Missouri State University

Guest Housing

Dining Centers

During your stay in Guest Housing at Missouri State, you are more than welcome to utilize our on-campus dining facilities.


Garst dining center

GH - Garst

Physically connected to Hutchens House is Garst Dining Center.  With an extensive number of menu items available, you will be sure to find something to suit your fancy.  Open daily, Garst has an omelet bar open during breakfast, and for lunch and dinner, they maintain salad, sandwich, hamburger, pizza, and pasta bars.


Blair-Shannon dining center

GH - Blair Shannon

A short, five-minute walk from Guest Housing is the Blair-Shannon Dining Center.  It is the University's oldest and busiest dining center.  It features food like fajitas and stir-fry prepared or finished in full view of guests.  They also have an assortment of delicious selections from  the pizza, pasta, hamburger, hotdog, and deli sandwich bars.


Kentwood dining center

GH - Kentwood

The Kentwood Dining Center is located in Kentwood Hall, a luxury hotel converted into a residence hall, near Springfield's downtown. It offers a quiet, comfortable dining experience.  While it doesn't offer the numerous options of the other dining centers, it has delicious and unique offerings that won't be found elsewhere.