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Howard University - Off-Campus Dining

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Best Pizza

  • Ledo Pizza
  • Red Rocks

Best Breakfast

  • The Diner
  • The Original House of Pancakes

Best Chinese

  • Big China
  • China Wonder

Best Healthy

  • Health Bar
  • Soul Vegetarian Restaurant & Exodus Carry-Out

Best Wings

  • Washington Pizza
  • Wings Over Washington

Best Place to Take Your Parents

  • Ben's Chili Bowl
  • Marde Plata
  • Red Rocks

College Prowler Take

There is practically a restaurant, or five, on every block in the District, each one presenting a wide variety of options to choose from. Depending on what neighborhood you are in, you could eat cuisine and experience the culinary culture of 10 different countries, all without leaving a single block! A few good examples of some of these spots would be the U Street neighborhood, Adams Morgan, Georgetown, and Dupont Circle, among others. When you take into consideration the typical student’s budget, the more viable restaurants would be in U Street and Adams Morgan, which not only hold the advantage of being but a few blocks away from the campus, but are also kinder to your wallet, as opposed to the pricier Georgetown restaurants. Also, the closer to the campus a restaurant is, the more likely it is to be open late.

Of all the great restaurants to visit, Tropicana, a Jamaican takeout restaurant on U Street, is a must, with great food, huge portions, and great prices. Some runner-ups include Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries, not far from campus. These options are great for eating on the move, but for those times that you want to have a three-course meal at a nice sit-down restaurant, some good places include Buca di Beppo and Mar de Plata. The bottom line is: you’ll have opportunities to try new types of cuisine, but there’s an excellent chance that in DC you will be able to find anything you’re craving, all within a reasonable range of prices.

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Anonymous says:

DC is a really good city to eat...

DC is a really good city to eat in. No matter what your food preferences or idiosyncrasies are, it’s easy to find a restaurant or snack shop that serves what you like without it costing you an arm and a leg. I much prefer going to eat in places like Georgetown or Adams Morgan than eating on campus because of the variety and the atmosphere of the restaurants there. Another great neighborhood to eat in is the U Street Corridor, which has many good international restaurants; Thai Tanic is one of my favorites, even though some of the prices are kind of steep.

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Anonymous says:

There’s a very good selection of...

There’s a very good selection of places to eat for students off campus. Some of the best places to eat are really close to the main campus. Take China Wonder—it is a very good Chinese restaurant where you can get something nice to eat for like five dollars.

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Anonymous says:

There are a lot of good fast food...

There are a lot of good fast food restaurants and fantastic restaurants in the city and around the general area of the campus. The food is good and cheap and always in good quantity. One of the places I would recommend is Five Guys Burgers and Fries; their burgers are heavenly.

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Anonymous says:

Off-campus dining is the best....

Off-campus dining is the best. There’s a lot of variety, good food, and good prices, but you have to be careful where you eat because some places have had health inspection issues in the past and have been closed down repeatedly because of them.

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Anonymous says:

The food off campus is better than...

The food off campus is better than the food on campus, in my opinion, just because there are so many international restaurants all over DC, and the variety is unbeatable. Some restaurants are very expensive, just like everything else in the city, but some of them are friendly to students’ budgets. A good one would be Tropicana Carry Out, a Jamaican restaurant that has portions that are good for two or three meals.

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Facts

Student Favorites

  • Ben's Chili Bowl
  • Five Guys Famous Fries and Burgers
  • Kelly’s
  • Negril
  • Soul Vegetarian Restaurant & Exodus Carry-Out
  • Wilson's Grill

Other Places to Check Out

  • Boli's
  • Glady Knight's Chicken and Waffles
  • Marde Plata
  • The Macaroni Grill
  • Wilson's Grill

24-Hour Dining

  • Georgetown Café
  • The Diner

Grocery Stores

Giant
1414 8th St. NW
(202) 234 0215

Safeway
1701 Corcoran St. NW
(202) 667 6825

Wholesale Food Markets
1440 P. St. NW
(202) 332-4200

Restaurant Listing

1409 Playbill Café
American
1409 14th St. NW
(202) 265-3055
Price: $15-$25
Vegetarian/vegan-friendly
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 12 p.m.–11 p.m., Friday–Saturday 12 p.m.–12 a.m.

Abiti Ethiopian Restaurant
Ethiopian
1909 Ninth St. NW
(202) 328-2223
Price: $10-$20
Hours: Daily 10 a.m.–10 p.m.

Ben's Chili Bowl
Burgers, bar food
213 U St. NW
(202) 667-0909
Price: $5-$10
Late hours; jukebox
Hours: Monday–Thursday 10 a.m.–2 a.m., Friday–Saturday 10 a.m.–4 a.m.

Buca di Beppo
Italian
1825 Connecticut Ave. NW
(202) 232-8466
www.bucadibeppo.com
Price: $15-$25
Hours: Daily 12 p.m.–11 p.m.

Café Mawonaj
American, African
624 T St. NW
(202) 332-4480
Price: $15-$25
Hours: Tuesday–Sunday 10 a.m.–11 p.m.

Café Nema
Middle Eastern, Italian
1334 U St. NW
(202) 667-3215
Price: $15-$25
Hours: Daily 10 a.m.–10 p.m.

Café Saint-Ex
Ritzy American
1847 14th St. NW
(202) 265-7839
Price: $15-$30
Hours: Daily 11 a.m.–11 p.m.

China Wonder
Chinese
2301-F Georgia Ave. NW
(202) 265-8136
Price: $5-$15
Broad variety
Hours: Daily 10 a.m.–11 p.m.

Coppi's
Italian
1414 U St. NW
(202) 319-7773
Price: $15-$25
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 10 a.m.–11 p.m., Friday–Saturday 10 a.m.–12 a.m.

Dukem
Ethiopian
1116 U St. NW
(202) 667-8735
Price: $10-$20
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 10 a.m.–1 a.m., Friday–Saturday 10 a.m.–2 a.m.

Five Guys Burgers and Fries
Burgers, bar food
2301 Georgia Ave. NW
(202) 986-2235
www.fiveguys.com
Price: $2-$10
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 10 a.m.–12 a.m., Friday–Saturday 10 a.m.–2 a.m.

Hamburger Mary's
Burgers, bar food
1337 14th St. NW
(202) 232-7010
Price: $10-$20
Hours: Daily 11 a.m.–12 a.m.

Health Bar
Deli
612 U St. NW
(202) 588-9255
Price: $10-$20
Hours: Daily 10 a.m.–10 p.m.

La Casona Restaurant
Mexican
1940 11th St. NW
(202) 265-8700
Price: $10-$20
Hours: Daily 10 a.m.–11 p.m.

Mar de Plata
Spanish, tapas, seafood
1410 14th St. NW
(202) 234-2679
Price: $20-$50
Hours: Daily 12 p.m.–11 p.m.

Merkado Kitchen
Asian, Latin American, fusion and eclectic cuisine
1443 P St. NW
(202) 299-0018
Price: $25-$40
Hours: Monday–Friday 5 p.m.– 12 a.m., Saturday–Sunday 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

Negril
Caribbean, Jamaican
2301-G Georgia Ave. NW
(202) 332-3737
Price: $5-$10
Caribbean favorites
Hours: Daily 10:30 a.m.–12 a.m.

Rice
Thai
1608 14th St. NW
(202) 234-2400
Price: $20-$35
Hours: Daily 10 a.m.–11 p.m.

Soul Vegetarian Restaurant & Exodus Carry-Out
Vegetarian, vegan soul food
2606 Georgia Ave. NW
(202) 328-7685
Price: $5-$15
Vegetarian, vegan soul food
Hours: Daily 10 a.m.–10 p.m.

Subway
Sandwiches, deli
1115 U St. NW
(202) 462-5929
www.subway.com
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Daily 7 a.m.–10 p.m.

Sumah's
West African
1727 Seventh St. NW
(202) 462-7309
Price: $15-$25
Hours: Daily 10 a.m.–11 p.m.

Tabaq Bistro
Greek, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern
1336 U St. NW
(202) 265-0965
Price: $15-$25
Hours: Monday–Friday 5 p.m. –11 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

Taste of Marrakesh
Moroccan
1915 Ninth St. NW
(202) 572-0759
Price: $20-$30
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 10 a.m.–11 p.m., Friday–Saturday 10 a.m.–1 a.m.

Thai Tanic
Thai
1326-A 14th St. NW
(202) 588-1795
Price: $10-$25
Hours: Daily 10 a.m.–11 p.m.

The Diner
American
2453 18th St. NW
(202) 232-8800
Price: $2-$6
Hours: Daily 24 hours

Tropicana Carry Out
Caribbean
725 Florida Ave. NW
(202) 588-5470
Price: $5-$15
Hours: Daily 10 a.m.–11 p.m.

U-Topia
Italian, American bar food, Greek, Mediterranean
418 U St. NW
(202) 483-7669
Price: $15-$30
Live Jazz Tuesday-Saturday
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 10 a.m.–11:30 p.m., Friday–Saturday 10 a.m.–1:30 a.m.

Washington Pizza
American
1355 Randolph St. NW
(202) 541-9800
Price: $5-$15
Hours: Daily 10 a.m.–10 p.m.

Wilson's Grill
Soul food
700 V St. NW
(202) 462-3700
Price: $5-$15
Hours: Daily 10 a.m.–10 p.m.

Did You Know?

Ben’s Chili Bowl is one of the few restaurants that withstood the ’69 DC riots and is considered an unofficial DC landmark.

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