Halal at UNC
Our two main residential dining halls, Top of Lenoir and Chase, offer a number of halal-friendly options. At each station, we have LED digital screens that display what we are serving, the nutritional information, ingredients, flags for the top 9 allergens and dietary preferences, including halal.
- Simply Prepared Station – Chase Dining Hall: You can find halal protein at least seven times a week served at Chase dining hall’s Simply Prepared station during lunch and dinner. This currently includes halal chicken thighs, chicken breast, lamb leg, brisket, and bone-in chicken.
- Mainstreet at Bottom of Lenoir: Our retail partner, Mediterranean Deli, offers certified halal proteins.
You can also find this information on our online menu (dining.unc.edu > menus & hours). The website page also has an interactive filter where you can set specific rules, such as ‘Halal’ to find foods that meet your dietary needs and preferences. We offer several vegan, vegetarian, and pescatarian-friendly dishes which could be halal-friendly.
Trout salmon, mahi, and tuna are on our menu sporadically throughout the week, and all of our vegetable sides are cooked with oil, vegan margarine, or are steamed. We understand that some ingredients may contain trace amounts of alcohol, such as soy sauce, extracts, and rice vinegar, however, those will be listed online, and you may choose to not have those items. At our made-to-order stations, rice vinegar and soy sauce are occasionally used, and you can request to omit them as they are preparing your meal. Additionally, students may ask for a separate pan to reduce cross-contact where applicable. To reduce the risk of cross-contact with non-Halal meats, we use color coordinated serving utensils at other stations throughout the dining hall. At the pizza station, we have separate color-coordinated pizza cutters for our pepperoni, vegetarian, and vegan pizzas.
Partnerships
We are proud to partner with the Muslim Student Association (MSA) to identify halal dishes on menus online and the digital screens. In accordance with the MSA, dishes tagged with our halal icon are those containing halal-certified proteins and exclude pork, gelatin, and alcohol.
In addition to the daily halal offerings, we provide to-go solutions during Ramadan. Students can continue the traditional custom of breaking fast with dates, which are provided at the entrance of Chase during the month of Ramadan.
Click here to see CDS’s Halal Brochure:
For more information or questions about Halal at UNC, please submit at the bottom of our Carolina Dining Services Nutrition webpage for the quickest response.
Want to learn more about the Muslim Student Association (MSA)?
View their website here: http://www.uncmsa.org/