What restaurant does everyone love but you think is meh?

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll go first. Founding Farmers. It’s fine but I see people recommend it constantly, especially to tourists and I just don’t get it.

100% been saying this for YEARS and yet, people still flock to that place.

Disliking FF has been a thing since Seitsema’s 0 star review like 10 years ago; I don’t know anyone who thinks it is good.

This. It’s the restaurant everyone loves to hate.

Over on Reddit they passed around a thread that was something like “recommend a restaurant to someone you don’t like”. FF was the overwhelming winner. So, yeah, the hate is widespread.

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Founding Farmers
Salt and Vine in Olney

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Anonymous wrote:Fast casual, but Moby Dick

Have moved from the area, and miss this place! I love it!!!!!

Their rice is the best!

No, agree with the PP. Moby Dick is over rated, expensive, and takes forever to get your food.

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Anonymous wrote:Fast casual, but Moby Dick

Hell yes. I don’t get the appeal.

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Burger King has regressed. I don't get why so many people put it in that top fast-food group.

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Anonymous wrote:Costal flats

Eh, it’s a chain restaurant, not fine dining. I like it for what it is.

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Anonymous wrote:I only went once but was Queen's English was disappointing; everything was fine, but just... fine.

Someone mentioned Zatinya; I've been going for 20 years and still find it consistently delicious.

Yes! I just ate at Zaytinya a couple weeks ago as a reunion get-together with a friend that moved away from DC 7 years ago and was in town on a work trip. We were both so happy to see the quality is still top notch and the restaurant looks great and our service was excellent during a busy lunch service. Yes, it's sticking with a time-tested model as I think it's been open for 15 years, maybe longer? If I still lived in DC I probably would focus on more exciting and new restaurants, but Zaytinya is still as good as it's ever been.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, I think most restaurants are meh.

+1. Occasionally there is a small, independently owned one that's pretty good.

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True Foods. Every single meal I've had there (and I've been at least 3 times) has been way too salty.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe NoVA-specific but Anita’s. I know it’s supposed to be old-school and a lot of people have nostalgia for the place, but it’s just gross. It’s gross Mexican, it’s gross Tex-Mex, it’s gross Americanized Mexican.

Their breakfast burritos are on point though...

This. I agree Anita's in not good EXCEPT FOR THE BREAKFAST BURRITOS!! Have oyu had them PP, because that is what a lot of the Anita's ravers are raving about!

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Le Diplomat - it's ok but not special
Rasika - it's ok but not my favorite Indian by a long shot
Cane - its meh, the service sucks, too pricey
Ethiopic - their vegetarian combo was bad twice, and most Ethiopian placces excel at vegetarian
El Presidente - very forgettable food
Indigo but only because their portions are too stingy
St Anselm because they served me a winter squash salad with butternut squash that was CRUNCHY. And then half the sides I tried were way too salty. I gave them two chances so they get no more.

Basically, I don't like anything and am always underwhelmed for the amount I spent.

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Rasika. Overpriced and bland. You get better stuff for 1/4 price in Curry Alley.

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The Dabney. Tried it twice and hated it and left hungry. I'm not a big drinker and this might be related -- servers pushing cocktails hard. Food was comically tiny.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe NoVA-specific but Anita’s. I know it’s supposed to be old-school and a lot of people have nostalgia for the place, but it’s just gross. It’s gross Mexican, it’s gross Tex-Mex, it’s gross Americanized Mexican.

Their breakfast burritos are on point though...

This. I agree Anita's in not good EXCEPT FOR THE BREAKFAST BURRITOS!! Have oyu had them PP, because that is what a lot of the Anita's ravers are raving about!

Their breakfast burritos are not good. They are sad.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll go first. Founding Farmers. It’s fine but I see people recommend it constantly, especially to tourists and I just don’t get it.

Meh is quite a bit better than I would rate Founding Farmers - actually, the entire chain.