Hot Rocks Java Cafe

This place is almost always busy for breakfast and lunch. You need to come during the non-peak times to beat the crowd. You can even call in your order as well. They have an arrange of coffee drinks to choose from and you can dine in or carry out. During the summer they open up the patio for more sitting room. They don't have much options for pastries but what they provide are very yummy. I especially like the almond croissant and their giant cookies. Prices are average for Los Alamos area so don't be surprised to pay $5 or more for a breakfast burrito. With Hot Rocks being across the street from work is very convenient for me if I forget to have breakfast or lunch, however they are not open for dinner.

Normally this place is worth walking over from the office, but not today. I had to send out a search party to find the turkey in my turkey wrap. They should probably rename it a lettuce wrap. Avoid that menu item.

I used to eat here all the time. I really liked the breakfast and the cheese steak. The homemade cookies were awesome too. They employ a lot of students which is awesome. I have been in several years so I don't know if anything has changed.It's not the most amazing restaurant in the world but it's consistent.

I have love/hate relationship with this place, though mostly hate. I've ended up here enough through proximity to figure out what I like from their menu (very little without significant special ordering), and have gotten used to the service issues. First, service: the service problems have nothing to do with the people who work there; the staff is consistently friendly and helpful (though like the rest of LA, no one seems to stick around). The problems are endemic to the system. The menu is only visible from where you place your order, and there isn't room to stand and look at it outside of the ordering line. If you order a drink, you're expected to wait for it by the register and know its yours when they set it out. If you order food, you get a number and they'll bring it to your table. If you order both, you still have to wait at the counter. These wouldn't be problems if the place wasn't so busy all the time, which is probably why they have never been noticed or fixed.The menu is terrible in its lack of variety. While they serve a variety of food in a way, its all meat and cheese with bread, plus eggs at breakfast. While they're used to special orders, the menu has no indication that there are options. There are no apparent vegetarian items. Regulars seem to ignore the menu most of the time.The food itself is OK, at best. Eggs tend towards being overcooked. The chili is neither flavorful or spicy. There are a few things I like though. The hot chocolate is amazing. The to-go lunch salads are huge and a good deal. I like being able to get a vegi scramble, even if it is a mess of special ordering. I love their special vegi burger. (I'm not a vegetarian, I just appreciate dietary variety).Their saving grace is location. I would have never tolerated them long enough in town if they weren't tone of he only things on campus.

Ok breakfast burritos and simple lunches. Nice place to sit outside and relax in the summer.

This is one of two places to eat on the Los Alamos campus. It has its high points and low points. Today the special was Carne Adovada burritos with rice and beans. The Pork was a bit bland, even with the red sauce. They must have slow cooked the pork without the chilis. It was ok, but not much better. I have had their salads and quiche before and both would have been better choices.

If it weren't for the other reviews, I wouldn't be convinced this place exists. Tried to follow the directions provided by my Google Maps app... No luck, ended up in a forest. Oh well, Starbucks it is.

What no one is saying is this restaurant is on National Laboratory property. Regular folks can't get in.

Had 4x hair in my togo box. Sandwich has half or not all the ingredients they market. Overpriced and overrated

The owner regularly parks in the fire lane just outside the building. If you don't care about your safety, or the safety of the students that work in the same building, please eat here; the food is pretty good.