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People are talking about the Florida Avenue Grill...
“The Capitol’s capital of soul food”, this “DC landmark”, a U Street Corridor “old-school diner” “line with photos of famous African-Americans”, offers “super cheap” Southern “comfort food” like “grits”, “half-smokes, cornbread, hash browns and down home breakfast” “with a lot of flavor and even more fat”; so join “all of the local churchgoers in their Sunday best” for weekend brunch “served with a side of sweetness” by an “awesome staff.”
The Wilsons "opened the little restaurant in 1944 at the corner of Florida Avenue and 11th Street NW...[and] have been caring for movers and shakers ever since."
A "legendary D.C. greasy spoon whose walls are lined with the mugs of famous fans, [that] is known for doing soul food right."
"Since we were in the neighborhood, we stopped for soul food at the Florida Avenue Grill"
- John Grisham's "Michael Brock"
in The Street Lawyer
The Florida Avenue Grill "bring[s] southern home style cooking to the heart of the nation's capital."
"Famous movie stars, political figures, civil rights activists, gospel singers and now rap stars have graced the small, late-night grill."
- The Washington Afro American
Souvenirs
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Reviews
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