Moffitt Cafe Express

Not complaining about this cafeteria. There are so many options and it is one of the better hospital cafeterias I have been to. Let’s face it, you wouldn’t go to a hospital cafeteria if you don’t work here, visiting to be seen at the medical center, or visiting family members.
They have different ethnic foods daily. To name a few, pork sisig, chicken barbecue skewers, pancit, adobo, and fresh veggie lumpia are served for Filipino days. I have seen Korean barbecues and Indian curries as well.
There is a grill which can satisfy your fried food cravings and burgers. There is a salad station where you can make your own salad by packing all the ingredients that you can into one container, all for about $ 6. Soups change daily as well.
This cafeteria is great because it has their menu online, so if you are not feeling the menu that day, you can go across the street for other options. Everything in this cafeteria has nutrition health facts. Calories or sugar content is what I look at specifically. The cafeteria is designed very health-​centric like everywhere else in SF. So for that reason, sorry, you will not find a single sugary beverage here! That represents how SF gets things done about policy changes and banning sugary drinks in major public facilities. If you really want sugary drinks, take a visit to the truck cart outside for your sugary cravings. The only downside is that it is certain entrees are overpriced.

I eat at the café often, though I often go across the street to Palio or Carmelina to get something different. Most of the time the service is just OK. Some of the cashiers are friendly though. The servers are most of the time grumpy.
Today, I was so disappointed. I ordered a plate of rice, tofu/​string beans and veggie egg roll for my lunch. They guy behind the counter serving the food seemed to be confused and didn’t know what he was doing.
What I got; super dry, non-​edible jasmine rice, few pieces of tofu and green beans and one egg roll. The egg roll is OK — it’s egg roll. For this, I paid $ 7.99 «after» discount for using my Freedom Pay card. I don’t think the food below is worth $ 7.99. I mean, If I knew this ahead of time, I would never ever ever ever bother to even get this food. The rice went straight to the garbage bin.
I was so close to asking the guy serving me if he WOULD pay that much for the food he served me. But, didn’t want to make a scene. I just smiled and left.
I must say; I learned my lesson today. For $ 7.99, I can go across the street to Carmelina for decent Mexican food or Palio for a great full sandwich. I can even sit at my regular Chinese restaurant and enjoy a nice dinner meal served with hot tea and water. This is what I got for being lazy to cook. I guess I’ll just have to bring my own lunch to work from now on.
I don’t know which food companies they get their supplies from, but I must say, a lot of them are overpriced.

With coffee, tea, sweets, and snacks available, in addition to decent customer service, Moffitt Café Express is a convenient café for a quick stop. There’s really not much more to say.
Verdict:
If I’m in need of coffee and nothing else is proximal, Moffitt Café Express will do the trick

Best hospital cafeteria food ever! Breakfast is cheap and delicious, and there is so much variety with lunches.
Breakfast: You can get it for less than $ 3! I had scrambled eggs, potatoes, and sausage links for less than $ 3.
Lunch: They switch up the cuisines daily. However, the burgers/​fries, sandwiches, and the salad bar remain consistent. I love when they serve Indian food (naan and curry) and Filipino food (lumpia, sisig, skewers). They even serve sushi, phở bowls, and spring rolls. I don’t recommend the spring rolls and sushi though tbh since I have had better for cheaper.
Overall, this is a great hospital cafeteria. Trust me, I’ve been to many. The receipts even have calorie and nutrition facts. If you work here or come regularly, the fast pay is super convenient and easily reloadable with the machine by the compost/​trash area.

When you want a selection of different kinds of food up at the UCSF Parnassus campus and don’t want to deal with walking down the hill then this is a reasonable place to go. They have different stations where you can pick up food and then pay cafeteria style. I’ve had vegetarian Indian food, panini’s, pizza, and other stuff in my wanderings through the café.
Watch some of the items, especially the fruit. More than once I’ve had to trade out apples after the one I picked up was leathery and wrinkled (applesauce time!).
They have indoor and outdoor seating, I like it outside and usually pick that area. It’s quieter but harder to find a place because of how few tables are out there.

I like how u can get a fresh omelet nice salads the food here is good and people are friendly. This is one of the best cafeterias I’ve ever been to in a hospital!

Alright guys, it’s a quick coffe shop. So here’s the deal.
They have: coffee, tea, sodas and other bottled drinks (like milk), premade salads, SWEETS, danish, and sandwiches.
The price: Peets things are the same as Peets, other things are kind of pricey, $ 1 for a tiny cookie! (it is pretty good though).
Don’t expect to use your Peets gift cards here, they don’t accept them. They only serve Peets drinks, they are not a peets store.
The staff, friendly and nice, so be nice back!
Drinks, average.
Plus? They have almond milk! (at an extra charge of course).

Located on the 2^nd floor of the Moffitt Building of UCSF, in terms of cafeterias, this Moffitt Café hits all the requirements for me:
1) Lots of options —
— 3 stations open at breakfast (1 premade food, 1 made to order omelet/​grill station, 1 fruit/​cereal bar)
— 7 stations at lunch (sandwiches, pizza, specialty hot items bar, grill, Mexican and salad/​soup bar)
— 2 stations at dinner (grill, salad/​soup bar)
2) Lots of drink options.
3) Lots of tables.
4) TVs to pass the time.
5) Reasonable prices — everything was very affordable and much cheaper than the Food Court across the street from the hospital.
6) Window views — rather than a dungeon type feel.
7) Easily accessible water/​ice stations.
8) Allows outside food in the seating area.
Notes:
— The grill makes breakfast until 10:30am and then reopens at 11am for lunch.
— The salad bar is a great value because they charge you on the box size, not the weight.
— Lunch is their busiest time of day, between 12−1pm.
— The cafeteria serves Pete’s Coffee and has some interesting ice cream snacks.
— Menus and receipts include nutrition facts. Pretty cool if you ask me.

One of the nicest cafeterias out of all the hospitals I’ve worked at. They truly cater to the staff and students here. I like that they serve organic, and all the calories are posted on the digital menus.
I usually come for breakfast, because it’s so cheap and almost unheard of, $ 3.50 for eggs, sausage, and hash browns? No wonder I packed on some pounds when I worked here!

For weekend food is horrible… limited option… and server takes the food 25 early…

As a student at UCSF, I eat here. A lot. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, several times a week. It really is not great food, but it does the trick, on a student budget. The cafeteria contains a number of different stations. For lunch, there’s salad, pizza, dim sum, soup, grill (burgers), grab-​and-​go, a station with a rotating menu of American food (chicken, macaroni, etc.), Vietnamese noodle bowls station, dim sum, and a station with a rotating menu of ethnic food (like Indian). For breakfast, they have eggs/​sausage/​toast at a station, baked goods, and oatmeal.
The best deals at Moffitt are:
–The small salad. The price is the same, no matter how much salad you pack into the small box, and if you try hard, you can pack in a LOT. If you pay with FastPay, it’s only $ 3.66.
— For breakfast, the value meal with eggs/​potatoes/​toast/​sausage is a great deal, albeit perhaps not the healthiest choice.
— Oatmeal and coffee here are also reasonably priced.

By far one of the best hospital cafeterias I have ever been to. And, they are open into the evening hours, not like other hospital cafeterias that shut down their grill by 3:00PM.
I’ve had delicious salmon burgers and tuna melts from their grill, vegetarian samosas, grilled Panini sandwiches, and vegetarian chili. All great! The grill at breakfast time is great too… yummy blueberry pancakes and breakfast sandwiches.
Their salad bar fits my nutrition wants… organic, with enough veggie choices to make it complete, and they have crumbled blue cheese (yum). For added protein options they have pre-​portioned chicken or tofu boxes to purchase separately at the end of the salad line. There are two sized containers that you can pick from and people stuff either sized box to the brim since they charge for the size of the box and not by the weight (excellent).
Also, their Peet’s coffee is excellent. I bring in my own beverage cup and they only charge you for a small size which is cool. If you want to avoid a serious crowd going after 1:30pm seems to be a bit better.

Pretty awesome for a hospital cafeteria — there’s a wide selection of food most of which is relatively healthy, it’s vegetarian-​friendly, and they even have grass-​fed beef and free-​range chicken!
I could always count on their affordable organic salad bar filled with fresh assortment veggies and dressing. Their chili and soups, which change daily are pretty good too.
There are also a bunch of other stations around the kitchen:
— Chef’s Table where they have daily specials such as kung pao chicken or tofu, curry phở, pork loin sandwiches, dosa, and even catered vegetarian Ethiopian or Indian food on Meatless Mondays!
— The grill — burgers, grilled cheese, quesadillas, sandwiches, fries and onion rings, and daily specials like sustainable fish tacos, salmon salad, steak sandwich, and banh mi!
— Vietnamese chicken or tofu noodle bowls and spring rolls
— Greek — chicken, fish, lamb meatballs, falafel, hummus, pita bread, etc.
— Paninis, dim sum, pizza
— Pre-​packed cold sandwiches and salads and warm teriyaki bowls
— Bottled drinks and yogurt — water, soda, tea, milk
— Dessert — Bar Gelato, Three Twins, soft serve, pie slices, cookies, parfaits, pudding, etc.
Breakfast is even more awesome and super cheap — oatmeal, pancakes, omelettes, scrambles, sausage, bacon, hash browns, pastries, bagels, donuts, coffee, tea, etc.
Food service workers are usually pretty friendly too! Gonna miss this place when I leave.

The words «hospital cafeteria» can be the least appealing words your ever heard. But on the reall, UCSF has some good eats.
There is always a late selection of food at breakfast and lunch, the two meals I’ve been able to enjoy here. If you finna get your typical breakfast foods, like oatmeal, made to order pancakes and omelets, fruit, a donut, and sometimes the ethnic Longanisa entrée, this is thee spot fo dat. The breakfast menu stays pretty consistent.
For lunch, you have your basic grill with thee burgers and dogs, a spring roll section, the deli sammich side, dim sum corner, pizza area, & long line for thee salad bar. There are two sections the rotate their specials and suck weekly. They have something for erryone — vegetarians, gluten free, the hungry. I mean, I would hope errythang was healthy here since it’s a hospital but ya know. Prices aren’t that bad either, affordable for all.
The service workers here are friendly and great to work with as well! They know their regulars and will treat you well as such.
Expect long lines at peak hours and difficulty seating, sometimes. Elevator activity gets a little crazy too, esp for lunch. Plan ahead!
Overall a good place to grub on campus!

I ate lunch here before my interview, and I got into UCSF. 4 stars for that alone! But that would be an uninformative review, so I will write a real review to explain why Moffitt really does deserve 4 stars.
If you think hospital cafeterias are sub-​par, think again! Since everyone is so health-​conscious, busy, and over-​worked, Moffitt does an excellent job of serving healthy, fast, and tasty food.
There’s a lot of variety at the different stations: pizza, soup, salad bar, a daily entrée specials section, tacos/​burritos, a burger grill, and grab-​and-​go stuff. They even have special events sometimes. Of course, not everything is nutrient-​packed diet food, but they do have a daily healthy plate (or it’s called something like that), and all the menu items have calories counts as a quick estimate of what you’re eating. I also find it very neat that they print nutrition facts on your receipt.
I’ll be back for sure! Look for review updates :)

The background: UCSF’s hospital cafeteria. I eat here pretty much 3 – 4 times weekly for multiple meals.
The details:
The food here is broken down by stations:
Salad Bar: 3.75 for a boxed salad. Shove all that you can into this box. They have varieties of lettuce: romaine, mixed, spinach along with toppings such as grape tomatoes, cuccumbers, edamame, croutons, corn etc, at least 10 different things you can top your salad with. To give you perspective one «small» box of salad when you throw it on a box can fill more than a plate! It’s a good amount for lunch.
Soup bar: usually 3 soup selections daily: 1 chili (vegetarian/​meat) 1. vegetarian soup always and one regular. 3 sizes of soups you can serve yourself.
Prepackaged cold/​hot section. They also have premade sandwiches, potato salad, pasta salads, sushi,
Desserts: you have a softserve fro yo machine, organic ice cream in a case, pies, cookies, cakes, fruit. You can find yourself some pudding/​parfaits in the cold section as well.
Beverages: bottled beverages, all day coffee/​tea station, mixed juices, coconut water, soda machines.
Dim Sum (new introduction). 3 pieces of dim sum $ 3. They have your basic buns, hargow, shu mai, dumplings.
Pizza — by the slice and personal pan. Personal pan ones take a bit to make.
Sandwiches — paninis, premade and customized sandwiches for your liking.
Grill: hot dogs, burgers, chicken burgers, salmon burger, veggie burger, chicken quesadilla. Sometimes they have a special vietnamese sandwich as well. Here is where you can get fries, curly fries, onion rings or even sweet potato fries. In the morning at the grill they do omelets and pancakes.
Taco/​Burrito: Daily selections of beef, chicken, pork street tacos and buritos.
3 special Chef’s stations: They have options that rotate and are always coming up with new combos:
Phở, Dosas (meatless monday), fried chicken, chicken dishes, pulled pork sandwiches, ribs, chille rellenos, lasanaga, pasta, pork with apple glaze Sides involve: brown/​white rice, veggies (mixed, green beans, asparagus, etc.) A meal deal will be around $ 7
Breakfast package: my favorite thing in the morning. For less than $ 4, you can get 2 eggs, sausage, potatoes, toast. yum!
The verdict:
I’m really happy with eating here, they have SO many options. They’re vegetarian friendly, they try to offer healthy options. The staff is nice and efficient. Lunch is when Moffit shines. Breakfast is good too. Dinner is a bit toned down. They’re continuing to try to better their selections and choices. I know that I can count on $ 7 buying me a fulfilling and satisfying lunch everyday!

Moffitt is better than your typical cafeteria food. It definitely doesn’t have an old cafteria with long, boring lines. There’s definitely lines, but it has a more upbeat vibrant atmospheres. There’s different places where you can get items.
Overall, the items aren’t extremely overpriced. They are reasonable. My main go-​to items there are the salads, fries and breakfast items.
Salads — it’s not by the weight but by the box. So I jam pack my box really full. If you can’t close it, they charge you extra. If you want jalapenos in your salad, go to the salsa bar and get some jalapenos. I love the edamame peas, so I add a lot of it. It isn’t as extensive as Whole Foods salad bar but it has all the essential, basic ingredients to make a tasty salad! I love mushrooms in mine. I also just go for the apple cider with oliver oil for my dressing. I don’t go for any of the premade ones.
Fries — They are a little bit on the pricier side. They are frozen and they just deep fry them, but fries are fries. I like their curly fries. Yum.
Breakfast items — BEST THING THERE! So cheap. Are you having a slow and boring morning in need for breakfast food? For $ 3.50, you can two scoop of eggs, two bacon or sausage, two scoop of hashbrown or potato triangles, and two slices of bread. If you don’t want scrambled eggs, you can go to the grill and ask them to make your egg the way you want and go back to the breakfast area to get your items you want.
For students/​faculty/​staff — I like the fastpay option. You get a discount when you buy items, and you just hold your card to the reader and it reads it. So easy. If you plan on eating here quite often, I think fastpay will be worth it. So your cheap breakfast items will be slightly cheaper! Woohoo!
I am going to miss this place when I leave SF.

(See pics) Review #1242. Apart from the reliable sandwiches, salad, Asian cuisines, Japanese rice with eel, the chef’s table changes the menu everyday and serves dishes such as dosa, curry, dim sum, etc.
While the quality is more of 3 stars, the most amazing part is you should get a receipt, because in addition to posting on the big screen on the dish’s calories, the nutritional values with calories, fat, carbs and sodium are fully listed.
So you will know how disappointed I was when I found out the 3 pieces of dim sum were 586 calories, the shrimp curry 546 calories, rice 357 calories, and the 5 wings 1402 calories!!! So apart from the water, I just ate 2891 calories for lunch! That simply can’t be healthy. Lesson learned, look at the TV screen first before ordering or keep some for snacks later.

I’m a big fan of the healthy and cheap food they have here. Always such a variety.
The staff are always kind, helpful and often funny while I am waiting for them to grill me up some yummy food.
I’ve been to many a hospital eatery, but this place is by far the best.

If you are a student, visitor, or patient in need of a quick break, snack, or caffeine fix — you want to hit this express joint by 11pm.
SITUATION
While cramming for my health law exam, my eyes started burning and my brain went totally dead. Unsure how the night would end, I befriended a security guard that was kind enough to point me in the right direction: 2^nd floor = vending machines that takes credit cards and contains mad caffeine. However, around the corner, you can cop some Peet’s and eats.
PEET’S
FULL Peet’s coffee menu in a teaching hospital is freak’n genius! If you don’t know: Peet’s is California cult coffee for the loyal who have been around longer than Blue Bottle, Intelligensia, and others I don’t care to mention right now. Despite what my checkin status looks like, I really am more of a tea person and only go hard on coffee a few weeks around exams [though caffeine has clinically been shown to reduce brain function — they say it’s better than killing my brain with booze].
I came here craving and old sweet classic: ordered a mocha with an extra shot of espresso, when the barista shot me a curious look and replied «it already comes with two shots, but I’m happy to give you another.» I looked at the clock. Already 9 pm and violating my «no caffeine after 4 rule,» I thanked her for look’n out. I’m not a machine. My guaranteed good time drink would have to turn another crappy day around because I needed this one to end at 2am.
INFO OVERLOAD
So, they give you a receipt with all of the calorie and daily intake percentages. Not sure what to do with this info, too tired to really figure what it meant, I put it here for you. So, I paid $ 3.63 for 307 calories and 5 grams of fat, 43 carbs and 213 mg’s of sodium. That would be 12%, 14% and 10% DRV or something, if I ate 2k calories per day… assuming that I ordered my drink with reduced fat milk and 8T whipped cream (60 calories). Well, ordered w/​no whip and I don’t know the milk fat content. I’m into nutrition, but calorie counting is not my thing; I guess if it’s yours that’s a score? For me, it caused more confusion than clarity — made me wonder if I should actually start counting… mmm… nah.
NOTE
The menu is slightly healthy so if you’re a calorie counter, likely could stay within you’re range. Happy eats and Peet’s!