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Restaurants near Tarleton State University (TSU)

56 places to eat within a mile of Tarleton State University, closest first, including Vietnamese cuisine, Lida's Bakery and Montana Restaurant.

The 50 places to eat closest to TSU

Closest first, out of 56 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 (2)

  • Chick-fil-A · under 0.1 miles
    1451 W Jones St, Stephenville
  • Auntie Anne's · under 0.1 miles
    1451 W Jones St, Stephenville

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (20)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (28)

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 TSU.

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The food scene around TSU

56places to eat within 1 mile
52%independent, not chains
1coffee shop or café

Open listings put 56 places to eat within 1 mile of TSU, 20 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 118 within 3 miles. The most common: Mexican (10), pizza (5) and bakeries (5). 6 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 W Washington St (31), South Loop (9) and W Lingleville Rd (3).

What stands out around TSU is Mexican and bakeries — types that are listed here at 2 to 3 times the national rate.

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

Mexican 10 Pizza 5 Bakery 5 Sandwiches 4 Comfort food 2 Thai 2 Dessert 2 Ice cream 2 Donuts 2

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

Food guides for TSU

Mexican Food near TSU 10

Eating on a student budget near TSU

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 6 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 TSU.

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 TSU and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Stephenville, TX
  • Other names, current or former — Tarleton, Texans, TSU, Tarleton State
  • Setting — in a college town
  • 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.

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Guides worth reading

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Questions about eating near TSU

What restaurants are near TSU?
A few to start with, nearest first: Vietnamese cuisine (ramen, 0.2 mi), Lida's Bakery (bakery, 0.3 mi), Montana Restaurant (american, 0.4 mi), Big O's Simply Delicious (sandwich shop, 0.4 mi) and Taqueria La Esmeralda (mexican, 0.4 mi). They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near TSU?
Open map listings put 56 places to eat within 1 mile, 20 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 118 within 3 miles. About 52% are independent rather than chains; one is a coffee shop or café and 6 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near TSU?
The busiest streets are W Washington St (31 places), South Loop (9 places) and W Lingleville Rd (3 places).
What kind of food is near TSU?
The most common types are Mexican (10), pizza (5), bakeries (5) and sandwiches (4). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: Mexican and bakeries.

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