Visiting next week

[gmart]

My wife and I would like some recs on good places in dc for meals- we love local foods, sustainable, etc. Would love to hear what you all think

Thanks!!

[gmart]

Thank you all for your thoughts- still have 3 nights.....Corduroy was delicious tonight- very well done. We lunched at the Tabard Inn- I know, many don't care for it, but we were meeting a friend and that was the spot...and I must say it was really good- the sardine nicoise is killer as was the gumbo.

Keep the ideas coming! Founding Farmers is on the list, but does anyone else have a thought?

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Tabard Inn
1739 N St NW, Washington, DC 20036

Founding Farmers
1924 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20006

[will_5198]

Founding Farmers overstates itself as a "sustainable food" restaurant.

this thread has more details: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/771619

[ForFoodsSake]

Founding Farmers in DC got a mention on Food Network at one point. I have had good breakfast experiences there. My and my friends' lunch was awful, and I haven't had a chance to go back since to see if it was a one time bad day thing or not. They do focus on sustainable sourcing, and it was a unique experience. I'd go back for breakfast again if I was in DC in the mornings :)

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Founding Farmers
1924 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20006

[ktmoomau]

Ok where are you staying and what are you doing?

I think Corduroy, Equinox, Dino and Palena all do local and sustainable well in this area.

[gmart]

Dupont Circle area- Corduroy was on the radar, I'll check the others. Thanks!!

[katecm]

I second Corduroy, but you should also know about their $30, three-course menu at the upstairs bar. One of the best deals in DC. The food is still excellent, just a bit different (duck leg confit instead of duck breast, for example).

[gmart]

thanks!!

[Steve]

Local foods would be crab cakes and half smokes.

For crabcakes I would go to Oohhs and Aahhs, a total hole-in-the-wall and you will have to wait about 30 minutes for broiled crabcakes, but they are so totally worth it. For half-smokes, (a kind of spicy sausage), go to Eastern Market and get one cooked up from Canales Meats.