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Hospital cafeterias, ranked.

Average food scores from every published community review.

15 of 417 listed hospitals have ratings

Rank 03

West Marion hospital

Ocala Florida

5.0/ 5
1 reviewChef's kiss

“Delicious lunch served salmon honey carrots rice that was made by staff milk dessert was lava chocolate cake breakfast was scrambled eggs orange juice milk sausage coffee was delightful ”

Rank 07

KECK USC

Los Angeles, CA

4.0/ 5
1 reviewWould eat again

“The food at Keck was alright. The options were scarce, but every now and then, they would have good food. ”

Rank 08

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Los Angeles, CA

4.0/ 5
1 reviewWould eat again

“The breakfast food is tolerable, I typically eat the yogurt, fruit, eggs, pancakes, etc. Most of the desserts are good as well as the pizza. Trying to eat health whole foods is the problem. Many of the proteins like chicken and beef have a funky taste but this is probably an issue with hospital food all around. I would still say that the food here in general is better than most other hospitals. ”

Rank 09

USC Arcadia Hospital

Arcadia, CA

3.0/ 5
1 reviewPerfectly decent

“I got the fries and the chicken wings. It's not bad. pretty average. They also have mexican food on tuesdays. ”

Rank 10

Hoag Hospital

Irvine, CA

2.0/ 5
1 reviewHit or miss

“forgot my lunch one day and got the burger and fries.... reminded me of rubber and it was just cold and stale. The snack options are fire tho, they got all kinds of candy and chips”

Rank 11

Johns Hopkins Hospital

Baltimore, MD

2.0/ 5
1 reviewHit or miss

“The best option in the dining hall was either soggy pizza or subway. Not ideal but edible food”

1 reviewPack snacks

“Tried their alfredo pasta and it was mushy and so bland :((( I had to throw it away which it VERY rare for me to throw away food I didnt like. Way better option to eat at the outside local food spots.”

Rank 15

Elliot Hospital

Manchester, NH

1.0/ 5
1 reviewPack snacks

“The Cafeteria Experience Was Absolutely Ridiculous The cafeteria experience was so far beyond ridiculous that it actually put a damper on my entire hospital stay. The first night went reasonably well, especially considering I had just come out of surgery. But the next morning, breakfast was served, and what they brought me looked like something that belonged in a dog’s bowl. Lunch wasn’t much better—I honestly couldn’t even tell you what I was served. Then came dinner, and this was the real kicker. I specifically ordered turkey, stuffing, a vegetable, and soup. What I received was some kind of seafood. I frigging hate seafood. I complained and was told that the cafeteria was already closed, leaving me with no alternative. So I went to bed hungry. The next morning wasn’t any better. At that point, I was just glad I was being discharged and could finally leave. I have to say, this was the worst hospital food service experience I have ever had. Mistakes happen, but serving a patient something completely different from what they ordered—and then essentially telling them there is nothing that can be done because the cafeteria is closed—is simply unacceptable. After everything a patient goes through during a hospital stay, the least you should be able to expect is to receive the meal you ordered and have someone take your complaint seriously.”