‘The city is dead’: D.C. restaurant reservations drop amid federal crackdown

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Anonymous wrote:When I didn’t have work projects in DC, I was still down there weekly but the costs to get there, pay for parking/take Metro (especially if I’m taking my kids), and high food prices post-COVID hasn’t made it worth going. This didn’t start with trump but it may well end with him. With the exception of the National Mall area, DC is just another small, dull American city. Maybe move the Capitol to the middle of the country and start over. At least then maybe it would create jobs there too and spread the wealth around.

You clearly don't spend ANY time in DC if you believe this.

Washington is nothing like most national capitals. It’s not even in the top 10 most populous cities. Tell me, if DC did not have the national Mall with its museums/monuments and wasn't the seat of the federal government, what would attract people to the city over Chicago, New York, etc? It lost something with the white-ification.

What does Chicago have that’s worth visiting that DC doesn’t?

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Georgetown is dead on weeknights because there are only a few good places to go there

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Anonymous wrote:Georgetown is dead on weeknights because there are only a few good places to go there

Some of those restaurants need a facelift. Same carpet from the 1970’s?

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Anonymous wrote:When I didn’t have work projects in DC, I was still down there weekly but the costs to get there, pay for parking/take Metro (especially if I’m taking my kids), and high food prices post-COVID hasn’t made it worth going. This didn’t start with trump but it may well end with him. With the exception of the National Mall area, DC is just another small, dull American city. Maybe move the Capitol to the middle of the country and start over. At least then maybe it would create jobs there too and spread the wealth around.

You clearly don't spend ANY time in DC if you believe this.

Washington is nothing like most national capitals. It’s not even in the top 10 most populous cities. Tell me, if DC did not have the national Mall with its museums/monuments and wasn't the seat of the federal government, what would attract people to the city over Chicago, New York, etc? It lost something with the white-ification.

What does Chicago have that’s worth visiting that DC doesn’t?

I love DC but are you serious?

Affordable corner bars, great Mexican food, great Polish food, great breweries, 24 hour trains, 24 hour restaurants, women who don't care what you do for work.

Chicago is a fantastic city. Too bad it's uninhabitable 5 months of the year.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone know if Yellow in Georgetown is still crowded?

Most Georgetown restaurants still open are. We have never been busier.

Oh boy. Was just hoping to eat in peace

Come 5 pm to 7 pm, any day. It's busy before and after those hours.

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Anonymous wrote:When I didn’t have work projects in DC, I was still down there weekly but the costs to get there, pay for parking/take Metro (especially if I’m taking my kids), and high food prices post-COVID hasn’t made it worth going. This didn’t start with trump but it may well end with him. With the exception of the National Mall area, DC is just another small, dull American city. Maybe move the Capitol to the middle of the country and start over. At least then maybe it would create jobs there too and spread the wealth around.

You clearly don't spend ANY time in DC if you believe this.

Washington is nothing like most national capitals. It’s not even in the top 10 most populous cities. Tell me, if DC did not have the national Mall with its museums/monuments and wasn't the seat of the federal government, what would attract people to the city over Chicago, New York, etc? It lost something with the white-ification.

What does Chicago have that’s worth visiting that DC doesn’t?

I love DC but are you serious?

Affordable corner bars, great Mexican food, great Polish food, great breweries, 24 hour trains, 24 hour restaurants, women who don't care what you do for work.

Chicago is a fantastic city. Too bad it's uninhabitable 5 months of the year.

I'm from Chicago originally - you don't think it's possible but when you live there - you still figure out how to enjoy the city even in weather. When I came here and discovered everything closes whenever it snows like 1/4 inch of snow, I was ROFL. Nothing closes in Chicago - you find a way to live life. If it just rains not even huge storms here, it's accidents everywhere. Now that is sad.

Aside from NYC, Chicago is probably the best major metro in terms of offering something for everyone. DC looks like a lemonade stand compared to Chicago, weather or not!

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Anonymous wrote:When I didn’t have work projects in DC, I was still down there weekly but the costs to get there, pay for parking/take Metro (especially if I’m taking my kids), and high food prices post-COVID hasn’t made it worth going. This didn’t start with trump but it may well end with him. With the exception of the National Mall area, DC is just another small, dull American city. Maybe move the Capitol to the middle of the country and start over. At least then maybe it would create jobs there too and spread the wealth around.

You clearly don't spend ANY time in DC if you believe this.

Washington is nothing like most national capitals. It’s not even in the top 10 most populous cities. Tell me, if DC did not have the national Mall with its museums/monuments and wasn't the seat of the federal government, what would attract people to the city over Chicago, New York, etc? It lost something with the white-ification.

What does Chicago have that’s worth visiting that DC doesn’t?

I love DC but are you serious?

Affordable corner bars, great Mexican food, great Polish food, great breweries, 24 hour trains, 24 hour restaurants, women who don't care what you do for work.

Chicago is a fantastic city. Too bad it's uninhabitable 5 months of the year.

I'm from Chicago originally - you don't think it's possible but when you live there - you still figure out how to enjoy the city even in weather. When I came here and discovered everything closes whenever it snows like 1/4 inch of snow, I was ROFL. Nothing closes in Chicago - you find a way to live life. If it just rains not even huge storms here, it's accidents everywhere. Now that is sad.

Aside from NYC, Chicago is probably the best major metro in terms of offering something for everyone. DC looks like a lemonade stand compared to Chicago, weather or not!

To be fair, people in Chicago are generally from the Midwest and the winter infrastructure is built and designed to deal with the snow. It isn't even that DC doesn't have the budget to deal with the snow, but the built environment for most of the suburbs are cul-de-sacs which are very difficult to maintain in heavy snow. So let's not blame DC which it is a regional issue, particularly when half the people who live in the region are from places that never get snow.

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Anonymous wrote:When I didn’t have work projects in DC, I was still down there weekly but the costs to get there, pay for parking/take Metro (especially if I’m taking my kids), and high food prices post-COVID hasn’t made it worth going. This didn’t start with trump but it may well end with him. With the exception of the National Mall area, DC is just another small, dull American city. Maybe move the Capitol to the middle of the country and start over. At least then maybe it would create jobs there too and spread the wealth around.

You clearly don't spend ANY time in DC if you believe this.

Washington is nothing like most national capitals. It’s not even in the top 10 most populous cities. Tell me, if DC did not have the national Mall with its museums/monuments and wasn't the seat of the federal government, what would attract people to the city over Chicago, New York, etc? It lost something with the white-ification.

What does Chicago have that’s worth visiting that DC doesn’t?

I love DC but are you serious?

Affordable corner bars, great Mexican food, great Polish food, great breweries, 24 hour trains, 24 hour restaurants, women who don't care what you do for work.

Chicago is a fantastic city. Too bad it's uninhabitable 5 months of the year.

I'm from Chicago originally - you don't think it's possible but when you live there - you still figure out how to enjoy the city even in weather. When I came here and discovered everything closes whenever it snows like 1/4 inch of snow, I was ROFL. Nothing closes in Chicago - you find a way to live life. If it just rains not even huge storms here, it's accidents everywhere. Now that is sad.

Aside from NYC, Chicago is probably the best major metro in terms of offering something for everyone. DC looks like a lemonade stand compared to Chicago, weather or not!

To be fair, people in Chicago are generally from the Midwest and the winter infrastructure is built and designed to deal with the snow. It isn't even that DC doesn't have the budget to deal with the snow, but the built environment for most of the suburbs are cul-de-sacs which are very difficult to maintain in heavy snow. So let's not blame DC which it is a regional issue, particularly when half the people who live in the region are from places that never get snow.

Are you seriously under the impression that Midwestern suburbs don't have cul-de-sacs?

I'll grant that DC doesn't have the budget or equipment to deal with something like the snowmageddon in 2010 the way that Chicago can without breaking a sweat, but to chalk the region's snow panic up to the built environment is positively laughable.

[Anonymous]

I don't care about any federal crackdown, I would love to go out in DC but it's too expensive. We went to the the VUE at Hotel Washington recently...just to check out the view. Two pints of beer with tip were $32.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't care about any federal crackdown, I would love to go out in DC but it's too expensive. We went to the the VUE at Hotel Washington recently...just to check out the view. Two pints of beer with tip were $32.

Cheaper than a movie and popcorn.

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Anonymous wrote:When I didn’t have work projects in DC, I was still down there weekly but the costs to get there, pay for parking/take Metro (especially if I’m taking my kids), and high food prices post-COVID hasn’t made it worth going. This didn’t start with trump but it may well end with him. With the exception of the National Mall area, DC is just another small, dull American city. Maybe move the Capitol to the middle of the country and start over. At least then maybe it would create jobs there too and spread the wealth around.

You clearly don't spend ANY time in DC if you believe this.

Washington is nothing like most national capitals. It’s not even in the top 10 most populous cities. Tell me, if DC did not have the national Mall with its museums/monuments and wasn't the seat of the federal government, what would attract people to the city over Chicago, New York, etc? It lost something with the white-ification.

What does Chicago have that’s worth visiting that DC doesn’t?

I love DC but are you serious?

Affordable corner bars, great Mexican food, great Polish food, great breweries, 24 hour trains, 24 hour restaurants, women who don't care what you do for work.

Chicago is a fantastic city. Too bad it's uninhabitable 5 months of the year.

I'm from Chicago originally - you don't think it's possible but when you live there - you still figure out how to enjoy the city even in weather. When I came here and discovered everything closes whenever it snows like 1/4 inch of snow, I was ROFL. Nothing closes in Chicago - you find a way to live life. If it just rains not even huge storms here, it's accidents everywhere. Now that is sad.

Aside from NYC, Chicago is probably the best major metro in terms of offering something for everyone. DC looks like a lemonade stand compared to Chicago, weather or not!

Agree

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Anonymous wrote:If you think DC is dead go to Baltimore. That's a ghost town. The stores are closed and boarded up. Almost all the regular bars and restaurants are closed. Filth is everywhere. Looks like a lot of drug addicts wondering around. Trash is everywhere. That use to be a vibrant town.
I wonder if the governor ever visits it.

It is sad. It’s resurgence was so brief.

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Anonymous wrote:If you think DC is dead go to Baltimore. That's a ghost town. The stores are closed and boarded up. Almost all the regular bars and restaurants are closed. Filth is everywhere. Looks like a lot of drug addicts wondering around. Trash is everywhere. That use to be a vibrant town.
I wonder if the governor ever visits it.

It is sad. It’s resurgence was so brief.

No one else to blame but the people who live there. They did this to themselves.

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Anonymous wrote:When I didn’t have work projects in DC, I was still down there weekly but the costs to get there, pay for parking/take Metro (especially if I’m taking my kids), and high food prices post-COVID hasn’t made it worth going. This didn’t start with trump but it may well end with him. With the exception of the National Mall area, DC is just another small, dull American city. Maybe move the Capitol to the middle of the country and start over. At least then maybe it would create jobs there too and spread the wealth around.

You clearly don't spend ANY time in DC if you believe this.

Washington is nothing like most national capitals. It’s not even in the top 10 most populous cities. Tell me, if DC did not have the national Mall with its museums/monuments and wasn't the seat of the federal government, what would attract people to the city over Chicago, New York, etc? It lost something with the white-ification.

What does Chicago have that’s worth visiting that DC doesn’t?

I love DC but are you serious?

Affordable corner bars, great Mexican food, great Polish food, great breweries, 24 hour trains, 24 hour restaurants, women who don't care what you do for work.

Chicago is a fantastic city. Too bad it's uninhabitable 5 months of the year.

I'm from Chicago originally - you don't think it's possible but when you live there - you still figure out how to enjoy the city even in weather. When I came here and discovered everything closes whenever it snows like 1/4 inch of snow, I was ROFL. Nothing closes in Chicago - you find a way to live life. If it just rains not even huge storms here, it's accidents everywhere. Now that is sad.

Aside from NYC, Chicago is probably the best major metro in terms of offering something for everyone. DC looks like a lemonade stand compared to Chicago, weather or not!

To be fair, people in Chicago are generally from the Midwest and the winter infrastructure is built and designed to deal with the snow. It isn't even that DC doesn't have the budget to deal with the snow, but the built environment for most of the suburbs are cul-de-sacs which are very difficult to maintain in heavy snow. So let's not blame DC which it is a regional issue, particularly when half the people who live in the region are from places that never get snow.

Are you seriously under the impression that Midwestern suburbs don't have cul-de-sacs?

I'll grant that DC doesn't have the budget or equipment to deal with something like the snowmageddon in 2010 the way that Chicago can without breaking a sweat, but to chalk the region's snow panic up to the built environment is positively laughable.

This. Grew up in New England with an uncle living in DC and it was a family joke how he panicked over 1 inch of snow. Snow panic is a real thing here and it’s way more psychological than infrastructure.

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Anonymous wrote:When I didn’t have work projects in DC, I was still down there weekly but the costs to get there, pay for parking/take Metro (especially if I’m taking my kids), and high food prices post-COVID hasn’t made it worth going. This didn’t start with trump but it may well end with him. With the exception of the National Mall area, DC is just another small, dull American city. Maybe move the Capitol to the middle of the country and start over. At least then maybe it would create jobs there too and spread the wealth around.

You clearly don't spend ANY time in DC if you believe this.

Washington is nothing like most national capitals. It’s not even in the top 10 most populous cities. Tell me, if DC did not have the national Mall with its museums/monuments and wasn't the seat of the federal government, what would attract people to the city over Chicago, New York, etc? It lost something with the white-ification.

What does Chicago have that’s worth visiting that DC doesn’t?

I love DC but are you serious?

Affordable corner bars, great Mexican food, great Polish food, great breweries, 24 hour trains, 24 hour restaurants, women who don't care what you do for work.

Chicago is a fantastic city. Too bad it's uninhabitable 5 months of the year.

Why focus on women not caring?