Alright let's hear em.

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created by Buildintotrains on 05/01/2025 at 01:03 UTC

443 upvotes, 106 top-level comments (showing 25)

Comments

Comment by MaxxxJac at 05/01/2025 at 03:25 UTC

217 upvotes, 10 direct replies

Urban roast. I tried to give it the benefit of the doubt, twice. But it was just plain gross

Comment by PopRevanchist at 05/01/2025 at 02:49 UTC

1373 upvotes, 15 direct replies

Busboys and Poets. Someone called it “woke Applebees” and i can’t unsee it

Comment by theniwokesoftly at 05/01/2025 at 01:49 UTC

634 upvotes, 9 direct replies

District Taco 10 years ago was amazing. I moved away and back and now it sucks :-(

Comment by BurnBabyBurner- at 05/01/2025 at 01:30 UTC

249 upvotes, 8 direct replies

Cafe Milano. The food is mid, but every celebrity drops by there when they visit DC. It gets by on the crowd it draws.

Comment by walkallover1991 at 05/01/2025 at 01:06 UTC

333 upvotes, 5 direct replies

La Vie - epitome of a place where people who think they are influencers go to take pics of the "vibes" but the food is literally choke and puke.

Comment by MM22305 at 05/01/2025 at 15:01 UTC

42 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Crumbl cookies

Comment by CaffeineApostle at 05/01/2025 at 04:29 UTC

125 upvotes, 10 direct replies

The food at Kramer’s Books in Dupont used to be EXCELLENT. (Cute chefs too 👀) I went recently and it was absolute crap. Even the dessert sucked. Too bad because they expanded the bar … now you can actually find a place to sit, but who would want to? I live in the neighborhood and used to be there on a regular basis. No longer.

Comment by Reddennisit at 05/01/2025 at 02:35 UTC

563 upvotes, 7 direct replies

Georgetown cupcakes

Comment by dwinva at 05/01/2025 at 01:08 UTC

645 upvotes, 11 direct replies

Founding Farmers has lived on hype for so long.

Comment by jadedlens00 at 05/01/2025 at 02:51 UTC

143 upvotes, 7 direct replies

I’ve lived in DC off and on for 24 years, been on Reddit and other boards, and it seems Ben’s Chili Bowl has never been as good “as it used to be.”

Comment by wtfdisucks at 05/01/2025 at 02:09 UTC

26 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Urban Roast

Comment by jramz_dc at 05/01/2025 at 02:40 UTC

98 upvotes, 6 direct replies

Grand Boucherie is probably the most mid French food I’ve ever had. Every single thing I ate there was at least 100% better at Le Dip.

Comment by [deleted] at 05/01/2025 at 01:15 UTC

509 upvotes, 14 direct replies

Hate to say it but Ben's Chili Bowl.

Comment by BoseSonic at 05/01/2025 at 02:15 UTC

223 upvotes, 7 direct replies

Everyone on this sub hates every restaurant

Comment by FreshHell08 at 05/01/2025 at 04:04 UTC

47 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Busboys & Poets

Comment by Adventurous_Health_4 at 05/01/2025 at 03:35 UTC

13 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Oohs and aahs

Comment by Scared-Egg6751 at 05/01/2025 at 01:30 UTC

65 upvotes, 6 direct replies

Proper 21

Comment by seltzr at 05/01/2025 at 01:25 UTC

401 upvotes, 14 direct replies

I don’t think it’s nasty but “Call Your Mother” is overrated

Comment by billnino at 05/01/2025 at 01:53 UTC

49 upvotes, 4 direct replies

Kaliwa / pink tiger on the wharf?

Comment by luminaryjae_ at 05/01/2025 at 02:39 UTC

37 upvotes, 4 direct replies

Milk & Honey

Comment by Neuro_88 at 05/01/2025 at 01:14 UTC

120 upvotes, 4 direct replies

Not nasty. I’m not a fan of Founding Farmers. Just doesn’t live up to the hype.

Comment by Adventurous-Room-845 at 05/01/2025 at 04:31 UTC

20 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Oohs and Aahs. Overhyped asf!! The DMV has some great things, but soul food is not one of them.

Comment by night-born at 05/01/2025 at 01:51 UTC

64 upvotes, 4 direct replies

Oohs and Aahs. It’s just not that good.

Comment by MaddingtonBear at 05/01/2025 at 01:59 UTC

51 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Ben's Chili Bowl has been not that great for a very long time.

Comment by AlternativeSprouts at 05/01/2025 at 13:19 UTC

8 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Farmers and distillers/founding farmers