Dining Services

A variety of food choices are available at MD Anderson's dining facilities in the Main Building, Mays Clinic, Duncan Building, Pickens Tower and Rotary House. The hours are subject to change.

Café Anderson

Hot entrees, Boar's Head deli sandwiches made to order, pizzas, Chick-fil-A favorites, soups, grilled classics made to order, restaurant rotation, salad bar, world fare exhibition cooking, and prepackaged sandwiches, salads, sushi and sweets.

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Location: Main Building, Floor 1, near The Café Corner, R1.2351 (Get directions)
Hours: Monday-Friday, 6 a.m.-8:30 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 7 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
Phone: 713-792-2288

Café in the Park

Hot entrees, soups, salad bar, pastries, Starbucks espresso beverages, "We Proudly Serve" Starbucks coffee, Smoothie King beverages, and prepackaged sandwiches, salads, sushi and sweets.

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Location: Main Building, Floor 2, in The Park (Get directions)
Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Lantern Café

Hot entrees, Boar's Head deli sandwiches made to order, soups, grilled classics made to order, salad bar, Cat Cora’s OLILO, made to order sushi, and prepackaged sandwiches, salads, sushi and sweets.

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Location: Pickens Tower, Floor 3, near Elevator N (Get directions)
Hours: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-3 p.m.

Apicius Kitchen & Lounge

Apicius Kitchen, located in the Jesse Jones Rotary House International hotel, open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It offers a full buffet, as well as a breakfast a la carte menu and an all-day a la carte menu. Apicius Lounge provides a casual setting for cocktails, conversation and light snacks

Location: 1600 Holcombe Blvd., across from the Main Building (Get directions)

Restaurant Hours:
Monday-Friday, 6:30 a.m.-10 p.m.
Saturday/Sunday, 7:30 a.m-10 p.m.

Lounge Hours: Daily, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

The Rotary House also offers the following dining choices:

Market Best: hot breakfast and lunch, convenience foods, toiletries
Rotary Café: Starbucks beverages, frozen drinks, freshly baked pastries and cookies
Fresco’s: salad bar, build a sandwich, Krispy Krunchy fried chicken, Pizza Hut pizza and pasta
Fuzions: self-serve frozen yogurt with more than 40 different candies, fresh fruit, syrups and sauce toppings.

Waterfall Café

Hot entrees, pizzas, soups, grilled classics made to order, breakfast tacos, breakfast breads, restaurant rotation, salad bar, "We Proudly Serve" Starbucks coffee, prepackaged sandwiches, salads, sushi and sweets.

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Location: Mays Clinic, Floor 2, near The Tree Sculpture, ACB2.2402 (Get directions)
Hours: Monday-Friday, Breakfast 6:30-10:30 a.m. & Lunch 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Coffee Bars

Cool Beans Café and Bakery

Starbucks espresso beverages, "We Proudly Serve" Starbucks coffee, smoothies, pastries, soups, salad bar, Boar's Head deli sandwiches made to order, and prepackaged sandwiches, salads, sushi and sweets.
Location: Duncan Building, Floor 2, near Elevator Q, CPB2.3050
Hours: Monday-Friday, 6:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (2-5 p.m., grab-and-go items only).

Café at The Aquarium

Starbucks espresso beverages, "We Proudly Serve" Starbucks coffee, pastries, and prepackaged sandwiches, salads, sushi and sweets.
Location: Main Building, Floor 1, near The Aquarium
Hours: Monday-Friday, 6 a.m.-4 p.m.

Express Eatery

Variety of grill classics, soups, snacks, candies, frozen entrees and prepackaged sandwiches, salads, sushi and sweets.
Location: Main Building, Floor 5, near Elevator D
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m-3 p.m.; Friday, 7 a.m.-2 p.m.

Light Bytes

Starbucks espresso beverages, "We Proudly Serve" Starbucks coffee, pastries, and prepackaged sandwiches, salads, sushi and sweets.
Location: Pickens Tower, Floor 3, near Elevator N
Hours: Monday-Friday, 6 a.m.-6 p.m.

Room Service

Patients can receive an extensive menu of fresh, cooked-to-order foods in their hospital rooms, tailored to the diet their physician has prescribed. Caregivers and guests of MD Anderson inpatients may also order from the room service guest menu.

How to order room service:

Choose from our extensive menu of fresh, cooked-to-order foods:
- Room service menu
- Guest menu

Place your order anytime between 6:30 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. by calling 2-DINE from an MD Anderson phone line or 713-792-DINE from an external line.
Your meal will be delivered to your room within 45 minutes.
We request that payment of the guest's order be made upon delivery by major credit card (American Express, Discover, MasterCard or Visa). We are unable to accept cash or checks.