Restaurants you used to like but have gone downhill

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Anonymous wrote:District taco

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Omg….so much. We used to order food from there a lot. Now we try.once every 6 months hoping it returns to normal. It was never gourmet food, but was reasonably good.

Uncle Julio’s has declined also.

We were DT regulars for years and now it’s just…mediocre at best.

That’s the one that jumps out the most, but we’ve been really disappointed with a lot of places lately. Uncle Julio’s hasn’t been good for years, but has slid into “I won’t go back” territory. A lot of the not-fancy but decent places have dramatically declined and prices are too high for what is being served at a lot of these middle of the road places.

Agree with the poster who said Haandi has slipped a lot. It’s not terrible, but it is definitely just blah.

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Anonymous wrote:The Tombs.

They got rid of their burgers! It's some crappy "smash burger" bs. I was so mad.

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Got carryout a few months ago at Uncle Julio's in Bethesda. Everyone had diarrhea the next day. That's it for us.

Isn't their lease running out soon? I thought they were being forced out for something new.

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Wiseguys. So sad...

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Anonymous wrote:I think the uncle Julio’s in bethesda has also slipped.

You only go there for margaritas & chips.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree Sweetgreen has really gone downhill.

Yup. Deleted the app last year. Grossed out by it now. I used to eat there at least 2x a month.

Agree - I usually get delivery or takeout and there has been very little lettuce in my salads recently, and the greens are really wet. And they get toppings wrong, once they forgot my protein.

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Anonymous wrote:Clyde’s

Haven’t been there in awhile. What has changed?

NP but let me count the ways

1. The portions are about 2/3 of what they used to be, and some cases half.
2. The quality and consistency of the meals has gone down, so getting half of it might not be so bad if it wasn’t for.
3. Prices that increased due to Covid, inflation, you name it.
4. The still in place, restaurant recovery fee that doesn’t make sense because they’ve already reduced portions and increased prices.

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Agora in Dupont. The service was always slow was the last time we went the food wasn’t good either.

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Noodles and Company.

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Anonymous wrote:Noodles and Company.

I haven't noticed any issues with Noodles near us - what's gone downhill in your opinion (just curious what you're seeing)?

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Agree with Cheesecake Factory but our kids love it so we still have it from time to time. But it’s so overpriced!

I know it’s another big chain but Chipotle stinks now. They always mess up our order. Every single time. And quality is meh. I refuse to go there.

Unlike above posters, I’ve been getting good salads at Sweetgreen. Maybe it’s location dependent. I go to Pike & Rose or Downtown Crown. For salads, Chopt is the restaurant that really went downhill. I ate it weekly for years and in 2020 we brought in lunch for the entire family weekly. It was a good way to get a pile of veggies into my teens and they loved experimenting with new combos. Now it’s inedible. Brown lettuce, no toppings, chemical tasting dressing.

A poster above also complained about GARs. We find Coastal Flats very consistent and still enjoy it.

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Anonymous wrote:Clyde’s

The food quality at the Friendship Heights location went way down so l haven’t been in over 6 months. Used to be a go - to with my son. Some was so bad it felt like it was thawed in a microwave so the texture was off. Like super hard farro in a grain bowl for example. I hope they’ve turned the kitchen back around. Service was still good though.

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Kaizen in Del Ray.

I have noticed with Sweetgreen, when i get the chicken pesto salad, it's like all breadcrumbs and no lettuce now. So I guess I agree with that one.

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Anonymous wrote:I think the uncle Julio’s in bethesda has also slipped.

Our experience too in last several dinners. Portions of chicken in the fajita way smaller now (previously more than enough to bring home and have leftovers for days) and the tiniest scoops of cheese/guac/sour cream. Felt like they are more interested in pushing the newest expensive cocktails, and some choc pinata dessert. Used to be our goto place years ago.

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Anonymous wrote:Clyde’s

Haven’t been there in awhile. What has changed?

NP but let me count the ways

1. The portions are about 2/3 of what they used to be, and some cases half.
2. The quality and consistency of the meals has gone down, so getting half of it might not be so bad if it wasn’t for.
3. Prices that increased due to Covid, inflation, you name it.
4. The still in place, restaurant recovery fee that doesn’t make sense because they’ve already reduced portions and increased prices.

Once these things are in place they hardly ever go away. We've started going more to Standford Grill instead of Clydes.