Dining

There are a lot of places to dine on and off campus.

On-Campus

Dining Halls

The general saying goes, "the further away from McConnell, the better the food". (with the exception of Kitchen West; just speaking frankly)

• Bruce Hall (Bruceteria) - a 15 second sprint from McConnell
• West Hall - a 5 minute walk from McConnell
• Eagle Landing - a 9 minute walk from McConnell
• Maple Hall (Mean Greens) - a 7 minute walk from McConnell
• Victory Hall (Champs) - a 30 minute walk from McConnell (one can also take the bus).

Of course, there also exists a "perk grill" and a "perk market" at the Discovery Park. Meal plans unfortunately don't apply there, but the grill cheese and chicken quesadilla will not disappoint you.

Retail Restaurants

Retail restaurants take flex, a currency solely used at on-campus retail restaurants. These can be found at the Union.

• Corner Store
  • Which Wich
  • Scrappy's Ice Cream
    • usually will ring up mocha milkshakes as chocolate milkshakes, saves $1. only for the most morally bankrupt.
• Fast food
  • Chick-Fil-A
  • Burger King
  • Krispy Krunchy Chicken
  • Fuzzy's Tacos
• Slightly more fancy things
  • Avesta Restaurant
  • Jamba Juice
  • Starbucks
• Campus Chat Food Court
  • Deli
  • Chopt
  • Mia's Pizza
    • splitting a large pizza between 2 is more value than 2 personals
  • Sauté
    • the chicken alfredo is gas
  • Sushi
  • Flattop Grill

Off-Campus

Denton Square

Denton Square has a lot of nice restaurants for students to visit. Flex cannot be used at these restaurants. Some favorites/notable restaurants include:

• LSA Burger
• Beth Marie's
  • Homemade ice cream. Due to its high quality, TAMS students in the past have nicknamed the small shop "Best Marie's."
• Back Dough
  • Doughnuts made from leftover Queenie's Steakhouse bread dough. Usually opens at 11PM on Saturdays and Sundays.
  • Highly recommend going at least once! They only take cash and one (big) donut is $5
• Thai Square
• Cartwright's Ranch House

Fry Street

Fry Street is located north-east of McConnell Hall. This area is full of restaurants and bars. Due to the latter, Fry Street becomes off-limits after 9PM. Some favorites/notable restaurants include:

• Chipotle
• Insomnia Cookies
  • One (1) free cookie on Halloween if you wear a costume or May 1st (2019) if you presented a college/TAMS acceptance letter
• Aura Coffee
  • A nice study café close to campus. The coffee? Maybe not so nice, but that's up to you to decide.
• Crooked Crust
• Cool Beans
• Slap Burger
  • Recently opened up (Fall 2022). Really good but the cholesterol is going straight to your arteries.

Razor Ranch/University Drive

Razor Ranch is the place to go if you're craving boba. Because this plaza is rather far from the main UNT campus, students need a vehicle (AKA leeching off seniors with cars or gathering a group of five to use a TAMS Van) to travel to this sacred place.

Miscellaneous

There are some nearby restaurants not on Fry street or in Denton Square. Some favorites/notable restaurants include:

• The Taste
  • Korean food. Not as good as Carrollton but passable. Located near West Dining Hall (on the west side of campus).
• Oriental Garden (OG)
  • Amazing Thai food. A cute little restaurant just outside UNT campus to the north, next to Jack-in-the-Box and across the street from CVS.
• Hanabi Ramen
  • Industrial-style place with blonde-wood seating for a variety of ramen, along with Japanese dishes. Slightly farther away from campus, near Denton Square.
• Jack-in-the-Box
  • Across the street from CVS, next to Oriental Garden. Looked pretty rundown during Summer O 2019.
• 3 Aguilas Taqueria
  • Seemingly sussy taqueria in a gas station but hey, the grande loco burrito is only $8.75 during these inflationary times ... It's gas though - James.