Supreme Court Cafe — Restaurant in Washington

Just visited the Supreme Court Cafe for the first time since the pandemic shutdown. It's been revamped quite a bit. Customers now order via kiosk.

The menu has been revamped with healthier options in addition to the usual stuff. I ordered one of the weekly specials, a salad with quinoa, sweet potatoes, white cheddar cheese, greens, and sunflower seeds, along with some kind of light dressing that seemed homemade and was nicely flavored (not overly salty or oily). It was excellent! The kiosk setup also enabled me to order a Cafe Misto from the coffee bar, which now serves Starbucks items, complete with barista (albeit with a more limited menu than the usual Starbucks, and no Starbucks cards accepted).

The dining room is as clean (very) and pleasant as I remember, and, of course, very secure. It's a terrific place to get work done after enjoying a meal. I would give the cafe five stars overall if it weren't for the prices, which are more what one would expect for restaurant food than for cafeteria food. Can't have...

The US Supreme Court Cafeteria is a remarkable, hidden gem in our nation’s capital.

Lurking in the bowels of the court is a full service cafeteria!

You go thinking you’re about to argue your case before Justices in the highest court in the land, or more likely attending court or getting sworn in…and you go early because you are always early to court and you learn there’s a cafeteria!

Clean, inviting and comfortable. Made to order omelette, 2 patties, a supreme cup of coffee and your day is bound for success regardless of the justice’s decision.

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I ordered a tuna cheese (American cheese) melt with mayo; I did not get my cheese on it. I went back and told the employees this, and they were happy to remake it. They gave me a new one, but the cheese wasn't American and there was no mayo on it. But whatever, I just sucked it up and grabbed a mayo packet instead of going back again because I wasn't going to have them remake the whole thing again. My dad also ordered a cheeseburger and paid extra for bacon, and they gave...