Who eats it: The die-hards
While some people eat Krishna lunch every week, the real die-hards wait in line for 45 minutes or longer and aren't scared away by falling trees.
Minna Kim, a UF freshman, eats Krishna lunch an average of two to three times a week.
Her favorite day of the week, unsurprisingly, is Wednesday; I started hoping that an interviewee would answer differently to the "What is your favorite day?" question.
"It tastes like meat sauce, but there's no meat in it."
She says Krishna lunch helps her eat healthy in an environment that would otherwise make eating right difficult.
Kim said if she didn't eat Krishna, "I wouldn't be eating vegetables because I'm in a dorm."
Kim has had exciting times on the Plaza; once, while eating Krishna lunch, she saw a tree fall across from where she was eating.
A couple of months after school started, she found out about Krishna lunch and has been eating it ever since.
The price increases didn't deter her because of the unlimited servings, she said.
Paul Loschak, a friend of Kim's and a third-year student at UF, has been eating Krishna lunch for two and a half years. He eats Krishna lunch about three times a week, although there are some weeks he eats it five days in a row.
Loschak said a variety of factors keep him coming back for more.
"It's cheap, and it's good, and it's different," he said.
It's different than what he can get in most of Gainesville's restaurants, so he said he likes the change.
The price increase didn't bother Loschak, either.
"If they're using environmentally friendly plates, then you can't argue with that," he said.
He said his most memorable experience was waiting in line on a Wednesday for 45 minutes to get food. That day, the line was from the serving booth all the way to University Avenue. Loschak said the new expedited line for second servings solved much of the problem of long lines.
"It sucks that my most memorable memory (of Krishna lunch) is waiting," he said.