Beefsteak - Washington

Very nice staff, craft beers and rootbeers, nice burguers and bowls/soups. Combos dish drink or chips for like 11dollars or less. Tasty, everything vegan and some vegetarian options.

I ignored this place for months, not looking past the name. Eventually I wandered in and realized it was almost all veggies! So much of their menu is vegan that they label things vegetarian and meat , rather than the other way around. The food is healthy, portions are filling but not too much, and the price is solid for DC. I try to go to a Beefsteak every month now. Great place to get carnivores into veggies.

Definitely a welcome addition to the fast casual restaurant scene in DC. I'm a fan, my husband (who isn't vegetarian is probably an even bigger fan. Definitely check it out if you're in Foggy Bottom. Beefsteak (named after the tomato! is the creation of Jose Andres, who is a famous Spanish-born, DC-based chef known for his high end small plates restaurants. I personally am not a big fan of paying a lot for small amounts of food, but Beefsteak is the opposite. You pay fast food-adjacent prices for a ton of food. You choose however many vegetables you want, plus a grain and sauce. It is seriously very filling! If you like eating a ton of vegetables, this is your place. It's not a vegetarian restaurant per say (and has a few non-vegetarian ingredients , it's a VEGETABLE restaurant. Edited June 2016 for this detail: I emailed to ask if the seasonal beefsteak tomato burger was vegan, and I received a response back confirming that is it. The mayo is Just Mayo brand and the olive oil brioche bun is vegan according to the person who emailed me back.

I don't get the name but the bowl I got what delicious. Filling and tasty with different layers and texture. Inside you feel like in a upscale Chipotle, the prices are fair for what you get.

Respect for the prior review about the elevated “spiciness” level, but we both ordered the Spicy Bowl and loved the Caribbean flavors!