There are plenty of places to grab a bite to eat on Wright-Patt AFB

Put down the PB&J and plan your next meal at one of the 20-plus dining locations on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Whether you work in Area A or B, there are plenty of options to suit your next craving.

The variety extends from sit-down restaurants to grab-and-go options, offering breakfast to lunch items, deli sandwiches to hot entrées, burgers and fries to vegetable lasagna.

The following is a list of locations where base personnel can grab a bite to eat in Area A and Area B, including rotating food trucks and at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.

Days of operation are Monday through Friday, unless otherwise noted. Hours are subject to change.

AREA A

Burger King

• Hours: Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Location: Wright-Patterson Main Exchange Food Court, 1250 Sycamore Birch St.

• Menu: Breakfast foods, burgers, chicken sandwiches, salads, veggie burgers, sides, desserts and kid’s meals

Charley’s Philly Steaks

• Hours: Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Sunday, 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Location: Wright-Patterson Main Exchange Food Court, 1250 Sycamore Birch St.

• Menu: Philly cheesesteaks, loaded fries and fruit lemonades

Einstein Bros. Bagels

• Hours: 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

• Location: Medical Center Atrium, 4881 Sugar Maple Drive, Bldg. 830

• Menu: Bagels, deli sandwiches, cookies, muffins, coffee, juices and smoothies

Huffman Food Court*

• Hours: 7 a.m.-2 p.m.

• Location: Air Force Materiel Command Headquarters, 4375 Chidlaw Road, Bldg. 262, second floor

• Menu: Hot entrées, salad bar, build-your-own deli sandwich line, sides, soup and grab-and-go items

* Must present base ID upon entry

Java Street Coffee/Starbucks*

• Hours: 7 a.m.-2 p.m.

• Location: AFMC HQ, 4375 Chidlaw Road, Bldg. 262, second floor

• Menu: Starbucks coffee and Tazo tea; pastries, including cookies, bagels, cinnamon rolls, scones and muffins

* Must present base ID upon entry

Java Street Coffee/Starbucks

• Hours: 7 a.m.-2 p.m.

• Location: National Air and Space Intelligence Center, 2582 San Antonio Ave., Bldg. 822

• Menu: Starbucks coffee and Tazo tea; pastries, including cookies, bagels, cinnamon rolls, scones and muffins

Mandarin Chef*

• Hours: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

• Location: AFMC HQ, 4375 Chidlaw Road, Bldg. 262, second floor

• Menu: Chinese cuisine, including lo mein, chicken fried rice, hot and sour soup, kimchi, egg rolls, chicken, seafood, pork, beef and vegetable platters

* Must present base ID upon entry

Oink-a-Doodle-Moo

• Hours: 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

• Location: Wright-Patterson Main Exchange Food Court, 1250 Sycamore Birch St.

• Menu: Pulled pork and pulled chicken sandwiches, wings, ribs and homemade sides, including corn pudding, collard greens and potato salad

Pitsenbarger Dining Facility*

• Hours: Monday through Sunday, 6-8 a.m. breakfast; 11 a.m.-1 p.m. lunch; 5-7 p.m. dinner

• Location: 5500 Buckeye Circle, Bldg. 1214

• Menu: Daily entrees, soup and salad, sides, desserts, drinks and snacks

* Restricted access for meal card members, all enlisted members, temporary-duty personnel, non-profit youth groups, ROTC & Junior ROTC, Boy Scouts and Civil Air Patrol. Retirees and their family members are allowed on weekends, federal holidays, Easter Sunday and the Air Force Birthday [Sept. 18].

Prairie Trace Golf Course Grill

• Hours: Monday through Friday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

• Location: 4690 Skeel Ave., Bldg. 813

• Menu: Breakfast items, including French toast, omelets, breakfast burritos and bacon; lunch items, including pulled pork sandwiches, hamburgers, butterfly shrimp baskets, wings and grilled cheese; beverages including bottled sodas and fruit smoothies

Sparetime Grill

• Hours: Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday 5-10 p.m.

• Location: Kittyhawk Lanes Bowling Center, 2241 Birch St., Bldg. 1221

• Menu: Burgers, pizza, sandwiches, wraps, salads, popcorn chicken; snacks, including nachos, soft pretzels and cheese sticks

Sphinx Café*

• Hours: 7 a.m.-10 a.m. breakfast; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. lunch

• Location: NASIC, 2582 San Antonio Ave., Bldg. 828

• Menu: Hot entrées and sides, salad bar, build-your-own deli sandwich line, soup and grab-and-go items

* Restricted access for NASIC employees

Starbucks

• Hours: Monday through Saturday, 6:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

• Location: Corner of Oak and Chestnut Streets, Bldg. 1253, next to the Army and Air Force Exchange Service Express gas station in Kittyhawk

• Menu: Starbucks coffee and Tazo tea, packaged lunches and pastries

Subway

• Hours: 7 a.m.-3 p.m.

• Location: AAFES Base Exchange Uniform Store, 209 Buckner Road, Bldg. 209

• Menu: Build-your-own sandwiches and salads, signature wraps, sides and drinks

Twin Base Golf Course Grill

• Hours: Monday through Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m.; Friday, 10:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Location: 3565 Communications Blvd., Bldg. 892

• Menu: Lunch and dinner items, including pulled pork sandwiches, hamburgers, butterfly shrimp baskets and wings

Wings Grille & Lounge

• Hours: Wednesday through Thursday, 4-8 p.m.; Friday, 3-9 p.m.

• Location: The Wright-Patterson Club, 4771 Lahm Circle, Bldg. 800

• Menu: Salads, sandwiches, burgers, brick oven pizzas, sides and kid’s meals

Wright-Patterson Club and Banquet Center

• Hours: Wednesday only, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

• Location: 4771 Lahm Circle, Bldg. 800

• Menu: Themed lunch buffets rotating between Italian, soul food, Mexican, Asian and German menus

Young’s Café

• Hours: 7 a.m.-2 p.m.

• Location: 1450 Littrell Road, Bldg. 22

• Menu: Asian and American cuisine, including gourmet sandwiches, soup, spring rolls, fried rice, bulgogi and assorted bottled drinks

AREA B

Burger King

• Hours: Drive-thru 6 a.m.-3 p.m.; dining area 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

• Location: 2330 Eighth St., Bldg. 159, next to the AAFES Express Gas Station

• Menu: Breakfast foods, burgers, chicken sandwiches, salads, veggie burgers, sides, desserts and kid’s meals

Canteen 10

• Hours: 7 a.m.-2 p.m.

• Location: 2275 D St., Bldg. 16

• Menu: Custom wraps, salads, subs, grab-and-go items and coffee

Coffee Café

• Hours: 7-10:15 a.m. breakfast; 10:45 a.m.-2 p.m. lunch

• Location: 2275 D St., Bldg. 16

• Menu: Breakfast items, including breakfast sandwiches, biscuits and gravy, bagels and coffee; lunch items, including wraps, salads, sandwiches, sides and iced tea

Einstein Bros. Bagels

• Hours: 7 a.m.-3 p.m.

• Location: Air Force Institute of Technology, 2950 Hobson Way, Bldg. 642

• Menu: Bagels, deli sandwiches, cookies, muffins, coffee, juices and smoothies

Johnny Mac Inc./Starbucks

• Hours: 7 a.m.-2 p.m.

• Location: 711th Human Performance Wing, 2510 5th St., Bldg. 840

• Menu: Starbucks coffee and Tazo tea; breakfast items, including bagels and breakfast sandwiches; lunch items, including sandwiches, paninis, wraps, salads, pizza, wings and a snack bar

Coming Aug. 5: Jus Juic’n

• Location: Wright Field Fitness Center, 2690 C St., Bldg. 571

Coming soon: Wingman’s Courtyard Café*

• Location: Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate, 2241 Avionics Circle, Bldg. 620

* Restricted access

FOOD TRUCKS

Food on the Run

• Hours: 7-9:30 a.m. breakfast; 11 a.m.-1 p.m. lunch

• Locations: The truck rotates between the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, NASIC, AFMC HQ, 445th Airlift Wing, Pass & I.D. and 88th Air Base Wing Headquarters

• Menu: Breakfast tacos and burritos, biscuits and gravy, specialty burgers and hot dogs, salads, sides and bottled drinks

The following food trucks are contracted through AAFES and rotate between AFIT, Kittyhawk, Wright Field Fitness and the 445th Airlift Wing: A Cut Above, Billie Gold Bubble Tea, Chicky Chicky Waffle, City Classics, Cupzilla, Dayton Urban BBQ, Dawg House, El Mason, HaolePino Hawaiian-Filipino Island Cuisine, Hogback BBQ Pit, Just Jerks, Lilia’s Outside Café, Pitabilities, Smokin Barrels, Sweet Tooth Ice Cream, The Wicked Lobstah and Young’s Dairy.

AFIT Food Truck Rally

• Hours: Thursday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

• Location: Kenney Hall Circle, 2950 Hobson Way, Bldgs. 640-644, Area B

Kittyhawk Food Truck

• Hours: Thursday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

• Location: Corner of Oak and Chestnut Streets, in the parking lot of Bldg. 1253, Area A

Wright Field Fitness Food Truck Rally

• Hours: Wednesday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

• Location: 571 C St. in the parking lot across from Wright Field Fitness, Bldg. 262, Area B

445th Airlift Wing Food Truck

• Hours: Thursday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

• Location: In the parking lot of Bldg. 4010, Area A

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE U.S. AIR FORCE

Refueling Station

• Hours: Monday through Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Location: 1100 Spaatz St.; on the mezzanine between the Cold War Gallery and hangar Four

• Menu: Snacks, salads, wraps, drinks and signature hot dogs

Valkyrie Café

• Hours: Monday through Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Location: 1100 Spaatz St.; on the second floor above the far end of the museum store

• Menu: American cuisine, including pizza, burgers, fries, deli sandwiches, wraps, pulled pork sandwiches, soups, salads, snacks and desserts

For more information about food and dining on base, contact the 88th Force Support Squadron at 937-257-8220 or the Army and Air Force Exchange Service at 937-879-5730.

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