A Subway and an Einstein Bros. Bagels will both open on campus in 2014, with a World of Wings restaurant also expected to appear as a campus dining option in the near future.

The opening of the Subway, which was announced as the replacement for the Sidelines Pub last fall, was delayed from January to mid-February. The delays were due to unexpected challenges in getting approval of the renovation plans from both the Subway national office and the University itself, according to Sodexo Resident District Manager Ira Simon. He also said the delays raised the price of the renovation budget from $100,000 to about $120,000.

“I just didn’t anticipate these things taking so long,” said Simon. “I literally thought we’d just go right in, knock out a wall and be ready to go.”

In reaction to the situation, fourth year German major Chris Guthrie said, “The Subway’s delay is quite upsetting, I don’t feel like it would take quite this long for the old Pub to be converted into a new sandwich place.”

Third year Philosophy major Dylan Hyman agreed, saying, “Now that I know [that Subway is opening late] I am a little disappointed.”

However, Simon says equipment for the new restaurant is in the process of being delivered, staff members are currently being trained to operate under the national corporate Subway standards and Sodexo is excited about the Subway opening in mid-February.

“I think it’s going to be a benefit to our students, and I think it’s going to be well-received,” said Simon.

He said Sodexo expects the Subway to bring in sales from the Law School, the Ritchie Center and from the high student traffic in the Driscoll Bridge.

“We really see this being a very positive location.”

Sodexo also received permission from the Daniels College of Business during winter break to renovate the Daniels Café into an Einstein Bros. Bagels.

Sodexo expects the renovations to be completed over the summer, with the restaurant ready to open by September.

Simon says students will be able to use meal plan cash to purchase food from both the Subway and the Einstein Bros. In order to make this option more accessible to students, a meal plan option featuring fewer meal swipes and more meal plan cash will be introduced in the fall, with an additional option of paying $75 more to add $100 in meal plan cash.

“We’re really trying to give students more flexibility, and trying to get them to think of campus dining as all over campus, not just in the three dining halls like Nelson, Halls and Nagel,” said Simon.

Students will also be able to use Dining Flex cash at both locations, which will give them a 10 percent discount on all purchases made from either location.

Longer hours at both new locations are also intended to give students more flexibility. According to Simon, the Einstein Bros. will stay open until 9 p.m., and the Subway will be open from 7:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Simon further says Sodexo received approval to build a World of Wings restaurant in the new engineering building, which is expected to be completed in 2015, according to the University of Denver Magazine.

Simon says each of the three new restaurants was selected based on a comprehensive inquiry of the campus community, including a campus-wide survey, selected focus groups and feedback from individual Deans throughout the university. According to Simon, the information gathered from the inquiry will also be used as Sodexo looks to renovate other locations on campus, such as the Korbel School of International Studies, in the future.

“We’re very excited about the future of campus dining here at the University of Denver,” said Simon.