Let it be known: the most integral part of Duke isn’t our five-story library or our Gothic Chapel. It isn’t It’s Thyme — despite its noble commitment to food inclusivity (over actual taste) — and it is certainly not the Office of the Ombuds, who, after hours of clicking through their many web pages, I still cannot figure out what “helpful service” they actually provide.
It is WU. West Union. The Broadhead Center. The shiny glass box jutting against the Gothic bricks like a glorious sore thumb.
There, students may dine on restaurant-quality Indian, Latin, Italian, Japanese and more. But, spoiled as we are, once the appeal of fresh sushi from Gyotaku or ribeye steaks from JBs begins to fade, variation arrives via The Chef’s Kitchen, with its monthly rotating menus…