Pool: UChicago Food Deals

Deals start September 28. Browse Hyde Park offers before signing up. Verify your UChicago email to book, then show your live pass and pay the restaurant directly.

Pool is the food deals app for UChicago.

2-for-1 12 oz açaí bowls at Deep Purpl. 2-for-1 subs at Subway, every sub except 5 Meat Italian, Steak & Avocado and Chicken & Avocado. Paid extras not included.

More Hyde Park restaurants are on the lineup, and the app tells you when each deal drops.

How it works

Browse deals before creating an account. Sign in and verify your UChicago email to book and redeem. For bookable offers, choose a time. Show your live pass at the counter and pay the restaurant directly.

What to know

Spots fill up. Check each deal in the app for available times, repeat-use limits and restaurant terms before you book. Redeem while your pass is valid.

Friends

Add friends and see which deals they used. Never what they spent.

Who can use it

Redemption is for verified UChicago students with a uchicago.edu email. Pool is free and there is nothing to pay in the app.

Deals go live Monday, September 28, 2026, the first day of fall quarter.