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Restaurants near campus

Restaurants near The University of Texas at Dallas

Every place to eat within a mile of The University of Texas at Dallas, closest first, including The Pub, Comet Quencher and Pinto Urban Thai Diner.

Every place to eat within a mile of UT Dallas

38 places, closest first. 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 (4)

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 UT Dallas.

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

The food scene around UT Dallas

39places to eat within 1 mile
59%independent, not chains
1coffee shop or café

Open listings put 39 places to eat within 1 mile of UT Dallas, 10 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 615 within 3 miles. The most common: pizza (4) and Mexican (3). 3 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.

Where to walk: the street with the most places to eat within 1 mile is W Campbell Rd (27).

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

Pizza 4 Mexican 3 Ice cream 2 Salad 2 Dessert 2

Popular cravings near UT Dallas, within 1 mile: Mexican food (3 places). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Eating on a student budget near UT Dallas

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 3 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 UT Dallas.

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 UT Dallas and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Richardson, TX
  • Other names, current or former — UT Dallas
  • Setting — in a city
  • Size — 20,000 students or more
  • 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

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 UT Dallas

What restaurants are near UT Dallas?
A few to start with, nearest first: The Pub (cafeteria, 0.2 mi), Pinto Urban Thai Diner (thai, 0.6 mi), Chopped Halal Grill (halal, 0.6 mi), Cicis Richardson (pizza, 0.7 mi) and The Farmhouse Table. They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near UT Dallas?
Open map listings put 39 places to eat within 1 mile, 10 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 615 within 3 miles. About 59% are independent rather than chains; one is a coffee shop or café and 3 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near UT Dallas?
The busiest street is W Campbell Rd (27 places).
What kind of food is near UT Dallas?
The most common types are pizza (4) and Mexican (3).

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