Boost: Campus Food Ordering

Digital Hospitality - CGC

About this app

Starved for time? Find a meal fast with clear menu options, custom choices and pickup options that suit you.

Here's what you can expect:

Order on the go

Extra busy day? We have those too. Now you can order ahead and find a pickup time on your schedule.

Connection to great food

Boost partners with your school to connect you directly with the food menus on campus. View what's for breakfast, lunch and dinner well before you get there.

Custom choices

View custom options available on food menus to help you make choices to match your taste.

Flexible ordering

Not sure what to eat? You can re-order items from your past orders and browse your order history. Select locations also offer Scan & Pay flexibility to easily add grab and go items on the spot.

Safe and easy checkout

Pay with your campus card or other meal plan card. All major credit cards also accepted at checkout using secure encryption, including Google Pay. Frictionless checkout also available at select campuses.

Ratings and reviews

In order to make the app work, I had to uninstall it, restart my phone, reinstall the app, and be very careful to not pay with Google wallet, which is the default, but to add an additional credit card. In addition, the app apparently will not work if you are on Wi-Fi, and only works if you are on a cell network. In order to validate this, I need to make a purchase at a local venue which I'm never going to be able to pick up. It's amazing that in 2024 an app this simple can work this poorly.

My university switched from Tapingo to Boost & it was a mistake. Boost charges a convenience fee for using the app (which isn't written anywhere), while Tapingo never did. Besides that, Boost doesn't have the entire menu as they seem to claim -- they're missing about 1/3 of the menu from each of the restaurant choices. Also, as I found out yesterday (the 1st time I ever ordered through Boost), even if you select your food to be picked up at a future time, they make it right away & leave it there

Sorry, but app is just not designed good. Half the time the app gets stuck on "loading" for order details when I hit "proceed to checkout" Pickup times are weird. For example, at 9:30 AM, I wanted to place an order for 10, but the earliest slot was upwards of 11. It would make sense if there was a high volume of orders, or maybe equipment was being fixed. But no, I showed up at 10 AM and ended up ordering in-person and getting the food within minutes. Certain menu items are missing as well.

What’s new

Updates. We’ve made a few small improvements behind the scenes to keep things running smoothly and reliably. These changes help make the app easier to use for everyone. Thanks for sharing your feedback—we’re always working to improve your experience.