Came here on a random road trip passing through for work. Decided to stop here as there were many options to choose from. Decided to go to the poke shop, and discovered a nice lunch poke bowl! They have a station for water that is located in the middle of the seating area, which is also near the trash bins for convenience. The poke bowl was good, and the overall atmosphere was perfect for socializing with friends, or taking a nice little break from school, with lots of places around the area to study too. read more

If you want a quick and easy lunch spot with plenty of options, this is the place. I ordered a simple margherita pizza and a Caesar salad. The pizza was good, and the salad was just okay. Overall, a convenient stop with lots of variety. read more

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I love this little entertainment district! There are all kinds of fun activities outside and plenty of cute restaurants and drinking spots inside. I played putt putt golf, cornhole, and connect four here. A great place to connect with friends! read more

Hey Day Market - Food Court Near Me - Auburn, Alabama

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Great options. Pizza is great! Mexican at the back is fantastic. Burgers and sandwiches are good too. Water is free so it's student budget friendly. read more

I really liked the variety of options. I got a burger and fries from Little Darling my first visit and they were great, especially the fries with garlic confit & arbol aioli dipping sauce. My next visit I had the Wildchild Brisket nachos and the Saint Bernardo Gelato and I went back with 2 coworkers and we all had WildChild. There were always tables available and everything was pretty clean. Service was good too. read more

Hey Day Market - Wild Child Brisket Nachos- these were very good! - Food Court Near Me - Auburn, Alabama

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This place was great. Good food selection, friendly staff, right on campus at Auburn. Fun out door area for kiddos with putt putt golf and a large screen to watch the game.The brewery was nice but didn't have any gluten free options which was disappointing. read more

Little Auburn, Alabama, has taken huge leaps in their culinary scene in recent years, adding fantastic upscale restaurants like Acre, The Depot, and The Hound. But the opening of their first food hall on August 16, 2022, catapulted them beyond many towns similar in size. Located between Auburn University's beautiful new culinary arts building and the Hotel at Auburn, and managed by the Ithaka Hospitality Partners company which also operates the hotel, Hey Day Market is doing everything right. They attract college students and visitors by offering a wonderful variety of independent eateries with foods difficult to find elsewhere in the city. So Hey Day doesn't do chain restaurants. The 10,000-square-foot space stays open until 10:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. And they even accept students' Dining Dollars and Tiger Club cards at eight of the nine stalls (all except The Bar). Since a list of restaurants is difficult to find on the Internet - as I'm write this in Hey Day's first month of operation - I'll list the options here. * Alcoholic drinks at The Bar * American sandwiches and burgers at Little Darling Burger Co. * Cuban Sandwiches at La Cubanita * Gelato at Saint Bernardo Gelateria * Hawaiian poke at Pokémen * Health food at Loud Roots * Italian food at Pizzeria Ariccia * Malaysian street noodles at Khoodles * Los Angeles-style street tacos at WildChild The stained concrete floors and open, well-lit space is very inviting. Sundays feature Soul Brunches, which means soul music is cranked to the highest volume making conversation difficult. So be forewarned if that isn't your thing. In the lush lawn between the food hall and culinary arts building, they'll soon be adding lawn games like cornhole and croquet, as well as an outdoor, big-screen television. If you were wondering whether the adjacent Tony and Libba Rane Culinary Science Center is taking advantage of its proximity to a food hall, they are! A student-operated restaurant will eventually replace La Cubanita. And a tenth food stall is being reserved as a test space for graduates of the Hospitality Management Program to develop innovative food concepts, competing in a real-world environment for up to one year before the next group takes over. read more

Hey Day Market - people sitting at tables eating - Food Court Near Me - Auburn, Alabama

Visiting family in Auburn, AL today and we stopped by @heydaymarketauburn for some lunch. Hey Day Market is a food hall on the campus of Auburn University. There's about nine diverse food vendors from pizza to poke, Cuban to Cantonese to everything in between. We settled on smash burgers from @littledarlingburgerco. I got the classic double combo. It's a double patty smash burger with caramelized onions, lettuce, tomato, and house-made beer mustard. It comes with crispy fries and a pair of house-made dipping sauces. I chose the garden basil and lemon aioli and the confit garlic and arbol aioli. The burger was delicious and made better by that beer mustard. Ground beef patties perfectly smashed for optimal thinness and crispness. Of the two dipping sauces for the fries, I really enjoyed the basil and lemon aioli. Light and fresh and a perfect diversion from the rich burger. A perfect complement. I love food halls and Hey Day is a good one. Really makes me wish that Jax had a food hall concept like this. read more

I am a huge fan of hey day! It is an amazing addition to auburn which allows for a great selection of food. I haven't tried all of the restaurants, however Wildchild Tacos and Arricia Pizza are two of my favorites. The pizza from Arricia isn't the exact same as the restaurant next door, I feel as if the dough is a little thicker in hey day so be mindful of that. The service is very efficient, but I do say be prepared for a long wait for Friday and Saturday nights. read more

Hey Day Market - Margherita Pizza - Food Court Near Me - Auburn, Alabama

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The Hey Day Market is essentially a food court located across from the campus. It is a great place to go when you have a large group of picky eaters. The restaurants include Asian, Italian, American and a bar. I generally order from the Poké bowl restaurant. It is my understanding that the restaurant is staffed by Auburn students. I've always been pleased with their tenderness and honesty. As an example, one time I ordered a bottled water and they told me it was a lot cheaper just to get the free water in the main part of the court. You can tell they work with students quite often. Be prepared for a loud experience. The dining area is basically an open room with large tables. More than likely you will sit with another party at your table. This is not been an impediment. It is actually fun to meet people around you. read more

Lots of good food options. Can't wait to try then LA street tacos and see if they are indeed LA taco good! Little darling has good American burgers and fries, the pizza is thin crust, crispy and delish. Loud roots has a crisp clean fruit bowl and salad options that you can't go wrong with! read more

Nice options and good service. I enjoyed the options for all tastes. We picked the burgers and poke. Both were good and would do again. War Eagle! read more

$55 for cafeteria grade chicken fingers nachos and two waters (was nice enough to leave tip but they give you a beeper and do not bus), really stupid, go to Chick fil a or somewhere else. read more

They hey day market has a couple tasty options like the crepe, pizza, and burger. The Chinese and Mexican places use to be good until they changed the menu and portions sizes which has made the price extremely wild and expensive. The service appears to be outsourced to a company that is not part of the university cause there is no way anyone interviewed these people and thought that they would be a good fit in customer service. Also all the prices are ridiculous but at least when u pay that much u expect them to get the order right. But when they do not they question whether u ordered it correctly. read more

What a fun addition to the Auburn area! Visited with a friend for the first time today and we both enjoyed ourselves. The food choices are pretty wide-ranging. You can have pizza, tacos, fried rice/noodles, burgers, ice cream, or cocktails (and more) so there is plenty of reason to visit more than once. Expect to wait about 10-15 minutes for your food. This isn't like the mall food courts of old where you have it at the snap of a finger. Of course, this depends a lot on the crowd too. The only reason I knocked it a star was the DJ music there was so loud! Made it difficult in a lot of ways to enjoy relaxed conversation. read more

Great selection possibilities. We had the poke and noodles. Both were really good. The atmosphere was college kids and parents reconnecting in some great celebrations that day. read more

Took our five year old with us and had a good family night. Several choices and sat outside, had lots of kids to play with and had the game on the projection screen. read more

The Hey Day Market is a good option for both pre and post game dining. A variety of options to meet everyone's pallet.

Great location, wonderful food selection, quality food. I was a little surprised at the prices. We spent $36 for two poke bowls and two bottles of water in a food court setting. The bowls were delicious, I'm not complaining, just be prepared if you plan to go. The employees we encountered were nice, but didn't have interaction other than ordering the food. read more

Food is alright, however the music is simply too loud to enjoy yourself in any way. The music is so loud it can be heard from the classrooms located in the Rane Center above HeyDay. read more

So much to try! Unfortunately, I was only in town visiting. But I went to "Darling Burgers". I had the vegetarian option. It was a patty made from black beans, corn, and spices. It was awesome!! The "Darling Fries" were cooked to perfection. My husband was seated next to me. Even though he claimed to be "so full", he himself to several fries. Also, got a frozen bellini at another vendor. Unfortunately, I don't remember the name. But the drink was delicious. If we had been in town a couple more days, we definitely would have returned. read more

You can find anything you want to eat here. Just come with an empty stomach and smile and I promise you won't leave with an empty stomach.

This new little upscale food court is a must try! We have tried different spots each time we have visited and been impressed with each one! I don't think you can go wrong with any of the options available. read more

Great high quality food for a food court Service is prompt and ambiance is active clean and bright. read more

I love this place! It has great food and many options! Never a long wait and great during football weekends! My favorite is either the Pizza or mexican but everything its great! read more

Nice variety of cuisine in an upper scale food court just across from the University. Lively atmosphere and obviously a student and fan favorite. Service is order, electronic reservation pick, when buzzes/ lights up your food is ready to pick up at the counter. Serves alcohol. read more

Usually love Heyday. I got pizza which was great. Wife and son got Birria tacos from Wildchild. They have had the Birria there before. This time, they couldnt eat any of their meals because the Birria sauce tasted so bad. I didn't believe it could be so bad, so I tried some, and literally had to spit it out onto my plate. Had a gas taste. Smelled and tasted like there was kerosene in it. Not sure what went wrong, but when the young girl manager came to our table she said she tasted the brisket by itself, but not the birria sauce and said brisket tasted fine. Guess she didnt want to taste the actual item my people got‍. She said she hopes our experience is better next time and I politely told her there wont be a next time. They still owe us $30. read more

Every booth has delicious and good for your soul food. Cannot recommend enough Every friend I have convinced to go has had an amazing experience! Very nice workers as well as clean and beautiful area One of the best additions to Auburn I can remember read more

What a great variety of restaurants to choose! The food was great! We finished our meals with gelatos.

This is a great new addition to downtown auburn. A little pricey but the quality of the food is awesome. Had the moms fried rice from khoodles it was amazing read more