Renovated in 1998 Lenoir Hall has few rivals at other universities because of the varied and delicious meals it offers as Carolina's main dining facility.

Managed by Carolina Dining Service, the facility has the capacity to serve 12,000 meals each day. The popular Top of Lenoir features healthy entrees, rotisserie meats and homestyle vegetables, wood-fired pizzas, fresh-baked rolls and homemade desserts. Diners can choose from a variety of fast-food shops on Lenoir Mainstreet. And, adjoining the university's most popular courtyard, the Ram CafÈ offers coffee, fruit, pastries, and more in a relaxed setting that includes outdoor seating. Completed 1939 and open for service to students when they returned from Christmas holidays in January 1940, Lenoir Hall is named for General William Lenoir, a Revolutionary War patriot who was named the first chairman of the Board of Trustees of the university in 1790.