Canteen Food Rankings: A Completely Unbiased Investigation
S-Tier: The Reliable Staples
These are the items that keep the campus running. The samosas that are always perfectly crisp. The iced tea that is mostly sugar but hits exactly right after a three-hour lab.
You don't question the S-Tier. You just appreciate that it exists and costs less than fifty bucks.
A-Tier: The Comfort Food
Maggi, but made by someone who actually knows how to balance the masala. Grilled sandwiches that are 90% cheese.
These are the foods you buy when you failed a mid-term and need emotional support in edible form.
B-Tier: The Functional Calories
The standard thali. The fried rice that is aggressively yellow. It won't change your life, but it will stop you from passing out before your next lecture.
It is food as fuel, and sometimes that's all you need.
C-Tier: The Desperation Picks
You only buy these when the good stalls are closed. The pre-packaged pastries that taste like cardboard. The puff that has been sitting in the display case since 2019.
Eat these only in absolute emergencies.
The Unranked Anomaly
Every canteen has one dish that defies logic. The "Chinese Bhel" or the "Cheese Burst Dosa." It is an affront to culinary tradition, but strangely addictive.
You hate yourself for loving it, but you will order it again tomorrow.
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