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restaurants at Dulles IAD?

I have a 5 1/2 hour layover at IAD in April, arriving at 11:35 in time for lunch. Are there any decent restaurants at the airport for a sit down meal to kill some time?? Or should I just use the lounge available for travel in business class on South African, the Lufthansa Lounge I believe I can use.

Here's a link to the full-service (i.e. not fast-food) dining at Dulles: http://www.metwashairports.com/dulles/732.htm

In particular Vino Volo in the B Concourse has a very nice small-plate menu and good wine selections. It is just a few steps from the LH lounge, which also has quite decent food and bar offerings. I would check out both and then decide.

In addition, the A/B concourse (from A14 up to B79) has lots of nice shops and other food services.

I'm a fan of Max and Erma's myself, they're good for a burger and a beer.

I haven't been to a Max & Erma's in over 20 years. They used to be in KC but left years ago. I remember I liked that restaurant. If the menu shown online is the same one at IAD that's where I'll go. Looks to be quite tasty!

Which is the terminal with int'l departures?

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Originally Posted by susiesan (Post 24481423)

Which is the terminal with int'l departures?

That would be the A/B Concourse. I think Max and Erma's is towards B but I could be mistaken.

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Originally Posted by CMK10 (Post 24485101)

That would be the A/B Concourse. I think Max and Erma's is towards B but I could be mistaken.

A/B has all the international departures other than United. Max and Erma's is near gate B72 - not far from the LH lounge at B51.

District Chophouse is now open in the Main Terminal outside security, by check in counters

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Originally Posted by whlinder (Post 24535268)

District Chophouse is now open in the Main Terminal outside security, by check in counters

Correct, but note the "outside security" mentioned. Unless you have some security priority you want to avoid the regular TSA security lines after 3:00PM or so as it gets very busy.

There is a new Chipotle right next to train and very close to the LH lounge. But usually the food in the LH lounge is quite good and adequate for lunch. However, they close briefly around 12:00 or 13:00. It depends on the schedule of carriers that use the lounge. It is open in the morning for ANA, which departs 12:XX or 13:XX depending on the time of year. Now it is closed 13:00-14:30 but that might change with the start of the summer schedule. Europe still being on winter time might also be a factor as well as the ANA departure time.

I think the LH lounge may not close after daylight savings in Europe since some flights like SAS are leaving an hour later currently.

If you have priority pass then British Airways next door is open until 2 pm for non-BA pax.

I was surprised by the sillily named Bistro Atelier in the
D concourse - had an imperfectly enjoyable time there
and would go back. The LH lounge: note that the Senator
lounge is often more crowded than the business facility
(which has showers, another plus) downstairs. They offer
the same food and booze, but it's easier to flag down
staff to pour alcohol downstairs. If you're entitled to both,
as so many users are, go to the less prestigious one.

Here's my impression of Bistro Atelier, from a trip report to
be posted in the future:

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As I knew that I wasn't going to get upgraded, I decided to
try for a decent tasty dinner to make up for that. So the
adventure begins with a stop to Bistro Atelier, a newish
eatery in the D terminal at Dulles. It's a long thin space,
taking up too much of the width of the corridor I think - a
lot of the airports are doing this, paring down what used to
be a nice airy space to a congested unpleasant one, the
trimmings fashioned into rent-generating property.

Interestingly, as soon as I ducked behind the host station,
I was transported to a brasserie if not in Paris, at least
someplace less irritating than Dulles.

The bartender/server was attentive and helpful and gave me
samples of a couple beers I hadn't heard of (and didn't buy).

I ordered a steak frites very rare. The menu describes it as
strip steak, pommes frites, house made ketchup, celeriac
slaw. Well, they didn't get everything right. What was
served: a ribeye with a really dreadful bordelaise on the
side, fairly tasty fries, and regular slaw, no celeriac.
The meat was insufficiently browned on the outside but still
not quite as rare as it should have been. It tasted pretty
good despite the inexpert cooking and the what has become
standard overdose of salty surface seasoning.

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Originally Posted by violist (Post 24540652)

It's a long thin space,
taking up too much of the width of the corridor I think - a
lot of the airports are doing this, paring down what used to
be a nice airy space to a congested unpleasant one, the
trimmings fashioned into rent-generating property.

Bistro Atelier doesn't intrude into the corridor at all - the corridor outside the Bistro is exactly where it was with the previous retail spaces in that location. Note that the new Bar Symon across from Bistro Atelier has, in fact, extended a couple of feet into the corridor width.

None of this, of course, says anything about the food there.

When did Gordon Biersch close?

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Originally Posted by Yuengling (Post 24606658)

When did Gordon Biersch close?

Gordon Biersch and the adjacent Subway closed about 6 months ago. That total space was re-developed into a Potbelly Sandwich Shop (opened about 2 months ago) and Bar Symon (opened about a month ago).

Separately, &pizza just opened between C27 and D1. Food is very good. And they have a full bar too.