Yalla At The Canteen

Delicious healthy lunch! We almost didn't go here because it looked like a dodgy university mess hall. Anyway my husband and I shared a chicken schwarma bowl with a side of pita bread and a side of laffa flatbread and it was incredibly delicious! The chicken was really flavoursome and we loved the spicy harissa and chewy laffa. It wasn't cheap but we thought it was good value given the quality of the ingredients and there was enough for two of us to share for lunch. This is a great option if you are looking for a healthy Mediterranean lunch!

The Canteen offers impressive variety within their four walls, from truly-delicious sandwiches to mediterranean offerings that are as authentic as they can be and a bar offering refreshing cocktails and beers. I personally find trouble coming here and not ordering the cheesesteak from Fred’s Meat & Bread, but you can’t wrong here. Highly recommended.

All three eateries have nice food and beverage options but somewhat of a wait. When going with friends, it's nice to have one person in your party find a table before you order; it gets quite crowded on weekdays. If you don't mind the noise level, it's a nice place to get work done in a group. Fred's Meat and Bread has a few vegetarian options as far as sandwiches go, but drizzled steak-cut fries work quite nicely. Yalla has quite the variety and lets you order small plates or their items in three ways. TGM Bagel crunches perfectly into a warm gooey center and lives up to the standard set by its namesake.

A wonderful variety of culinary delights awaits you at the Canteen. It's packed at normal dining hours do to the location being extremely convenient for Georgia Tech students and employees as well as others that live and work in close walking proximity, but even with a wait you will find it worth your time. There are 3 food counters and a bar, including Burgers, Sandwiches, and Fries from the delightful Fred's Meat & Bread, stunning bagels and the only counter open for breakfast from TGM Bagel, and Mediterranean delights from Yalla! Give it a try, it will not disappoint. Affordable but definitely not as cheap as one might expect given the proximity to a college campus.