Sunday, 14 July 2013

Stollery Children's Hospital Cafeteria

I eat at the Stollery Hospital's cafeteria quite often and I have to say it is by far the best hospital food I've ever had.  Not that I have a lot of experience eating hospital cafeteria food, but it seems like most places only have a Tim Horton's and maybe some other rinky dink counter serving soup and sandwiches.

Not so at the Stollery Hospital on 112 st, just a block south of the university.  There is a cluster of 4 different counters right next to each other.  The first offers different lunch specials everyday, the best being the Ukrainian special that comes with sausage, perogies and sauerkraut. My second choice would be the various versions of curry dishes they do.  For a while they were serving this red coconut curry dish that was to die for but I haven't seen it on the menu lately.

Next door to them is the rotisserie chicken, you can watch pieces of chicken rotate on the spit behind the glass..  You can get a Swiss Chalet style chicken dinner with potatoes and roasted vegetables.

Then next to them is the Quesedillas counter.  They taste authentic and come with chicken, beef or clubhouse which means there is bacon in it.  They give you a generous helping of sour cream and salsa to go with.

The last counter is a bit strange.  The lady that runs it has this habit of saying "next please" in this loud voice. And then when you place your order she repeats it in the same annoying drone voice.  I guess she is just trying to make it as easy as possible for everyone involved, so everyone knows what they are supposed to be doing and things can be more efficient, but it does grate badly on the old nerves. They serve things like BLT's, wraps and chicken fingers.  The Mediterranean pita wrap is my favorite, they aren't shy with the tzaziki sauce.  This is also the counter where you can get breakfast every morning, so it has a special place in my heart.

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