Who remembers eating lunch in the school cafeteria? Eagerly studying the lunch menu in the morning, grabbing a tray, and filling it with everything from pizza and tater tots to grilled cheese and pudding. Always, always, with one of those little cartons of chocolate milk? While we can’t transport you back to your elementary school, there is a cafeteria-style restaurant in Berea, Kentucky, that offers a delightful — and delicious — dining experience.

An art-loving locale in Kentucky, Berea is an impossibly charming mountain town that's home to a wonderful liberal arts college, thriving arts scene, and lively downtown district.
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Located in the heart of this charming town, the Kentucky Artisan Center celebrates Kentucky’s artists and makers through sales, exhibits, displays, events, demonstrations, and information about Berea and other Kentucky destinations.
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It's a place for admiring and supporting the arts, with beautiful hand-made wares and stunning, one-of-a-kind works available for sale.
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It's also a place to break bread with fellow art lovers, with the Artisan Café serving up some of the best homemade food in Kentucky!
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At this cafeteria-style restaurant in Kentucky, folks are invited to dine on regional favorites such as sausage biscuits, country ham, burgers, and an array of fresh-made pies and desserts.
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The restaurant is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is known for amazing brunch specials like quiche made with seasonal produce and herbs.
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Folks also rave about the cafe's burgers: perfectly executed, made-to-order, all-beef burgers with classic fixings, and served with fresh steak fries or onion rings.
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The desserts are also out-of-this-world good, with the sticky-sweet bread pudding worth each and every calorie. Mmm!
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Even better? You'll dine surrounded by art, which makes this cafeteria-style restaurant in Kentucky a bona fide dining experience!
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Have you dined at the Artisan Café and Grill before? We only wish the cafeteria at our elementary school had made food this good!

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Artisan Cafe & Grill, 975 Walnut Meadow Rd, Berea, KY 40403, USA