I came across a relatively new spot on my recent travels in search of casual food worth mentioning to you.  At the end of my outer Cape search for casuals, I was on my way to Chatham.  I had heard about The Corner Store a while ago, and had made a note to visit it soon.  On a beautiful Sunday while out running some errands, I decided the time had come.
    I found it at 1403 Old Queen Anne Road, at the intersection with Route 137, just south of the East Harwich Super Stop 'n Shop.  Charles Konner, an old friend with whom I had worked a few years ago, had opened the place, with a partner, earlier in the spring, and has configured a fast and friendly customer flow for sandwiches, paninnis (grilled sandwiches) and burritos.  At the counter, it's left for the former two, and right for the burritos, and everything is made to order right in front of you by a friendly and accommodating staff.  Service is quick, and it needs to be, as I hear the lines extend out the front door at peak times.   
    The breads are baked daily for the sandwiches and paninnis, and the choices are four each.  The roast beef, carmelized onions and romaine lettuce is served on an onion bulkie roll with a tasty horseradish dressing.  We substituted a thick cut marble rye, and were able to fit only half of the large sandwich, along with a cold drink.  The chairs on the front porch of The Corner Store, in the shade, with a lovely breeze on the sunny day was a great spot for lunch.
    The roast turkey paninni came with Vermont cheddar, bacon, sun-dried tomato aioli (a house-made garlic mayonnaise, and very good), and baby spinach, also on marble rye, was grilled, and was goodness all around.  Also a generous sandwich, the second half made a terrific later in the day snack while watching the Red Sox game.

    The burritos are built to order on freshly steamed white or whole wheat flour tortillas and with a multitude of accompaniments from which to choose.  First, there's the cheese . . . Monterey Jack, the classic flavor.  For protein, there's grilled chicken, grilled beef, roasted pork and a vegetable that rotates, something like a grilled eggplant.  Lightly seasoned rice, and choice of beans (pinto, black and refried) come next, followed by fresh pico de gallo, lettuce, jalapenos, sour cream, guacamole, several hot sauces to choose from, and on this day a terrific corn relish.  I went with the roasted pork, tender, juicy and flavorful, with rice, black beans, sauteed onions and peppers, jalapenos and sour cream in a whole wheat flour tortilla, and it was great.  I finished half for lunch, and enjoyed the other half for a light dinner, washed down with a diet Dr. Pepper.
    Chips and cold drinks are available, as are muffins, bagels and scones, if you need a little something sweet.  The cooler also contained salads made fresh that morning, including  a Caesar, an Asian (mesclun greens, Napa slaw, cilantro, and a sesame Asian dressing), and the Meredith (baby spinach, toasted pecans, blue cheese, dried cranberries, mushrooms and a garlic Dijon dressing).  In fact, Meredith, Chuck's wife,  was there that Sunday morning, too.
    The Corner Store is open from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm.  Chuck was telling me he began offering a breakfast burrito with scrambled eggs and cheese, with a choice of bacon, sausage or ham, not knowing if it would catch on, and is now serving between 200 and 250 a day.  At $2.50, with an extra dollar for the meat, it's a hearty, generous and fresh-made deal of a meal, and with a cup of the locally-in-Wellfleet-roasted Beanstock Coffee, it's a great way to start the day.
    The sandwiches and paninnis are all $5.50, and the burritos are $4.99, although the guacamole and sour cream on the burritos do run a few dimes extra.  The salads are all $4.99, and for an additional $2.50 they'll add grilled chicken, grilled beef, tuna salad or chicken salad.  These are very friendly prices for fresh made food served in generous portions by smiling folks behind the counter, and that makes it a place worth visiting. 
    I'd eaten too much there to move on in my casual food trek, so I made a note in my journal and headed home.  I know I'll be heading back to The Corner Store again, though, and I recommend you do the same.  I'll be picking up in Harwich heading west when my journey resumes.  Please check back soon for the next series of stops in Harwich, Dennis and Yarmouth that include fried clams, onion rings, clam fritters, and a little bbq.