2006 Dirt Cheap Eats

Reeves Restaurant and Bakery. Few places have been making pie as long or as well as Reeves. Open since 1886, with the occasional hiatus and change of address, this downtown DC bakery and restaurant turns out a justly famous strawberry pie--large, full-flavor fruit fills a tender crust. It's $3.25 a slice; we prefer the baked pie over the fresh. Don't overlook the many other choices, all served in triangles big enough for two. The banana cream pie is also wonderful, as is the lemon meringue, both for $2.75 a slice.