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The Carry-out critic is City Paper‘s recurring restaurant review column focusing on D.C.’s rich carry-out culture. While the featured restaurants can have a couple of seats for eating meals while they’re piping hot, we’re celebrating businesses that focus exclusively on takeout. DMV native Crystal Fernanders will guide you to the carry-outs most worth seeking out, helping you find the best takeout and best carry-out in and around D.C.
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The Carry-Out Critic Indulges in Deep-Fried Seafood and Spiced Crab Cakes at Chef Skip
Chef Skip, a seafood spot on the Howard University campus, comes from cousins and co-owners Chantel and Christopher Skipper.
The Carry-out Critic Finds a Healthier Form of Funnel Cake at Bubbie’s Plant Burgers
Bubbie’s Plant Burgers, a plant-based, kosher-certified concept, serves burgers, fries, and other Americana-influenced dishes near Dupont Circle. Its founders, chef Margaux Riccio and general manager Shaun Sharkey, came up with the concept after successfully running Pow Pow, another plant-based fast casual eatery with Asian influences. Bubbie’s operated as a pop-up for a year inside Rock…
The Carry-out Critic Finds Beautiful Wings and Juicy Sandwiches at Soul Wingz
Black-owned soul food takeout spot Soul Wingz has operated near Howard University since April 2022, but owners Anthony Holmon and Menyana Williams started the concept in 2008, operating as a pop-up restaurant throughout the area before purchasing a food truck in 2016. The D.C. natives gained a lot of business after regularly visiting the Howard…
The Carry-Out Critic Enjoys Many Momos and a Surprising Curry at Moh Moh Licious
Moh Moh Licious, a small restaurant in Shepherd Park, serves Nepalese cuisine with an Indo-Chinese twist. Restaurant partners Sujil Dangol and Farooq Munir joined forces in 2015 while running separate businesses (the former Himalayan Heritage in Bethesda for Dangol, Jolt ’N Bolt Coffee in Adams Morgan for Munir). It started as a food truck before…
The Carry-Out Critic Finds Heavenly Biscuits at Sincerely Breakfast
Sincerely Breakfast, an all-day breakfast spot, operates under Dupont Circle in the Underground Food Court.
The Carry-out Critic Finds More Than Just Great Pizza at Slice & Pie
Our carry-out critic found delicious New York-style slices, Sicilian and Detroit-style squares, and some damn good meatballs at Slice & Pie on 14th Street NW.
The Carry-out Critic Enjoys Soulful West African Comfort Food at Anacostia’s Open Crumb
Tender chicken sandwiches, Ghanaian stews and rice dishes, and bread pudding are just some of the highlights at Open Crumb in Anacostia.
The Carry-Out Critic Gets a Taste of the Aegean Islands at a D.C. Classic Greek Deli
Greek Deli & Catering is a family-owned takeout spot in Northwest D.C. that serves authentic and homemade Greek dishes. Chef Kostas Fostieris lived in Andros, in the Aegean Islands, before moving to the states in the 1970s. He eventually opened his own restaurant, which has been operating for more than 30 years. The walls in…
The Carry-out Critic Finds Tender Ribs and Savory Sides at Supreme Barbeque
Supreme Barbeque serves Texas-style barbecue at its restaurant located on the edge of Eckington in Northeast. Filipino-American father and son Juan and Jeremy Canlas opened their first location ten years ago in Lanham, with the D.C. store being their second. They took over the former New York Pizza spot at the busy intersection of North…
The Carry-out Critic Balances Jerk Chicken Heat with Mac & Cheese at LuvPlates Soul & Grill
LuvPlates Soul & Grill is a Black-owned carryout restaurant that serves soul food with a Caribbean influence. Owners Jamar Johnson and Jacob Vcelik started booking catering events and serving lunch from a food truck in downtown D.C. in 2016. Their first food stand opened at the Savor Food Hall (now miXt Food Hall) in Brentwood…
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