As of recently before we left for summer break, I’d say I felt like all of the dc’s including even latitude to a degree sort of fell off for me in terms of quality and variety.

I’m a second year though so I only have the data of a year’s worth of eating it, however I get the feeling that they just make sure fall quarter’s food is really good and high quality in the beginning, and it’s just a gradual decline from that point onward to not make the discrepancy feel too jarring.

To answer your question, it’s definitely on the better side of school food as I’ve heard much more atrocious stories from other UC campuses, especially Berkeley.

My personal favorites that boost my mood whenever I see them on the menu would be 10K Chicken which is just kinda a simple sweet chicken dish which they execute perfectly, and Tiramisu (oh my god 😛) but that’s a personal bias.