DC area Restaurants with consistently great food that aren't super expensive

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Anonymous wrote:These places are always on rotation for our family - 2 Amy's, Barcelona, Surfside, Et Voila, Marsala Art, Sushi Ko, Cava, Macon, Matisse, Raku Bethesda, Sushi Taro, Rice Paper, Four Sisters, Unum, DBGB, Kintaro & Blue Duck Tavern

Et Voila and Blue Duck are expensive.

Depends what you get at Et voila. Mussels and frites are $19. They've got a nice burger at dinner too. We ate there a couple weeks ago and had a very reasonable and delicious dinner.

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Agree. But, to use the faux boho of Bethesda is a bad example. Virtually every restaurant in downtown Bethesda is laughably over priced and the food tastes as though it was prepared by ex cons trained in a work release program: fried, lumpen, bland offerings. SWEET GREENS? REALLY? More like EXTRUDED YARD WASTE.

OK, you just gave me my morning chuckle.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree on Sweetgreen and would also add Shophouse in Dupont Circle for consistently good fast food. I like Rice (Thai) and Estadio (Tapas) on 14th street and Sichuan Pavillion (K Street) a lot as well--none of these are particularly expensive.

Shophouse is just awful. The quality of the ingredients is so low and you get so little for your money.

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Anonymous wrote:Founding Farmers in Potomac
Eastonville off U street
Ullah Bistro on U street

If you like poor service, a loud atmosphere and food that it is just fair. I have a hard time with people that keep recommending chain that are more hype than actually offer good food and service.

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Haydee's in Mt. Pleasant and Medium Rare in Cleveland Park.
Moby Dick and Astor.
No to Cactus Cantina.

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Anonymous wrote:Cactus Cantina

Love cactus cantina!

Gross! I haven't been back since they tried to serve me a fish taco with fish that had been cooked the week before.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cactus Cantina

Love cactus cantina!

Gross! I haven't been back since they tried to serve me a fish taco with fish that had been cooked the week before.

yeah whatever stay away

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Founding Farmers in Potomac
Eastonville off U street
Ullah Bistro on U street

If you like poor service, a loud atmosphere and food that it is just fair. I have a hard time with people that keep recommending chain that are more hype than actually offer good food and service.

What does it matter if it is a chain? If the food is fresh and tasty and reasonably priced what's your damage? Your foodie cred?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Founding Farmers in Potomac
Eastonville off U street
Ullah Bistro on U street

If you like poor service, a loud atmosphere and food that it is just fair. I have a hard time with people that keep recommending chain that are more hype than actually offer good food and service.

What does it matter if it is a chain? If the food is fresh and tasty and reasonably priced what's your damage? Your foodie cred?

Not PP. I have no issues FF is a chain, but I will never eat there again. Thought is was decent the first few times I ate there. I then had a terrible meal and even worse service. I now agree that it is more hype than anything.

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This thread is absurd, and there are no definitive answers, because any time anyone posts a suggestion, haters and detractors come on and say "Gross!" "Too expensive!", or what have you. It's all relative and no one's going to agree on everything or even any one place.

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Anonymous wrote:Another vote for Chipotle and Cava.

Can't stand Chipotle's spices, I don't consider it a restaurant.

Love the idea of Chipotle, but sometimes their food is incredibly salty. I'm a saltoholic so if it's too salty for me, that's really something.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cactus Cantina

Love cactus cantina!

SSSSHHHHHH don't tell them now they'll all come and there's barely anywhere to park as it is. I want to watch my soccer and drink my mojito in relative peace. Virginians stay away; we have blacks/jews/democrats guarding the entrances.

No, we won't.

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OP, your taste in food, whether reasonable or high end, is truly awful.

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Anonymous wrote:Another vote for Chipotle and Cava.

Can't stand Chipotle's spices, I don't consider it a restaurant.

Agree about the spices at Chipotle! Although I do like their guacamole & chips (in fact, went there the other day for just this.) And I do consider it a restaurant.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree on Sweetgreen and would also add Shophouse in Dupont Circle for consistently good fast food. I like Rice (Thai) and Estadio (Tapas) on 14th street and Sichuan Pavillion (K Street) a lot as well--none of these are particularly expensive.

Shophouse is just awful. The quality of the ingredients is so low and you get so little for your money.

I like Shophouse meatballs w/ rice-NO sauce- flavorful enough w/out.