Chinatown DC -- Cool / inexpensive Restruants?

[timdunkandthefunk]

Is Mandu any good?

I'm staying near embassy row fwiw

It's fine. Right down the street from my apartment but I've only been once.

Not exactly the same cuisine but I would walk up 18th and do Donburi instead.

 

[wfudkn]

It's fine.

This is about all I would have to say about it as well.

 

[TownieDeac]

I'll check out Donburi tonight

I've been going to Glen's Garden Market at least once a week when I'm in town

Pizza is solid and beers are $4 at the bar

 

[Deacfan2009]

I'll check out Donburi tonight

I've been going to Glen's Garden Market at least once a week when I'm in town

Pizza is solid and beers are $4 at the bar

Unf im jealous. Donburi is awesome. Super small so the wait for seating can take a while sometimes, but it's worth it. I'd highly recommend the katsudon (pork) even tho you just had a billion lbs of meat this weekend. Japanese comfort food ftw.

 

[timdunkandthefunk]

I eat at the 18th St trio of Sakuramen, Donburi and Amsterdam Falafel a LOT.

 

[wfudkn]

I find myself in AM so infrequently (especially at night) that I haven't been to either Sakuramen or Donburi, but I've heard really good things about both. Went to Amsterdam a lot many years ago and always liked it. How does Donburi compare to a place like Izakaya Seki (which I adore).

 

[timdunkandthefunk]

I find myself in AM so infrequently (especially at night) that I haven't been to either Sakuramen or Donburi, but I've heard really good things about both. Went to Amsterdam a lot many years ago and always liked it. How does Donburi compare to a place like Izakaya Seki (which I adore).

Donburi has way less menu variance but I prefer the food a little more.

 

[BarcaDeac]

I eat at the 18th St trio of Sakuramen, Donburi and Amsterdam Falafel a LOT.

Have you had Bul, Sakuramens sister place? Goddamn it was great for Korean fried chicken and the pork belly lettuce wraps.

 

[timdunkandthefunk]

Have you had Bul, Sakuramens sister place? Goddamn it was great for Korean fried chicken and the pork belly lettuce wraps.

Oh shit, I haven't. Might see if my wife wants to pick that up for brain sick timdunk tonight.

I'm excited to try OppaDak. Supposed to open soon.

 

[TownieDeac]

Not exactly the same cuisine but I would walk up 18th and do Donburi instead.

Great look

Really good

 

[IAppreciateIt]

bantam king is da best

 

[timdunkandthefunk]

bantam king is da best

It's good but I think the chicken broth base Shoki bowl at Sakuramen is better. Never gotten anything other than ramen at BK though.

 

[TownieDeac]

Bul is awesome

Kloud (beer) is not

Also went to Stoney's after work

No good bars in Foggy Bottom (at least that I've found)

 

[wfudkn]

Just had lunch at the new Crimson Diner in the POD hotel in Chinatown, and it was actually great. Way better than the two most recent trendy diners I've tried, Slim's (Petworth) and Ari's (Ivy), both of which could adequately be described as dumpster fires, both in terms of food and service. The biscuits and gravy at Ari's is borderline inedible. Curious to see how the whiskey bar and rooftop bar end up once they finally open.

 

[TownieDeac]

Staying at that hotel next week

 

[wfudkn]

For work?

 

[TownieDeac]

Yep

 

[DistrictDeacon]

Yep

Sorry

 

[wfudkn]

Is that by choice because Foggy sucks big floppy donkey dick?

 

[TownieDeac]

Been staying all over the place

Can't be worse than staying in VA

I don't really need much and it's an easy commute to work, trying not to cost the company $2k/week in hotels every time I come