Corner Café · Treats · Eats · Sweets
Open 7 days

All-day breakfast · Soul food · Hand-dipped ice cream

Congress Heights · Ward 8 · east of the river

Right now on the corner

Open 7 days

 

Hours · all seven days

  • Mon7 AM – 5 PM
  • Tue7 AM – 5 PM
  • Wed7 AM – 5 PM
  • Thu7 AM – 7 PM
  • Fri7 AM – 7 PM
  • Sat9 AM – 7 PM
  • Sun8 AM – 2 PM

What’s on the plate

Chicken and waffles at Corner Café — three crispy drumsticks on a Belgian waffle with honey
Chicken & Waffles
  • Bacon, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich on a toasted croissant at Corner Café Croissant Sandwich
  • Shrimp and grits at Corner Café — sautéed shrimp over creamy grits with bacon Shrimp & Grits
  • Steak and cheese hoagie at Corner Café, cut to show melted cheese and chopped steak Steak & Cheese
  • Cookies and cream milkshake at Corner Café with whipped cream and cookie crumbs Cookies & Cream Shake
  • Three scoops of Hershey's ice cream at Corner Café — vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry Hand-dipped scoops
  • Party wings drizzled with sauce over french fries in a takeout box at Corner Café Wings & Fries

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Egg Rolls & Breakfast

Egg Rolls

  • Steak & Cheese $10.00
  • Chicken Steak & Cheese $10.00
  • Crab & Shrimp $15.00
  • Jerk Chicken $15.00

Breakfast Platters

  • Breakfast Platter $13.001 meat + eggs + 1 side
  • French Toast Platter $15.003 slices + 1 side
  • Pancake Platter $13.003 pancakes + 1 side
  • Café Platter $18.952 meats + 1 pancake + 1 French toast + eggs + 1 side
  • Chicken & Waffles $15.50
  • Shrimp & Grits $20.00

Breakfast Sandwiches

Wheat or white $9.00 · Croissant $9.75 · French toast $10

  • Bacon Egg & Cheese $9.00
  • Turkey Bacon Egg & Cheese $9.00
  • Sausage Egg & Cheese $9.00
  • Turkey Sausage Egg & Cheese $9.00
  • Scrapple Egg & Cheese $9.00
  • French Toast Sandwich $10.00

A Black owned and operated neighborhood café — known for flavorful breakfast, signature egg rolls, and custom-made dishes crafted to order.

Sandwiches, Wings & Sides

Sandwiches & Subs

  • B.L.T. $9.00
  • Hamburger $8.00
  • Cheeseburger $8.00
  • Fish Sandwich $9.00
  • Fish Sub $11.50
  • Steak & Cheese Sub $10.00
  • Club Sandwich $13.50
  • Hot Dog $3.00
  • Chili & Cheese Dog $3.50
  • Half Smoke $4.50
  • Chili & Cheese Half Smoke $5.00

Wings & Things

  • 6 Party Wings — plain $10.00
  • 8 Party Wings — flavored $10.99
  • 6 Party Wings w/ Fries $15.00
  • 4 Chicken Tenders $7.00
  • Fish Dinner $20.002 pc + 2 sides
  • Nachos w/ Cheese $4.50
  • Nachos w/ Chili & Cheese $5.50

Wing flavours

  • Old Bay
  • Lemon Pepper
  • Honey Old Bay
  • Mumbo
  • Buffalo
  • BBQ
  • Honey

Sides

  • Chili Cheese Fries $5.75
  • French Fries $5.00
  • Potato Wedges $5.00
  • Chips $1.00
  • Fried Potatoes $5.00
  • Grits $5.00
  • Pancakes (2) $5.50
  • French Toast (2) $8.00
  • Bacon (2) $5.00
  • Sausage Patty $4.00
  • Hot Sausage $1.00Add-on

Friday only

  • Pasta Salad
  • Potato Salad
  • Green Beans
  • Baked Beans

The Ice Cream Parlour

Hershey’s hand-dipped, scooped at the counter

Hand-dipped flavours

Ask what we’re scooping today.

  • Cookies & Cream
  • Butter Pecan
  • Strawberry Cheesecake
  • Banana Pudding
  • Vanilla
  • Chocolate
  • Strawberry
  • Rocky Road
  • Oatmeal Cookie Craving
  • Birthday Cake
  • Praline Pecan

Also on the board

  • Sundaes
  • Milkshakes
  • Slushies
  • Dessert waffles
Named for family

Specialty Shakes & Sundaes

  • Layla's Birthday Blast $10.00
  • Logan's Cookie Blast $10.00
  • Zoe's Strawberry Shortcake $10.00
  • D's Brownie Delight $10.00
  • Ice Cream — 1 scoop $3.50
  • Ice Cream — 2 scoops $5.75
  • Ice Cream — 3 scoops $7.75
  • Ice Cream Sundae $7.00
  • Milkshake $7.50Regular size
  • Coffee $1.00
  • Slushy $2.00
  • Can Soda $1.50
  • Iced Tea $3.00
  • Lemonade $3.00
Toppings bar, dessert waffles and the dessert case are still priced at the counter.

Toppings bar

  • Whipped cream
  • Cherries
  • Caramel
  • Chocolate
  • Rainbow sprinkles
  • Oreos
  • Nuts
The corner

Find it, get it

Walk in

3023 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE
Washington, DC 20032

Get directions

Congress Heights · Ward 8 · east of the river.
Next door to DiVine Stylez salon — her own.

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Say hello

(202) 248-2162

@cornercafe_dc

The regulars

Sunday

SUNDAY BRUNCH

The full menu, Sunday morning through early afternoon.

Every Sunday, 8 AM – 2 PM

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Same owner, next door.

Ro owns both storefronts on this corner — the café at 3023 and DiVine Stylez salon at 3025. Getting your hair done? The counter is one door away.

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