I do enjoy Wagshals. They gave my son the wrong order. The chicken soup was really good but a bit salty, usually my favorite. Tuna sandwich was good. I definitely will try again. Hopefully they get it right. read more

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We went there an hour beforw closing it was brutal weather and there was not many patrons. The only hot food was the bbq joint but the beef rib was already sold out. We went with the platter three meat we had double briskets and broaster drum sticks. I also tried the carnitas tacos. I tried the mint chocolate and it didnt taste too much of mint but more chocolate and a bit on the sweet side. The glass chardonnay was decent and enjoyable. The briskets were great but the wings with the seasoning were really good. So much so we ordered more to go. The tacos were also good lots of meat i was full after 1.5. They gave us a variety of sauces to go with the food. read more

Service was amazing! I've heard great things about Wagshal and look forward to trying other food they offer. Breakfast was okay... read more

Wagshal's - Egg Benedict - New American Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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When I worked at AU, going to Wagshal's was always a nice treat so when I was in the area on a weekday afternoon I decided to make a pitstop. I order the bbq sandwich online and picked up a black and white cookie when I went to grab the order. I always loved the baked goods and the black and white cookie didn't disappoint. My bbq sandwich was also tasty. I was surprisingly large and came with a side of house wedges and a salad. Unfortunately, mine didn't come with the salad I selected. The potatoes were well seasons and the bbq was both smoky and tangy. Ordering and pickup were easy so I'll definitely be back if I'm in the area and able to find parking in the neighborhood. read more

Wagshal's is refreshingly different and not too expensive. The BBQ is very tasty and the pastries never miss.

Wagshal's has been my favorite place for lunch since I went to AU, I always enjoy their food after schoolwork. read more

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This is the "lasagna" that I paid nearly thirty dollars to pick up. I deeply regret buying. Oily mess. read more

Wagshal's - Lasagna - New American Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Great service and food! Wagshals surprised me in the best way. The space feels cozy without being cramped, and the staff were genuinely upbeat. I ordered the lemon pepper chicken with roasted potatoes; it arrived hot, juicy, and balanced, not overly salty. Portions were fair, prices reasonable, and the menu had solid vegetarian options. Desserts rotate weekly, which keeps things interesting. It's the kind of neighborhood spot you remember and happily return to with friends. Parking was easy, music low, and service stayed quick all night long. read more

Strike 3 and you are out. I've tried on three separate occasions and all were disappointing. 1) food ridiculously overpriced; 2) staff is unable to communicate in English and rude when trying to understand them; and 3) you get the skimpiest food portions imaginable. No more attempts to be made. Time for this small chain of locations to hang it up and quit wasting retail space. read more

This place is such a miss. Bad service, inconsistent food, awkward ambiance. Every few months, they try to do something new to make it better but it just gets worse. Management needs a new business plan with some real inspiration behind it. read more

Ordered thanksgiving meal including Turkey about a month ago. Was told it was ready for pick up last night only to get there and after standing in a long line to be told that someone "stole" our Turkey to give to another customer. Also they didn't have our Turkey gravy that we ordered either. Absolutely outrageous service. So so disappointing. After some back and forth they said they would deliver a new Turkey to us last night. We were not sure it would actually happen until we got our delivery late last night. Never going back there again! read more

This place sells mediocre groceries at unjustifiably high prices. It's a ripoff. Simple as that. I'll add that the brisket is a horrible, fatty mess. That said, the employees are friendly and professional. They should all go work for Trader Joe's. read more

Great Reuben. Love the smoked brisket. Very nice sandwich spot, touch pricey but quality stuff.

A disaster. I stopped in for an early lunch at about 11:20 a.m. I was going to venture a simple ham and Swiss sandwich and chips, but there were no plain, non-strange flavored chips available. Most of the selection being large bags of chips completely unsuitable for a single diner. I opted instead for what turned out to be the worst beef empanada I have ever had. Despite plenty of unusual ingredient (what that HAM?), it was virtually flavorless. I also wanted a Diet Coke, but the drinks refrigerator was warm. Not the drinks, the entire interior of the fridge. The cook directed me to a smaller fridge where I at least found a Coke (no Diet available). This seems all the more strange to me, because the store is located in one of the wealthiest areas of the city. I don't get it. I won't go back. read more

The food and service is great. The staff is friendly and helpful. The ambiance is unique and somewhat rustic with an old town style. It's a must visit read more

Service took absurdly long on a day with barely any other customers in the store. Waited over 30 minutes for a reheated empanada and poorly made egg sandwich. Food was overcooked and bland. read more

Fine but not as much selection as the main store and deli. A bit overpriced

So very overpriced. I get it is Spring Valley but when you a pay a premium, you expect a premium meal and service. Wagshals instead serves slop at insane prices with just ok service. The Italian sub - what was a favorite of mine and used to be around $10 - is now $15.95 - yes, nearly $16 for a small sub. It didn't have that much meat, the meat wasn't high quality and the sandwich was dry as there were barely any sweet peppers or oil/vinegar on it. The staff weren't particularly friendly, either. There are so many better options nearby and I'll be going elsewhere next. read more

Delish!!! My husband and I stopped here today for the first time since we were in the neighborhood. We love a good Reuben so I was really excited and to be honest it did not disappoint! We both had a smoked Reuben with extra dressing (don't judge but I love a saucy sandwich)! The corned beef was so tender and flavorful! The coleslaw had just the right balance of sweet and vinegar flavor to it and was also creamy! It was one of the best Reuben I have had! I totally meant to take a photo but we were so hungry and chowed down before I realize I didn't get a good picture. There's always next time --- and trust me there will be a next time! I have my eye on their smoked brisket for our next trip! read more

Gourmet deli and market with a nice seated area for eating in. I was surprised that the tables are full service; we were seated by a hostess and our server was very attentive. The menu is mostly sandwiches, burgers, and salads, but also has a variety of entrees. Our choices - shrimp & crab casserole and vegan ramen - were decent but not memorable. However, my husband pointed out that our selections probably weren't the house specialities. My friend was pretty happy with his choice of the Impossible Burger. We all enjoyed the deli bakery cookies we bought for dessert, too. Overall, I would rate our dining experience 3.5 stars, but given the convenient seating area and good service I would visit again, especially to try the brunch and lunch menus. read more

Wagshal's - Impossible Burger - New American Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Wagshal's is a gourmet market/delicatessen that has been around since the mid '20s, They offer prepared sandwiches, a modest selection of produce, as well as catering options. It was great to learn that they carry only prime cuts and meats from the VA/PA region that are processed as Kosher, partner up with family-owned farms and local seafood purveyors, and make housemade sauces, spreads, and condiments. I stopped here with a friend to purchase some produce, and everything seem to be arranged neatly and all organized. I found the tray of the local brown eggs to be super cute, and the selection of the meats impressive. The staff here are friendly and helpful, and you pay your items up at the cashier. There is also a large area where you can dine-in. Metered parking along New Mexico. +gourmet market +delicatessen +local produce and meats +friendly staff +metered parking along New Mexico read more

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Asked about BBQ and was told it was pulled and hickory smoked. It was neiither--chopped (large pieces, not done in BBQ land) and just a cooked pork shoulder, smothered in BBQ sauce. This was the WORST BBQ sandwich I have had in DC. This is an important feedback comment because Wagshal's has a rather large BBQ menu. I hope other dishes are better but they could not be if meat is not hickory smoked. Sauce was just so so. I hope other Wagshal's sandwiches are better. read more

Got a Reuben to go. It was pretty good with a ton of meat which is something you don't get anywhere except in New York. At $18 it was very pricy and didn't even get a pickle. read more

I have loved the corn beef special for years-- 15 or so. Just got one today with very little corn beef and tons of kraut. Like eating a puff kraut pastry. And it was cut length wise and the staff offered me ketchup to go? I don't expect Carnegie Delly quality in DC, but this is not a sandwich I return for. Please instruct your new staff. Great sandwiches at these prices need balance of kraut and meat. It's a bit of a labor of love. Don't skimp on meat of course, if anything buck it up a bit-- you get repeat biz that way. And never ever cut these length wise! read more

This review is specifically about the restaurant. We live within a 5 minute walk from here, and while it is super convenient and has good food, we rarely go there to eat. The service is always super slow and the outside dining space is very underwhelming, especially for this neighborhood. The staff is very friendly and accommodating, which is why it is such a shame that they don't take more care and pride in their restaurant. We went there for breakfast this morning with the intention of eating outside because we had our dog with us, but the tables were all scattered and there was trash everywhere. It reminded me of a high school cafeteria, after the lunch rush. We ended up leaving and going to Starbucks. Too bad, because their French toast is one of the best I've ever had. Update: Wish I could give a positive update but they have gone even further down hill. With service to their restaurant being closed, I went in to get 2 bagels, a side of cream cheese, and a side of lox. I ended up giving up and walking out. We now drive to the Spring Valley location, which is amazing! We love it there. read more

Overpriced. The server was rude but the cashier was great. Mac n cheese had mold. They need more help

Ate at their new location grand bodega on MacArthur blvd. sandwiches were pricey, fatty, So so Italian sub and the salmon on bagel loaded had way to much cream cheese. Very disappointed. Good service adorable looking place but food was expensive and so so at best! read more

Terrible. Italian sub was old tasting on soggy roll and the meatball subclass cold. Terrible $30 lunch. read more

Came here to grab some gelato for 2 staff members and myself and as soon as the "manager" came over he looks at the server and lightly whispers to the server who was scooping out the gelato and said "it's only 2 scoops for a small". Ok.... So here the guy who was scooping the gelato has ALWAYS been on top of his customer service whenever I go and order food from wagshals. I love all the other staff too super super awesome people but not the manager with the long hair and mustache ( didn't catch his name ). 1. The gelato wasn't even set it was super watery and I asked for the gelato to be put in a cup and a cone on top. We go up to pay.. the manager who whispers in the servers ears checks us out. He says $7.50.. I said for a small? He goes for a small plus the cone. Mind you a small gelato is $4.00.. so you're telling me your charging me $3.50 for a cone??? The manager goes "well didn't Julio tell you it was extra.. I heard him tell you that" ( with an attitude ).. I responded "uhmmm actually no he did not sir but charge me anyways for it" I wasn't going to argue with someone like him. Anyways, long story short the manager says we'll if that's not what he said then it's $17 for all 3 .. they were small watery gelatos.. lastly he was rude AF! Don't get go here and get gelato. I won't be going back there on lunch break anymore.. I'll take my money elsewhere. I'll be posting on our lunch room for my employees to dodge wagshals for lunch too. I'm an administrator and I don't even talk to people like that. I don't even write nasty reviews but this one needed it. read more

Bought a dry aged steak here. It was pricey. But rancid and disgusting!! I complained and Bill the mean owner told me I should have sniffed it at the butcher counter. read more

Wow. I really don't write bad reviews especially when it comes to service because I know how hard the industry is, but just wow. Every single person here was extremely rude. Lady taking my order rolled her eyes at me multiple times and yelled at me to slow down after saying one thing. What happened to this place? read more

Wagshal's- both on New Mexico and Massachusetts is very conveniently located to my place, so I've had frequent experiences at both locations. I have been very pleased with both the butcher and full service restaurant at the Massachusetts location. However, I have noticed a steady decline across the board (prepared foods, deli, and grocery) at the New Mexico location and this is what this review reflects. In a pinch earlier this week, I decided to get dinner for myself and my husband. I got some prepared fish and 2 ready-made caesar salads from the refrigerator. Wagshal's isn't known for their reasonable prices, but I can respect high prices for quality food- which is what I expect from this place. Simply saying- it was not a cheap dinner and I never spend just a little at Wagshal's. I got home and my husband took his salad, put it in a bowl and started eating. I opened my salad and did they same and then noticed on my fork a pea-sized glob of something dark brown. Luckily I was paying attention and didn't eat it. It appeared to be a glob of wet dirt (I can only hope it was dirt and not feces). I stirred the salad around a little and saw more dark brown globs. Totally grossed out, I put the salad away, and worried all night that I or my husband had accidentally ingested some of whatever this brown substance was before noticing it. I saved the salad so I could take back to Wagshal's the next day, surely they would be as concerned as I was that this was found in 1 of their ready to eat products. I was wrong. I politely went into the store the next day with the salad and asked to speak to a manager. I explained what happened and her reaction was unbelievable. She didn't seem to think it was a big deal and explained to me how they do wash it...sometimes 2 or 3 times, but since everything comes from local farms, sometimes they miss a little dirt. She assured me it was dirt, and actually went on to say that you can't get food poisoning from dirt. That is absolutely inaccurate and dangerous if they truly believe that. The manager offered to buy my lunch (no thank you) or give me credit the next time I came in- but didn't even get my name so that offer didn't really seem serious. I've come to the conclusion the quality standards at this location have gone downhill because of things like this- I don't think they're clean. And obviously they don't really care. Luckily I did not get food poisoning, but I will not be taking a chance here again. I'm still grossed out by the whole experience, and still trying to convince myself it was just dirt and not something even worse. read more

Wagshal's - Dirt? Photo was taken after some of the mysterious brown substance was removed. - New American Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Brunch at Wagshal's on New Mexico today was an awful indescribably Bad Experience! I was meeting a friend so I arrived 10 minutes early. I waited to be seated in the reserved for full service only area, waited and waited. Workers passed me carefully avoiding eye contact. I should have gotten a clue and went next door but I was craving a deli bagel. Finally I asked someone and was told to go ahead and sit down anywhere I wanted. I picked a table and sat waiting for the server to acknowledge my existence. In all fairness, initially it appeared she was by herself, they were busy, but not crazy busy! What follows made no sense to me but hey I was already there and my friend was on the way. The server never acknowledged me, I had to get her attention to which she replied I didn't even know you were here! Really, I AM! My friend arrives and we order club soda, after waiting another 10 minutes we get rancid nasty Sprite or some bubbly sugary thing. I finally get her attention again and tell her, another 5 minutes pass and she returns with a bottle of Perrier, I say ok two of those, ice and lime, can we place our order? She says she will be back. Few more minutes pass and we get the Perrier no ice, lime on the side we finally order. Waiting waiting waiting. She comes back not sure what we ordered. Starts going through her tickets, did you order ???? No, we share what we ordered again. Unbelievable!!! It is now more than an hour since I got there and I am seething. More time passes and finally the food arrives, mine looks sloppy, the garnish cucumbers are rancid, the sesame bagel looks whiter than wonder bread, clearly not toasted and food is just sloppily placed on the plate. My friend's quiche thing is looking sadder than anything I have ever seen. For this we were charged $32.00. Bad service, terrible presentation and just an overall bad experience. I am disappointed because this used to be a good place in my neighborhood where I enjoyed to get a meal. Now I will take my business else where. On a Sunday when you want brunch you don't want a side of drama and incompetence with it for which you are charged. read more

Otherwise great, I have lived in the neighborhood for years and often stop in lunch, prepared foods, the Dijon Chicken which is excellent, or a bottle of wine. I do love a roast chicken, but typically pick them up at Whole Foods or make them myself. Picked one up at Wagshal's this evening and it is a sad bird - i was disappointed- I couldn't even eat it. Generally a great place - I would not recommend the prepared roast chicken - maybe I am strange or very particular about my roast chickens but this was just gross. For the price, even for free - do not recommend. read more

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Great addition to the neighborhood and obviously very popular among families, yuppies, and college students alike. Nonetheless, the flow of purchasing food/drink and paying is very messed up. People keep running into each other because the directions for where to go are nonexistent and because the space is pretty narrow. Love the sandwich options, and the bakery is probably its best feature. I'd say watch people get food - and stumble - before getting into line yourself. You're going to need some time to decide what to eat, anyway. read more

We had Sunday brunch here-- chicken salad plate, corn beef hash with eggs, eggs benedict, coffee, chocolate cake and creme brulee--all of which was good quality food and served by pleasant young men. But some mess up so we sat for over 25 minutes before our food came. Hoping this was anomalous as wed lime to come here again. Bathrooms are wheelchair accessible and there's underground parking and the atmosphere is generally pleasant.. read more

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This place reminds me of small speciality markets in Montreal. I by and far prefer this small, electric style of market with high end products that isn't exactly the same as what you can grab off the shelves of a Whole Foods. They have whole racks of dry aged prime rib and a wide selection of prepared foods. Especially since I went in December there's this wonderful cozy air about the place and I'm not even an Xmas fan. if I were to critique them, it's that they can afford to be fancier and more creative with their prepared food offerings giving their price point. Ie: you don't need chili and beefaroni on a hot bar when you sell dry aged beef and sparkling wine. Also the cheese selection was a bit sparse given the context - it was mostly mild commercial cheeses like smoked cheddars and port salut that have been shrink wrapped. You can get port salut and every other TJ and WF, they should honestly try to get the special stuff like mont d'or or tomme de savoie. The biggest flaw was a sandwich I ordered. I ordered the pastrami special was not special at all because the pastrami was in thick chewy slices akin to ham, not tender, thin, and melt in your mouth so the cheese didn't integrate itself into the tender pastrami and kraut like a wonderful chorus of contrasting flavors (just go to parkway deli and you'll know what I mean.) also, the sandwich ended up being more expensive than what was marked in the menu (the menu being copier paper = quick fix.) it wasn't worth 11 dollars needless to say. Regardless, I enjoyed the opportunity to try different dolci gelatos and getting a hand scooped pint. I also really enjoyed the pear and almond paste tart. Only 1.99/slice which is a steal. When I need a nice roast I know where to go now. read more

Best Reuben sandwich! Little pricey, but they currently offer a discount through Grub Hub. So good I'd order again without the discount.

I stopped by today with a friend to grab a quick bite. Upon entering we were quickly seated and the waitress that took care of us did an excellent job as she was very attentive. I know what I like when it comes to sandwiches and went ahead with the Rueben. Verdict: the Rueben was solid and it really hit the spot. The one downside was that it was a bit soggy underneath, so the lower half of my Rueben was not toasted to perfection the way the upper half was. Needless to say, the flavor profile was definitely there and I would get it again. I think I'll come back again. read more

Wagshal's - Monstrous and delicious! - New American Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

3.5 stars. So this is a weird, medium overpriced place. It sells way too many things to do them all well. That said, I really really liked their Reuben sandwich. The beef was really flavorful, the bread was griddled and crunchy, the cheese was melty.... it was just a really great sandwich. Is it absurd that a sandwich with no fries or chips costs more than $10? Yeah, definitely. But it's also a pretty good sandwich in an area that doesn't have a ton of options. I got a small slice of chocolate cake from the bakery and found the cake horribly dry. Apparently the mini key lime pie was better, but I'd probably try not to get distracted by the desserts again. Overall, not a bad lunch option if you're nearby, but I wouldn't make a special trip. read more