me how many calories are in the foods in my café?
- How will you handle my concerns about a food allergy?
