Bear’s Bakery and Grill

Bear’s Den, people. The name of a late night grill on Wash U’s campus and probably more than a few gay bars around the world.
As Bill noted, Wash U campus food is nothing to sniff at. And it hasn’t just been awarded – it has topped the Princeton Review’s list of «Best Campus Food». Bear’s Den leads the way, serving up solid fare 20 hours a day. The cooks are a real friendly group of guys and have a great rapport with the students.
They renovated Bear’s Den while I was still in school, but there used to be an adjacent room that could be used for semi-​private meetings and events. I once bombed an econ test and decided to eat my feelings in the form of a disgustingly huge box of chicken tenders and fries. I brought it into the back room, which was more populated than normal that evening. Some pale kid with glasses made a brief announcement I didn’t catch, the lights went down, and a cartoon movie started playing. I’d unwittingly walked into a meeting of the Wash U Animé Appreciation Club.
Life lesson: if you don’t study for your econ test, you’ll fail it and be forced to eat a disgustingly huge box of chicken tenders and fries while watching weird ass Japanese cartoons.

The infamous Bear’s Den on Washington University’s campus. WashU wasn’t given an award for their food selection on a whim. Bear’s Den explains why WashU won the award. The chefs are part of
the WashU community and they love being around students.
Bear’s Den is open until 2 or 3am most nights, allowing for you to go for all three (and even a fourth!) meals. As you walk in, you get blown away by the instant choice of several different types of food. They have a salad bar, a pasta station, sandwiches, a grill, and even a mexican station. The best part is all the areas are served to you by a chef!
In the morning I’ll go for a breakfast burrito packed with cheese and peppers. I know it’s over a 1,000 calories, but who’s counting anyway! For lunch I’ll get a buffalo chicken sandwich. Chicken tender, buffalo sauce, ranch, and provolone make this sandwich hard to pass up. For dinner I’ll grab a large marinara pasta with chicken tender (yes, special request) and cheese. It’s my personal favorite.
They do not accept credit cards (per policy) but they do take WashU meal points and cash.