One guarantee when I go to DC is that I will eat like a queen. I don’t eat out too often at home, so I feel better about splurging when I travel. I save money by ordering from happy hour menus, splitting dishes, saving my leftovers (and my friends’, if they don’t want them! I have no shame), and having a boyfriend (half joking; I always offer to pay!).
Food at Miss SaigonA roundup of great eats and drinks this weekend:
- A homemade cleaning-out-the-fridge meal at my friend Karrie’s house
- I discovered two great new adult beverages: vodka press {flavored vodka, soda water, and Sprite. Try it with raspberry or cucumber vodka!} and a delicious drink from Bangkok Joe’s. I forgot the name, but it was vodka and lime juice muddled with lemongrass, ginger, and Thai sweet peppers
- Bangkok Joe’s {down by the Georgetown waterfront} also has an amazing happy hour seven days a week from 5-7pm. We missed happy hour by 4 minutes, so I ordered the shrimp summer rolls {gluten-free though they can’t guarantee that food items aren’t cross-contaminated}
- Saxby’s Coffee at 35th and O in Georgetown has delicious iced coffee and fantastic service. If I lived in the area, I might just become a convert from Starbucks. It was fun to go there for a few days and have it feel like my local coffeeshop
- Karrie was moving out of her place in the Palisades, so we stopped by Jettie’s for lunch before helping her move. I ordered the Altar Rock salad, which was pretty standard but very good! It was huge, so I snacked on the leftovers after moving a few items
- I had my heart set on Ethiopian food, so after criss-crossing the city looking for a place that ended up being closed, we went to our tried-and-true place: Dukem on U St. We ordered two combination plates and had a race for which side of the table finished first. We’re cool
- Since I’m on an ethnic eating binge, we went to Miss Saigon on M St and ordered the grilled meat combo {grilled beef, chicken, & pork with rice vermicelli}. It was huge, so I recommend sharing it
- Already mentioned our make-your-own bibimbap from Rice Bar on 19th St
- On my drive home, I asked Sara D about places in Richmond to grab coffee and she suggested Urban Farmhouse. I’m currently enjoying an iced coffee as I write this post! Thanks Sara!
Urban Farmhouse in RichmondThank goodness for Foursquare or I never would have remembered all these places! All in all, a lot of both new favorites and old haunts, which make a happy, full, caffeinated, and occasionally tipsy Cristina!
I used to work in DC and loved trying new places in the city. Dukem was a favorite with my friends and I! Next time you make your way there you should try (if you haven’t already) Masa 14, Eatonville and Estadio. All on 14th St/Midcity.
Ooh, I actually haven’t tried any of those, thanks! I love the 14th St area