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Dining at M State

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All four M State campuses offer food options for students, employees and campus visitors. Our cafeteria and/or bookstores accept cash and credit cards.

Contact us

For more information about M State dining, please call 218.847.2309.

 

Sections

Detroit Lakes Campus

Spartan Lake Cafe

Hours

7:45 a.m.-1 p.m.

Hot Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

  • Offered Daily: Coffee, Juice, Milk, Assorted Bottled Beverages, Fruit
  • 20 oz Soda $2 (tax included) 
  • 12 oz canned soda $1 (tax included)
  • Offered Daily for Breakfast: Yogurt Parfait $3.99
  • Offered Daily for Lunch: Cold Sandwiches, Chef & Garden Salad

Daily menu

Menu for the week of March 30

Weekly features

  • By the Slice Pizza $2.99 – Big Daddy’s Cheese
  • Grill Feature $4.99 – Rueben Burger
  • Specialty Salad $5.99 – Chicken Caesar, Chef & Garden 
  • Specialty Wrap/Sandwich $4.99 – Roast Beef Pretzel Bun
  • Lunch Box $5.99 – Nachos Box & Parfait Meal

Combo options

Make your own Combo! *Entrée Priced Separately 

Grill Feature, Pizza Slice, Specialty Wrap/Sandwich or Value Entrée & 12 oz canned soda or 8 oz milk 

Plus any one of the following for $2.49*! 

4 oz Fries/Tots, Chip Bag, Fruit/Veg Cup

*Spartan Special $6.99 and salads not eligible

Menu subject to change without notice due to weather, staffing, product availability. This institution is an equal opportunity provider

Fergus Falls Campus

For the 2025-26 academic year, housing students are not required to purchase a meal plan as there's no longer a traditional cafeteria on campus.

Students have affordable, flexible food options including:

  • Grab-and-go items for sale at the bookstore
  • On-campus prep spaces for students to prepare food
  • New appliances in campus housing to make cooking easier for residents
  • Campus food pantry with free food for students

Moorhead Campus

Moorhead students have affordable, flexible food options.

  • Grab-and-go items for sale at the campus store
  • Microwaves available for student use in multiple campus locations, including the campus store
  • Campus food pantry with free food for students

Breakfast

8-10 a.m.*

  • Sandy’s Donuts
  • Breakfast pizza
  • Coffee and cappuccino
  • Packaged muffins and pastries

*Or until supplies run out. Equal opportunity provider.

Lunch

10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.*

  • Pizza
  • All-beef hot dogs
  • Soup
  • Nachos
  • Cheesy bread
  • Tornadoes
  • Deli Express sandwiches

*Or until supplies run out. Equal opportunity provider.

Cafeteria

Monday - Thursday 10:45 a.m.-2 p.m., inside door S3

Cafeteria services have ended for the spring 2026 semester. Please visit the campus store for quick food options while supplies last; or vending machines near door S3.

Wadena Campus

Hours

7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. daily when classes are in session during fall and spring semesters

Offered daily

Juice, Milk, Assorted Bottled Beverages

Offered Daily for Breakfast: Muffins & Misc. pastries starting at $2.00 Yogurt Parfait $5.32 Hot Breakfast sandwiches $4.83

From the Grill: Made to order Chicken strip or Burger baskets

From the Dell: Sandwiches/wraps, $5.64, Chef salad $6.00, Assorted cakes, bars, cookies $2.00 and up,  Chips $1.07

Lunch special

  • Made To Order
  • Grill items or wraps
  • Lunch specials and baskets include small fountain pop, bottled plain water or 8 oz carton white milk
  • Soup/Chili * When available** cup $3.25 Bowl $3.85

Menu is subject to change due to staffing, weather and product availability. This institution is an equal opportunity employer and provider.

Menu for the week of March 30, 2026

Monday

BREAKFAST SPECIAL

Breakfast Sandwich

$5.32

LUNCH SPECIAL

Beef & Gravy

Mashed Potatoes, Veggie

Bread

Tuesday

BREAKFAST SPECIAL

Breakfast Burrito

$5.32

LUNCH SPECIAL

Walking Taco

Pasta Salad

Dessert

Wednesday

BREAKFAST SPECIAL

Breakfast Sand/Burrito

$5.32

LUNCH SPECIAL

Mandarin Chicken & Rice

Veggies

Garlic Toast

Thursday

BREAKFAST SPECIAL

Breakfast Burrito $5.32

Caramel Roll/Donuts $3.22

LUNCH SPECIAL

Soup & Sandwiches

Friday

BREAKFAST SPECIAL

Made to order

Breakfast Sandwich $5.32

LUNCH SPECIAL

Made to order grill items or wraps