Founding Farmers October 2010

Once upon a time, way back in October 2010, we had the pleasure of going to the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear in our nation’s capitol.  After the rally, we ate at Founding Farmers.  I took pictures, we loved the food, and I never got around to posting about it.  We even went back to the restaurant a month later with my parents, but I forgot to take pictures that time.  Our first trip included our good friend Brian but I’ll try to remember what we all ate the second time as well. 

Skillet Corn Bread - Honey Butter, Sea Salt This was delicious.  Dense skillet-style cornbread with sweet butter.  We cut it into fourths and dug in. 

Bacon Lollis - Cinnamon-Brown Sugar Glazed Thick-Cut Bacon When bacon is on the menu, you’ve got to order it.  These were delicious.  Nice, thick bacon with a sweet glaze that I’d love to try to make at home.  Sadly we had to fight over the last piece.  No blood was shed. 

Burger I don’t remember which burger Brian ordered, perhaps the Frisco Burger with White Cheddar, Bacon, Avocado, Louie Dressing?  Whichever burger it was, he loved it. 

Roasted Butternut Squash-Mascarpone Ravioli - Sage Brown Butter Art felt that he chose poorly because his raviolis were not all that they should have been.  He felt that the filling was lacking and, overall, the dish was just a disappointment.  As you’ll see, he more than made up for it when dessert came along. 

We think this is flat iron steak – this is the problem with waiting 8 months to write a restaurant review!  Lance enjoyed the steak and it was prepared perfectly.  I was lucky enough to get to try a bite and it was, indeed, perfection. 

Fish and Chips This was my entrée and it was great.  Nice, crispy fish with a light batter.  Great French fries and fried potato slices.  The tartar sauce was delicious as well. 

Triple Layer Chocolate Mousse Cake - Devil’s Food Cake, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Ganache, Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Lance loved his chocolate mousse cake.  He tends to get chocolate cakes whenever we eat out, so his opinion is worth listening to! 

Chocolate Mousse Bowl For Two - Milk Chocolate-Hazelnut Crunch, Whipped Cream, Caramel Sauce Art’s dessert was so ridiculous that it really needs more pictures to do it justice.  It was a huge, deep bowl filled with the most delicious chocolate mousse.  It’s really “Chocolate Mousse Bowl for an Army,” not just for two.  He managed to put a pretty decent dent into it. 

Being less adventuresome, and less hungry, I just had a bowl of house-made chocolate ice cream. 

The restaurant itself has a very casual feel and, even though I don’t recall what we paid, we all felt that it was quite reasonably priced.  The service was fantastic and our waitress was friendly and informative.  It was also one of those restaurants where we all had a hard time choosing what to order and felt that there were numerous things that would have been satisfying.  The second time we went we ordered different things, but we’re all having a hard time remembering. I seem to recall I had a bowl of soup and an egg salad sandwich.  My mom has the “straw and hay” pasta and she loved it.  Beyond that, though, my mind is blank.  I just remember it was all delicious and we still want to go back again and again! 

Total price: Unknown

Founding Farmers
1924 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. 20006

Reservations: 202.822.8783