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Title: good places to grab dinner around echostage?
Post by: Got Haggis? on June 03, 2015, 09:12:45 am
Going to my first show at Echostage (Tame Impala)...driving in - looking to grab dinner beforehand and I'm not really familiar with whats around Echostage...other than like Granville Moore's on H St.   Any suggestions?
 
Title: Re: good places to grab dinner around echostage?
Post by: bearman🐻 on June 03, 2015, 09:17:34 am
I've never been, but Panda Gourmet is supposed to have some of the most authentic Chinese food in DC.
Title: Re: good places to grab dinner around echostage?
Post by: grateful tagle zuppi pizzaboli on June 03, 2015, 09:28:52 am
Depends on what experience you're looking for.  Bardo is like a mile away.  They have beerz and food delivery. 
Title: Re: good places to grab dinner around echostage?
Post by: Space Freely on June 03, 2015, 09:30:55 am
Union Market is two miles away, if their 8pm closing time is not a barrier.

DC Brau is 1.2 miles away, if you're going on a Thurs or Fri night. No food, but you can always BYO like a true punk.

If you want more authentic neighborhood eats, there is a KFC within walking distance.
Title: Re: good places to grab dinner around echostage?
Post by: Yada on June 03, 2015, 09:41:13 am
Toki Underground, Boundary Road, Red Rocks Pizza,  Atlas Room, and Queen Vic.

All worth a visit.
Title: Re: good places to grab dinner around echostage?
Post by: Julian, Hyperpop SLUTFUCK on June 03, 2015, 09:46:27 am
Toki Underground,
I just saw this place on a TV show and it looks awesome. The ramen thing was slow to get to Richmond, but goodness it's delicious.
Title: Re: good places to grab dinner around echostage?
Post by: Yada on June 03, 2015, 09:48:44 am
Toki Underground,
I just saw this place on a TV show and it looks awesome. The ramen thing was slow to get to Richmond, but goodness it's delicious.

Be aware that Toki takes limited reservations during the week and you should show up at 5pm if you want to eat there on the weekend (to be honest, stay the hell away from there on the weekend). However, the Pug or Little Miss Whiskeys are great bars to kill the time at while you wait.
Title: Re: good places to grab dinner around echostage?
Post by: Insanity-Hatch lııllı|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl on June 03, 2015, 09:54:09 am
Argonaut
1433 H St NE

bout a 1.5 mile walk to Echostage
it's pretty much the first real eatry you will hit in any direction
but I think it's food and beer are top notch

Atlas brewery has food trucks often but they close at 8pm
Title: Re: good places to grab dinner around echostage?
Post by: Yada on June 03, 2015, 09:56:59 am
Toki Underground,
I just saw this place on a TV show and it looks awesome. The ramen thing was slow to get to Richmond, but goodness it's delicious.

Eating Ramen over the past four years or so has severely impacted my BMI and sodium levels. Admittedly, I had an addiction to a certain dish at Ren's Ramen.
Title: Re: good places to grab dinner around echostage?
Post by: Insanity-Hatch lııllı|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl on June 03, 2015, 09:57:35 am
anyone know if you can bring food into EchoStage?

Was thinking of getting there really early for the Bel&Seb show to secure a 2nd floor balcony spot
Title: Re: good places to grab dinner around echostage?
Post by: Insanity-Hatch lııllı|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl on June 03, 2015, 09:58:56 am
Toki Underground,
I just saw this place on a TV show and it looks awesome. The ramen thing was slow to get to Richmond, but goodness it's delicious.

Eating Ramen over the past four years or so has severely impacted my BMI and sodium levels. Admittedly, I had an addiction to a certain dish at Ren's Ramen.

Satsuma in Bethesda makes really good ramen
Title: Re: good places to grab dinner around echostage?
Post by: grateful tagle zuppi pizzaboli on June 03, 2015, 10:02:49 am
Toki Underground,
I just saw this place on a TV show and it looks awesome. The ramen thing was slow to get to Richmond, but goodness it's delicious.

isn't ramen made with meat juice?
Title: Re: good places to grab dinner around echostage?
Post by: DeathFromAbove1979 on June 03, 2015, 10:17:12 am
Toki Underground,
I just saw this place on a TV show and it looks awesome. The ramen thing was slow to get to Richmond, but goodness it's delicious.
Toki is the best ramen in the city. Daikaya is second. Sakuramen is good too but I think everything pales in comparison.

If you're going to be hitting H St I'd suggest stopping by Maketto. I've only been for lunch but it is delicious. It's right next door to rock and roll hotel.
Title: Re: good places to grab dinner around echostage?
Post by: Yada on June 03, 2015, 10:18:50 am
Toki Underground,
I just saw this place on a TV show and it looks awesome. The ramen thing was slow to get to Richmond, but goodness it's delicious.
Toki is the best ramen in the city. Daikaya is second. Sakuramen is good too but I think everything pales in comparison.

If you're going to be hitting H St I'd suggest stopping by Maketto. I've only been for lunch but it is delicious. It's right next door to rock and roll hotel.

It's Toki and then nothing even touches it. Daikaya is garbage in my opinion. I prefer Ren's but it's not in the city. I'm looking forward to Momofuku opening up in City Center but I expect that to be a giant scene.
Title: Re: good places to grab dinner around echostage?
Post by: Julian, Hyperpop SLUTFUCK on June 03, 2015, 10:29:26 am
Toki Underground,
I just saw this place on a TV show and it looks awesome. The ramen thing was slow to get to Richmond, but goodness it's delicious.

isn't ramen made with meat juice?
I can't speak for every establishment but the ramen place in RVA definitely has items listed as vegan.
Title: Re: good places to grab dinner around echostage?
Post by: DeathFromAbove1979 on June 03, 2015, 10:47:39 am
Toki Underground,
I just saw this place on a TV show and it looks awesome. The ramen thing was slow to get to Richmond, but goodness it's delicious.
Toki is the best ramen in the city. Daikaya is second. Sakuramen is good too but I think everything pales in comparison.

If you're going to be hitting H St I'd suggest stopping by Maketto. I've only been for lunch but it is delicious. It's right next door to rock and roll hotel.

It's Toki and then nothing even touches it. Daikaya is garbage in my opinion. I prefer Ren's but it's not in the city. I'm looking forward to Momofuku opening up in City Center but I expect that to be a giant scene.
I say Toki is the best and there's no question, but there's enough ramen in the city that it's nor fair to compare to Toki lol. I like Daikaya, but nothing else, in multiple cities, has come near Toki.
Title: Re: good places to grab dinner around echostage?
Post by: Got Haggis? on June 03, 2015, 12:01:20 pm
thanks, i'll check these places out....its a saturday so probably won't have much luck with reservations, heh.
Title: Re: good places to grab dinner around echostage?
Post by: Insanity-Hatch lııllı|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl on June 03, 2015, 12:23:49 pm
Toki Underground,
I just saw this place on a TV show and it looks awesome. The ramen thing was slow to get to Richmond, but goodness it's delicious.

isn't ramen made with meat juice?

you mean beef broth I assume...which is the only way to have Pho or Ramen
any other way is blasphemy

Title: Re: good places to grab dinner around echostage?
Post by: K8teebug on June 03, 2015, 01:10:54 pm
Is it still crazy getting into Toki Underground? I had this ramen in Baltimore that everyone loves and it had no flavor at all. Should not have gone to Toki Underground first.
Title: Re: good places to grab dinner around echostage?
Post by: Got Haggis? on June 03, 2015, 01:20:41 pm
where did you go in baltimore?
Title: Re: good places to grab dinner around echostage?
Post by: DeathFromAbove1979 on June 03, 2015, 01:43:31 pm
Is it still crazy getting into Toki Underground? I had this ramen in Baltimore that everyone loves and it had no flavor at all. Should not have gone to Toki Underground first.
On weekdays the wait time is about an hour and a half. Weekends it still creeps up to 3 hours or more. You can always do the "to go" option and go eat downstairs at The Pug.
Title: Re: good places to grab dinner around echostage?
Post by: Got Haggis? on June 03, 2015, 03:18:49 pm
lol yeah i'm not waiting for 3 hours.....i might need to look further away for a place to eat beforehand
Title: Re: good places to grab dinner around echostage?
Post by: Yada on June 03, 2015, 03:23:01 pm
lol yeah i'm not waiting for 3 hours.....i might need to look further away for a place to eat beforehand

Refer back to that original list, you won't have waits at all of those places.
Title: Re: good places to grab dinner around echostage?
Post by: imbecile on June 03, 2015, 03:25:50 pm
Is it still crazy getting into Toki Underground? I had this ramen in Baltimore that everyone loves and it had no flavor at all. Should not have gone to Toki Underground first.

quite possibly not helpful at all, but once they started opening for lunch, that's when i go.

It's an absolute breeze for lunch if you happen to be in the area.

Went yesterday and noticed they increased all their prices like 2-3 bucks.  Oh well. 
Title: Re: good places to grab dinner around echostage?
Post by: K8teebug on June 04, 2015, 05:55:35 pm
where did you go in baltimore?

Ejji Ramen in Belvedere Square.
Title: Re: good places to grab dinner around echostage?
Post by: K8teebug on June 04, 2015, 05:58:51 pm
It looked pretty, but was really really BLAND. Especially compared to Toki.
Title: Re: good places to grab dinner around echostage?
Post by: Got Haggis? on June 05, 2015, 10:17:39 am
Ah, I haven't been there yet.  Ten Ten Ramen in Mt Vernon is halfway decent...but I don't have much to compare it to.

We decided to try out Panda Gourmet before the show