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Restaurants near The University of Texas Permian Basin

82 places to eat within a mile of The University of Texas Permian Basin, closest first, including Sweet Traveler Patisserie. With addresses and distances.

The 50 places to eat closest to UT Permian Basin

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 (2)

About a 10-minute walk · a quarter to half a mile (27)

A 10- to 20-minute walk · half a mile to a mile (21)

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 Permian Basin.

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

The food scene around UT Permian Basin

82places to eat within 1 mile
33%independent, not chains
0coffee shops and cafés

Open listings put 82 places to eat within 1 mile of UT Permian Basin, 28 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile), and 218 within 3 miles. The most common: Mexican (6) and sandwiches (5). 10 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 E 42nd St (43), John Ben Shepperd Pkwy (19) and E University Blvd (5).

What stands out around UT Permian Basin is frozen yogurt, dessert and breakfast & brunch — types that are listed here at 3 to 11 times the national rate.

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

Mexican 6 Sandwiches 5 Bakery 4 Dessert 4 Chinese 3 Seafood 3 Pizza 3 Frozen yogurt 3 Italian 3 Breakfast & brunch 3

Popular cravings near UT Permian Basin, within 1 mile: Asian food (9 places), Mexican food (6) and Vietnamese food (2). Each guide covers what to order and how to tell a good kitchen from an average one.

Food guides for UT Permian Basin

Asian Food near UT Permian Basin 9 Dessert near UT Permian Basin 7

Eating on a student budget near UT Permian Basin

Cheap and bad overlap much less than price filters suggest. Of the places listed nearby, 10 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 Permian Basin.

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 Permian Basin and call ahead.

The campus

  • Location — Odessa, TX
  • Other names, current or former — UT Permian Basin
  • Setting — in a city
  • Size — 5,000 to 9,999 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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Questions about eating near UT Permian Basin

What restaurants are near UT Permian Basin?
A few to start with, nearest first: Sweet Traveler Patisserie (dessert shop, 0.2 mi), Teak & Charlie's Jersey Girl Pizza (pizza, 0.3 mi), Dos Compadres Mexican Restaurant (mexican, 0.3 mi), Pho and More (vietnamese, 0.3 mi) and Taboo Restaurant. They are chosen local-first, then listed by distance; a starting point, not a ranking.
How many places to eat are near UT Permian Basin?
Open map listings put 82 places to eat within 1 mile, 28 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 218 within 3 miles. About 33% are independent rather than chains; none are coffee shops or cafés and 10 are fast-food counters.
Where is the food near UT Permian Basin?
The busiest streets are E 42nd St (43 places), John Ben Shepperd Pkwy (19 places) and E University Blvd (5 places).
What kind of food is near UT Permian Basin?
The most common types are Mexican (6), sandwiches (5), bakeries (4) and dessert (4). Unusually common compared with the rest of the country: frozen yogurt, dessert and breakfast & brunch.

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