Eating in Washington DC

           In addition to sightseeing we like to eat at different places when we are traveling. A lot of our favorites have disappeared over the years, so we need to find new ones. The loss this year was the bar-b-q place called Red, Hot and Blue. We usually go on Monday to a sports pub which has half price burgers. However, we forgot where it was and went to the wrong one. We ended up at Hare and Tortoise on Gleb which was a nice bar with Happy Hour drinks and appetizers. Their burgers were pretty good! I think the right one was just down the street.

            Bob wanted soft shell crabs so I looked it up. I found out that the season for this delicacy was May to October, so we tried to find a restaurant where we could try them. We went to Red Lobster (new to some of us), but they did not have them. Later in the week we went to the Wharf in old town Alexandria. Go at lunch, prices are a lot less, and they did have soft shell crabs. It was a whole crab, but because they are molting, the shells are soft. You can eat the whole thing, crunch and all. Bob enjoyed his pricy treat and the rest of us had more normal seafood!

            I decided this was our burger vacation. We had burgers at the Silver Diner in Bethesda and hot dogs or burgers at the Shake Shack, I learned about Pho and we found a Vietnamese restaurant to eat it at. I would highly recommend this tasty soup broth filled with your choice of meats and condiments.

            One final treat was meeting college friends, Marty and Evy, and eating at the Metro 29 Diner on Highway 29 in Falls Church. The food was delicious and way too much. Trying to clean our plates gave us an excuse to talk longer! It was a nice reunion.

            We also had varied choices for lunch. The DAR has a lunch room where you can get sandwiches & snacks. One day we walked across the street to the Red Cross which also has a lunch room with a lot more choices. Don and Bob had their best lunch at the cafeteria in the National Gallery. It is underground and there is a beautiful waterfall to watch while you eat.