Inside Founding Farmers

Feel good about eating great at this farm fresh restaurant

By Sara Brown

Special to Metromix
October 6, 2008

 
Critic's Rating:
5

Inside Founding Farmers
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The drinks The drinks The eats The eats
Founding Farmers
Address:
1924 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Washington , DC, 20006
Phone:
202-822-8783
Overall User Rating:
3 1/2 (10 ratings)
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Hours:
Breakfast: Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-11 a.m. Lunch and Dinner: Mon.-Wed. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Thu.-Fri. 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sat. 12 p.m.-11p.m. Bar and Late Night Menu: Fri.-Sat. until midnight Sat. Brunch 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Starting at noon guests can order from the full lunch/dinner menus Sun. Brunch: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sun. Supper: 12 p.m. -9 p.m.
Official Web Site:
http://wearefoundingfarmers.com

It’s fair to say that Founding Farmers, located in the International Monetary Fund HQ2 building near the Farragut West metro station, is truly the first of its kind in D.C. Owned by a group of American Family Farmers (that’s right, real farmers), the restaurant not only specializes in “made from scratch” meals, with recipes that blend old and new styles and techniques, but it’s also LEED certified, meaning it was built with minimal impact on the environment. And when they say the food is farm fresh, they're not kidding. Produce is delivered daily direct from local family farms to ensure the freshest dining experience possible.

The menu offers a large variety of breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert options, along with an extensive list of appetizers, salads, cheeses and flatbreads. The food and the pre-prohibition-style bar are based on classic American favorites, plus a few modern adaptations of traditional farm-tested recipes.

See for yourself! Flip through Founding Farmers photos and read our review here.

What other people are saying...

GreenMM from Friendship Heights - October 06, 2008 at 9:50 AM

I absolutely loved this place when I went! The blackberry julep was to die for, and even though you'll have to wait a little longer for their cockt...

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