In the heart of Kootenai Health is the Kootenai Café, a restaurant designed to provide fresh and exciting cuisine for patients, employees, and visitors. Kootenai Café provides a variety of menu options that balances healthy ingredients with exotic and familiar flavors.

Kootenai Café is led by certified executive chef John Minichino, who has extensive experience in creating unique and delectable menus to satisfy a variety of palates.

Here are a few highlights:

Lunch and Dinner:

Regional/International Cuisine – Serving a variety of warm and delectable favorites from around the globe. This station also includes daily vegetable and protein options to build your own meal. 

Familiar Favorites – Visit the grill for hamburgers, black bean burgers, grilled chicken,  and specialty sandwiches.

Salads and  Sandwiches – Fresh produce bar allows visitors to create their own unique salad/sandwich combinations.

Soup of the Day –Homemade soup options rotated daily.

Dessert Bar – Satisfy your sweet tooth with fresh pies, baked goods or frozen novelties

Breakfast:

Kootenai Café provides both hot and cold breakfast options with freshly cooked eggs, featured menu items and a full continental breakfast for grab-and-go flexibility.

The Kootenai Café provides a spacious seating area with ample natural light and views into Kootenai’s healing garden courtyard.

Daily Hours of Operation

• Breakfast 6:30 to 9:30 a.m.
• Lunch 10:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• Dinner 4:45-7:30 p.m.
• Night Shift Dinner 1 to 3 a.m. (soup and salad, midnight to 3:00 a.m.)

The salad and sandwich bar is open every day from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.