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 Papa John’s, Boar’s Head Deli, Vivimos Fresh Mexican Grill, McKinley Grille, and the Revolving Kitchen. Papa John’s serve classics from their menu. Boar’s Head Deli is a create-your-own sandwich, wrap, flatbread, or salad station. Vivimos serves all the classic Mexican-style options in taco, salad, burrito bowl, or nacho form. The McKinley Grille serves the classics for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Pancakes, bacon, biscuits and gravy for breakfast, and 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.
North Dining
Where: North Dining Complex
Caution: Long lines ahead at North Dining, which 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, salads made to specifications.
Like most dining locations, North 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 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 your favorite home-y 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 hit up Woody’s Grill for a hamburger or chicken sandwich. Deli World offers custom salads and sandwiches for a lighter lunch or dinner, Comfort Zone has the comfort food down with mac and cheese, 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 of all kinds and flavors, donuts, bagels, or fruits and lunch items later in the day. If you want to save a few bucks between classes, grab a latte here instead of Starbucks or Dunkin’ Donuts.
Multicultural Center Ice Cream Shop
Where: Multicultural Center
Just east of Bracken is the Multicultural Ice Cream Shop! They serve 16 flavors of ice cream, shakes, sundaes, or ice cream sandwiches. They also have dairy-free options and sorbet.
Starship Delivery Robots
Wait a minute, isn’t Starship a Nicki Minaj song? Well technically yes, but this is something different! Ball State has robots that deliver food right to your door step. Too cold for a walk to North Dining? No problem. These emission-free robots can deliver food when you order it 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!
