Neighborhood Eats: Red Dog Cafe

Reviewed by Ann Limpert , Cynthia Hacinli , Sara Levine

Red Dog Cafe

8301-A Grubb Road
Silver Spring/Takoma Park, MD 20910
Phone: 301-588-6300

Cuisines:
Pizza, Deli/Quick Bites, Italian, American, Modern, Breakfast

Opening Hours:
Tue,Wed,Thu:
General: 07:00 AM - 09:30 PM
Fri:
General: 07:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Sat:
General: 09:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Sun:
General: 09:00 AM - 09:00 PM

Wheelchair Accessible:
Yes

Nearby Metro Stops:
None nearby

Price Range:
Inexpensive

Dress:
Informal

Noise Level:
Chatty

Reservations:
Not needed

Special Features:
Weekend Brunch, Kid Friendly

Website:
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Best Dishes
Roasted lemon chicken ripieghi sandwich; Piedmont-style pork sandwich; muffeleta; braised duck salad; pepperoni pizza; smoked gouda and roasted pepper pizza; wild mushroom, gorgonzola, and caramelized onion pizza; Tuscan chicken cooked under a brick; cedar-planked salmon with herbed potato wedges; baby back ribs; wood-roasted mussels; black bean chili; mac and cheese; bread pudding; apple crisp; blueberry-corn muffins; iced white chocolate mocha.

Price Details:
Breakfast, $1.25 to $5.95.
Lunch and dinner starters, $5.45 to $9.95.
Sandwiches and pizzas, $9.95 to $14.95.
Dinner main courses, $10.95 to $15.45.


 

Reader's Rating:
1 out of 5

An industrial-chic sensibility gives this residential-area cafe a bit of urban edge. The food is smart, with a very grown-up mac ’n’ cheese, cedar-planked salmon, crusty chicken under a brick, and tender baby back ribs. Desserts such as the fruit crisps are homespun and hefty enough for two.

-March, 2008 

Reader ReviewsWrite your own review
 
Terrible Horrendous service for below average food
dwiparto — October 5, 2009 10:12 AM
I tried Red Dog Cafe for the first time tonight, and I'll never go back. First, the waiter somehow forgot to put in my order. By the time my food came, the rest of my party had already finished eating. I waited an hour for my food (I ordered the More ...
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