Good Stuff Eatery is madness at lunch time

Not having completely lost my brain having a baby I knew that restaurants on Capital Hill are busy at lunch. So, at 1:10 we headed over to Good Stuff Eatery for a bite. The line poured out the door and the place was a complete zoo at that time of the day. By the time we had ordered and our food was ready it was after 2:00. Not exactly speedy for a burger place where you order at the counter.

For those of you who aren't familiar with the place this is the restaurant opened by Top Chef contestant Spike Mendelsohn and it's popularity has only grown as the President and First Lady have become fans enough to have sandwiches named after them. My guess is that it is appearing in all of the tourist guidebooks by the looks of the place as well.

I applaud the mission of this place: a narrow menu with salads, fries, shakes and burgers and a defined style in each of them. Quality products: local meats, free range, grass fed. Handspun shakes.



It was all good, the food was fresh (as you would imagine with a line out the door), the burgers as promised and true to form, the mayo bar was a nice touch, the fries tasty with fresh herbs and sea salt. But nothing to get too excited about. Given the wait and the madness of getting a table I would probably give it a pass.

Baby friendly? On a weekend or at odd hours this could be a good place to take the kids and get a high calorie lunch. They certainly welcome children and there aren't too many kids who would pass up a burger and fries and shake. It isn't far from the Botanic gardens, Capital, and the Library of Congress, either. Just be aware that that trip will cost you more than $17 and you may have people eyeing your table as you munch along.