By now you’ve seen the front page Washington Post photo, but here’s a few other images of President-elect Barack Obama’s visit Saturday to Ben’s Chili Bowl with D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty. None of us was lucky enough to happen to be inside when the two men showed up at the venerable U Street eatery, but Flickr contributor goldmember was strolling by and caught the crowd gathered outside and the secret service vehicles block traffic.

Amy Argetsinger has the juicy details: Obama ordered a chili half-smoke and sweet tea, while Fenty had cheese fries and water (the print edition says Fenty had a turkey dog—either way, we’d tease the mayor a little about his order, but the man is a health nut, so frankly we’re just happy he ordered any food at all). Also crucial: Obama didn’t take the Ali family on their offer to not charge him. The president-elect gave over $20 for what added up to a $12 order, establishing for the record that Obama knows how things work at Ben’s—make sure to overtip so you can establish a relationship with one of the employees and skip the long, late-night lines.

And here’s the best tidbit from the Post:

Asked by a member of the traveling press pool about the significance of his visit, Obama said, “It means I’m going to get a hot dog.”

It’s a half-smoke, Mr. President-elect, but yeah, we hear you.