Shorenstein Family Cafe @ UCSF Medical Center — Restaurant in San Francisco

Decent food at affordable prices.

The Shorenstein Family Cafe, a cafeteria, closes at 3 p.m., but the "cafe express" outside closes at 10 p.m. I didn't get to try the cafeteria but the cafe express had a limited selection of fresh food and lots of prepackaged items and drinks.

It took a while to order because only one person was working. I had the $9.50 combo ($10.32 after tax) with a bag of chips, a bottle of water, and a Cuban panini. The sandwich was piping hot and wrapped in a foil for heating, so I believe the paninis are pre-assembled. The sandwich had turkey, ham, swiss, pickles, and chipotle aioli on crispy ciabatta. It was pretty good.

Though the cafeteria was closed, there was a small seating area near the cafe express. The space was really clean. There were restrooms down the hall from the...

The place itself is very nice, good selection of food including healthy stuff and comfort food. Staff are very nice as well. The only reason for 4 stars is that the food in the end is a cafeteria food (even if better than most others) vs...

Cafe was ok for what hunger I had, but choice and quality of the food wasn't all that. I know this isn't a 4star restaurant, but the perfect quality of hospital this is and the atmosphere should accent the whole experience in...