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Café
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Photo Credit: Foster + Partners, Nigel Young
The Courtyard Café offers casual dining with a seasonal menu of American-inspired dishes, using local, organic or sustainable ingredients when possible. The menu includes soups, create-your-own salad entrees, and sandwiches. "Quick Pick" express offerings include pre-made sandwiches and salads. Coffee, espresso, beer and red and white wines also may be enjoyed in the café anytime.
For information about group dining options for twenty or more, visit the Smithsonian's Group tours Website, call 866-868-7774 or e-mail groupsales@si.edu.
Hours
Courtyard Café
11:30 AM to 6:30 PM daily
Full Menu 11:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Quick Pick 11:30 AM to 6:30 PM
The Courtyard Café occasionally will close early due to a special event, and it is closed December 25.
Location
The entrance to the Courtyard Café is located off the G street lobby.
Summer Feature—Hot Dogs as America
As a special tribute to America's favorite pastime, the Courtyard Café features three authentic hot dogs from baseball cities across the country. Specialty dogs are $5.95, a plain dog is $4.95. Available from 11:30am–3pm daily through Labor Day (Monday, September 7, 2009).
New York Deli Dog—New York City's delicatessen tradition brings us this great natural-casing beef frank topped off with sauerkraut and deli mustard
Chicago Red Hot—a jumbo Vienna Beef frank on a poppy seed bun, is "dragged through the garden," topped with mustard, relish, onion, tomato, dill pickle, peppers, and a dash of celery salt
Fenway Frank—boiled and grilled Fenway-style, a beef hot dog served on a New England-style bun and covered with mustard and relish
