Dining Halls – All You Need to Know

Finding a place to eat on campus is a simple task. Not only are dining halls and cafés located all around campus, but they also offer a wide variety, including vegetarian, gluten-free, and dairy-free options. For all nutrition facts and allergen information, go to NetNutrition via the Ball State website.

The Atrium

Where: Art and Journalism Building

The Atrium houses Maka Mia Pizza, Boar’s Head Deli, Revolving Cuisine, The Grill and the Revolving Kitchen. Maka Mia Pizza serves delicious pizza, subs and pastas. Boar’s Head Deli is a create-your-own sandwich, wrap, flatbread or salad station. Revolving Cuisine serves all the classic south-of-the-border options like tacos, salads, burrito bowls or nachos. The Grill serves the classics for lunch and dinner. All types of burgers, fish and chips, tenderloins and baked potatoes for lunch and dinner. The Revolving Kitchen changes their menu weekly, offering new foods to students.

Next to the Ball State Bookstore is the Atrium Café, which offers meals and snacks made with Top-9 allergen free ingredients as well as Boar’s Head deli.

North Dining

Where: North Dining Complex

Caution: Long lines ahead! North Dining might be worth it if you can’t go without your Chick-Fil-A and Starbucks. North Dining also has all-day breakfast; quick-serve pasta and pizza and a create-your-own pasta station; BBQ spot for rotisserie, pulled pork and chicken; an in-house bakery for doughnuts and other baked goods; and the Top-9 Allergen free area with custom bowls, sandwiches, stir fry, pizza and salads made to specifications.

Like most dining locations, North Dining includes several grab-and-go stations with pre-made wraps and salads, sushi, granola bars and other snacks. If you’re in a rush, grab a quick snack and skip the long lines.

Student Center Tally

Where: L.A. Pittenger Student Center

In the Student Center is Ball State’s second Starbucks location and the only on-campus Taco Bell — which also serves their famous breakfast. The salad bar is a popular choice to add variety, color and hearty toppings to your greens. Add a bowl of soup, yogurt parfait, fruit cup or make your own snack mix. The Student Center Tally also has a stir fry station, Grill — which serves meat or meatless burgers and sandwiches or chicken tenders — and Homestyle, which offers popular comfort foods.

Woodworth Dining

Where: Woodworth Complex

Woodworth offers students a wide variety of food options all day long, breakfast, lunch and dinner. Grab a sweeter breakfast and coffee from Patisseries, stop by Della Casa for a brick oven pizza or Italian classic or stop by Woody’s Grill for a hamburger or chicken sandwich. Deli World offers custom salads and sandwiches for a lighter lunch or dinner, Comfort Zone with their Ball State famous mac and cheese as well as turkey, or chicken and noodles and Sushi with Gusto offers a variety of sushi options or a custom poke bowl — and ramen too!

Coffee, cafés, and markets

Bookmark Café

Where: Bracken Library, first floor

Before a study session, grab a coffee full of flavor and maybe even a donut, bagel or fruit cup – you will need the energy. If you want to save a few bucks between classes, grab a latte here instead of Starbucks.

Multicultural Center Ice Cream Shop

Where: Multicultural Center

Just east of the Bracken Library is the Multicultural Ice Cream Shop! They serve many different flavors of ice cream, shakes, sundaes or ice cream sandwiches. They also have dairy-free options as well as sorbet.

Noyer Market

If you live in this dorm, you are in luck. The Noyer Market features fresh grab-and-go options, plus a salad bar, fresh hot soups, fresh fruit, make your own deli sandwiches, and even a nacho and taco bar. This customization allows you to enjoy whatever flavor you may crave.

Tom John Food Shop

Where: Kinghorn Hall

On the first floor of Kinghorn Hall, you will find Tom John’s, a surf shop themed grab-n-go style market. Here you will find salads, soups, fresh fruit, frozen entrees, ice cream, and Tom John’s custom sandwiches, nachos, salads, and pizza. You are sure to find something you enjoy here!

Starship Delivery Robots

Ball State offers food delivery right to your door step. Too cold for a walk across campus? No problem. The emission-free Starship robots are ready to go when you order on the Starship Delivery app. Delivery robots come with anti-theft devices and are monitored by employees at the dining facilities. All you have to do is order what you want from any dining place on campus, pin your location and the robots will do the rest!

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