Skywalk Cafe

This is such an amazing place! The owners are so friendly, and they’ll always try to make you as comfortable as possible. The food bar is always hot and delicious, the salad and the fruit are always fresh and not canned. They’re sandwiches are amazing, and so cheap comparing their value to the restaurants nearby. I highly recommend this place!

Located in possibly the worst building in Rosslyn, in the «Rosslyn Metro Mall» aka the worst mall ever… However, this weigh-​and-​pay buffet style café is actually pretty good (and VERY convenient for me since I work right by it). They have an assortment of hot and cold food for you to choose from, buffet style. They ALSO have a grill where you can get made-​to-​order breakfast and lunch sandwiches, hoagies, wraps, etc. Their breakfast sandwiches are pretty good and not too pricey! (Something like $ 3 for an egg, cheese, sausage sandwich).
The buffet food is a little overpriced, but it’s extremely convenient to be able to choose how much food you want to eat for lunch (for instance you can get a small container if you’re on a diet and don’t want to chow down). It’s also extremely nice to be able to get a variety of foods for your lunch if you are indecisive like me! They have one side that is Asian-​inspired food, such as chow mein, teriyaki chicken, fried rice, and sushi. The other side is usually American or Italian food like spaghetti and meatballs, roasted turkey, and mac & cheese. And there’s a small salad bar with fresh fruit. Overall it’s not the best quality or best priced food around, but it’s convenient for me and I usually really do enjoy my lunches there.
Tip: $ 8 minimum for credit card otherwise cash only.

I seriously love to eat here. In my opinion the food is stupid delicious. They offered a mix of American, Asian, and Latin. Like ribs, meatloaf, fried rice, dumplings, fried pork chunks and the chefs make this food sing. The sandwich board serves up fresh delicious stuff too, i always get the salmon bagel traditional. Many days there are three differently prepared pork chunks. Each one is distinct be oh so delectable. I hope some Elites stop by to try this and see if they agree. I make sure to use the smaller containers that keeps the price under 5 bucks and i dont over eat. I really really think the chefs here are amazing.

Pros: All items seem hot and fresh, Fresh fruit, Some items change daily, Checkout is fast
Cons: Items not labelled, Some items bland (e.g. mac+cheese)

What can I say — I love this place! To sum it up, they have very good food, and a very friendly staff, at prices that are very reasonable for Rosslyn. Details below:
First of all, please note that these five stars are awarded in the context of pay-​by-​the-​pound food bars. That said, as pay-​by-​the-​pound places go, this is one of the best I’ve had the pleasure of frequenting. And frequent it I do! Perhaps I should be embarrassed to admit it, but I eat breakfast and lunch there almost every work day. They have a very good selection of food on the bar all day long. I’m consistently pleased with the overall quality, freshness and taste of the food — again, in the context of a hot food bar. It’s an interesting combination of hispanic, asian, and american food. I do have my favorites, and if tI can’t find one of my favorites on the bar, the staff will offer to cook it for me right there on the spot. Great service.
There is also a grill that prepares made-​to-​oder sandwiches, etc. They look good, but I’ve not tried any of them so I can’t comment.
I don’t expect most people would spend as much time here as I do, but if you are looking for a fast, economical, and tasty alternative to the food trucks or standard Rosslyn breakfast/​lunch places, consider giving this place a try.

Great pay buy the pound buffet ($ 6.50ish). Definitely an Asian fast food feel, but plenty of American fav’s too. Everything I sampled tasted great and for under $ 8 I’m very satiated. Can’t give a fifth star as the place is a bit of a greasy spoon.

I don’t really care for it but I go because it’s right outside the metro and about a block from where I work. Everything in Rosslyn is so expensive and this is not cheap but at least I do not need to take out a loan to get something for lunch. The breakfast buffet has lunch stuff on there which tells you a lot. The sausage is not pork but taste more like Liver flavored sausage. The biscuits fall apart when you pick them up which means they were made about a week ago and they keep microwaving them and sticking them under the heat lamp. The fried fish is breading with so little fish. This is your typical asian buffet who will sell anything for a buck and use the same food for days at a time because they don’t want to lose any money. I have not tried any sandwhiches here so I don’t know about them but they have a poster for a Gyro and it says athentic but where are the Greeks then? Koreans making a Gyro sounds about as athentic as Irish making couscois. The pluses is they are very nice and the coffee is not that bad and for $ 1.98 a better buy then the rip off Starbucks up the block.