C.F. Folks
Address: 1225 19th St., NW, Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-293-0162
Neighborhood:
Dupont Circle, Downtown
Cuisines:
Fusion/Eclectic, American, Deli/Quick Bites
Opening Hours: Open Monday through Friday 11:30 AM to 2:15 PM.
Nearby Metro Stops: Farragut North, Dupont Circle
Price Range: Inexpensive
Dress: Informal
Noise Level: Rowdy
Reservations: Not Accepted
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Best Dishes Shrimp ’n’ grits; rustic salad; turkey gizzards; crabcake sandwich.
Price Details: Deli sandwiches, $5.95 to $6.95. Daily specials, $8.95 to $11.75.
A $29.50 bowl of shrimp ’n’ grits, bringing together head-on shrimp, house-made andouille sausage, and sweet-onion ravigote, is the most popular dish at Jeff Buben’s Vidalia. A few blocks away, a humbler rendition of the low-country specialty appears most Thursdays at C.F. Folks, a feisty downtown lunch institution. The shrimp aren’t as photogenic, the sausage isn’t house-made, and instead of ravigote there’s a white-wine sauce, but it’s a tasty, generous plate for $11.95.
