Orange Spoon Cafe

This place looks like a small convenience store from the outside, but it's really almost like three stores in one.The first mini store is a small space that serves up sushi and poke dishes. The second mini store is an area that sells a variety of hot dishes, almost like a mini buffet. Last, but not least, the rest of the store is an area that displays a variety of waters, soda, energy drinks, beer, wine and spirits. It's kind of like a jack of all trades.I tried out a poke dish. I'm not an expert so I asked the woman working behind to counter to make it like she would eat it. She did, indeed. The dish was tasty, filling and cost about $13. I'm not from the area, so unfortunately I'm not able to make this venue a regular stop however I'm glad I came across it during my visit. It hit the spot.

Now it's not someplace you'd drive out of the way for, and give up any notion of finding proximal parking, but you surely could do worse for a lunch or casual dinner in the Dupont Circle area. Very varied menu of sandwiches (hot and cold) including fairly imaginative ones. The kitchen does not skimp and particularly for DC, what is served is fresh and of good value. There also is a large salad bar and Asian-style hot buffet, which seemed not really in full swing a lunchtime on a Saturday. I might imagine this place hops with business during the work week; if it does not it should.

Cafe isn't an appropriate name for this place. It's more like a quick stop market. Anything from breakfast to a hot food bar to a variety of snacks and beverages. The Orange Spoon Cafe is a nice break from $14 salads and Starbucks. I've only tried the hot sandwiches here. It's been a while so I can't quite remember which ones. However, I do remember feeling like my sandwich wasn't overpriced but just wasn't priced correctly. Decent sandwich but I could get higher quality from Potbelly. Overall it's a simple place to buy quick lunch for people working in the georgetown area. Would I come back? Yes, but for simple things like chips or a drink. Would I recommend it? Only if they worked near by

I feel kind of bad giving this place only two stars, because I've enjoyed everything I've bought there, and the cashier is always nice. I have gotten one hot sandwich there and one quesadilla..both were pretty good!So, the reason I'm rating this 2 stars is because I saw with my own eyes the lady cooking the food would periodically pick up her cell phone, text someone, then touch the food again with her hands (like cut up vegetables), then touch her phone...LOTS of cross-contamination risk here. It kind of grossed me out. The whole point of wearing gloves is that you're only touching the food with it.A friend of mine also told me that she got food poisoning from there twice. They really need to be more careful.. it's too bad because they have a good food selection!

Convenient. Good selection from sandwiches to bibimbap. Very friendly staff.Oh and they have beer, liquor, and wineOh and snacks

So many selections!! This place is a couple of minutes away from my work so I come here often. What I love the most about this place are their hours- their lunch buffet ends at 4:30 which is almost never heard of at other places. It's a pretty open space and I've never had an issue finding a table to sit down and eat here. They have great international lunch buffet and salad selections. Everything I've tried so far from here- plantains, lo mein, sushi, orange chicken, pasta, salads, all have been great. When you go in early enough, you are able to get fresh batch of sushi...yumm! This place also offers selection of beer and wine. The employees here are friendly and the place is almost always clean. I'm a regular here :)

Didn't love it/didn't hate it. I stopped here later in the evening to grab a bite to eat. The buffet had been packed up and put away so I resorted to ordering at the counter. I got myself a chicken burrito. It was not memorable. They had a large selection and variety of options which gives me hope that there are better options. Super cool that they sell booze! One aside, as I approached the building the staff member was puffing a cigarette right in the doorway. The outer most door was open, leaving to smoke to pool in the easement. Nasty.

This place has great food! A loy of variety. It is clean and well run. You can eat there comfortably or take out quickly if you are in a hurry. Loved it

This Place Always Has So Much To Offer! I've Been Going Here On & Off The Past Few Years & What I Love About The Place Is The Variety Of Food From Hot & Cold Food Bar, The Sandwich/ Deli , Soup Station, All The Sides Plus Fixings & Sushi! Also They Have A Full Alcohol Liquors, Wine & Beer Available! Also They Have Daily Specials For Hot & Cold Specials Daily, They Also Have Desserts, Smoothies & Bubble Teas! Def Worth The Stop There's Something For Everyone!

Found this place while looking for a different place to eat in the area. Not too bad. I've been here several times during lunch and breakfast. The sandwiches are....well....I was satisfied. But they aren't anything real special. This place offers a breakfast, and then later a lunch, buffet which they charge $6.99 per pound. The pound weighs up quick. I got a standard breakfast from the Buffett (eggs, bacon sausage, potatoes and a biscuit) and perhaps I was a bit over zealous because my breakfast was over double the cost per pound. My breakfast ended up being pretty damn expensive for what it was. They charged me for over 2 pounds while the weight on the scale said 1.93lbs. Lesson learned here....never again. The lunch buffet offered a mix of Chinese and American and the choices were......ok, I guess. Recommend you get a fresh made breakfast or lunch, or sandwich as it will be cheaper.The place has a huge selection of alcohol....more than half the place is a liquor store. On several occasions I noticed many people, during lunch, were getting just French fries, which I thought odd (maybe cheaper? Not sure).Edited review to include one more star, two isn't very fair considering I've been mostly satisfied with this place. One thing I would like for them to include is a hot club sandwich with cold veggies. Love hot sandwiches but the ones on their menu I don't normally eat at any place.