AIDAN POLLARD
News Editor
The wait for the renovated Willy C’s is over, but the wait for your food has just begun.
FSA’s new Willy C’s food court opened last Monday, drawing in students who wanted to see what exactly had changed.
As it turned out, what changed was that Willy C’s was no longer a grab-and-go location. Students had to wait in line for upwards of 20 minutes to even reach the new kiosks to order their food.
The new system at Willy C’s is vastly different from the way Centre Pointe used to be. At the renovated location, students aren’t allowed to grab anything themselves, they have to wait in line to order food from a kiosk, and then wait for an employee to make or grab their food for them while they wait deli-style for their number to be called.
“What ended up happening was it created a back-up of people and long lines in a system where people don’t know how to use the [kiosks] and you can’t tell which areas of [Willy C’s] are busy,” said Fredonia senior Kyle Egan.
“If the [sandwich] line was busy last year, you could choose something else. Now you can’t tell which areas are busy ‘cause everyone’s on the same ticketing system.”
Aside from the inconvenient wait, there are now also claims of mixed-up and incorrect orders.
“…There are a lot of mix-ups in orders that have been happening,” said Egan. “People aren’t getting what they paid for in addition to having waited for 40-plus minutes for what they ordered. There’s no longer a quick grab-and-go style … food source on campus other than maybe the C-Store, [Tim Horton’s] or Starbucks if that’s where you’re going for food. [Willy C’s] used to be really good for if you have 10 minutes between classes [and] you could run in there, grab something and then head to your next class, which is no longer possible.”
Alongside the new ordering system, Willy C’s also introduced entirely new decor, launching the food court into a more modern look.
For the most part, the court is still filled with tables and booths, but the main functional change comes from the alterations to the lounge and TV area in the back.
The big, comfy chairs have been switched out for furniture that is much more in the style of the furniture on the ground floor of the Williams Center.
There has also been an addition of bleacher-like seating that faces the TVs.
For the most part the chair and booths are accompanied by tables but there are a few booths and chairs that act more as lounging areas with no place to put down food.
“I actually don’t like it,” said Sophomore Kyle Campbell of Willy C’s new decor.
“I don’t think it [will] last long at all.”
Campbell went on to cite the brick-print wallpaper as not up to par and questioned the sturdiness of the new chairs and tables.
“The modernization looks alright,” said Campbell.
“But I just don’t like [Willy C’s anymore]. You won’t see me there again.”