This post was updated Oct. 4 at 9:19 p.m.

Following a seven-month closure, Northern Lights opened to the public Monday.

Upon reopening, Northern Lights – located between Rolfe Hall and Charles E. Young Research Library – will once again offer students fresh, unprocessed food items, said Timilehin Asebiomo, a Northern Lights employee and first-year physiological science student. Since its closure in March, Associated Students UCLA restaurant management reviewed and updated the Northern Lights menu, including paninis and aguas frescas, according to an ASUCLA press release Monday.

According to the press release, poke and vegetable-forward bowls with options such as yuzu-pineapple salmon and sweet potato ponzu will be coming to Northern Lights this year, as well as paninis with ingredients such as chicken, pesto, mushrooms and roasted peppers.

“We’ve put together a menu that unites two of ASUCLA Restaurants’ most beloved concepts on campus, paninis and poke, with some exciting new recipes to try,” said Kristen Woolley, an ASUCLA corporate executive chef, in the press release.

Eva Reyman, a Northern Lights employee and third-year anthropology transfer student, said Northern Lights has already introduced a wide variety of new food items, including poke bowls and a rotating soup of the day. Reyman also said Northern Lights will be offering homemade aguas frescas starting Tuesday.

“It’s a whole brand new concept,” Reyman said. “We have more of a focus on lunch and lunch-related foods. … I’m really excited”

However, some students have expressed mixed feelings about Northern Lights’ menu changes.

Valerie Herrera, a third-year sociology student, said she went to Northern Lights on Tuesday morning for a breakfast sandwich but found it only offered paninis and various other lunch sandwiches. She said she would have gone later in the day had she known about Northern Lights’ limited sandwich availability.

“I thought it (Northern Lights) was more like a cafe, … so I thought there would be breakfast sandwiches,” Herrera said. “But the paninis kind of look good to me.”

For other students, Northern Lights’ updated menu and ambiance have provided a refreshing update to UCLA dining options.

Safiya Tyehimba, a third-year African American studies and psychology student, said she looks forward to trying the homemade aguas frescas.

“There’s a very specific way to make it (agua fresca), and it’s very easy to mess it up,” Tyehimba said. “As long as they have the right people in there, I think they’re good.”

Tyehimba added that overall, she had a good first impression of Northern Lights, noting the outdoor seating areas and indoor decor.

“Check out your places on campus,” Tyehimba said. “Why not? It’s here.”