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DC Start Dining

DC Start students will have flexible options for food and dining, including:

Dining In: Students can shop for food and prepare meals in their apartments. Each apartment has a full-size refrigerator and freezer, stove and oven, and microwave. There are several nearby grocery stores, including Trader Joe’s, Safeway, Whole Foods, and Streets Market.

Touchdown Market: Our new Touchdown Market is located on the garden level of the Wolpe Center. It is stocked with beverages, snacks (including items like yogurt and fresh fruit), and entrées such as wraps and salads. The market is self-service, and purchases are made with cards pre-loaded with funds and distributed to students upon move-in.

City Bucks DC: In partnership with Cornell Dining, City Bucks DC allows you to order delivery and takeout meals through your Cornell Dining account and enjoy related discounts at local restaurants. View the app instructions below.

Community Meals: During their time in DC, students can expect to occasionally be hosted for meals in the Wolpe Center and during outings around the city.

City Bucks DC – Instructions

Before you begin…

  • City Bucks DC is a type of Cornell Dining tender that can only be spent using the Grubhub app. However, you can only add funds to this tender using Cornell’s GET app.
  • The City Bucks DC tender is only available to students in the Brooks School DC Start Program.
  • Adding and managing the City Bucks DC tender will require you to use Cornell’s two-step login to keep your account safe. Read more about two-step login and set up DUO for iPhone or Android. It will also require you to use the GET Mobile app to add funds.
  • Funds can be added by credit card or Bursar billing via the GET app. It can take up to 10 minutes for funds added via GET to appear in your Grubhub app.
  • If you used Grubhub at another college or university, you need to disassociate from that campus and remove your campus card from the Grubhub app before adding Cornell’s DC campus or adding your Cornell ID Card.

Getting Started

Install the Grubhub app & create an account:

  1. If you already have the Grubhub app installed on your mobile device and a Grubhub account, you can skip steps 1 & 2. Otherwise, find the Grubhub app in the Apple App Store (iOS) or Google Play Store (Android) and download it to your mobile device.
  2. Once the app is installed, create an account. You can use a personal email address or your Cornell email.

Add your Campus:

  1. Navigate to your Account. See Figure 1.
  2. Click on the Campus Dining option in the navigation.
  3. On the Select your campus screen, you are searching for the campus named: “Cornell University – Brooks School – DC”. Select this campus once you find it, then click the Next,  See Figure 2.
  4. Select your affiliation when prompted with the screen asking What do you do on campus?, then click the Join campus
  5. [optional] As a student, you have the added benefit of joining Grubhub+ for free. You may see a pop-up in you Grubhub app, after adding the campus, urging you to join or learn more about Grubhub+. Follow the instructions as prompted to join Grubhub+.
    1. Grubhub+ Perks for Cornell Brooks School DC Students: Students receive $0 delivery fees on eligible orders from off-campus restaurants, lower service fees on eligible delivery orders, 5% back in Grubhub+ credit on eligible off-campus pickup orders, and exclusive deals. Learn more about Grubhub+ for students.

Grubhub app pageGrubHub app screen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add your Cornell ID Card to enable your City Bucks DC account:

  1. Navigate to your Account.
  2. Click on the Payment option in the navigation. See Figure 1.
  3. Click the + button in the upper-right hand corner to add a new payment method. See Figure 3.
  4. Select the Cornell ID Card payment option.
    1. If you do not see this option, it is likely because you did not add the correct Campus earlier. Go back and make sure you’ve added the campus. If you continue to experience issues, contact Cornell Dining by email: dining@cornell.edu.
  5. Follow the prompts on your screen to authenticate through Cornell’s single sign-on (SSO) process, multi-factor authentication step, and verify your device.
  6. If you completed all the security steps successfully, you’ll see a white screen that simply says “validated”. This screen will quickly refresh, bringing you back to the Payment screen, where you should now see “Cornell ID Card ****” as a new payment method on your account.
  • If you click on the card, you can view your City Bucks DC tender balance. All balances start with $0. You must add funds before you can use the tender. See Figure 4.
  • While you can view your City Bucks DC balance in the Grubhub app, you cannot add funds in the app. Add funds to your City Bucks DC account using one of the following methods:

Use the GET Mobile app to add funds via credit card or Bursar billing. It can take up to 10 minutes for funds added via GET to appear in your Grubhub app.

Grub Hub app screen

GubHun app screen with "view balance' text

Remove a Campus and Campus Card

  1. If you used the Grubhub app at another college or university, you will first need to remove your previous Campus and Campus Card before you can enroll in Cornell’s Brooks School DC Start Dining program.
  2. Remove your campus card:
    1. Navigate to your Account then click on the Payment menu option.
    2. Click on your campus card.
    3. When the card opens, click the Remove campus card button at the bottom of the screen.
    4. Confirm when prompted, to verify you want the card removed from your account.
  3. Remove your campus:
    1. Navigate to your Account then click on the Campus menu option.
    2. Click on the Leave [campus name] dining link at the bottom of the screen.
  • Confirm if prompted, to verify you want to leave the campus.

 

Support

How to get help for any issues related to an order, the Grubhub app, GET, or the City Bucks DC tender.

  • Contact Grubhub Support for help with:
    • Any issues for an order you placed, including refunds.
    • Errors or issues you encounter in the Grubhub app or website.
    • Questions about how to use the Grubhub app or website.
  • Contact Cornell Dining for help with:
    • The GET Mobile app or the GET website.
    • Issues with the City Bucks DC tender.
    • Questions about the City Bucks DC tender.

View the City Bucks Terms and Conditions