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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 squishy_bricks at 05/01/2025 at 09:05 UTC
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The & Pizza dude bought it (?) and ruined it. It was a favorite oasis in the city for me for a couple of decades. I've come to accept these things as inevitable (too old to feel otherwise) but this one still rankles.
Comment by footnote4 at 05/01/2025 at 07:29 UTC
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What happened to Kramerbooks is a crime. I used to get the crab cake pasta and goober pie. Those bastards.
Comment by [deleted] at 05/01/2025 at 11:09 UTC
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This is sad- I used to love going there for brunch and late night dinners. Last time I went for brunch was in 2021 and it was just OK, but I attributed that to Covid at the time.
Comment by Drire at 05/01/2025 at 14:32 UTC
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When my wife and I first met it was our first date
Now we're just like "huh damn"
Comment by HyacinthMelusine at 05/01/2025 at 14:50 UTC
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True! I used to go there. After an &pizza co-founder took over, the previous employees did not like the climate and they all left. The food is horrible now. There’s no ambiance anymore, either. There are bright lights all over the place and a grungy tent with picnic tables in the street.
Comment by heyzeuseeglayseeus at 05/01/2025 at 15:52 UTC
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Oh yea it’s been like this for like 10 yrs now? I forget if it was ownership change or something but they get called out on reddit pretty frequently for now being garbage lol
Comment by CaTi_8 at 05/01/2025 at 16:03 UTC
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It's terrible. I went when I first moved here 2 years ago because I had heard so much about it. So disappointing!
Comment by WhtvrCms2Mnd at 05/01/2025 at 18:22 UTC
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Shoot that food was Soooo good (20 years ago).
Comment by Oneofone15 at 06/01/2025 at 02:47 UTC
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Yep it’s gone down sooo bad. Are there recently and the food tasted tragic. They also have a black mold issue apparently.
Comment by Reit007 at 05/01/2025 at 19:57 UTC
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Even before the pandemic they were not as good as day 2010 - 2014 or so
Comment by Lebuhdez at 06/01/2025 at 01:19 UTC
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Yeah the pandemic really ruined it
Comment by [deleted] at 06/01/2025 at 19:26 UTC
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Dang I went to Kramers for breakfast last week and thought it was really good.