Skip to content
Find my one

Savor Scout › Campuses › California › Modesto, CA › Modesto Junior College

Restaurants near campus

Restaurants near Modesto Junior College (MJC)

82 places to eat within a mile of Modesto Junior College, closest first, including Cinco De Mayo Taqueria, Modesto Silos and Tios Grill.

The 50 places to eat closest to MJC

Closest first, out of 82 within a mile. Distances are straight-line from the campus, so a walk runs a little longer.

Right by campus · about a 5-minute walk (6)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (3)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (41)

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 MJC.

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

The food scene around MJC

82places to eat within 1 mile
80%independent, not chains
3coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 82 places to eat within 1 mile of MJC, 9 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 443 within 3 miles. The most common: Mexican (11), pizza (6) and sandwiches (6). 4 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 J St (12), Kansas Ave (9), 10th St (9) and 11th St (8).

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

Mexican 11 Pizza 6 Sandwiches 6 Chinese 4 American 4 Bakery 3 Coffee 3 Italian 3 Vietnamese 2 Bar & grill 2

Popular cravings near MJC, within 1 mile: Mexican food (11 places), Asian food (10) and Vietnamese food (2). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for MJC

Mexican Food near MJC 11 Asian Food near MJC 10 Pizza near MJC 6

Eating on a student budget near MJC

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 4 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 MJC.

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 MJC and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Modesto, CA
  • Other names, current or former — MJC
  • Setting — in a city
  • Size — 10,000 to 19,999 students
  • Type — Public two-year college that also awards some bachelor's degrees

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

Guides worth reading

Where to get a quick lunch Where to eat when you're broke What to eat after a shift What to eat during finals week Eating out with a dietary restriction

Questions about eating near MJC

What restaurants are near MJC?
A few to start with, nearest first: Tios Grill (barbecue, 0.2 mi), Orient House (chinese, 0.2 mi), The Sandwich Shop (sandwich shop, 0.4 mi), Guayabitos Restaurant (mexican, 0.4 mi) and Fireball Pizza (pizza, 0.7 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near MJC?
Open map listings put 82 places to eat within 1 mile, 9 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 443 within 3 miles. About 80% are independent rather than chains; 3 are coffee shops or cafés and 4 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near MJC?
The busiest streets are J St (12 places), Kansas Ave (9 places), 10th St (9 places) and 11th St (8 places).
What kind of food is near MJC?
The most common types are Mexican (11), pizza (6) and sandwiches (6).

Nearby campuses

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