East Street Cafe

Great spot in DC, the food is very tasty, well priced and the portions are massive! The food is prepared to order very quickly - you can see the kitchen and the chefs at work. The food was eaten by us within 20mins of ordering making it a perfect meal before the train.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

On the third level of Union Station, on a balcony, sits this sit-down waiter service restaurant. I specifically came for the Filipino rolls known as Lumpiang Shanghai. It’s on the appetizer list, but I had it for dinner with a side order of vegetable fried rice.

The Shanghai Lumpia was excellent; crisp wrapper with a nicely seasoned meat filling. 100% authentic and delicious. The fried rice was also very good, with a strong wok-hei that was a pleasant experience.

Service was prompt and courteous. The price is great considering that it’s inside a train station. Excellent!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Surprisingly really delicious and authentic tasting food at this restaurant. Service was a bit slow with one server.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 3

I arrived to Union Station hungry and I am reviewing as I inhale my food so it may be biased. But to say the food is good is an understatement. This might be one of my top 15 meals I ever had. I ordered the Curry Luksa Noodle soup. It was delicious and arrived within 5 minutes of ordering. Had veggies, tofu, chicken and noodle - well rounded meal. Flavorful as well. Excited to stop by here again next time I am at Union Station.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Laksa

Very friendly staff. We had the general tsao chicken, the chicken and shrimp lomien, and the bulgogi. It was all excellent. The crab wantons were average, but it was a very nice place to eat and I highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: General TSO's Chicken

We had the vegetarian choices on the menu which were very good. Highly Recommended!

Vegetarian options: Curry, Mixed Seasonal Vegetables, Vegetables and Noodles, and a Battered Tofu dish. All with Tofu.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great option for eating in Union Station. Quiet spot relative to the other locations on the other levels.. Attentive service, specially considering there was only one person waiting tables. Food was good and better than me expected. We ordered crab wonton, yellow chicken curry, and chicken dumpling soup.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

East Street Cafe doesn't serve cafe, when you order cafe, they will give you a strange iced tea

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

Had the Kway Teow. Delicious and generous serving at a reasonable price.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Fantastic soup!!! Real authentic food!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tom Kha Noodle Soup

Awful. I got the Thai fried rice. The shrimp aren’t deveined and the chicken was dark meat and not fully done. disgusting to say the least. A waste of $16

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 2

great food & service! prices and serving sizes are very reasonable.

So tasty, what a gem!! I ordered the CURRY LAKSA NOODLE Soup, pictured. It can be all plant based - I asked for mushrooms, spinach and broccoli to be added/substituted for the chicken, and with no hesitation they accommodated me! I'm so pleased with this Union Station fast casual option, located on the second level. If you take the stairs opposite the Amtrak ticket counter, you'll find it with big open air seating. This dish also includes tofu, vegetables, rice sticks & egg noodle combination in a coconut curry broth, with bean sprouts, fresh! green beans, and corn. Amazing, and spicy warm. They have non spicy foods, too. I'll upload the current menu.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

YUM YUM, I AM grateful that I TOOK A CHANCE, to stop by a get me some. A nice break to take from fast food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I love East Street Cafe. Their food, especially the curry shrimp fried rice is excellent! They are always busy during lunch time but their service is prompt and friendly.I always look forward to visiting whenever I am back in DC. And I must say that the quality of their food has remained unchanged over many years.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5