Dave R. wrote: > My wife and I along with some friends are going to be in Washington D.C. > in a few weeks for a week long vacation. We are planning on only 1 > big-time-dress-up-dinner while we are there and are looking for > suggestions for the rest of the week. Basically we are open to > suggestions for places where slacks and sportshirt are ok, the food is > good and the prices reasonable. We will be staying in a motel just > outside the N.W. District and we're just familiar enough with the area > to get totally lost in about 20 minutes :) > > All suggestions welcome, either here or in Email. Many thanks to those > with some input. > > And if the Armands in Georgetown (Near the Zebra?) is still open, I > ALREADY have plans for a meatball sub for lunch during the week :) :) > > -- > ... | Dave Ratcliffe | > [email removed] | Sys. <*> Admin. | > [email removed] | Harrisburg, Pa. | Northwest is definitely the part of the District you want to check out. Jump on the Metro and go to Dupont Circle. There are an infinite number of excellent, but reasonably priced restaurants around there. They just sort of fall into your lap. I just ate in a Jamaican place there and had curried goat. $11 entree, included salad, bread. Big portion, excellent service. Their cheaper entrees were $8--10. In another foray there, about a year ago, I went to an Indonesian place. Lots of Italian, African, Hispanic, restaurants. Whatever your heart desires. Wisconsin Ave. has apparently become a real gourmet ghetto, but i didn't go there this trip. that's a bit closer to Georgetown. Chinatown is very easy to get to (it's right on the Metro). The neighborhodd is not incredibly safe, but the Dim Sum is very good. My favorite weirdo place in D.C. is a Mexican/Thai restaurant. When you walk in, there's a sign pointing left for Mexican, right for Thai (or the other way around). they even have a two-sided business card! This is right across from the old Marine barracks. closest Metro is probably Capitol South, but be careful in that part of town. -- jon
Washington, DC
Where to eat in D.C area - modest budget
I tried emailing this, but it bounced. In article you write: >My wife and I along with some friends are going to be in Washington D.C. >in a few weeks for a week long vacation. We are planning on only 1 >big-time-dress-up-dinner while we are there and are looking for >suggestions for the rest of the week. Basically we are open to >suggestions for places where slacks and sportshirt are ok, the food is >good and the prices reasonable. We will be staying in a motel just >outside the N.W. District and we're just familiar enough with the area >to get totally lost in about 20 minutes :) > Dave, One of the best areas for good and inexpensive restaurants is the Dupont Circle/Adams Morgan areas. Adams Morgan is just up 18th St from Dupont Circle. This area has many many ethnic restaurants, everything from A to V (Afghan to Vietnamese - can't think of any cuisines beginning with the letters W thru Z :). This area is especially noted for its Hispanic and Ethiopian restaurants. Also, you could try Georgetown. Another area noted for its Vietnamese restaurants is around the Clarendon Metro station in Arlington. Also try taking the Metro to the King Street station in Old Town Alexandria and walk down King St towards the Potomac River. The Fish Market on King St about 2 blocks from the river is a good choice. Bethesda also has numerous ethnic restaurants around the intersection of Wisconsin Ave and Old Georgetown Rd. near the Bethesda Metro. -Steve-
There was a great Indian vegetarian place not far from the Convention Center (walking distance) called "Siddartha". Is it still there? They had an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet that I loved... Also, when I stayed in DC, I would just walk along Wisconsin and M streets; there's so many great restaurants around that area that I could find far more places that I wanted to eat at than I had days to spend there.