Oceanview Terrace

OVT at UC San Diego is the premier place for Pizza. It is known largely at the school for being the best place to get a pizza. Although not open 24/7 anymore, this place has one of the highest portion sized meals at UC San Diego. Although I do not crave pizza often, whenever I do, I am sure to come here and not any other dining hall. The service, like most other areas around UCSD is pretty good. You are expected to find your own seats and you order your food either on the app or in-person. The ambiance is nice and the view can be pretty nice as well. The area is clean and there is a lot of seating both outside and inside. Compared to the other dining halls, a lot would say OVT is on the higher end.

Sadly it was my first and last visit. I ordered the faro salad and a cortado. The salad lacked flavor and substance, and was significantly overpriced. Sadly my vanilla cortado was not a cortado and tasted more like watered down coffee. I paid extra for the vanilla syrup but it didn't taste like vanilla. They seriously skimp on the vanilla or they didn't add it to my drink.

I love Oceanview (typically referred to as OVT) for being so reliable. Of all the dining halls, it's the only one that's open until 1am, good for late night study sessions. Otherwise, your only options are markets for coffee and other snacks. I typically go here for the Scholar's Pizza which is a build-your-own pizza station much like a PizzaRev/Pieology. The ingredients are really high quality and taste very good. Toppings are typical for most diy pizza spots. Good selection of meats, veggies, cheeses and sauces. No ham for my hawaiian though :( The price is pretty steep considering it's $8.50 for only 4 toppings of your choice on a pizza that's about 75% the size of a regular pizza whereas off campus this would be the prize of a whole pizza with all the toppings you could want. For another $2 you can get 8 toppings as well. Service at this station is pretty hit or miss depending on who's working the assembly line. I am also a big fan of the counter culture section, endless selection of pastries, gelato, smoothies and other snacks. The açai bowl leaves something to be desired but good enough for something on campus. I don't frequent the Spice station too often however they always offer options for people with more restrictive diets. Vegetarian, pescatarian, halal, etc. Lines could sometimes get long during peak hours but I almost always find good seating. There's a Coke Freestyle machine for fun soft drink options.

I've been coming here for two years now, and it is still my FAVORITE DINING HALL. The pizza is delicious regardless, but there are specific days that it is cooked better than others I'll admit. PIZZA: They automatically give you white dough, but i have seen people ask for wheat dough before. After that, you pick your sauce out of Napoletana Tomato, Spicy Sriracha Marinara, Cauliflower, and Basil Pesto. Tip: you can ask for half and half with the sauces or to drizzle one over the other without it counting as a topping. For cheeses, there is Shredded Mozzarella, Gouda, Parmesan, Ovalini Mozzarella, and Lactose Free Cheese. As for topping, I will attach pictures containing the options but you can either get 4 toppings or 8 toppings, ($8.50 or $10.50 respectively) or you can get plain cheese ($6.00). The pizza section is open from 10:30am to 1:00 am. DRINKS: They have one of those drink machine that you can pick the different flavors for each type of soda, for example you could pick peach Sprite or plain Sprite. PASTRIES: Their lemon bars are definitely better than the ones offered at Pines (the dining hall in Muir). They are more tangy and taste more fresh. The giant cookies are best warm, and even better with gelato. SEATING: There is a few seats right outside of the entrance, and in the back there is also outdoor seating with two umbrellas and a bar like table area. Inside there are two booths, three long tall tables, one short long table with charging outlets, two couch areas, multiple normal tables (about 8?).

Good food, way better than Cafe V. However, like they closed 30 minutes early and I really wanted my coffee. That is so unprofessional! This is unacceptable. If they say they will close at 8, then CLOSE AT 8!!! Not 7:36! I will be taking my dining dollars somewhere else.

When I lived on campus and had oodles of dining dollars, this was the place I loved to go! I was super happy this place opened up (or reopened), it's super beautiful inside and is comprised of many windows and glass doors so the natural lighting can shine through! My favorite places here are the sliced pizza/ wing area and the 24 hour smoothie/ coffee/ donut/ gelato place! The sliced pizzas are made super well - I usually get the margherita pizza because the sauce is spread on lightly but it has a great flavor. The crust is thin, but not too thin - and when it warms up in the oven it gets a little crispy. I'm not a fan of the make your own because the put a lot of salt on the crust after they make it, the dough is also too thick for my liking, and the cheese doesn't melt as well as I would like. The smoothies are a little over priced, but I didn't care when I had dining dollars because they were well made and tasted nice and fresh. I love this place and still try to come back for a slice of pizza on my breaks!

Hands down your best option for dinning dollar food on campus.Salad bar is not always open but whenever it is go get some yums.The portions of the salads are generous and can act as a meal on its own.Meatball sub is like a guilty pleasure, if you're craving it do it. Can be a little bit soggy sometimes :( But again I went for it.Food rating:Salad bar 10/10Pizza 10/10Glazed twisted donuts 9/10Smoothie 8/10Meatball Sandwich 6/10 If I was rating purely on pizza and salad bar. Solid 5/5.

Lemon bar - 0/10 the raspberry on top is the best part. High crust to curd ratio would be fine if the crust wasn't half-raw. Unless you get a nice corner piece, anticipate a doughy (playdoh) pie crust. The lemon flavor isn't pronounced at all, but you WILL get that stinging citric acid aftertaste. My bar has smelled of raw eggs twice already lol? The airplane food of lemon bars (and lowk inedible) Chocolate chip cookies - 3/10 these are huge. The chocolate chips in these taste better than the ones in the dining hall cookies. I've had these three times. The cookie edges are variably hard/crispy or chewy depending on the batch. At worst, the flavor is intensely eggy and salty. At best, their gargantuan, mind-boggling size makes them a passable option for cookie cravings. Try making a huge ice cream sandwich w the gelato maybe? S'mores brownie - 6/10 much better than the original. I eat the marshmallow/chocolate chip topping before the brownie because the flavor would be imperceptible otherwise. The graham cracker crumble on the bottom gives a buttery, roasted flavor. Beware, it's very messy! Reg. brownie - 4/10 these are like a poorly executed box mix. No chocolate chips in the base :( the most generic fudge flavor you can think of. Smoothie - 6/10 I ask for these with soy/almond milk instead of yogurt, no agave, and w kale. $6 is ridiculously expensive but o well. The paper straw is unpleasant to drink from even before it is soggy, skip it. The London fog is my fav drink! (Love that alternative milks aren't extra here.) Try it with chai teabags instead to mix things up.Hate that there are nO. PLACES. TO. WASH. YOUR. HANDS. BEFORE. EATING

OVT is finally back and revamped! While I wasn't here prior to its renovation, I'm very impressed with the new space and their new offerings. The main focus points of OVT are the 24/7 coffee and gelato bar, the DIY pizza counter (the concept is similar to BLAZE or Pieology), as well as an Asian station (they offer a mix of Indonesian, Malaysian, Indian flavors). While I have yet to try the Asian station and the gelato, I have already tried their pizza counter twice within the past week. Since it did just recently, reopen I think they're still experiencing fluctuations with efficiency and quality of the product. During my first visit, around 6:30 PM on a Monday evening, the line was out the door and it took my friends and me 1.5 hours before finally being able to get our food. During my second visit, around 11:30 AM on a Friday morning, the line was very minimal but grew quite long around 12 PM. The crust being overly salty was an issue experienced by all of my dining companions and me during the first visit but they seemed to have resolve it during my second visit. What impresses me the most about this is not the Napoletana Caputo dough they boast but the high-quality ingredients they offer as toppings - think fresh mozzarella balls, basil, sundried tomatoes, baked eggplant, and baked broccoli to name off a few.The food is very good considering that it can be purchased with dining dollars and once the crowd dies down, or once the staff gets into the swing of things, I think the experience will just be so fantastic. Plus, the view cannot be beat! I'm eager to try their acai bowls and their Asian offerings next.

The portions are wild looks like my sausage bits where sprinkled right in the middle lol Tough dough Pretty sad looking pizza lol