Welcome to Bistro Verde — home of great culinary and hospitality experiences at LLCC!
We are located inside the east entrance of the Workforce Careers Center on LLCC’s main campus at 5250 Shepherd Road in Springfield.
Bistro Verde is the dining room and kitchen lab space that serves as an active classroom for our very own student-run restaurant, which is open to the public most Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the fall and spring semesters. Bistro Verde is also the location for student dinners, LLCC Community Education culinary dinners, and other great culinary and hospitality experiences.
Bistro To Go
Bistro To Go provides a counter service concept that offers soups, salads, sandwiches, weekly student chef specials, baked goods, coffees and drinks. Guests can place their online to-go orders and either take away a delicious lunch or enjoy it in the dining room space or al fresco.
Bistro Verde
LLCC's student-run restaurant transforms mid-semester to a casual, fine dining concept, offering a full-service lunch experience that features appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, entrees, featured weekly student chef prix fixe menu, desserts, coffees and drinks.
Fall 2026
Bistro Verde will be open for dine-in service on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Oct. 28-Dec. 3 (closed Nov. 10 and the week of Thanksgiving)
American Coastal Cuisine: A Four-Course Dining Experience
Dec. 9, 2026
Guided by LLCC Culinary Arts and Hospitality instructors Ty Bergman, Channing Fullaway, Manfred Brandtner, and Stephanie Warren, this unique dining experience serves as a culminating showcase and capstone assessment of the current Hospitality and Culinary students enrolled in CLA231, HSP 105, HSP 145, HSP 213 at LLCC.
LLCC Culinary and Hospitality students will demonstrate their culinary expertise, creativity and fine-dining banquet service skills in an authentic professional setting. Join us for a four-course, seafood-forward dinner celebrating the diverse flavors and culinary traditions of America's regional cuisines. Each thoughtfully crafted course will highlight preparations inspired by different regions of the United States, accompanied by a choice of expertly paired alcoholic beverages (wine, beer, or spirits) or creative mocktails, included in the package price. This Dinner is hosted by the faculty and students in the Hospitality and Culinary Arts program at LLCC Workforce Institute.
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2026
Time: 6-9 p.m.
Location: Bistro Verde, Workforce Careers Center, W1103
Fee: $109
Register for the American Coastal Cuisine Dinner
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