Florida Avenue Grill
Florida Avenue Grill
Miss Bertha's Breakfast Special (veggie sausage)
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outside, ramen and noodles
Ice tea to go in a neat cup.
Outside Florida Avenue Grill
Homemade Lemmonade
Croaker
interior
Eggs bacon Toast
Fried Catfish, potato salad, Mac and cheese, cornbread
Cajun fried catfish, Mac and cheese with collard greens!
Small seating area
Food.
A marker honoring the establishment of the grill...
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Pancakes eggs Fried Catfish
Leg quarter!! Dark
Bland/dry counter area. No TV...no cook/servers to engage...just DRY
The special (grits, eggs, hotcakes, and turkey sausage) and fried apples.
A sorry state of affairs for the once great establishment.
Outside of the building
Fish and grits
Lily R.
Jan 5, 2025
This place is so good. The hot cakes are perfection. Rainbow is the best server a girl could ask for. Will be back. 10/10/10.
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Francine M.
Feb 22, 2025
Florida Avenue Grill is a staple in the DC community; and I finally visited it this morning for breakfast. I was pleased to get a parking space. Its decor is of an old fashion diner style with lots of heritage. I had a special, sweet tea, and a side of fried apples. It was good; but the service was slow. I got there about 9:30 a.m. and there was only one waitress. When I was leaving, several other employees came in. So, I would like to sum it up to my timing, but I can't.
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Keiko C.
Feb 12, 2025
My friend and I happened to mosey in when they were JUST about to close early. I was worried they'd tell us we couldn't get food, but thankfully that wasn't the case. We did have to take our food to go, however. It was amazing to see all the photos on the walls and the plaques of special booths.As a vegetarian, I was pleasantly surprised to find out they have a vegetarian platter where you can select 3 sides. They have vegan pairings for their greens and green beans. I got greens, yams and mac & cheese. The yams were perfect, not overly sweet and not drowning in syrup. The greens were well seasoned and not overly salted. The mac & cheese was slightly salty for my taste, but it was still very good. Would definitely recommend.
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Ali T.
Dec 14, 2024
it's rare to find a good, cheap, and casual diner in dc. this place is great because it is all three! plus, lots of history here. I just got a coffee when I visited, so I can't review the quality of the food - but the atmosphere was fantastic. I will be coming back :)
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Haniyyah B.
Dec 3, 2024
I love the old-school diner, Mom-and-Pop vibe of this place. Each booth has plaques featuring Black history, which was both inspiring and a great touch. The Caribbean porridge was absolutely incredible--definitely an underrated gem here!However, the catfish tasted like it might have been frozen, though it was fried well. The toast wasn't toasted enough, and it lacked butter, which wasn't provided either. The food is really average at best.On the plus side, the service was great! Several people checked on us throughout our meal, and the manager was very nice. Overall, a solid spot with a unique ambiance that's worth checking out!
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Leonard P.
Sep 21, 2024
Unfortunately, our visit to Florida Avenue Grill signified the end of era of a once great establishment. To begin, the place apparently was bought out, and is now named "Florida Avenue Grill and Half Way Tree". It seems the current owners apparently wanted to buy the "Florida Avenue Grill" name to capitalize on its fame as a historically excellent and important restaurant where once great food was served and history was made.Now to the food. Our main reason for coming back to down to D.C. was to again experience their smothered pork chops. They no longer serve smothered pork chops, but indicated we could have southern gravy on the side.The order took a long time to come, we were told that the order was "being cooked to order", and even offered some corn bread (which was a bit sweet). When our orders came out, we were shocked to see two overly fried and dried pork chops that came out with sides of Mac and cheese and green beans that were cold. What was worst was the chops were placed on a metal platter lined with paper - how does one eat and cut chops on paper lined platters - with butter knives?! Additionally, one of my sides (I ordered two sides of mac and cheese) never came out, and the "southern gravy" was primarily flavorless and cold.One of the staff apologized and promised to reduce our bill for the faux pas (we were not charged for the sides). Overall, it was not a great experience, and we're sad to see how the Florida Avenue Grill has been reduced due to poor food. The service was good and we could not fault the service, which we tipped well. In conclusion, a great institution unfortunately has been bought out and it's reputation tarnished and reduced.
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Domonique G.
Feb 24, 2024
I've been wanting to try this place for forever but I was never sure if/when they were open. I was determined to try them so I absolutely had to figure it out. It's lent and as a New Orleans native, I was craving some good fried catfish. The menu stated they had "Cajun" fried catfish so I had to check it out myself. This is true fried catfish that could satisfy any Creole or Cajun's tastebuds. As many others have stated, this place is ran by a one woman show in the front. I didn't even catch her name because she was so busy but she was always kind. When you come in, you take a seat and there is a barcode for you to scan and order. This place used to be cash only now it's card only so be prepared (this is where the star is lost). I ordered the catfish dinner with macaroni and candied yams as my side. Like others have stated, the candied yams do give "canned." Probably Gloria's but lucky for me, I like canned candied yams. The price isn't astronomical so I'm not going to throw a fit about it. The macaroni and cheese was really good. I made sure to take a picture of the drink. I had fruit punch with a splash of lemonade. Tastes like some good ol red Kool aid from summers as a kid. And they have the "good ice" here! I love a no frills diner so I will be back especially since we are currently in the season of lent. This place also has a Jamaican menu starting at a certain time. I plan on checking that part of the menu out as well.
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Vision O.
Jul 22, 2024
A staple in the community and an icon that stood through the civil right movement! You want good ole fashioned soul food with a combination of history and welcoming new trends, then FAG is the place! They are undergoing renovations and have added a new upstairs section, which is awesome- I gave the new consultant some ideas for improvements :-). Whether a native or visiting, this is a must on the list of places to dine!
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Kendrick F.
Oct 13, 2024
It's most definitely not the same as Florida Ave. Grill. As I am writing this review, we have been waiting for an hour for a basic breakfast meal. We have seen more people who received their meals that were just seat...HORRIBLE....DONT WASTE YOU MONEY. COLD ASS BREAKFAST.
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Leah M.
Jul 23, 2023
WORST EXPERIENCE EVER!! At the door 15 minutes two workers spinning around us without a word. I walked towards the workers to ask the process. "Hello should I___? "Don't you come back here unless I call you!" yelled one worker" me: "sorry I didn't know I was asking should I wait or seat myself, no one said anything" she: looks at another customer "and nobody going to make me be rude today". Me: REALLY? TO LATE!!!!!!I was with others so I waited, she finally cleared the counter and yelled "yawl my last customers sit here." She slammed down the menus, my dining partner asked if we could move to a table she cleaned. I ordered my food and I kept my replies , sweet to the point. I placed my order and that was it. The fresh fried croaker was good but the grits were excellent. Throughout our experience she continues complain she is the only one working and other things that are not worth going into but very inflammatory . She is the kind I ignore others may not and respond in kind.The food is good and reasonably priced but the service is horrible and the restaurant can use major repairs. It was hot, no air, greasy walls, poor ceiling fans and space is wasted.Would I return? HECK NAW!!!
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