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    Capitol Grounds Cafe

    3.8 (50 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Quiet
    Good for kids
    Good for working
    Outdoor seating

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    Trying the U-Dong. Excellent flavor, right amount of spicy! As always, friendly courteous service!
    Dee F.

    The BEST cut up perfectly ripe fruit in town...year-round! Hot food made to order. Very friendly and courteous. U-dong soup is wonderful, very flavorful The Bubble Tea is a great afternoon pick-me-up!

    Steak and Cheese- DELICIOUS!!!
    Jinkyung J.

    Had the best steak and cheese here!!! What a wonderful surprise... I will definitely be back for the bibimbap!

    Kendall B.

    so happy I happened upon this place! I wanted something more personal than a chain restaurant or franchise for lunch. I saw the sign for this place and took a beeline towards it. There's construction going on on the building above the cafe but it's still open and a great vibe, it's little alcove makes it cozy. The atmosphere was so friendly!! They have SO many menu options, from hot/cold sandwiches, steak and cheese, paninis, bagels, Korean food (!!!), smoothies, bubble tea, desserts, and I'm still probably missing half the menu. I absolutely loved the variety on the menu, especially the touch of asian influence. I got the P11 panini, it was delicious. I will definitely be back!

    Cobbie sandwhich is really good! The workers are very friendly and the taro tea was great!

    David G.

    Super-nice folks run this place and they make the most delicious food! I am a huge fan of the sausage, egg & cheese tortillas in the morning. Yum! They make them to order for you. A great little addition to downtown DC.

    Bulgogi bibimbap

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    Great coffee, really good bibimbap w/ bulgogi and bubble tea. Great prices on morning bagels with lox! A favorite stop!

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    Baked & Wired - What's so Plain about Jane when it's this good?

    Baked & Wired

    4.4(5.3k reviews)
    1.2 miGeorgetown
    $$

    Another update because this is a must stop spot for me when I'm in Georgetown. Always friendly…read morestaff. Line goes quick as long as the person in front of you knows what they want by the time they get to the register (side eye) The Karen is my Go To and still has never disappointed. My husbands is The Devil (vanilla with chocolate icing) he swears by it where I often shy away from vanilla because it ends up tasting like a muffin. Not up in here! If you haven't tried the Homemade Marshmallows you are Crazy! And they make excellent gifts that last longer than a cupcake and you can eat them as is or make the best Oven s'mores of your life. The brownies are heavenly and my hubs is all about the rice crispy treats. So needless to say, I don't think you can go wrong. As a treat for yourself or another just go support this local gem.

    This is a place that we wanted to like a lot better than we did. We tried it last weekend on a…read morerainy morning, and we went into the "Baked" storefront first, where we ordered quite a few items, assuming that that was the entire selection. The folks on this side were very sweet and helpful. When we went over to "Wired" to get our coffees, there were a bunch of *other* treats over there, which nobody told us about, so that was annoying because then we would have ordered way fewer items. So we got a couple more goodies here as well as our iced coffees and a hot cocoa for our kiddo. The folks on this side were unfriendly and uninterested in customer service ("Just checking in on our quiche...?";"Oh, we totally forgot. We'll put it in now."). We weren't impressed with most of our items though some were better than others. Unsurprisingly, the cupcakes were the best; we got the nutella and "unicorn" ones, and both were moist with excellent frostings. We especially appreciated the filling in the nutella. The chocolate chip cookie was terrible--our daughter, a cookie fiend, refused to have another bite of it. We liked the novelty of the "orange dream" shortcake. As for the other stuff, the spicy sausage biscuit was not spicy at all and had the consistency of rubber. The quiche that finally came out was too oily, but we all liked the decadent cinnamon roll. Bit of a mixed bag all around, so we're settling on three stars. We ourselves won't be back, but others might have a better experience on a different day.

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    DUA DC Coffee

    4.6(414 reviews)
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    My favorite coffee shop in DC so far, by far…read more Dua DC is an Indonesian-coffee shop serving delicious coffee and amazing vibes -- the kind that remind you life is beautiful. They were playing bossa and jazz. I opted for the Aren latte and Indonesian beef rissole. Aren latte: 5/5 Latte with an in-house made Aren (palm sugar from West Java) for that hint of molasses and dark brown sugar This was one of my favorite coffees I've had in a while. There was a delicious coffee taste not overshadowed but rather enhanced by the smoky sweet taste of the Aren. I'll be thinking about this latte for a while. Indonesian beef rissole: 3/5 Batter-like skin rolled in breadcrumbs filled with savory ground halal beef & sautéed vegetables While I've never had this dish before, I googled pictures of what it should look like, and mine seemed to have significantly less meat than it should've. The taste was still delicious and seasoned and hearty, but it was mostly mush with some veggies and hardly any beef. While I thought the rissole was disappointing, I love the aren latte so much I'll still keep the 5 star review.

    Coffee hits different here with the right notes. DC's diverse crowd is truly served well here…read more While not a coffee expert per se, I try to be open to different flavors nuanced and not. I tend to like sugar (too much) but try to drink black sometimes to try to appreciate the actual coffee flavor and for health reasons. Nice way to hydrate in a fancy way. Art work doesn't typically grab me but this art work did. If I had money, time, and comfortable accessibility to purchase, I would. I am sure I could order online and have shipped but I like to avoid shipping costs if I can. The realism and detail grab me in a way I like. The DC tunnel views that continue to beautify DC's respectable metro system show you that Jimmy is truly a local DC artist. It is reminiscent for me of Juniper Lane's music album cover Tightrope. I didn't notice this until after the fact but apparently when you buy art directly from here you get 15% of your purchase for more coffee here too. Wow. Why the missing star? This is kinda picky but if I wasn't looking or a foreigner, I could've accidentally added hand sanitizer to my coffee and well that's a big no no. Granted the bottle is labeled but I am not a fan of this being in the same area as the coffee add-ons. I know spacing is tight and maybe someone moved this bottle in this area but I don't get that sense and just think it's not a good setup. If this place wanted to expand , I think finding good NYC locations would be optimal as well. I am unsure if Philly would be good or not as an additional location as a coffee culture crowd. Of course I would still come back. It was worth the 15 min walk from the convention center in this hot August weather.

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    Colada Shop - Churro- fried pastry dough with cinnamon sugar served with condensed milk. Beware this came out HOT

    Colada Shop

    4.0(395 reviews)
    1.8 mi
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    We stopped by Colada Shop during our trip to DC, and it ended up being one of our favorite meals…read morenear the Wharf! The restaurant is super cute, with a fun cafe vibe, and it's an easy walk from the waterfront. We ordered the Colada Trio, which came with empanadas, cauliflower sliders, and yuca fries. Everything was delicious, and it came with three different sauces that were honestly all so good. I could've eaten those sauces with everything. We also ordered the Platanachos (plantain nachos), which were flavorful and such a fun twist on traditional nachos. They accidentally forgot the cauliflower and mushroom topping, but as soon as I mentioned it, they brought it out right away along with extra sauce. Mistakes happen, but what matters is how a place handles them, and they were incredibly accommodating, which I really appreciated. It was pretty busy when we visited, and I noticed who I believe was the manager or owner helping clean tables and checking on guests. I always love seeing that kind of hands-on involvement. Great food, friendly service, and an awesome location if you're exploring the Wharf. I'd definitely recommend stopping by!

    We visited Colada Shop for a weekday dinner and then went for a walk along the Wharf, and I'd…read moredefinitely recommend! We sat outside in a covered area and ordered from the table using a QR code. Service was very fast! Here's what we ordered: Mojitos: 4/5, tasted great but nothing special necessarily Colada Shop Cuban: 5/5, absolutely delicious Shrimp Ceviche Tostones: 4/5, great flavor but pretty small to share Tamarind Pollo Frito Strips: 5/5, delicious chicken, cooked to perfection and I loved the tamarind glaze Empanadas: 4/5, we liked the spinach and cheese one better than the beef one Twice-friend Tostones: 2/5, good with the sauces but pretty dry and flavorless by themselves

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