Skip to content
Find my one

Savor Scout › Campuses › California › Turlock, CA › California State University-Stanislaus

Restaurants near campus

Restaurants near California State University-Stanislaus

59 places to eat within a mile of California State University-Stanislaus, closest first, including Patogh Restaurant and Season Tickets Sports Pub & Deli.

The 50 places to eat closest to Stanislaus State

Closest first, out of 59 within a mile. Distances are straight-line from the campus, so a walk runs a little longer.

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (17)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (33)

Listings from Overture Maps open data (September 2026), open places with a street address only. Hours and openings change, so check before you go. Want one picked for what you're craving instead? Ask Savor Scout near Stanislaus State.

Can't decide between them? Say what you're craving and Savor Scout picks one near Turlock, CA.

The food scene around Stanislaus State

59places to eat within 1 mile
42%independent, not chains
1coffee shop or café

Open listings put 59 places to eat within 1 mile of Stanislaus State, 14 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 249 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (8), Chinese (5) and Mexican (5). 5 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.

Where to walk: the streets with the most places to eat within 1 mile are Geer Rd (40), Monte Vista Ave (12) and Crowell Rd (5).

What stands out around Stanislaus State is Mediterranean and Chinese — types that are listed here at 3 to 7 times the national rate.

By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:

Pizza 8 Chinese 5 Mexican 5 Mediterranean 3 Sandwiches 3 Bakery 3 Italian 2 Burgers 2 Chicken 2 American 2

Popular cravings near Stanislaus State, within 1 mile: Asian food (9 places) and Mexican food (5). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for Stanislaus State

Asian Food near Stanislaus State 9 Pizza near Stanislaus State 8

Eating on a student budget near Stanislaus State

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 5 are fast-food counters: the cheapest default, rarely the cheapest good meal. The value is usually in lunch specials, counter service, short menus and dishes built on rice, noodles, bread or beans. Where to eat when you're broke covers what to look for, or search cheap eats near Stanislaus State.

Need somewhere open right now? These listings do not carry live opening hours, and late at night a fair share of what is listed as open is not. The late-night guide covers how to check before you go, or search late-night food near Stanislaus State and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Turlock, CA
  • Other names, current or former — Stanislaus State
  • Setting — in a suburb
  • Size — 10,000 to 19,999 students
  • Type — Public four-year institution

Campus figures are from IPEDS, the US Department of Education's institutional survey. Size is reported as the survey's own bracket rather than an exact headcount, because that is what the public dataset gives and we would rather quote it than estimate.

Nearby cities

The nearest city of any real size is Modesto, CA, about 11 miles away, for the nights the options by campus run out.

Guides worth reading

What to eat during finals week Where to eat when you're broke Where to eat late at night Where to take visiting family and friends Eating out with a dietary restriction

Questions about eating near Stanislaus State

What restaurants are near Stanislaus State?
A few to start with, nearest first: Patogh Restaurant (persian, 0.3 mi), Perkos Cafe, Javi's (mexican, 0.4 mi), Carnivore's Bbq Sandwich Shop (sandwich shop, 0.5 mi) and Vito's Ristorante & Pizzeria (italian, 0.6 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near Stanislaus State?
Open map listings put 59 places to eat within 1 mile, 14 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 249 within 3 miles. About 42% are independent rather than chains; one is a coffee shop or café and 5 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near Stanislaus State?
The busiest streets are Geer Rd (40 places), Monte Vista Ave (12 places) and Crowell Rd (5 places).
What kind of food is near Stanislaus State?
The most common types are pizza (8), Chinese (5) and Mexican (5). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: Mediterranean and Chinese.

Nearby campuses

Comparing schools, or eating with friends across town? These are the closest campuses to Stanislaus State.

Other California State University campuses