tower@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Leonard H. Tower Jr.) (12/22/89)
It's time to ask for a list of vegan and vegetarian restaurants in Washington, DC for those who are going to USENIX and UniForum in January. Name, address, phone, kinds of food served, price range, nearest Metro stop, et al. Please e-mail suggestions to me, and I'll summary the week before the conference. thanx -len
tower@bu-it.bu.edu (Leonard H. Tower Jr.) (01/20/90)
Thanx to these people: kelmar@cme.nist.gov (Laura Kelmar), donnalyn@uunet.uu.net (Donnalyn Frey), schizo.samsung.com!uunet!ufisna!gilesm@harvard.UUCP (Giles Morris), masys@mcs.nlm.nih.gov (Dr. Daniel R. Masys), pat@grebyn.com (Pat Bahn) for these suggestions: American Cafe (several locations, 1 block from Friendship Heights metro, and another relatively close to Metro Center--both locations on the Red Line). American Cafe has 5-6 vegetarian entrees among a standard menu; food generally quite tasty. Bombay Palace (Indian) 1835 K St. NW near 15th 293-3073 or 331-0111. Quite good, though a bit on the expensive side. Standard Indian veggie fare. Country Life Vegetarian Restaurant, 2849 Georgia Ave. NW 332-0221 Food for Thought, 1738 Connecticut Ave. between R & S Sts, NW 797-1095, just down from the Sheraton. Cheap, very Bohemian, with a couple of veggy dishes. Katmandu (Nepalese-Kashmiri), 1800 Connecticut Ave. NW 483-6470 Madras, 3506 Connecticut Ave. (West side) 966-2541 a few steps from the CT AV Metro exit. A take-out or eat-in Indian vegetarian place. Not upscale at all. Madurai, 3318 M Street in the heart of Georgetown, 333-0997. A great vegetarian indian restaurant. Georgetown is not easily accessed by metro (you need to take a bus or walk a dozen blocks). The food is fairly inexpensive... the restaurant makes Washingtonian magazine's "best cheap eats" list every year. (it's been a while since i was there, but i would guess $7-$10 per person for an entree or combo platter.) Paru's (Indian), 2010 S Street between Connecticut Ave. & 19th St. NW 483-5133. Rajaji Curry House (Indian), Connecticut Ave. NW on Red Line at Woodley Park/Zoo stop, more-or-less right at the top of the escalator which comes up from the metro. Standard Indian veggie fare. Siddharta, 1379 K St NW at 14th St 682-9090. Not completely veggie, but Indian with good veggie dishes. I have a copy of The Vegetarian Society of the District of Columbia's `Restaurant List'. It has about 60 names and addresses on it in D.C. and nearby in Virginia and Maryland (too many to type in ;-). I'll post it with this on the bulletin board near the USENIX Registration area. A few more from the August 1989 issue of `Vegetarian Times' `The Essential Guide to Restaurants' (available from Vegetarian Times Bookshelf, PO Box 446, My.Morris, IL 61054) that aren't above or on the List: Fish, Wings, and Things (Caribbean), 2418 18th St. NW 234-0322 G.G.Flips (Indian), 915 21st St, NW 466-5567 Patrick's Good Food (Veg Grocery Store), 1825 Columbia Rd. NW 462-5150 Royal Frontier (Indian), 1823 L St. NW 785-0785 It wouldn't hurt to call any of these places before making the trip to check hours et al. enjoy -len PS: If you are driving through Bridgeport, Conn, or taking Amtrak down (get ticketed to stop there (Bloodroot is a 5 minute cab ride from the station)), then I suggest you make a lunch stop at: Bloodroot a feminist restaurant & bookstore featuring a seasonal vegetarian menu on the sound Black Rock 85 Ferris Street Bridgeport, CT 06605 203-576-9168 Lunch and Dinner: Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat. Brunch: Sunday It's a very good restaurant with fine food. And I've yet to take a non-veg there who didn't leave happy and content. enjoy -len