Cafe on L

Crema's Take

“This is a hospital cafeteria grill in Sacramento's basement, so manage your expectations accordingly—it's convenient if you're visiting a patient or work there, but the 3.9 rating (based on only 20 reviews) reflects real inconsistency, particularly around service attitude and greasy breakfast execution. Multiple reviewers praise the omelettes and fresh prep relative to typical hospital food, while others report rude staff and inedible, oil-soaked dishes; the experience seems to depend heavily on timing and which cook is on shift. Go if you're already in the building and hungry, but don't seek it out.”

What to expect

Classic coffee drinks done right. Quick-grab spot. Full breakfast and light food on the menu.

Full breakfast Traditional drinks Quick grab Light food

Google Reviews

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Lisa Horton Beach

★★★★★a year ago

Poor service. The breakfast cook is rude. They refused to take a breakfast order even though it was only 10 am and their breakfast items were still out. They don't seem to have a certain time to end breakfast service as we got breakfast after 10 am yesterday.

Leslie Peete

★★★★★a year ago

I ate here yesterday for my annual company event. I asked to have most of my meal boxes to take home. I purposely put a sauce on the salmon to identify it as there were several in our large party doing the same. I was NOT given MY food but someone else's. I called, notified…

James Heth

★★★★★2 years ago

For a grill in the basement of a hospital they actually make good food! Better than the hospital food in the rooms for suuurreee!!! Fries a little salty - but the omelettes are good and then Philly cheesesteak is lit!

Peaches Holland

★★★★★4 years ago

I ordered a spinach mushroom omelette this morning & it was horrible! It was so greasy it was slimy. $8 for an omelette you can’t even swallow. Everything inside was greasy, too like it was saturated in oil. I thought the food would be decent but I would have been better off…

Steve Baumann

★★★★★6 years ago

For a cafe/food court in a hospital, is pretty good. The food is freshly made, and a pretty good variety, as long as you go there before 6 or 7pm. After that, they close a lot of it and go down to a minimal menu.