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Food Services



Patient Meals
 
Each patient meal is prepared by on-site staff and is individualized based on doctor's orders. You may make selections daily. The menu will include items with only the finest, freshest ingredients. Each request is cross-referenced with doctor’s orders to ensure our patients’ health and safety. There is a cafeteria on the first floor and vending machines on each floor (see more details below). To call Food Service, dial (619) 229-3111.
 
Cafeteria
 
There is a cafeteria located on the first floor of the hospital that is open for:
  • Breakfast is served Monday through Friday from 6:45 a.m. to 10 a.m. On Saturday, Sunday and holidays, breakfast is served from 6:45 a.m. to 9 a.m.
  • Lunch and dinner is served Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. On Saturday and Sunday, lunch is served 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Please note the cafeteria is closed for dinner on weekends
 
Nearby Restaurants
 
There are several restaurants a few blocks east of the hospital on Alvarado Road. Our information desk can help direct you to these and other restaurants.
 
Nearby restaurants include:
  • Marie Callender's Restaurant is located at 6950 Alvarado Road, 619-465-191, Hours: M-F 11-10, F 11-11, Sat 9-11, Sun 9-10
    • Marie Callender's serves up a wide variety of classic American foods, including pot pies, turkey dinners, BBQ ribs, specialty salads, a salad bar and pies. Take out is available.
  • DZ Akin's Deli is located at 6930 Alvarado Road, 619-265-0218, Hours: Sun-Th 7am - 9pm, Fri-Sat 7am -10pm
    • The lunch and dinner menu features more than 100 sandwiches, as well as corned beef and cabbage, roast brisket of beef, stuffed cabbage rolls, cheese blintzes, lox, borscht, bread pudding and potato knishes. A variety of ethnic foods are offered, as well as sundaes, shakes, malts and sodas.
  • Denny's is located at 6970 Alvarado Road, 619-461-2862, Hours: Open 24 hours
    • This coffee shop-style restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner 24 hours a day.
 
Coffee Carts

Coffee, tea and various snacks are available 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. in front of the hospital's West Tower (6645 Alvarado Road), as well as in front of the third medical office building on the far east side of the Alvarado campus (6719 Alvarado Road).

 
Vending Machines
 
There are vending machines located on each floor of the main hospital and in the cafeteria on the first floor of the hospital.

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