casual dinner in Old Town this Saturday

[Anonymous]

We'll be in Old Town this Saturday for an event that will end around 8:30. They'll have nibbles, but no dinner, so we'll be starving by the time we get out of there. We live in Chevy Chase, so we almost never get to Old Town; where should we go for dinner? We eat anything, but we haven't had Indian food in a while and would love to have some.

[Anonymous]

Not Indian but I love Pita House.

[Anonymous]

Old Town is lacking in Indian - but there's pretty much everything else, though. Lots of French, Thai, and Italian. Burgers, sushi, and a couple of chains. Do you want a sit-down restaurant, or are you interested in something quick?

[Anonymous]

Don't think there are any good Indian places in Old Town.

[Anonymous]

No Indian in Old Town but plenty of other good options: Vermillion, Bastille, Brabo Tasting Room, Majestic.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, there's no Indian to be found for miles around Old Town There's pretty much every other cuisine across the spectrum, however.

For somewhat-sort-of-but-not-really geographic proximity, there's Layla's (Lebanese), and Parsian (Persian) that are both pretty good. Not super fancy, but both are sit-down places.

Society Fair is a couple blocks away from the center of King St.

Choices depend on the type of cuisine, and how casual you want to go.

[Anonymous]

Caphe Banh Mi! Sit-down, but casual Vietnamese. Good, fresh, and pretty inexpensive.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/caphe-banh-mi-alexandria?nb=1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, there's no Indian to be found for miles around Old Town There's pretty much every other cuisine across the spectrum, however.

For somewhat-sort-of-but-not-really geographic proximity, there's Layla's (Lebanese), and Parsian (Persian) that are both pretty good. Not super fancy, but both are sit-down places.

Society Fair is a couple blocks away from the center of King St.

Choices depend on the type of cuisine, and how casual you want to go.

Dishes of India isn't THAT far, not Old Town but it's not miles away either.

I like Caphe Banh Mi and Virtue Food and Grain.

[Anonymous]

OP here -- thanks so much for all the recommendations, ladies!

[Anonymous]

Austin Grill. I love their chorizo tacos and jalapeño basil margaritas.

[Anonymous]

Austin grill is closed for renovations. Mai Thai is awesome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Austin grill is closed for renovations. Mai Thai is awesome.

I wasn't that impressed with Mai Thai. For Thai in Old Town, I much prefer Sang Jun - but lord knows there's no shortage of Thai places along King Street!

And yeah, Austin Grill recently closed for a least a few months for some renovations.

[Anonymous]

I like brabo tasting room for casual.

[Anonymous]

I love Vermilion, but it's not casual. I hear wonderful things about Majestic and haven't been yet.

You could also head just a bit up Mt. Vernon Ave. to Del Ray. Evening Star Cafe is lovely, there's a great California-style Taqueria, and there are a bunch of new options there since I moved away. Various things with "Osteria" in the name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like brabo tasting room for casual.

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