What do people eat in USA ? There's nothing to eat.

[veritas]

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I noticed a sore lack of asian culture meaning no decent cuisine to eat. No sushi, vietnamese, japanese, hardly thai foods to eat. The take out situation looks to be in crisis mode. Where are all the quaint little cafes ? Genuine health food outlets? They seem to have such long, flashy names for coffee drinks and the likes but so little authenticity. This is like a FAT capital. I've been eating Subway for many days now. I can't eat anything else take out wise. I'd kill for good coffee right now.

[bryan275]

Big greasy food is what they eat.... scary...

[Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants]

veri,

If you are in DC or any other big or medium city, you should be able to find food from all over the world.  I'd be shocked out of my wits if there is no Thai, Vietnamese, Sushi or any other cuisine in DC.  Arguably the diplomatic capital.

And if you like greasy, forget McDonalds.  Try Five Guys.

You should google or use yelp for more specific things.  A website that you might find handy http://www.city-data.com/forum/washington-dc/.

[veritas]

Thanks Termy.

No there isn't asian cuisine except Indian. There could be one or two somewhere but not where I am - couple blocks from the white house. There's no asians around here... lots of African Americans. .. that might be why. I've walked for hours around here and didn't find a single sushi place, vietnamese or thai. Really, there's nothing to eat.

[veritas]

I think DC grows on you though. Despite being boring, dry, and cold, it's the kind of city that suits my personality. You have poverty, power, beauty (museum, galleries) all squished in one city.

[Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants]

I think DC grows on you though. Despite being boring, dry, and cold, it's the kind of city that suits my personality. You have poverty, power, beauty (museum, galleries) all squished in one city.

Hehehe...it becomes interesting once you acculturate.  There should be an Asia 54 restaurant near Pennsylvania and 23rd street just from a random yelp search.  It's Vietnamese and Sushi. 

[veritas]

Thanks Termy, I'll check it out today.

[Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants]

Thanks Termy, I'll check it out today.

If I am not wrong, there is also a chinatown in the area. 

[veritas]

There is, but I don't eat Chinese food because it's too oily, MSG laden and not tasty. My favourite is vietnamese cuisine like the following:

[veritas]

Termy, I went to Five Guys.. takes me 3 days to finish a burger here... everything is jumbo size...

[Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants]

Wow.  I don't think I have been to one of those.  I might have eaten something from there though.  You are not going to maintain or lose weight eating over there 


When you get a chance try the Swahili Village out in the north-east suburbs, Beltville, I believe.  Independent would recommend it.

[veritas]

As you can see from the pic, the place attracted shady fellas. I'll check the Swahili place in due time. Thanks.

At times I find myself belting out in Swahili. So many African fellas it's hard to contain my inner Kenya. At times I forget it's DC not Kenia. .

[Reticent Solipsist]

Chipotle might suit your palate perhaps? It's healthful and my son, who is a health freak, probaly eats there seven times a week.

[veritas]

Thx. I'm in San Fran right now and there's plenty of healthy food here. There's lots of veggie, vegan, asian eateries here. However, I'm back in DC the following week but may settle on the Virginia side, which I noticed has more food.