Sunrise Cafe

While waiting for my hubby's procedure to get done yesterday, I popped into the Sunrise Cafe to get a quick bite. The cafe is located on the 2nd floor of the hospital & there are signs that will point you in the right direction when you come out of the elevator. It was late afternoon, around 4:30PM when I got there & it was pretty much empty. I've been here a couple times but it's been awhile. They have a huge dining area that I'm sure gets filled up during the day when the majority of the staff are working. The cafe has great views of Moanalua Valley & Tripler Hospital. They serve a variety of foods for just about everyone's tastes. There are 2 hot entrees daily, one of which is vegetarian, a small salad bar, a hot food warmer with burgers & hot dogs, a cooler display that holds an assortment of freshly made sandwiches, & yummy desserts, healthy fruit cups, yogurt, bottled drinks, & other grab & go food. There's a beverage bar serving hot & cold items, and by the cashier, a chest freezer filled with ice cream. In the dining area, there is also an assortment of vending machines including one that had spam musubi. There were 2 ladies working, one a cashier & the other serving the hot entrees. I think I've seen them before. They've been working there a long time. Both nice & friendly, as well as efficient. Prices are very reasonable, you won't break your wallet. I had ordered only 3 items - a cheeseburger, sandwich, & dessert. The total came to only $13.40.CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICH - premade in-house from the display case. ONO! Best chicken salad I've ever had or made. I've had this sandwich before & was glad they still made it. It had walnuts, cranberries, a hint of cream cheese, lettuce on whole wheat bread. The only thing about it was the lettuce was soggy but since they have to make a big batch ahead of time, & it sits for a couple of days, I'll give them that. It was still so good! 5* for sureCHEESEBURGER - I would rate this burger a 3*. Because it sits in the warmer for hours, the bun was wrinkly probably from the foil it was wrapped in. The burger itself is good sized - quarter lb on a hamburger bun with American cheese. It was a little on the dry side so I only ate half & saved the rest for later. But, you really can't beat the price of only $3.25 for a quarter lb cheeseburger, cheaper that McDonald's. HAULOLO - dessert - 5*, excellent! This is brought in from a vendor called Pomai Kulolo out of Kailua. It's a pudding with coconut/haupia pudding on top & a taro dessert on the bottom, which is kulolo. Thus the name of the dessert haulolo.Sunrise Cafe is a hidden gem. Good food, reasonably priced, a variety of items to choose from, friendly workers, spacious dining area with gorgeous views of the valley & mountains. It's worth a stop.

A run-of-the-mill hospital cafeteria with some surprisingly tasty food! I stopped by here for breakfast and lunch as I was working in the hospital and was pleasantly surprised by the offerings. It's cafeteria style with specials for the day, standard menu items like sandwiches and burgers, and a salad bar. The service was great here, where the workers were all super proud of their food, and gave me some great recommendations.

what, you almost can't believe it is real?! worth finding, which ain't easy. friendly good people. good food; the best in the area for sure.

Wow! Great options and the cheeseburgers are the bomb! Prices are relatively low (except for the salad bar- charges by weight). Flavorful food and salad and dessert options are available! Yummy place to eat. Yes it is in Kaiser Moanalua Hospital- next time you are at your appointment here or are just in the area come and try their food. Aloha

They're always so busy but I always get really nice people who takes my orders. One day they got the entire order wrong but gave me a credit for it and they were very apologetic. We will definitely go back!

we were sitting and waiting for the menu and the guy server said we had to wait for 45 minutes after making us wait for 15 min just for the menu. he was extremely rude and arrogant. Plus i never seen a single restaurant not accepting a card but only cash. Want to ask the owner: do you actually pay taxes for your business? Very fishy restaurant.

Very friendly staff and good food. Cafe is inside hospital and for hospital food it's good and healthy. The portions are smaller than your average L&L plate but it is a more healthier serving. We got the teriyaki chicken and loco moco. The chicken was good and came with two pieces, your side of vegetables and starch. I wished they put more gravy on the loco moco but it was still pretty good. There are alot of seats in the cafe as well as vending machines on the sides. You can also enjoy the view. May get crowded at lunch as employees come there to eat as well.

Food was great, menu is simple and straightforward. They do stagger order pickups for covid safety. Okinawa Pork bittermelon (has eggs) is very different than chinese style (black bean). Soba and sushi was flavorful and fish fresh. Tempura was not crunchy but crisp and fresh. No tempura sauce only katsu sauce provided. The soft slightly sweet tang potato salad very fitting!

omg the food here is amazing and I had the best Dirty Chi bullet Coffee ever! Definetly coming back!

Look, it's not the Ritz, but the food is really excellent for hospital food, and for 'fast food', it is very nice as well. The large coffee urns pour Lion brand - no specialty coffees but regular house pour: very good. The scrambled eggs were much better than i would have thought - not rubbery as would be expected coming out of the steam - serving-dish: the croissant, although small was actually excellent. So, no complaint whatsoever and the price is very reasonable. It's a nice place to sit and wait for patients or appointments as well even between their serving hours. So, for those reasons, I am giving Sunrise Cafe five stars --- five stars for this category of restaurant!