Dining
Attendees will be responsible for purchasing all meals and providing their own beverages and snacks. Below is a local list of dining options close by.
Shady Grove Cafeteria
The NCI Shady Grove cafeteria will now be self-checkout, accepting credit card payments only. The cafeteria will serve breakfast, lunch, and snacks between the hours of 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Thursday. It features breakfast food, paninis, sandwiches, burgers, soups, and salads during the hours of operation. Customers will scan and/or look up their items for purchase.
Hours of Operation:
- Monday through Thursday
- 8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Grill hours:
- Breakfast: 8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
- Lunch: 11:00 a.m. –1:30 p.m.
Avanti Market/Snack Shop
It is located on the first floor of the Shady Grove building in 1E274. Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and offers fresh grab-and-go lunch options and snacks with self-service kiosk, credit or debit cards–does not take cash.
Nearby restaurants are open and available. Participants leaving the building for lunch must use the main entrance on the 1st floor and return through the main entrance and security. Your photo I.D. will be required to reenter the building.
Retail Food at 9613 Medical Center Drive – adjacent to NCI
- The Passion Bakery Cafe (coffee, smoothies, sandwiches, salads, and pastries)
- Subway (sandwiches, wraps, and salads)
- Thai Cottage Bistro (soup, salads, sandwiches, and bowls)
Restaurants in Nearby Shopping Centers