Don’t miss out on this week’s Bistro To Go special: Chef Aaliyah Flynn’s General Tso’s Chicken. See the full fall menu at Bistro Verde.
For now, online ordering is down. Guests can place their order in person and either take it with them or enjoy in the dining room space or al fresco. Wait time is approximately 10 minutes. Bistro Verde is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, through Oct. 3.
Bistro Verde, LLCC’s student-led café, reopens Sept. 3 and will serve customers Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The café is open as Bistro To Go, a counter service concept, from Sept. 3-Oct. 3, offering soups, salads, sandwiches, baked goods, coffees and drinks.
From Oct. 22-Nov. 21 (closed Nov. 5), the café transforms into Bistro Verde, a casual, dine-in restaurant experience. The full-service lunch features appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, desserts, coffees, drinks and chef inspired dishes that are prepared from scratch using high quality ingredients and finished with creative flair. Reservations are recommended.
The menu as well as ordering and reservation information are available at www.llcc.edu/bistro-verde. Bistro Verde is located inside the east entrance of the Workforce Careers Center on the LLCC campus in Springfield.
In the LLCC Hospitality and Culinary Arts program, part of a student’s learning experience is to run a working café that is open to the public. LLCC offers an associate in applied science degree in culinary arts and in hospitality management and services. Professional certificates offered include first cook, culinary manager, baking and pastry, hospitality professional and hospitality supervisor. LLCC also offers non-credit cooking and baking classes, as well as dinners at Bistro Verde.
Bistro Verde, LLCC’s student-led café, reopens Sept. 3 and will serve customers Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The café is open as Bistro To Go, a counter service concept, from Sept. 3-Oct. 3, offering soups, salads, sandwiches, baked goods, coffees and drinks.
From Oct. 22-Nov. 21 (closed Nov. 5), the café transforms into Bistro Verde, a casual, dine-in restaurant experience. The full-service lunch features appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, desserts, coffees, drinks and chef inspired dishes that are prepared from scratch using high quality ingredients and finished with creative flair. Reservations are recommended.
The menu as well as ordering and reservation information are available at www.llcc.edu/bistro-verde. Bistro Verde is located inside the east entrance of the Workforce Careers Center on the LLCC campus in Springfield.
In the LLCC Hospitality and Culinary Arts program, part of a student’s learning experience is to run a working café that is open to the public. LLCC offers an associate in applied science degree in culinary arts and in hospitality management and services. Professional certificates offered include first cook, culinary manager, baking and pastry, hospitality professional and hospitality supervisor. LLCC also offers non-credit cooking and baking classes, as well as dinners at Bistro Verde.
This is the final week Bistro Verde will be open this semester. Bistro is open Tuesday-Thursday this week, offering a full-service lunch experience that features appetizers, soups, salads, desserts, coffees and drinks! View the menu. Reservations are highly recommended and can be made by leaving a message at 217-786-2821 or by emailing BistroVerde@llcc.edu. Your phone or email reservation will be confirmed as soon as we are able.
This week’s specials from Chef Gracie Brink and Chef Cedric Abbey include cesar salad, braised brisket with oven roasted carrots and sweet cornbread and milk chocolate ice cream with hazelnut topping.
Online to-go orders will be accepted, but we very much encourage guests to make a reservation and join us in person.
March 27-May 2
Tue, Wed and Thu
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Bistro Verde is open Tuesday-Thursday this week, offering a full-service lunch experience that features appetizers, soups, salads, desserts, coffees and drinks! View the menu. Reservations are highly recommended and can be made by leaving a message at 217-786-2821 or by emailing BistroVerde@llcc.edu. Your phone or email reservation will be confirmed as soon as we are able.
This week’s specials from Chef Meghan Good and Chef Olivia Moore include fig bruschetta with sage cream cheese and apply chutney, ratatouille with salami and béchamel sauce and strawberry and rhubarb tart.
Online to-go orders will be accepted, but we very much encourage guests to make a reservation and join us in person.
March 27-May 2
Tue, Wed and Thu
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Head over to the Workforce Careers Center lobby beginning at noon today to try dishes prepared by LLCC culinary students followed by a cooking demonstration at 12:30 p.m. Students will prepare a soup, sauce and smoothie for tasting while attendees will have the opportunity to take a guess at the veggie within each recipe to win prizes. Join in to see what our culinary students can do, try some yummy food and get some great recipes!
Bistro Verde is open Tuesday-Thursday this week, offering a full-service lunch experience that features appetizers, soups, salads, desserts, coffees and drinks! View the menu. Reservations are highly recommended and can be made by leaving a message at 217-786-2821 or by emailing BistroVerde@llcc.edu. Your phone or email reservation will be confirmed as soon as we are able.
This week’s specials from Chef Christina Brown and Chef Aaron Leonard include panko freid oysters with cajun sauce, creole shrimp with cheddar grits and sausage adn a beignet with strawberry coulis.
Online to-go orders will be accepted, but we very much encourage guests to make a reservation and join us in person.
March 27-May 2
Tue, Wed and Thu
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Visit the Workforce Careers Center lobby to participate in the Veg Out With Us event on Monday, April 15 from noon-12:30 p.m. Attendees will be able to sample three food items that have green vegetables in the recipe. After all guesses have been made and the greens have been revealed, those in attendance will be able to observe a cooking demonstration beginning at 12:30 p.m. provided by our very own LLCC culinary students. Join in to taste some delicious dishes, learn some new recipes and have a chance to win prizes! Save the date and add it to your calendar.
Bistro Verde is open Tuesday-Thursday this week, offering a full-service lunch experience that features appetizers, soups, salads, desserts, coffees and drinks! View the menu. Reservations are highly recommended and can be made by leaving a message at 217-786-2821 or by emailing BistroVerde@llcc.edu. Your phone or email reservation will be confirmed as soon as we are able.
This week’s specials from Chef DJ Mehundrew and Chef Jordan Williams include, crispy mac and cheese croquettes, NY strip steak with mashed sweet potatoes and gravy and doubled layered chocolate cake.
Online to-go orders will be accepted, but we very much encourage guests to make a reservation and join us in person.
March 27-May 2
Tue, Wed and Thu
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Bistro Verde will be open today and Thursday this week offering a full-service lunch experience that features appetizers, soups, salads, desserts, coffees and drinks! Reservations are highly recommended and can be made by leaving a message at 217-786-2821 or by emailing BistroVerde@llcc.edu. Your phone or email reservation will be confirmed as soon as we are able.
Online to-go orders will be accepted, but we very much encourage guests to make a reservation and join us in person.
March 27-May 2
Tue, Wed and Thu
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.