Walking distance to many of DC’s historic landmarks, Founding Farmers & Distillers offers a diverse menu beloved by locals and tourists alike, including dishes inspired by nearby Chinatown and cocktails featuring our in-house distillery, Founding Spirits. Open 365 days a year, our culinary crew crafts dishes & drinks from scratch with simple, high-quality ingredients from farmers and suppliers we know and trust.
Join us for breakfast, lunch, dinner, weekday happy hour, decadent weekend Farmers Market Buffet Brunch, or grab a cup of house-roasted coffee and breakfast treat from our First Bake Cafe.
We are majority owned by American family farmers, including the more than 50,000 farmers of the North Dakota Farmers Union.
Distillery & eatery with wide-ranging international menu & drinks mixed with housemade spirits. Based on 6 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
600 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 464-3001
Website:
Social Profile: 
Hours
| Sunday |
9 AM–9 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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7 AM–9 PM
Holiday hours
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| Tuesday |
7 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday |
7 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday |
7 AM–10 PM |
| Friday |
7 AM–11 PM |
| Saturday |
9 AM–11 PM |
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Reservations: wearefoundingfarmers.comopentable.com
Reviews
Justine Vild
Wow, this restaurant was fabulous! We started with the bread board. The cornbread with the honey butter were to die for! The cocktails and fish and chips were also delicious. And then, I saved room for dessert. Sooo delicious. I ordered the summer peach sundae and the Blueberry Jefferson filled donut for breakfast. Amazing. Highly recommend this restaurant for the variety alone! Something for everyone…
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Tyler Free (Ty)
The atmosphere and service is great! The ingredients are clearly fresh! The food was good. The pork chop was a little salty but the flavor was delicious! Other than that the pork chop is a good choice. We did not realize they close at 1000 and arrived at 0915 and the staff was very accommodating. There are so many dessert options but, I would say for dessert steer from the cookies as they weren’t too great.
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Linda Braudy
I was there with granddaughter while on a visit to DC. Menu was interesting. I decided to order a salad and asked for olives to be left out. That did not happen. Server offered to change it but at that point I did not want to wait any longer. I was sorry for that decision as there were a huge number of them in salad. Server was pleasant and helpful but when we needed her it was always a long wait until she appeared. Granddaughter’s hamburger was just fine. Her lemon-lime drink was way too tart. We did get some simple syrup which made it better. We also got their home baked bread. The additional butter we requested never showed up. Also when it was delivered we had no utensils to use and we did not get them right away. Server was busy with other tables. All in all a nice place with interesting menu but fell short on service and requests.
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Latrice
Overall, good for the price. I was a tad disappointed in the freshness of the food. Although its buffet style, the food presentation just seemed not appeasing. Much of it is really good while the other half is hit or miss.
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Wendy Gao
Breakfast was good but you might want to make a reservation since it seems they’re busy on weekends. We chose to skip the buffet and just order a la carte. We were seated in a very back corner in like an addition area which was really warm due to a lack of air flow. We got the veggie scramble, hash browns, and a blueberry muffin all of which were really good. The muffin was pretty large and enough on its own. Our server was really nice and attentive and brought me extra ice when I asked for it. The buffet area is small… It’s really one long table that you can grab from and a lot of people walk past it since the area is pretty crowded. I don’t think it’s worth getting unless you really like breakfast a lot.
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dj impulse
We had our anniversary dinner here this past Friday night, and we couldn’t have been happier! Nijean was our server, and she was absolutely amazing. We never went without drinks, and she was super attentive. The food came out timely, and perfectly spaced out in between courses. Wish we had room for dessert because they make everything from scratch, including their own chocolates! 20 out of 20 would recommend!
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Stephen R (เท่ห์)
Add this to our places of must eats in DC! Our server Ashlyn was phenomenal and we will def ask for her next time. The food is fresh and very well made- you honestly can’t go wrong with anything you choose here. We had the signature margarita and the sunstone Colin’s- both excellent drinks. The cornbread as an app was perfect and just enough before the mains. My partner had the pot roast which he loved, and I did the fried chicken and donut (yes a donut but it paired well!). Everything was perfect and tasted very fresh. No room for dessert. We loved this place and you Will too.
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Tammy
d have hoped (like their salmon bites and pancakes). However, some things were delicious like their crab onion dip.
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Kelly Hirano
Had breakfast here on a busy Fourth of July. We chose to not get the all you can eat brunch and had the normal breakfast menu.
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Maximus “Maximus” V
Great place to come and have brunch. They need to add more drink options like mimosa flights. Buffet is good and you can also order some items from the menu which is included on the buffet price. FYI, drinks are not included. Overall very Good!
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