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Uptown Cafe

Uptown Cafe

posted on June 21, 2018

Driving around Washington D.C. offers an endless parade of nondescript office park buildings — like the one pictured above.

Imagine our surprise when Google navigated us to a popular breakfast location in the parking lot of one of these buildings. “Google knows best,” we thought, and entered using the only door we could find.

Hall of confusion

With no receptionist desk in sight, we hunted around and stumbled upon some slightly obscure signage.

Signage

“Ah ha! So we ARE in the right place!” Turning left we found this…

This does not look right

But the faint smell of grilling breakfast burritos urged us on. Eventually we stumbled into an outdoor courtyard.

Outdoor courtyard

Could this be where the fabled patrons sit and eat their eggs?

Uptown Cafe

Yes! Although, maybe we should start reading the restaurant descriptions more carefully…

Filed under: FlotsamTagged with: breakfast, camping, D.C., washington DC

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