The Tiger Den, the Mount Pleasant High School campus restaurant, is opening for business for the 2026-2027 school year! The Tiger Den will open this year on Tuesday, October 13. Under the guidance of Chef Rhiannon Vose, Practicum in Culinary Arts students operate an actual working restaurant located at the front of Mount Pleasant High School. The restaurant is open for business every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

The new menu includes a chicken fried steak meal that comes with gravy, and a choice of 2 sides including mac and cheese, bacon wrapped green beans, or garlic herb mashed potatoes. A new addition includes a classic burger with a side of potato chips. And for a lighter option there is a Cobb Salad with grilled chicken. In the future the menu will add a Meal from Around the World representing the region the students will be studying. Dessert options include Cream Puffs filled with vanilla bean pastry cream, Lemon Posset topped with fresh berries, or Death by Chocolate Cake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Beverages options are water and sweet or unsweet tea. The total meal price varies from $6.00-$7.50 with drinks and taxes included in the price of the meal.

To dine at The Tiger Den, park in the front of Mount Pleasant High School and the restaurant is located on the far-left side when looking at the building. For more information about the MPHS Culinary Arts program, contact the MPISD Career and Technology Director, Jay Silman, at 904-434-8769. And to view the complete menu, visit their website at https://www.mpisd.net/mphs/tiger-den-culinary/. And follow their Facebook page for the most up-to-date information at https://www.facebook.com/mphstigerden/.

Photos:

1: Adriana Hipolito measures the temperature of the chicken fried steak

2: The chicken fried steak meal with garlic herb mashed potatoes and mac and cheese

3: Julisa Mendoza prepares the green beans wrapped in bacon

4: Jaylen Alvarez serves the Cobb Salad

5: Chef Voss (left) discusses proper server etiquette with students Cindy Valle and Jaylen Alvsrez

6: Hector Sierra-Rosales plates the cream puff dessert

7: Lemon Posset

8: Giselle Hernandez (right) seats MPISD employee Mercedes Marroquin during the Tiger Den soft opening

9: David Finley (left) and Jamaree Armour prepare the Cobb Salads

10: Death by Chocolate Cake