Anuenue Cafe

Food is actually pretty decent & good for the price! Very cheap and affordable. I love coming during lunch time. I went in today and they were serving lasagna and parmesan chicken. I was feeling the lasagna so I got it along with the cheese garlic bread. I also ordered a veggie burger with fries! Fries were only $ 0.55 and I got like half of my plate filled with it. My total for everything was $ 6.25. I could eat lunch here everyday if I worked here since its under $ 10. Not like other places charges $ 10+ and that’s just for one person with one main meal! Mind you I got two course meal! I love their veggie burger since I want to be a healthier eater I always choose it over the meat burger! Tastes like a real burger with all the veggie topping a on it! And it’s free, they don’t charge extra me for putting lettuce, pickles, cheese, etc. you can put as many as you want! I also come here breakfast time when I’m hungry before my appointment. I prefer lunch over breakfast but they got really good hash browns for only $ 0.50! I always get two. Eggs are okay they are powered but they are good with ketchup! I’m also not a big sausage or bacon eater no more but it’s decent! Hate that they close breakfast time early sometimes around 9 or ten. That’s when almost everything is gone. But lunch is always good!!! I also like their soups they serve!

Keeping in mind that this IS a cafeteria, this place is pretty awesome. The problem happens when your eyes are bigger than your stomach and you keep thinking to yourself «ehh… everything here is cheap, so I’ll get this too… and this… and this!»
The food is never disgustingly greasy like in other cafeterias, and the food is very decently priced. I’d say the biggest rip off aside from things like chips and other foods that they stock from other companies would be their pizza since it’s $ 3 per slice. You can do better at other places. But a veggie burger with more flavor that is just as filling for less than $ 3? Or a chicken sandwich that’s less than $ 2? With some awesome sweet potato fries on the side? And a cheap coffee or some crystal light? Mmm! :) And that’s just what I tend to gravitate toward when I’m in a rush since the sandwiches are already packaged and you can just grab and go. Otherwise the blue plate specials and other hot entrees are amazing.
There is always plenty of seating. I’ve never struggled to find a place to sit. I’ve even been able to work on homework while sitting in the cafeteria, but there’s no wifi. I had to tether with my phone.
The only thing that I don’t like about this place is that it’s cash only, since I don’t usually remember to carry cash with me and I tend to use my card. Also the ATM outside is not for my bank. I don’t remember which ATM it is (I think Bank of Hawaii?) so just try to have cash on you if you want to try this place out. Also I don’t recommend waiting by the door at 10:55am, right before the doors open for lunch… the lines get long, and remember that you ARE in a hospital… which means that some of the people will be sick. If you’re even slightly germophobic (like me) you will be miserable standing in line. Just wait until 11am and then head to the café for your cheap eats!
It’s really more like 3.5 stars, but if I had to pick, It’s closer to 4 than 3. So 4 stars. :)

Typical military/​hospital/​cafeteria food. Not all the food is good here but there’s decent variety and it’s cheap.
LUNCH: Blue plate special (previous days leftover includes main entrée & 2 sides for $ 3.00.) Regular entrees are under $ 3 and .60 for each side. My favorites are turkey, taco day & lasagna. The salad bar is fantastic. Selections vary but can include romaine, spinach, cauliflower, real bacon bits, chopped eggs, Mexican salad, potato salad, 3-​bean, Waldorf, & lots more. Fast serve line has burgers, dogs, grilled salmon, grilled chicken, garden burger, fries, sweet potato fries, chili. Thera a daily soup — under $ 2. There are also premade salads, sandwiches & wraps if you’re in a hurry Lunch is 11 – 2 but grill closes earlier.
Breakfast is also good. Omelettes or burrito made to order for under $ 2. Self serve scrambled, bacon, hashbrowns, pancakes & more. Hot cereal bar with all types of toppings. Cold cereals, pastries, muffins, bagels.

This is a pretty standard DFAC albeit with a little less selection than most, probably due to size.
There is a grill section where you can get burgers and grilled cheese sandwiches to order. In the mornings, they make breakfast tacos, omelettes and fresh eggs. The main entrée line usually has 2 – 3 options and several veggie and starch sides to choose from. There’s also a short order line that has the unhealthy stuff (premade burgers (veggie available but it’s basically a rice patty), fries, sweet potato fries, hot dogs, etc. In the mornings, this line carries weird government style eggs you can dole into your plate with an ice cream scoop (I’ll pass), rubbery pancakes, and biscuits (get them early, lest they be hockey pucks). There’s also a grab and go section with packaged sandwiches, bagels, fresh fruit, and drinks.
The best part about this place is how cheap it is. I wish they had more substantial vegetarian options for hot entrees though. I can almost never get anything from the main food line and the server always laughs at me because he knows they have nothing for me.

Zagat forgot to make their stop here. Veggie burger with the works from the salad bar makes a $ 15.00 burger delightful! Grill maestro is legit… usually filled to the max for $ 4.00.

This is the cafeteria at Tripler hospital.
I eat here pretty much every weekday at least once per day. The prices are great (need to save somewhere, the Unilocal Challange gets expensive in town!!).
For breakfast, can’t beat the breakfast tacos, or omelettes. The boiled eggs are awesome too.
For lunch, they have premade sandwiches or you could grab a burger/​chicken sandwich. Veggie and turkey burgers are actually tasty. Most of the entrée stuff is rather disappointing, but the chicken is sometimes pretty good.
Plenty of seating, and cell phone reception.
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Located inside Tripler Army Medical Center is the Anuenue Café… the place to get yer grub when working, visiting, or just plain ol hungry.
There is more than enough seating in the dining room… even when it’s busy during breakfast and lunch you can still grab a spot and there is more seating outside if it’s a nice breezy day.
Breakfast is the same: An omelette station with various meats/​veggies and then a line of other items such as rice, hash browns, boiled eggs, scrambled eggs, bacon, pork sausage, french toast, pancakes, and oatmeal among other items.
They also have white and wheat toast, and bagels (plain, blueberry [my fave!], onion, raisin, and I’m not sure what other flavors). They have small cereal boxes as well.
They have a fruit salad station (beware it is weighed) as well as fresh fruits. They serve hot teas and coffee in addition to a soda fountain and canned sodas and bottled juices.
As for lunch… I rarely visit for lunch because I’m on nights now but even when I was on days I’d bring lunch from home. If I recall, sometimes they have pizza, burgers, grilled cheese, chicken sandwiches, french fries, sweet potato fries, and a fresh make your own salad station (again by weight). They also serve wraps (turkey wrap is SO good!) but they have other flavors such as tuna, chicken, BLT, and ham.
They also have a «hot line» and what is served varies. You’d just have to tippy toe and sneak a peak to see what the special is… or if you’re regularly at Tripler print of the café menu. They serve tacos, pancit, stir fry, chicken parmigiana, fish, chili, and the list goes.
Never been here late night (even though I’m on nights) but I’ve heard the variety is very limited.
They have condiment stations with ketchup, mustard, salt, pepper, relish, shoyu, splenda, sugar, etc.
CASH ONLY.

The cafeteria — or rather the «café» — in Tripler Army Medical Center. The food options are actually fairly good, and the price of food is so cheap. Well except for the the one time I got a bunch of heavy items for my salad (pay by weight); I’m not so good at balancing my choices with the costs. My favorite veggie food options are the roasted vegetable pizza (available certain evening of the week), veggie sandwich (always available for lunch), sweet potato fries (always available for lunch), veggie chili with your choice of two cracker packets (certain days during the week). Other dishes of note: vegetable pancit, vegetable tofu stirfry. Disclaimer: pretty good for cafeteria food, but probably wouldn’t pass muster elsewhere outside of a hospital. Cash only. Rotating menu, so check it online if you want to know ahead of time. Per a web definition, anuenue means rainbow!