Turner Place

Coming Fall 2012!

Turner Place, Virginia Tech Dining Services' newest dining center, is on track to open for fall 2012. Keep checking this page to follow the construction progress.

Turner Place will be a state–of–the–art dining facility located on Stanger and Old Turner Streets on the academic side of campus. This new and much–anticipated facility will set the trend for campus dining in the foreseeable future.

With glass walls and grand entrances throughout, Turner Place will have a light, open feel. Housing eight separate restaurants, it will offer a variety of cuisine that includes national brands and unique venues, some of which will be the first of their kind on a university campus.

Cost Analysis

(Updated April 2009)

Analysis estimates by Mesher Shing and Associates and Porter Khouw Consulting.

LEED Certification

Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) is an internationally recognized green building certification system developed by the United States Green Building Council. LEED certification provides third–party verification that a building or community was designed and built using strategies intended to improve performance in metrics such as energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.

Tuner Place has received a Silver LEED certification based on compliance with the requirements of the rating system. LEED certification is granted solely by the Green Building Certification Institute.

Seating

Featuring both separate and shared seating areas, the dining center will hold 833 seats and another 244 on its extensive patio area.

• Stanger Street Pies = 64 seats
• Open dining = 36 seats
• Bistro 412 = 73 seats
• Corps dining = 256 seats
• Total = 429 seats

• Open Dining = 154 seats
• Bruegger's Bagels = 76 seats
• Origami Grill = 46 seats
• Q'doba Mexican Grill = 128 seats
• Total = 404 seats

Staffing

• Assistant director: John Barrett
• Executive chef: Mark Moritz

Venues

First Floor

Atomic Pizzeria
Offering both grab–and–go and custom selections. Gourmet and personal pan pizzas will be made on-site in a wood-fired oven. Single–serving hot Italian entrées such as lasagna and manicotti will be offered, along with a selection of pre-made salads. A chef's station will offer a pasta del giorno made to order.

Jamba Juice
A national chain offering fresh–squeezed juices, smoothies, fruit–infused teas, chai, and hot chocolate; with an emphasis on healthy, pure ingredients.

1872 Fire Grill
A high–end grill venue including a large carving station and a wall of flame for rotisserie chicken. One side will offer traditional Southern home–style favorites such as fried chicken, while the other will be an upscale steak house with luxury seating. 1872 Fire Grill will include a wood–fired char grill that grills steak, chicken, and seafood to perfection in minutes, and will be the first of its kind on a college campus.

Second Floor

Q´doba Mexican Grill
A national brand offering assembled–to–order burritos, fajitas, quesadillas, taco salads, and nachos.

Origami
A Japanese steak house experience, with 10–person grill–top tables and a chef preparing food to order with style. Origami will also include a sushi bar.

Soup Garden
Offering a rotation of three gourmet soups and custom made–to–order tossed salads with a choice of four salad green blends and a wide selection of dressings and toppings, including hot chicken, steak, and shrimp.

Dolci e Caffè
A European-style café resembling an open–air market and offering a large menu of grab–and–go selections, self–serve coffee and bakery, and espresso drinks. Dolci e Caffè will also offer authentic gelato made one site, with a toppings bar. At the crepe station, crepes will be made to order and will include a daily flambé selection for a truly European experience.

Bruegger´s Bagels
A national chain offering coffee, salads, and, of course, bagels and bagel sandwiches. All bagels will be boiled and baked on site in a display kitchen. Bruegger´s will also include a walk-up service window accessible from the Turner Place patio, a unique feature for a college campus.

Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Dining Area

The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets has produced outstanding leaders for the Commonwealth and the nation, and the organization has been an essential part of the university since its founding in 1872.

Shultz Hall traditionally provided a large dining center for the corps of cadets' formation meals. With the renovations Shultz Hall undergoing renovations to become the new Center for the Arts, the corps needed another space to conduct formation meals, a key element to their training program. Turner Place will provide the space and dining necessities that the corps of cadets needs to prepare students for military leadership.

The first floor of Turner Place will include a 256–seat regimental dining room for the corps of cadets formation dinners, which will be open to the general public when not in use by the corps.