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   AngelaM

   New York Area

   5 reviews

   3.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   overall3food4service2ambience4

   Very busy. We made a reservation which was definitely needed. Unfortunately it seems like they cater more to big parties. We were a two too and we’re squeezed in between two tables so close I could barely get by them the sit. We were basically sitting with them. We couldn’t have a conversation. Food was great. Our server wasn’t the best. Didn’t come back often or ever ask if we wanted more cocktails (we did). So they lost out on that. It just seemed to take forever and we got very little attention.

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   NewtoArlington

   Washington DC

   10 reviews

   vip
   2.0

   10 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   overall2food4service3ambience3

   Service and food itself was fine. The seating was a mess with too many people crammed into a small space waiting for a table. Felt like I was at a Cheesecake Factory. Worst part (and I’ve never experienced this before at a restaurant) they informed everyone at their tables that it was closing time by turning all the lights way up and turning off the music. Felt like I was at a club. I looked around and there were still plenty of tables seated. No mention from the server that it was closing time, etc. Just not a good look. Honestly, there’s just too many options in the city to think this should be normalized. I’ll pass next time.

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   KerriV

   Coastal Georgia

   9 reviews

   3.0

   9 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall3food2service5ambience3

   The chicken pot pie was oddly sweet and I returned it to the kitchen. The waiter was nice and didn’t charge me.

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   Kplomia

   Charleston

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall1food1service1ambience1

   Loud and dirty is all that I will remember about this restaurant…..

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   Enjoyable

   Washington DC

   27 reviews

   5.0

   27 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall5food4service5ambience4

   We were seated within 5 minutes. Server appeared promptly and took good care of us. Only problem was the prime rib. It was ordered medium rare, but came well-done. It was quickly replaced with the item as ordered. The cut of meat was much thinner than normal, little more than 1/3 of an inch or so. The spatchcocked chicken was excellent.

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   ElonW

   Dallas

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Love Founding Farmers. Food is always great and services is awesome.

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   hotmama

   Baltimore

   38 reviews

   5.0

   38 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   First time here and it was just what we were looking for... delish, varied menu, friendly service, happy vibe! We even got a corner table a little removed from crowd, as requested. Glad we made Sunday lunch reservations and brunch was still offered until 2. Loved the beignets, the avocado toast, tomato soup, blueberry French toast!!

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   JohnS

   Washington DC

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   This was our first time to the DC Founding Farmers. We've eaten at their other locations, it is always good. There is a lot of food for the price, and the brunch menu is good. Highly recommend the beignets to share with the table. We had a reservation for Sunday morning, got there about 5 mins early and went right to our table. Wait times for those without a reservation was about an hour and twenty minutes. Even as busy as it was, food came out quickly and we didn't feel rushed to eat, pay and leave.

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9. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Atlanta Metro

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall3food3service5ambience4

   The food was inconsistent. We got dates as an appetizer and they were not warm. We both got Chesapeake catfish for an entree and the fish was quite good. However, my companion’s green beans were very salty and mine were not salted enough. Some of the food was hot and other items were lukewarm. The service was good overall. The chocolates were awesome. I think this restaurant has potential but the inconsistencies are problematic. I would note that the restaurant was very busy.

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10. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Celebrating a team win at an old favorite. Bread pudding was a surprise.

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    SharonB

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    My daughter who doesn’t eat much ate everything and raved about the grilled cheese and mashed potatoes. My burger was so delicious I could eat another today.

    Founding Farmers - DCResponded 2 days agoThank you so much for visiting us, Sharon! I am so happy that you and your daughter enjoyed your time with us yesterday! Please stop by again some time! -Najjah :)

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    StacyW

    Oklahoma City

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience3

    Loud and very busy place. Worth the wait. Go for brunch to try either lunch or breakfast.

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    LindseyB

    Washington DC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Service was excellent. Food was a little overpriced in my opinion, but inflation is real. Overall a great experience and a great place to meet for brunch. I would also definitely recommend making a reservation.

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14. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Grace was an amazing waitress! Food was amazing! Will be back!

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    AmberleeW

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Founding Farmers was amazing! It came highly recommended and we would continue that!

    Founding Farmers - DCResponded 2 days agoThank you so much for dining with us, Amber! We are so pleased to read that you enjoyed your visit! -Najjah :)

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    OpenTable Diner

    Phoenix

    3 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall2food3service2ambience1

    Don’t dine outside, coffee got cold because it was freezing outside. Heat lamps did not provide enough warmth. Good got cold real quick. Coffee was never refilled to even warm up. They should be better when seating outside to know these things. Bad 1st experience at this place

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    Vicky

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great service and food was tasty. Everyone was very friendly.

    Founding Farmers - DCResponded 2 days agoThank you so much for visiting us, Vicky! We are so thrilled that you enjoyed our menu items and service! -Najjah :)

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18. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Absolutely amazing experience. Our waiter was friendly and was extremely knowledgeable of the menu and made great suggestions to our table. The food was great and came out relatively quickly!

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    DevonS

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Went there for our anniversary! Dinner was amazing and it was beautiful outside.

    Founding Farmers - DCResponded 3 days agoHappy Anniversary! Thank you so much for spending your special occasion with us, Devon! :) -Kerry

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20. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Austin

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall2food2service4ambience5

    Overpriced food with poor quality. Chicken and waffles was too heavily breaded and still dried out. Prime rib ordered rare came out medium. Filets were okay, but poorly seasoned. Kale salad tasted like salt and not much else. caesar salad was flavorless, yet somehow the croutons were soggy.

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    CharlesB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    It helps to reserve ahead of time if you want to sit indoors. We let the waiter know we were a little pressed time-wise to make a concert and he had us imbibing and chowing down lickety-split. No attitude. Friendly and attentive with none of that "Hello I'm Henry the Third and I'll be your server tonight" spiel that makes my skin crawl." I'll definitely be back to try more dishes. I had the soup of the day --chicken-- kale salad with radishes, both were excellent, and my dining companion had those ravioli things the size of perogi --plenty tasty too.

    Founding Farmers - DCResponded 3 days agoWe are so glad we were able to accommodate you time wise and give you the experience you were looking for! Thank you for letting us know, Charles! :) -Kerry

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    GinaR

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall4food5service4ambience4

    We had a group of nine with three kids and a baby. The restaurant was very accommodating and we all really enjoyed our food. They do have a kids menu, but you have to ask your server about it. We had a great time.

    Founding Farmers - DCResponded 3 days agoThank you for your review, Gina! We are so happy everyone had a great time! We hope to see you all again soon. :) -Kerry

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    SusanM

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Wonderful restaurant… Wonderful food… Ambience was great… Our server was fantastic. Could not have asked for a better experience.

    Founding Farmers - DCResponded 2 days agoThank you so much for visiting us, Susan! Please be sure to visit us soon! -Najjah :)

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    Christy

    Kansas City

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Food is absolutely amazing and portions are extremely filling.

    Founding Farmers - DCResponded 3 days agoWe are delighted to hear that your enjoyed your visit with us, Christy! Please join us any time. :) -Kerry

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25. BD

    BusinessDiner

    Dallas

    4 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall2food3service2ambience2

    20 minute wait even with a reservation. Waited another 10 mins after being seated for anyone to greet us and bring water. Waiter was very friendly but too busy so we were left unattended, without water refills, etc. for extended periods of time. Menu tries to offer too many different choices- giving then overall “Chilis” feel. Prices were excessive- small size salad to accompany entree for $12. Felt like a tourist trap Rather than the unique farm to table experience I recalled from a few years ago.

    Founding Farmers - DCResponded 3 days agoThank you for your review. I am very sorry we sat you late for your reservation and it took an additional 10 minutes to be greeted. It seems we also failed to show you the value of our food. I would love to connect and turn this around. Please email me at Hospitality@FRG.farm with a copy of your review, date dined, and location. I look forward to hearing from you. -Kerry

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26. DC

    DCEater

    Washington DC

    17 reviews

    4.0

    17 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall4food4service5ambience4

    Our server was very knowledgeable and friendly. She took great care of us!

    Founding Farmers - DCResponded 3 days agoThank you for dining with us! We appreciate your review as well! :) -Kerry

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27. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Fort Lauderdale

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall3food3service5ambience5

    The waffles and chicken was not hot. I was really disappointed in a 5% surcharge for recovery. Thought that was steep since our bill was over $400

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    BrianWilkins

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    My kids asked to come here a second night instead of Ted’s Bulletin!

    Founding Farmers - DCResponded 3 days agoYAY! We love this! Thank you for letting us know, Brian! :) -Kerry

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29. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Atlanta Metro

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Wonderful food and great service! The Reuben uses cole slaw instead of sauerkraut but It was delicious nonetheless.

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30. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Celebrating my birthday. The GM treated us to a whiskey tasting. He is so passionate about what he does and it shows. Will go back.

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31. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Tampa

    6 reviews

    1.0

    6 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall1food2service3ambience1

    Sat outside. Tables were dirty and sticky. Menus were sticky. Had passer by on the side walk stop and verbally threaten several of the restaurant guests with a knife because they were eating meat. After threatening several customers at their tables the passer by left. The restaurant did nothing about it. Didn’t apologize or even offer a meal comp. Food was disappointing.

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    Danna

    Washington DC

    20 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    20 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Doug was a great server. And we especially appreciated having several menu choices for plant-based eaters. Awesome cauliflower steak and veggie hamburger.

    Founding Farmers - DCResponded 3 days agoThank you so much, Danna! We are so happy you enjoyed our vegetarian options and hope to see you again soon! :) -Kerry

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    EricaR

    Chicago

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Fun environment, diverse menu with lots of options, great value for fabulous food!!

    Founding Farmers - DCResponded 4 days agoThank you so much for dining with us, Erica! We are so thrilled to read that you enjoyed your time at our location! -Najjah :)

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34. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Dallas

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Excellent food and service!

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    HBHB

    New York Area

    27 reviews

    1.0

    27 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall1food1service4ambience3

    Food came cold, fish was not fresh, and half a chicken was tiny. The chicken was the size of a quail, about 3 bites. The beer was good and the green beans were fine except for being room temperature, like the mashed potatoes.

    Founding Farmers - DCResponded 4 days agoThank you for your review. I am terribly sorry that the food missed the mark and I am incredibly sorry that the food was presented to you at room temperature. We are hoping for another opportunity to provide a better and enjoyable dining experience for you. I sincerely wish for the chance to turn over the poor impression we left you with. Thank you for your honest feedback concerning our menu items. -Najjah

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    SusanW

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall2food3service3ambience1

    The atmosphere was overcrowded, noisy and unpleasant. People crowding the entryway and backed up to our table. They must book way too many reservations. We were disappointed as I had heard only good things about Founding Farmers for years. The food was OK, service was very nice, but the overcrowding, not to mention a 25 minute wait for our reservation made the whole evening not the best.

    Founding Farmers - DCResponded 4 days agoThank you for your review, Susan. I am very, very sorry for the unfortunate extended wait to be sat and for the extreme volume of people in the lobby area. We appreciate your honest review concerning our menu items and service team. I hope you will grant us another try so that we can provide a wonderful experience for you. We hope you will reconsider dining with us again. Thank you. -Najjah

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    ChristieA

    Orlando

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    We booked a reservation several days ahead of time, and I’m thankful we did. The lobby area was extremely crowded with guests waiting to be seated, but we were checked in within 15 minutes of our reservation time. The food was very very tasty! Service was excellent.

    Founding Farmers - DCResponded 3 days agoWe are so happy you joined us, Christie! Please join us again soon! :) -Kerry

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    VitasV

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience3

    Experience good. Have to wait, so we reached the table 15min later than expected.

    Founding Farmers - DCResponded 4 days agoThank you so much for stopping by! We are so thrilled to read that you enjoyed your time with us. I sincerely apologize for the extended wait to be seated at at table and we appreciate your patience with us! Please stop by and visit us again soon! -Najjah :)

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    AlliG

    Houston

    3 reviews

    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall1food1service1ambience1

    My children and I dined at this restaurant last night. We were on vacation and saw that the restaurant had good reviews. My daughter ordered a milkshake and when I poured it into a to-go cup, this plastic bag fell out. We still do not know for certain what the contents were. The Manager explained that they believe it was chocolate. Not sure why it would be in a ziploc bag and how it ended up in my daughters drink. We were completely grossed out and sick over this experience. My daughter is traumatized! I decided to share this to make others aware of our experience. This restaurant is suppose to be one of DC’s best.

    Founding Farmers - DCResponded 4 days agoThank you for your review and for sharing this experience with our team. I am very sorry to read about this traumatic and very disappointing experience. I would love to connect with you and hopefully turn around the negative impression we left you and your family. Please email me: Hospitality@FRG.farm with a copy of your review, date dined and location. -Najjah

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    OpenTable Diner

    Dallas

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The best steak I’ve ever had!! We also LOOOVED the skillet cornbread- soooo yum!! We would definitely recommend this to everyone who visits DC!

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