Anderson Chow Hall - Kailua, Hawaii

Chamberlain W.

look, you can’t make marines happy, and that’s why the anderson chow hall is so poorly rated. however, it has been the highlight of my rimpac 2024 mcbh experience. the food might not be something to write home about, but every time i eat here i get plenty of food spanning all of my micro and macronutrients. clearly a lot of people work very hard to produce a lot of food replete with variety, condiments, desserts, and even dunkin donuts coffee. for the swipe of a cac card, the anderson chow hall is hard to beat.

Jacob P.

The chicken is okay if it isn’t dryer than the Sahara Desert on a hot summer day. Most of the employees are extremely rude and work very slow. The portions are ridiculous, they give you a piece of meat that couldn’t satisfy a toddler and then enough dry, hard rice to feed an entire African village for the next 7 years of famine. The ticket system is ridiculous, it really showcases the fact that their goal is not to feed servicemembers but rather to be stingy nail biters whose only desire is to line their pockets with DoD funding. Honestly the worst chow hall I have ever been to, some field chow halls top this one. Pvt Anderson would be rolling in his grave if he lived to see the defamation to his name that is Anderson Chow Hall.

Friendly reminder that roughly $400 per marine per month is paid towards this atrocity. And there is a sign out front that states that nearly 10 MILLION DOLLARS was put into renovating the facilities. What a disappointment, I’m sure if tax payers saw what their money is going towards they would share my disappointment.

James W.

Gotta start off by admitting that I’m a fairly easy pleaser. The meal I had (breakfast) was fine. Nothing a little hot sauce and salt couldn’t invigorate! The bananas were in pretty bad shape though. Not really yellow or green. Just sorta… dull. Like the light in the eyes of the workers. The PFC behind the omelette grill told me that one could get just two eggs per pink ticket. It used to be three! Funny, the places costs are cut to save money. Not when negotiating bloated contracts for the zillions of dollars of gear we’ll never use… but the chow hall. Ah, and the roads. The streets surrounding Anderson chow hall are plagued with potholes. Some air winger was telling me once that there’s a screw, or a nut, or some other piece of trivial hardware on the Osprey that costs hundreds of bucks. Perhaps we could appeal to the patriotism of the company that sells those nuts for a military discount? 15% off, and we could get an extra egg for every troop, some healthy bananas, and an asphalt crew to come pave the roads.

Shadow P.

I was stationed here from 1982 - 1985. Then, the food was actually pretty good. I didn't know of anyone who really complained about it. In fact, everyone was eager for meals. Was it gourmet style food? Definitely not, but it tasted decent, and the portions were pretty good. I see now, based on other reviews the portion size has dropped as well as the quality perhaps. Back then, it was very important that the mess hall serve GOOD food. In fact, it was not uncommon for the base commander and/or other officers to make an appearance, and walk around during meal times talking to Marines about their thoughts on the quality of food. That was a different time though.

Roderick P.

Every morning, I look at myself in the mirror, and I wish my mother had the courage to throw me in the river when I was born. Then I make my way to Anderson Chow Hall, the only place on God's green Earth a monster like me feels at home. Sometimes, NCOs gather to scream at me. "Where's your belt?!, No seconds to-go!", they yell. Then someone screams, "Kill yourself!" and it takes a few seconds to realize the voice is coming from my own mouth! By then, I've made my way to the old hanging tree. Before I have time to think about it, I'm wrapping a vine around my own neck. It gets tight, and I pray to the gods that this time, the vine will hold! But alas, everyday, I wake up in my own filth and I lie there and I cry. I cry because I'll live to see that chow hall again! The salads aren't bad though, but the mac salad has no flavor.

Fernandito S.

Worst Chow hall ever. Some of the workers are useless and give you attitude (especially in the mornings). The food is bad and portions are ridiculous. God forbid you ask for more food on your plate. Ticket system? Get rid of that. I just want to eat inside and take my seconds back to my room. Every time I go inside the chow hall, a little bit of soul leaves my body due to how depressing the atmosphere is

Sam R.

The food is heinous especially during evening chow. The only thing they serve is chicken and rice. Chicken is insanely dry. Rice is overcooked. The portions during the evening are horrendous.

Gabriel L.

I love going to the chow hall for lunch until recently. They just changed the way they serve chicken which is my main source of protein sustaining my 1st class pft and cft. They used to offer a chicken wrap with bacon and now it is no longer an option. They also changed the chicken patty they used to serve in the chicken sandwich. I am no longer finding myself wanting to go to the chowhall as much and find myself discouraged everytime I do.