When it comes to dining on campus as a resident - Tacoma is your playground! From a self-checkout convenience store to grocery delivery to restaurants, residents of Court 17 have a variety of food options available to them when living on campus. Review some of your options below!
Tip!
Use your UPASS (which you are automatically enrolled into as a student) to get anywhere for food in Pierce & King counties!
Avenue C Micromarket
Avenue C is a self-checkout micromarket located on the first floor of Court 17 residence hall! As a resident, you have access to a variety of fresh products, meals, and snacks 24 hours a day.
Benefits of Avenue C:
Convenient self-checkout
Available 24/7
Easy access to fresh foods, meals, and snacks
Multiple payment options
Browse selections remotely through Connect & Pay APP
Check-out is easy!
You can pay-as-you-go each time you utilize the market or you can download the Connect & Pay App and create an Avenue C account. You can even pay with cash! Learn more via the options below.
- Pay-as-you-go
- Download the Connect & Pay App to create an account
- Pay with cash (via an Avenue C account at the machine)

Campus Dining Options
West Coast Grocery
West Coast Grocery is UW Tacoma's on-campus convenience store. It is committed to providing a variety of convenient grab-and-go food and beverage options, all at an affordable price!
The Pantry
The Pantry exists to provide supplemental, nutritional, and culturally relevant food as well as hygiene items to all UW Tacoma students on campus.
Campus Vending
Looking for a quick snack or refreshment? Check out one of the many food, beverage, and personal hygiene vending machine options on campus!
Online Food & Grocery Delivery
Residents can also utilize the variety of options for online food delivery. With full kitchens in every unit, cooking is that much simpler. Please note that UW Tacoma and Housing & Residence Life do not endorse any specific service listed or not listed. This list is merely a reference for residents as to options available.