Food and Vending Services

Central Piedmont offers a variety of dining options across all six campuses, featuring full-service coffee bars, grab and go lunch stations, sandwich shops, breakfast/lunch locations, and more.

Summer 2025 Hours

Food services' summer hours run from Monday, May 19, 2025, through Friday, July 25, 2025. All food services resume regular hours on Monday, July 28.

Catalyst will be open from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and closed Friday at Central Campus. All other food services locations will be closed for the summer.

Vending machines are available on all campuses with drinks, snacks, and food.

Canteen will still be available all summer for catering orders.

The campus stores at Central, Cato, and Levine will continue to provide coffee, food, and snack options.

Beach & Borough Sandwich Shop

West coast subs and the Manhattan sandwich shop society flavors collide at Beach & Borough Sandwich Shop. Select one of our signature sandwiches or build your own with your choice of artisanal breads, all-natural cheeses, colorful veggies, clean label meats and fresh in-house made spreads, pickles and chips.

Catalyst Coffee Bar

Our curated coffee bar experience will include Blk & Bold coffee, specialty beverages, espresso, nitro cold brew, hot tea and specialty blended beverages and smoothies. In addition, you’ll find locally sourced pastries and freshly prepared grab and go sandwiches, salads, desserts, yogurt cups and more.

Hen & Steer Breakfast and Gastrogrill / Cosmos Pizza

Hen & Steer Breakfast is a creative twist on breakfast classics that pays tribute to farmhouse favorites. Enjoy breakfast sandwiches and signature handhelds customized your way. Hen & Steer Gastrogrill features chef inspired signature burgers, sandwiches, sausages and chef prepared pub specialties. You choose your style of a freshly made all natural beef, turkey or veggie burger, to our happy pastured hand dipped or grilled chicken sandwiches and tenders. We source our ingredients from local farmers, ranchers, and bakers whenever possible and include fresh seasonal ingredients in all of our specials. Traditional pizza pies meet futuristic flavors at Cosmos Pizza where we offer on-demand custom made pizza ready in minutes. Using only premium ingredients, our hand-stretched dough is topped with premium sauces and the freshest ingredients. We offer your favorite traditional style pizzas as well as chef-inspired flavors. Don't forget to try some of our hand-tied garlic knots, limited time offer specials, or signature salads.

Order Ahead with Connect & Pay App

Look for the Connect & Pay icon in your app store

Order ahead is available at all Central Piedmont food/dining locations. Pay with your phone using our new "Connect & Pay" app that also lets you skip the line and order ahead.  All food service locations are cashless, so payments for food, grab and go items, and beverages can be made only through credit/debit cards when using the app.

The Connect & Pay app allows you to order and customize your favorite campus specialty beverages and food selections, pay, and then pick up at a time that is convenient for you. You can also see current promotions, rewards, and offers. 

Apple store Connect & Pay app download

Google store Connect & Pay app download

Instructions

Turn on Location Services within the app to find dining locations near you, or link these codes:

Cato Campus, Catalyst coffee bar: 0303E7

Central Campus, Beach and Borough sandwich shop: 0303E5

Central Campus, Catalyst coffee bar: 14090F

Central Campus, Cosmos Pizza / Hen & Steer Gastrogrill: 142700

Harper Campus, Catalyst coffee bar: 0303E6

Harris Campus, Catalyst coffee bar: 0303E8

Levine Campus, Beach and Borough sandwich shop: 0303E4

Levine Campus, Catalyst coffee bar: 142B6E

Merancas Campus, Catalyst coffee bar: 0303E3

Vouchers for Campus Dining

The Connect & Pay app can also load money to your account from a debit or credit card for future use at our Canteen on-campus dining locations. If you only have access to cash, vouchers for our campus dining locations are available for purchase at the Cashiering Business Office on the Cato, Central, Harper, Harris, Levine and Merancas Campuses.

Vouchers may be purchased in $5 and $10 increments. Vouchers can be combined or added with Connect & Pay or card payments to complete a transaction. The remaining balance of the voucher will be printed on your receipt. At this time, vouchers can’t be added to the Connect & Pay app.

Please note:

  • Individual vouchers will expire seven years from purchase.
  • Vouchers are non-refundable and cannot be replaced for any reason, even if lost or stolen, or if the dining facility is closed.

Campus Vending Machines

Central Piedmont has vending machines on all campuses stocked with food, drinks, and snacks for your grab-n-go snack needs.

  • Cato Campus Vending Locations
    • Cato I Building

      • first floor: beverage and snack machine, food, and microwave
      • second floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Cato II Building
      • first floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Cato III Building
      • ground floor: beverage and snack machine, coffee, food, and microwave
      • second floor: beverage and snack machine
      • third floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Horticulture Building
      • first floor: snack machine

  • Central Campus Vending Locations
    • Belk Building

      • third floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Center for Arts Technology Building
      • first floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Central High Building
      • second floor: beverage and snack machine
      • third floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Citizens Building
      • second floor: snack machine
    • Drumm Building
      • first floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Giles Building
      • first floor: beverage and snack machine
      • second floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Health Careers Building
      • fourth floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Leon Levine Health Sciences Building
      • first floor: beverage and snack machine
      • fourth floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Levine Information Technology Building
      • second floor: beverage and snack machine
    • North Classroom Building
      • ground floor: beverage and snack machine, coffee, food, and microwave
      • first floor: beverage and snack machine
      • second floor: snack machine and microwave
      • third floor: beverage and snack machine
      • fourth floor: beverage and snack machine, food, and microwave
    • Old ATC Building
      • first floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Overcash Building
      • second floor: beverage and snack machine
      • third floor: snack machine
    • Parr Center
      • ground floor: beverage and snack machine, microwave
      • first floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Parking Deck 1
      • beverage and snack machine
    • Pitts Building
      • basement: snack machine
    • Shaw Advanced Technologies Building
      • third floor: beverage and snack machine
      • fifth floor: snack machine
    • Van Every Culinary Arts Building
      • second floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Worrell Building
      • first floor: beverage and snack machine, food, and microwave
      • second floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Zeiss Building
      • first floor: beverage and snack machine
      • third floor: beverage and snack machine

  • Harper Campus Vending Locations
    • Harper Building I

      • first floor: beverage and snack machine
      • second floor: beverage and snack machine
      • third floor: beverage machine
    • Harper Building IV
      • first floor: beverage and snack machine, coffee, food, and microwave
    • Learning Center
      • third floor: beverage and snack machine, coffee, and food

  • Harris Campus Vending Locations
    • Harris I Building

      • first floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Harris Conference Center
      • second floor: beverage and snack machine, food, and microwave

  • Levine Campus Vending Locations
    • Levine I Building

      • first floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Levine II Building
      • first floor: beverage and snack machine
      • third floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Levine III Building
      • first floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Joe Hendrick Center for Automotive Technology
      • first floor: beverage and snack machine

  • Merancas Campus Vending Locations
    • Claudia Watkins Belk Center for Criminal Justice

      • first floor: beverage and snack machine
    • CDL Building
      • beverage and snack combo machine
    • Merancas IV Building
      • first floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Transport Systems Technology Building
      • second floor: beverage and snack machine, coffee, food, and microwave

  • City View Center Vending Locations
    • Cosmetology

      • first floor: beverage and snack machine, food, and microwave

  • WTVI PBS Charlotte Vending Locations
    • first floor: beverage and snack machine

  • Vending Machine Issues and Refunds

    Help us keep our vending machines in proper working order. If you have experienced a recent vending machine malfunction, please let us know by emailing canteencsrv@compass-usa.com, providing the campus, building, floor/location, and type of machine (e.g., snack, drink, etc.). To request a refund for money lost due to a malfunctioning vending machine, please go to any Central Piedmont Cashier's office.

Catering

Our dining team now offers catering. 

Catering at its Best!

Organizing a brainstorming session? We'll make sure you have snacks and drinks to keep the creativity flowing. Hosting clients or business partners? We'll deliver a spread that's sure to impress! Putting together a last-minute working lunch? Rest easy--we'll provide the fuel to keep your engines running. No matter the size of your group or complexity of your menu, we are ready to assist you with any catering need.

Ready to get started? Fill out the form and someone will be in touch within two business days and will provide a quote within five business days.

Catering Request Form​

If you have any questions, you can email or call one of the following: email catering representative; email Frankie White or call 980-288-3294; email Julian Williams or call 832-640-5670.  

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