Corner Bakery Cafe

We oftentimes will stop "on the road" when we walk in the morning. We either don't feel like preparing something when we get home, or we just like to break up the routine. We have tried a few places inside Union Station, and also most of the Smithsonian Museums. But when you are in the mood for breakfast rather than lunch, we have also tried a couple of places off the beaten path. Today we needed to be available for a package delivery for someone in our building who wouldn't be at home. So rather than drive somewhere for lunch  - another option we take a couple times during the week - we decided to find something in the neighborhood. So we walked towards Union Station and ventured over to the Corner Bakery. We tried it one time before. My husband loves to sit and watch all the passersby as they are hustling off to work. So we ordered some eggs and pancakes and orange juice and found a seat out of the direct sunlight. The food was delivered to the table. It was "okay." Then we took a longer than usual walk back home but got back well before noon. Hopefully we didn't miss the package as no one ever delivers anything in the morning. We said we would be available. Perhaps I should have mentioned in the afternoon?

The Best Brunch in DC

For the last eight years I have had the good fortune to walk home for lunch from work. I am never disappointed with the menu or the conversation. Once in a while my husband joins me for lunch at the Library after attending a program he likes. We usually go to the Madison Building Cafeteria, the House Office Building, or Tortilla Coast. But I always prefer going home because the food tastes better and it is better for you. The offering stays pretty much the same - one egg over well (we eat the egg whites only) on top of an English muffin, sometimes with fat free American cheese, sometimes with a slice of ham or sausage; a half of a bagel, and French bread served with our favorite cheese and jelly. It is very simple and never disappoints. It's ready as soon as I walk in the door. Our little Betta fish Moby Dick is included in the conversation, and oftentimes I can get in a ten minute nap. I have no right to complain, and I don't until I have to walk back to work for the afternoon. It's a nice way to break up the day. After thirty years of driving all over town in Milwaukee at all hours of the day and night in a health care career, I think I deserve it.