MCAD Cafe When it comes to food, your options are pretty much endless. Whether you need a full meal or just a coffee, the MCAD Cafe has you covered. The Cafe serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner during the academic year, offering a wide variety of fresh food options. The staff can accommodate those with special dietary needs and preferences, including vegetarians, vegan, and gluten-free diners, to name a few. The Cafe is passionate about using sustainable and ethical practices, such as recycling, composting, and cooking with locally produced products. Students who live in MCAD housing are required to buy a declining balance meal card, providing a convenient method to pay for meals. PURCHASE a card at mcad.edu/cafecardpurchase Check card BALANCES or ADD VALUE at mcad.edu/cafecard Place an ONLINE ORDER at mcad.edu/cafeorder Resident Student Food Plan While MCAD’s residential apartments provide fully equipped kitchens, MCAD also has an on-campus cafe serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks on weekdays during the academic year. To promote healthy eating habits, new incoming resident students are required to purchase a $600 per semester declining-balance food plan to be used in the MCAD Cafe. Returning students have the option to opt-out of the food plan during the 2021/22 academic year. Beginning in 2022/23, all resident students will be required to participate in the food plan. The plan will be charged each semester along with tuition and MCAD apartment rent. Student’s may choose to add additional funds to the minimum plan. Other Food Options If you like to cook, convenient campus shuttles make regular trips to nearby grocery stores. MCAD's on-campus apartments [INSERT LINK] offer full kitchens, including refrigerators, ovens, and stovetops. If you like to eat out or cook in, campus is two blocks from the famous Eat Street on Nicollet Avenue, which boasts more than fifty destinations for eating out or grocery shopping. To name a few stores within walking distance of MCAD's campus: Aldi Foods 2601 Lyndale Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55408 Shuang Hur Supermarket Minneapolis 2712 Nicollet Ave Minneapolis, MN 55408 The Wedge Co-op 2105 Lyndale Ave South Minneapolis, MN 55405 Here are just a few of students’ favorite food spots: Black Sheep Pizza Copper Hen Glam Doll Donuts Gyst Fermentation Bar Icehouse Jasmine Deli Krungthep Thai Pancho Villa Pho 79 Spyhouse Coffee Food Support Some of these costs can cause stress and impact your academic success and personal well-being. Help comes in a variety of forms. MCAD has established an Emergency Student Assistance Fund, generously supported by a group of board members and supporters. Available to current MCAD students, this fund provides limited financial assistance to students who are unable to meet essential expenses. Off Campus Local Food Shelf Groveland Food Shelf Minneapolis Food Shelves foodpantries.org SNAP Minnesota Department of Human Services