The goal behind opening up Baja Fresh is “to provide the campus with a new Mexican food concept,” said Tony Lynch, director of Campus Dining Services. “If all (goes) well, Baja Fresh will be open at the beginning of spring semester.”

Students voted for restaurants based on freshness, nutritional value, taste and quality, he said.

“The Green Burrito has been in the food court since 1992 and has tracked the lowest sales over the past several years,” he told the Daily Titan previously.

Beginning April 7, a survey was held for 10 days that allowed voters to choose a replacement for Green Burrito. The survey was posted on several CSUF-related Facebook pages, including the Titan Pride Center, the Daily Titan and Campus Dining Services, in order to reach as many students as possible.

A total of 3,125 votes were collected, the top three choices being Baja Fresh, Rubio’s Mexican Grill and King Taco. However, Rubio’s and King Taco were not interested in opening a franchise in the TSU, so Baja Fresh ended up being selected as the choice to replace Green Burrito on campus.

Benson Wu, 21, a math major, doesn’t eat at the food court often, but said replacing Green Burrito with Baja Fresh was “not bad.”

“I don’t like beans,” he said of Green Burrito’s fare. “Might as well have something new.”

Wu said he would have liked to see a Buffalo Wild Wings in the TSU, despite candidacy for replacements being limited to Mexican food establishments. “Anywhere that sells wings for cheap, I’ll be there.”

Chipotle was the most popular write-in option, Lynch said. However, they were uninterested in opening on campus because they already have a location on State College Boulevard, he said.

“Chipotle would have been awesome,” said Eden Ellis, 21, a math major.

Ellis, however, said had she voted back in April, she would have chosen El Pollo Loco. And she said she liked Rubio’s Mexican Grill better than Baja Fresh.

In the end, however, she did think Baja Fresh was a great replacement for the Green Burrito in the TSU.

She used to eat at the Green Burrito a lot, but stopped since “they make them (their bean and cheese burritos) all small and gross” now.

The CSUF Auxiliary Service Corporation’s original goal was to open Baja Fresh back in the summer, but was held back due to the complicated nature of replacing the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) system.

Campus Dining Services, a part of the CSUF Auxiliary Services Corporation, replaced Busy Bee with Panda Express in the TSU food court in the beginning of the year as a result of student feedback collected over the years.

“They’re stepping up the food court. This is exciting,” Ellis said.

Ellis added that her daily decision for lunch would be between Togo’s, Panda Express and–as early as spring semester–Baja Fresh.