Elote corn dip, BBQ meatloaf sandwich, Beet and goat cheese salad

My wife and I are in Washington DC this week on our firt week-long vacation since 2020. We spent most of Saturday on the Acela train from Boston to Washington, arriving in the late afternoon. After we got settled in at the hotel, we wandered over to City Tap – Dupont for a casual dinner.

Not a bad place, but nothing really amazing. There are City Tap locations in a variety of cities, including Boston, and it’s mainly a bar that also serves food. I had a glass of bourbon and Bridget had a cucumber cocktail with vodka that she said was nice and refreshing. We split the elote dip, whcih was pretty good. She had the beet and goat cheese salad, and I had the BBQ meatloaf sandwich (which also had arugula, melted cheese, and a fried egg).

Vacation dining is always a balancing act – you are forced to eat out for every meal, and you want to try interesting things, but you also need some basic and/or cheap eats. This was pretty casual, but definitely a step up from a quick-serve or fast food experience. I don’t get the sens that Washington is a foodie city, even though there are plenty of restaurants.