Inexpensive but good places to eat out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread is such a reminder of how overpriced and underwhelming the DC food scene is. Jersey Mikes for a cheap family dinner? Prepared food from a supermarket? Most cities would have a plethora of diners and coffee shops to choose from where a family could easily eat for less than a Ben Franklin.

Yes, I know. Such is life.

[Anonymous]

You have to familiarize yourself with the ethnic hole in the wall places. I don't think most of DCUM's posters are familiar with or comfortable with going to places like that. But that's where you find good, inexpensive, kid-friendly.

[Anonymous]

El Paso has a lunch special for $4.99, even on weekends.

Rabieng for Thai Dim Sum on weekends

District Taco

Any Vietnamese restaurant or banh mi place in Eden Center.

Lunch buffet at Dishes of India, Namaste, or Aditi.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you have a Cava near you? There is not one near me. Loved Cava...

Mosaic has a Cava, no?

It does, but more of their Chipolte type place vs the sit down tapas one in Arlington. It is delicious though. Moby Dick is also good.

[Anonymous]

Indian lunch buffet

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread is such a reminder of how overpriced and underwhelming the DC food scene is. Jersey Mikes for a cheap family dinner? Prepared food from a supermarket? Most cities would have a plethora of diners and coffee shops to choose from where a family could easily eat for less than a Ben Franklin.

Where are these magical places? And have you eaten there recently? I think you're remembering your childhood.

They're certainly not in the Northeast. Diner food anywhere north of here is awful and not cheap (until you get to Maine, where the food is great in the summer -- good veggies, berries and cheap lobster). Pizza maybe.

The only place I can think of like you describe is Austin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You have to familiarize yourself with the ethnic hole in the wall places. I don't think most of DCUM's posters are familiar with or comfortable with going to places like that. But that's where you find good, inexpensive, kid-friendly.

And if I don't want ethnic food?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread is such a reminder of how overpriced and underwhelming the DC food scene is. Jersey Mikes for a cheap family dinner? Prepared food from a supermarket? Most cities would have a plethora of diners and coffee shops to choose from where a family could easily eat for less than a Ben Franklin.

This aint Brooklyn.

[Anonymous]

In Alexandria/Fairfax -- Haute Dog, King Street Blues, Rocklands, Thai Herb, Viet House, Primo, any number of small taquerias.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread is such a reminder of how overpriced and underwhelming the DC food scene is. Jersey Mikes for a cheap family dinner? Prepared food from a supermarket? Most cities would have a plethora of diners and coffee shops to choose from where a family could easily eat for less than a Ben Franklin.

This aint Brooklyn.

Because Brooklyn is so inexpensive?

[Anonymous]

We eat at ethnic restaurants in Silver Spring, Rockville/Twinbrook, Wheaton, Takoma Park, College Park, etc. The food is authentic and a good value. When we get a car, we're going to venture to places we've heard about in Gaithersburg and Germantown.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have to familiarize yourself with the ethnic hole in the wall places. I don't think most of DCUM's posters are familiar with or comfortable with going to places like that. But that's where you find good, inexpensive, kid-friendly.

And if I don't want ethnic food?

All food is ethnic food! What you mean is you only want food brought to this country by white European immigrants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have to familiarize yourself with the ethnic hole in the wall places. I don't think most of DCUM's posters are familiar with or comfortable with going to places like that. But that's where you find good, inexpensive, kid-friendly.

And if I don't want ethnic food?

All food is ethnic food! What you mean is you only want food brought to this country by white European immigrants.

And that's okay, too. We all have food preferences. I, for example, do not imagine ever developing a deep love of Ethiopian food.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We eat at ethnic restaurants in Silver Spring, Rockville/Twinbrook, Wheaton, Takoma Park, College Park, etc. The food is authentic and a good value. When we get a car, we're going to venture to places we've heard about in Gaithersburg and Germantown.

Buses go there.

[Anonymous]

Tippy's Taco baby!