Roti Mediterranean Bowls. Salads. Pitas.
1275 First St NE, Washington
(202) 869-3803
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Similar to CAVA 10/10 :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delish! Needed food after a long day and Roti hit the spot! Ordered a greens and grain bowl with harissa chicken and steak with added toppings of my choosing. It was great. With a drink came to about $20, but chicken AND steak increased the price. Totally worth it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
This Roti is raggedy. $20 for an inedible bowl of old vegetables. And the service is terrible - no "hi, may I help you?", just servers barking "what would you like?". Avoid this one
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Arrived in DC after a long day of travelling, and all I felt like was a nice salad. We went walking down the street in the hopes of finding something, and saw a guy eating outside Roti, so decided to go in. It did not disappoint. We each had the Harissa Chicken Chopped Salad and enjoyed every mouthful. It came with a nice hot pita, which I enjoyed filling with some of my salad. The carrots had a sweet surprise of raisins. I would definitely go back.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Salad
Today Jul 18, 2024. We got couple of orders from Roti for brunch. The lady who was taking the orders was so obnoxious. She is angry for whatever reason, keeps sayin "next, next,..." To finish the line .. she didn't have the patience to take all of my orderes and told me to keep moving. My sandwich was stuffed with cabbage and carrots. It wasn't good. The chicken salad was good though, my wife liked it. But the behavior was bad! It unfortunate to see good food being wasted by moody employee. A good way to lose your business. Hope the owner will take this into consideration.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Chicken Roti Salad
Super bad mood between the two employees. We felt really uncomfortable. 07.18.24 at 6:30 p.m. Don't take your anger out on the guests!
One chicken bowl and one chicken salad, both with black fried chicken pieces. Insufficient.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Food was great, but the A/C was just too weak.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Good quality of vegetables and meat served, perhaps too much garlic for my taste, but if you like it you will be satisfied. There is also a wide availability of drinks.
The staff is very kind and helpful (even for those who are not very fluent in English).
There are enough spaces to have a meal sitting down, both inside and outside for those who want to enjoy the sun.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Terrible.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Great place for some falafel
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Falafel
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The food was good and tasty. Service was great too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came here around 8pm with my family of 7. The food was fantastic and the staff was incredibly friendly. Honestly the staff was effing awesome. It was an hour before closing and they weren't treating us any differently, when we picked out bottles of water/drinks by the register the guy checking us out went out of his way to make sure we had the refrigerated beverages instead. They took the extra time and care to make sure the food we ordered was fresh and not whatever was left out during the day. I wish we had one of these places back home in Boston. Allthough think of it as a chipolte but with a Mediterranean/middle eastern twist. The Google photos are misleading. However I hope the owners of the store reads this because the people working here deserve a raise, I don't remember seeing a tipping option, if there was I would of tipped heavily. 100% recommend.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mediterranean Sunset Salad
Solid Mediterranean bowls, salads, and pitas topped with a variety of fresh ingredients and perfect for a relatively tasty, quick, and affordable meal. The concept is pretty similar to CAVA -- you can either build your own by choosing a base, main, and toppings, or you can pick from one of their chef-curated options. I usually opt to build my own with their salmon fillet or roasted butternut squash over kale, and topped with all the veggies and hummus. All of their veggies are super fresh, and their sauces all pack a ton of flavor (watch out for the spicy ones -- they actually are quite spicy). Their salmon fillets tend to be very small and a touch dry, as I assume they've been sitting under the heat lamp for a while, but they still pack a good flavor.Although the food is solid, it's generally not my first choice for fast-casual Mediterranean fare, as (1) they're not always aware of which allergens are in their food, and (2) despite being a fast-casual spot, service can often be quite delayed.Starting with the first -- the staff is wonderful at handling dietary restrictions; they'll put on new gloves, make sure your order is on a clean service (i.e., new foil or bowl), and avoid working on other orders at the same time as yours. However, I'm worried they haven't been told what all the allergens are in all of their ingredients. For example, I've received their gluten-free falafel pita box at several catered office lunches, and, unfortunately, ended up feeling pretty sick afterwards. Although I appreciate that they have a gluten-free pita (although it does taste pretty dismal) and that they have gluten-free options for desserts and sides, I don't believe their falafel is gluten-free (or maybe it's something in the rice or one of the toppings...I'm not entirely sure what it is or if there's just some cross-contamination, but something in those boxes definitely isn't sitting right with me).Beyond dietary restrictions, the only other drawback to Roti is that it's not always as speedy as advertised, which is not at all the fault of the employees. Every time I go in, there are usually only 1-2 people working the entire restaurant, fielding a slew of both in-person and mobile orders. This naturally creates a delay in getting out all orders; for example, I'll sometimes wait upwards of 30+ min. for a line of five or so in-person customers because the staff is so swamped with mobile orders. On the flip side, if you get a mobile order, definitely go to pick it up instead of using their delivery service (which includes third-party apps like UberEats, as Roti opts to use their own drivers for those services). I usually have to wait over 45 min. for a delivery order, despite the quoted wait time of 15 min. and that my apartment is less than 2 miles away from the restaurant.All in all, I think Roti is a solid place for fresh, flavor-packed Mediterranean bowls, salads, and pitas. However, I would recommend caution if you have dietary restrictions or if you're in a huge rush.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Salad
The salads are outstanding, thanks to the fact that Davon makes about the best salads I’ve ever had.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mediterranean Salad
This place its been closed the last days and in Google maps says it is
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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