Review: Local spot dishes up conscientious grub

Media Credit: CHRIS DEWITT / THE EAGLE HEALTHY 'DOS' - Local café Dos Gringos serves up delicious, socially responsible fare at student-friendly prices. The restaurant is careful to only buy what it needs for each day so waste is kept at a minimum, and many options are vegan and vegetarian. With prices averaging $5, how can a cash-strapped student go wrong?

Dos Gringos, A Mount Pleasant Café
3116 Mount Pleasant St., NW
www.dosgringoscafe.com
202-462-1159
METRO: Columbia Heights, green line
PLATES: breakfast and brunch dishes: $2-$5, lunch and dinner: $5-$8

Living in a metropolis like Washington has its benefits, including access to great internships and jobs, awesome restaurants and cool cultural activities like concerts and museums. But all of this comes at a price and, as any college student struggling to balance paying monthly rent on that cramped studio apartment as well as dealing with hefty student loans can attest, D.C. can be pretty pricey.

But if you thought reasonable restaurants offering delicious, healthy and socially responsible food were unheard of, think again. Mount Pleasant and the adjacent Columbia Heights area of D.C. is the place to be when it comes to reasonable rents and cheap eats. There are plenty of delicious places to whet your appetite in the area between Park and Irving, especially along Mount Pleasant Street. And nestled in a quiet old 1900s-era townhouse along the neighborhood's main drag is a gem that remains undiscovered by even the most clicked-in set of D.C. insiders.

The place is called Dos Gringos, and it's the friendly neighborhood café you thought only existed in the movies. At Dos Gringos, there is always something good to eat and it's always cheap. Offering selections for vegans and vegetarians, as well as a few carnivorous delights, "Two White Guys" (a loose translation from its Spanish-derived name) is an eclectic mix of cuisines complemented by an equally eclectic mix of people. And with breakfast and brunch options as well as lunch and dinner fare to match, there is an endless supply of good food at the right price. It won't ever break the bank, with a regular menu item averaging somewhere around $5 - good news for any college-aged student.

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