Category: | Restaurant, |
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Address: | 470 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20024, USA |
Zip code: | 20024 |
Opening hours (Edit) | |
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Monday: | 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM |
Tuesday: | 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM |
Wednesday: | 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM |
Thursday: | 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM |
Friday: | 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM |
Saturday: | Closed |
Sunday: | Closed |
Good food if you get there before 1:00 p.m.
Good and even sometimes great food, but "it ain't cheap."
Good quick lunch option . . . so far
My first visit to Gourmet Too was today, and it was pretty ok. I was tired of salads and went in because they had a buffet with lots of choices to choose from (right now I am on a restricted diet that calls for lots of veggies). They had a good amount of vegetables; I also noted that they had sushi, standard asian buffet items (noodles, stir fry, the usual) and they also had a sandwich deli.
I picked a mixed vegetable option that was on the salad bar, it was cooked previously but chilled. It was pretty good, but not labeled, so I can't tell you what they called it, but it had carrots, brussels, broccoli, cauliflower and onions. I liked it a lot and would love to call it by name (the lack of labeling is one of the reasons I did not give this place 4 stars, people need to know what they are eating).
I went to pay and they had a 5 dollar minimum for credit cards, no biggie except I forgot you have to pay for bags in DC. The cashier had already rang my order when I remembered, it would have been nice if she asked if I wanted a bag before I cashed out; I WAS NOT buying an additional 5 dollars worth of stuff just so she can charge me for a bag and I didn't have change on me.
Last but not least, they have an old lady that watches you, I guess they have a problem with theft. It is still very uncomfortable to have someone watch your every move as you are getting your food. I felt as if she were going to tackle me over the brussel sprouts at any given moment! I have worked in loss prevention before, and you can handle this in a way that does not make your customers feel like criminals. After reading other reviews, I really hope she does not just focus her attention on "certain" people, but this sadly may be the case.
Anyways, still was priced pretty well and they had what I wanted and it tasted good. I will try them out a couple more times, but if I find the racial profiling to be a true pattern, then I will not give them my business.
Love the mini sushi bar
Good variety of tasty food sold by weight.