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cicnt service, and reasonable prices. Duplication of food sections in the ground-floor Cafeteria enables diners to move quickly through the line. The beamed ceiling and oak paneling of the Snack Bar blend this facility with the atmosphere of the adjacent Tavern. The Snack Bar is open daily and serves an assortment of hot and cold sandwiches, beverages, snacks, and desserts. Fountain service is available throughout the day. Providing seating for the Snack Bar and Cafeteria are five dining areas, the Cafeteria Dining Room, the Commons, the Tavern, the Federal Room, and the Gothic Room. Waiter-service dining with table d'hote and a la carle service is provided in the Colonial Room and in the second floor Ballroom. One or both of these dining rooms will be open for luncheon and dinner as the varying needs of the campus community may require. The Ballroom, with its tall arched windows and parquet floor, presents a stately atmosphere reminiscent of a bygone era- The Colonial Room, located on the first floor in the northeast corner, provides a more intimate atmosphere. From the pagoda wallpaper, an authentic reproduction of a century-old design, to the ruby glass bobeches on the chandeliers, this familiar room reflects the elegant taste of our colonial forebears. Reservations for the Colonial Room and the Ballroom can be made by phoning 333-0690. Just off the east corridor of the Illini Union is the vending room which blends present day automation with an earlier America. Hot and cold sandwiches and beverages, as well as salads, pies, and bakery items are conveniently available for those desiring this service.

Walls of half-timber and stone, a gable-timbered ceiling, stone floor, and barrel lanterns make the Tavern one of the Union's quaintest rooms. Pagoda wallpaper and other Colonial Room furnishings and decorative schemes are suggestive of the fashions brought back from the Orient by early seafaring Americans.

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