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According to Bill Clinton, former Russian president Boris Yeltsin got so drunk during a visit to Washington that he was found standing outside the White House in his underpants trying to hail a cab to go and buy a pizza.

Drunk people love crushing pizza. and burgers. and falafel. and hot dog buns dunked in I Can't Believe It's Not Butter

So let's set up an informal poll: What's your favorite drunk food in dc?

God loves a cheerful giver.

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2 years ago christina said

almonds, cashews and flaming hot cheetos

2 years ago Bradley said

The Italian Pizza Kitchen @ 11 & U NW. So close to my house, so delicious. And always combined with a bottle of ranch dressing. I'd say Ben's, but I don't remember most of the meals I've had there.

2 years ago hannah said

fuck yea its amsterdam falafel!! all the veggies and chick pea absorb the hangover before it happens!

2 years ago Logan said

fucking

CORNDOGS

2 years ago Alan Zilberman said

Christina,

Amen. I know the night was a success when I wake up and find a crumbled container of unsalted cashews.

2 years ago Nate said

Taquitos, sadly, because 7-11 is the only thing in Columbia Heights with hot food open late.

2 years ago Ernest said

Fuck no. Definitely a cheeseburger.

I seldom drink.

2 years ago j said

yeah i know cliche.. but admo jumbo slice. . i will make a special trip up there just to get one.. it got so bad i even had a slice sober. it is like heaven in my mouth, so good so bad.

i am paying the price now for my summer of excess.. and banning it from my diet.

2 years ago Ace said

Ben's Chili Bowl...I miss the glory days when you could actually get in the place.

Steak and Egg in Tenleytown - cheeseburger AND an order of biscuits and gravy. Dip the burger in the gravy - the most delightful drunk cuisine.

2 years ago Alan Zilberman said

If it was open later, 14th street Taco Bell. I learned from a friend that you can order off-menu (cheesy gordida crunch, bacon burrito, etc).

Solution? Get drunk early.

2 years ago A. said

I've lost track of the amount of raids on the Columbia Heights CVS food aisle I've been a part of. Ramen will always be king of my 3-5am meals.

And it may not be very good, but there is something victorious about staying up late enough to catch McDonald's breakfast. Or trashy. Probably both.

(Though if it wasn't for the lines every night would end with a Ben's Half Smoke)

2 years ago andrew buckette said

duck l'orange @ citronelle.

2 years ago Sandra said

Steak n' cheese & pizza at Mario's in Arlington...only thing open super late other than IHOP in A' town

2 years ago Allison said

there aren't very many good places open late enough. LONG LIVE POUTINE KING OF DRUNK FOOD.

2 years ago ebel said

Jumbo slice + mayo = drunk grossness/goodness

whatevs, dirt tastes good w/mayo ons it.

2 years ago dan said

one night at Whiskey's Victor whipped up a Jimmy Dean Sausage Biscuit in the microwave under the bar. it was fucking killer. the rest of the time i just rock danny's carry out

2 years ago Sepie said

fuck yes sandra. mario's all the way! two awesomely good and awesomely bad for you foods under one roof.

2 years ago Libby said

ebel- I couldn't agree more.

2 years ago Alex Nicholson said

manny and olga's - they delivery 'really' late....

2 years ago A. said

"LONG LIVE POUTINE KING OF DRUNK FOOD."

When I lived in Montreal there wasn't even a discussion about what to eat late night. Someone needs to start a poutine spot in DC. They'd clean up.

2 years ago blunted said

Tenleytown Steak 'n Egg, to be certain

2 years ago Svetlana said

OH And...check out this "Great Late Night Food debate" story, from a whiles back:

http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/food/the-great-late-night-eating-debate/

2 years ago Sexy Fitsum said

@Alex
'very'

2 years ago Fabian said

Manny and Olga's all the way!! I also enjoy stumbling upon the Fojol Brothers (@fojolbros).

Bonus M&O's tip: if the line is out the door to order, call in your order and it will be ready by the time you reach the counter!

2 years ago ernest said

Depends on what, where and when one drinks and under what circumstances. Can be anything, really.

chicks better go easy on the mayo unless they want to feed their pimples.

2 years ago Jesse said

late night doritos

2 years ago ebel said

I don't know what the hell's wrong with your skin ernest but it's never been a problem for me, then again I'm not lathering it on like a face mask.

Saying something like, "chicks better go easy on the mayo unless they want fat asses" makes wayyy more sense.

I run so I will continue to mayo it up.

2 years ago amanda said

most definitely leftovers, whatever is in the fridge. god help the roommate who leaves their leftovers in there if I'm out drinking...

2 years ago jjb said

i'll eat anything. including cold pizza dipped in mayonnaise which was so good that ONE time... but WOW thank you, really - that bit about boris yeltsen is the funniest thing i've heard all day!!!!

2 years ago Dave said

If you ever needed a reason NOT to live in the DC area, this list would be it. This is pitiful.

2 years ago Alex Nicholson said

Can we talk about our favorite hangover foods next?

2 years ago Kris said

High School chicken patties

2 years ago Emily Spivak said

IHOP is being asked to begin a phase-out period of battery cage eggs with an introduction of cage-free eggs. Many of their competitors have been able to do it (Burger King, Denny's, Brueggers, Quizno's, Wolfgang Puck's restaurants, Ben and Jerry's, Hardees, four-hundred universities (the list goes on)). So the question becomes, "why can't IHOP?"

Consumers are not requesting that much from them, honestly. These are just basic humane standards of care. Cage-free systems offer hens a higher level of animal welfare than do battery cage systems. Making these transitions over time are very reasonable steps in the humane direction.

Unlike battery hens, cage-free hens are able to walk, spread their wings and lay their eggs in nests. It is also extremely practical to still produce the same amount of eggs as would be produced in battery cage systems. Most importantly to the American population, the sanitary conditions are greatly improved in a cage-free system. Alarms should be raised over the severe food safety concerns involved with IHOP’s egg production. In the video of IHOP’s primary supplier, Michael Foods, (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4YZt9zFMnY), one can see dying and decomposed chickens laying on the eggs.

Evidence shows there is more Salmonella risk in caged flocks compared to cage-free flocks. In fact, factory farming is considered the reason Salmonella emerged as such a major egg pathogen in the first place.

According to the CDC, eggs now infect 50,000-110,000 Americans every year. Data shows that operations which cram thousands of hens into tiny cages are not surprisingly up to 20 times more likely than cage-free facilities to harbor Salmonella infection.

Please call IHOP at 1-866-444-5144 and politely ask them to begin the phase-out of battery-cage eggs.
Thank you for your time.
-Emily S.

2 years ago it was country crock said

just saying. i.c.b.i.n.b. is for losers.

2 years ago ee-in said

Assuming you don't mean sunday brunch day drunk eating, but late end of the night drunk eating...

1. Henry's soul cafe, but it takes pre-binge drinking planning. And they sometimes run out of chicken.

2. El-Khartoum shawarma (because it's in Adams Morgan and Legends is never open).

2.5. Mon Cherie, but only as a g-dub throwback, and sporadically.

3. Ben's Chili bowl. #$@%ing duh Libby.

4. E-Mac and Just-Kidding-Kidding's place.

2 years ago derek said

I second Bradley with Italian Pizza Kitchen + Ranch. In addition to this, you have an adorable Tajik working the counter.

2 years ago Matt said

stfu emily spivak.

(1) u st mcdonald's.
(2) admo mcdonald's.
(3) howard mcdonald's.

2 years ago future tense said

sad, a lot of these places aren't late night that people are talking about. The ultimate 4 in the morning place used to be this ultimate chinese place open all night, order tons of dishes and sit down with friends, C. Burns knows this place. Unfortunately, that place was shut down, truly fun times.

2 years ago Bill Kilby said

chicken cutlet sandwich + orange soda from taylor deli on h st.

2 years ago Jrae said

MONTE CRISTO @ The DINER !!

2 years ago BroBQ said

Five Guys Burger
or
BELT at Red Derby (plus like 8 bloody marys)
or
4 Cheesey Gordita Cruches

2 years ago Satori said

D.C. Cafe - greasy gyros at 4 a.m. FTW

2 years ago anonyass said

Talianos tenleytown

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