District Soul Food

District Soul Food Menu

(202) 544-8882
500 8th Street Southeast, Washington, DC 20003

Brunch Menu


Fatten Duck Hash
$18.00
Roasted root vegetables, savory potatoes, duck confit, eggs (made your way), roasted sweet peppers and basil salad.
BLTAE Sandwich
$15.00
Grilled Texas toast, applewood smoked bacon, bibb lettuce, vine-ripe tomato, avocado, fried egg, roasted sweet pepper and basil salad.
Skillet Veggie Hash
$16.00
Roasted root vegetables, savory potatoes, sauteed baby spinach, eggs (made your way), crispy capers, basil, cilantro aioli, pickled onion and arugula salad.
District Eye Opener
$13.00
2 eggs (made your way), applewood bacon, sausage, country ham, grits or home fries, toast and choice of 1 meat.
Shrimp and Grits with 2 Eggs
$18.00
Jumbo gulf shrimp, applewood smoked bacon, andouille sausage, sauteed mushrooms, onions and roasted red peppers, over local stone-ground grits.
Fish and Grits with 2 Eggs
$18.00
Eggs any style. Catfish or whiting, applewood smoked bacon, andouille sausage, sauteed mushrooms, onions and roasted red peppers, over local stone-ground grits.
The Eye Opener
$24.00
2 eggs cooked any style and served with choice of meat: applewood bacon, sausage or country ham, and french toast or waffle and grits or home fries.
The District Omelet
$18.00
Chopped applewood bacon, sausage, caramelized onion, green peppers and cheddar cheese. Served with home fries.
Vegetable Omelet
$18.00
Onions, peppers, asparagus, and mushroom served with home fries.
French Toast
$16.00
Cinnamon and nutmeg dipped French toast with 2 eggs any style.
Belgium Waffle
16.00
Golden brown waffle with maple syrup on the side with 2 eggs any style. Add chicken for an additional charge.

$Brunch a la Carte Sides


Pork Sausage
$6.00
Bacon
$6.00
Country Ham
$5.00
Salmon
$8.00
Turkey Bacon
$6.00
2 Eggs
$5.00
Eggs any style.
Stone Ground Grits
$5.00
Home Fries
$6.00
Fresh Fruit
$6.00
Red Velvet Waffle
8.00

$Starters and Salads


Southern Fried Chicken Wings
$10.00
Fried chicken wings with choice of DC Mumbo sauce, or lemon pepper or hot and spicy. Served with celery and bleu cheese or ranch dressing.
Jerk Wings
$12.00
Baked crispy chicken wings with Caribbean jerk seasoning, ground spices, pickled red onion with sweet fried plantain.
The Soul Roll
$8.00
Smoked turkey, braised collard greens, with deep southern flavors, fried in a crisp wrapping.
Crab Fries
$12.00
Hand-cut french fried potatoes topped with lump crab meat, garlic butter, Old Bay and Cajun tartar sauce.
Sweet Potato Hushpuppies
$6.00
Handmade cornmeal and Carolina sweet potato batter served with sweet honey glaze.
Mini Crab Cakes
$14.00
Lump crab cakes served with house Cajun tartar sauce.
District House Salad
$8.00-12.00
Mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, pickled red onion, shredded cheddar, and house croutons. Add salmon or shrimp for an additional charge.
District Soul Salad
15.00
Mixed greens, pulled smoked turkey, black-eyed peas, heirloom cherry tomatoes, red onion, hard boiled egg, creole mustard vinaigretteand cornbread croutons.

$Burgers and Sandwiches

All sandwiches served with fries, potato salad or coleslaw.
The District Soul Burger
$16.00
8 oz. fresh-grilled Angus burger, lettuce, tomato, red onion, melted mixed cheddar cheese on a toasted brioche bun.
Catfish Po' Boy Sandwich
$16.00
Catfish dusted in cornmeal, fried to perfection with lettuce, tomato, red onion, Cajun tartar sauce on a buttered soft roll.
Fried Chicken Sandwich
$14.00
Fried chicken breast, BBQ mayo, lettuce, tomato, red onion on toasted country bread.
The GTC Sandwich
$12.00
Fried green tomato, pimento cheese spread, herb mayonnaise. Lettuce and red onion on toasted country bread.
The Chicken Club
$14.00
Grilled all-natural chicken breast, lettuce, tomato, red onion, bbq mayoand smoked bacon on a toasted brioche bun.
Black Angus Burger
16.00
8 oz. Black Angus beef burger patty, melted cheddar, bbq mayo, lettuce, tomato, and red onion on a toasted brioche bun.

$Mains Entrees

Entrees served with choice of 2 sides unless noted. All meals during dinner are served with a honey butter glazed piece of cornbread.
Bone-in Pork Chops
$20.00
Seasoned with Southern spices, served grilled or fried.
DSF Famous Smoked Ribs
$22.00-35.00
Spare ribs that are dry rubbed and hickory smoked for 14 hours. Served with Carolina BBQ sauce on the side.
Oxtails
$26.00
Braised center-cut oxtails, in a rich and savory Jamaican sweet habanero pepper jus, served with long grain herb rice. No additional sides with this entree.
Southern Fried Chicken
$22.00
3 pieces of fresh Southern fried chicken seasoned with chef's secret spice blend until, juicy, crisp, and golden brown.
Down South Shrimp and Grits
$24.00
Jumbo gulf shrimp, applewood smoked bacon, andouille sausage, sauteed mushrooms, onions and roasted red peppers, over local stone-ground grits. No additional sides with this entree.
Southern Fried Fish
$22.00
Choice of whiting or catfish fillets, breaded and seasoned in cornmeal batter and fried to a golden brown and house tartar sauce.
Grilled Salmon
$26.00
Atlantic salmon grilled and basted with a brown sugar glaze. Add shrimp or lump crab meat for an additional charge.
DSF Crab Cakes
$26.00
2 large crab cakes, mixed with lump crab, seasoning, spices and onions, sauteed and then oven finished with remoulade sauce.
The Farmhouse
$19.00
3 side dishes of your choice.
The DSF Fried Chicken Platter
22.00
Marinated all-natural half chicken seasoned fried with our secret house spice blend until crisp, juicyand golden brown.

$Seafood

Served with choice of 2 sides unless noted.
Down South Shrimp and Grits
$24.00
Jumbo gulf shrimp, applewood smoked bacon, andouille sausage, sauteed mushrooms, onions and roasted red peppers, over local stone-ground grits. No additional sides with this entree.
Southern Fried Fish
$22.00
Choice of whiting or catfish fillets, breaded and seasoned in cornmeal batter and fried to a golden brown and house tartar sauce.
Grilled Salmon
$26.00
Atlantic salmon grilled and basted with a brown sugar glaze. Add shrimp or lump crab meat for an additional charge.
Wild Caught Catfish
$22.00
Cornmeal battered and fried or blackened with lemon butter sauce.
DSF Crab Cakes
26.00
2 large crab cakes, mixed with lump crab, seasoning, spices and onions, sauteed and then oven finished with remoulade sauce.

$Children's Menu

Children's 10 years and under. All children's meals come with french fries.
Kids Chicken Tenders
$13.00
Kids Fried Catfish Tenders
$13.00
Kids Fried Shrimp
$13.00
Kids Burger
$8.00
Kids Hamburger
$13.00
Kids Cheeseburger
13.00

$Desserts


Sis' Banana Pudding
$8.00
Creamy vanilla custard, moist wafers, organic bananas, and vanilla whipped cream.
Bread Pudding
$8.00
Sweet Potato Pound Cake
$8.00
Creamy North Carolina sweet potatoes, nutmeg and cinnamon whipped cream, and confectioner powder dust.
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
$8.00
Lemon Cake
8.00

$Soft Drinks


Soft Drink
$3.49
Tea
3.49
Sweet or unsweetened.

$Dinner Small Plates(Archived)


Fried Green Tomatoes
$8.00
Southern fried with pimento cheese dip.
Crab Croquettes
$14.00
Jumbo lump crabmeat, gulf coast spices, and old bay remoulade sauce.
District Wings
10.00
Southern fried, sweet bourbon bbq, mumbo, or Caribbean jerk.

$Sides Dinner(Archived)


Collard Greens
$8.00
Mac & Cheese
$8.00
Sweet Potato Mash
$8.00
Baked Beans
$8.00
Black Eyed Peas
$8.00
Charred Brussel Sprouts
$8.00
Homestyle Potato Salad
$6.00
Country Coleslaw
$6.00
Fried Cabbage
8.00

$Salads Lunch(Archived)


District Soul Salad
$15.00
Mixed greens, pulled smoked turkey, black-eyed peas, heirloom cherry tomatoes, red onion, hard boiled egg, creole mustard vinaigretteand cornbread croutons.
House Salad
8.00
Mixed greens, heirloom cherry tomatoes, shredded carrots, cucumbers, shredded cheddarand cornbread croutons.

$Lunch Small Plates(Archived)


District Wings
$10.00
Southern fried, sweet bourbon bbq, mumbo, or Caribbean jerk.
The Soul Roll
$8.00
Smoked turkey and braised southern style collard greens in a crispy spring roll wrapper and served with sweet chili dipping sauce.
Crab Fries
$12.00
Crispy house cut fries topped with jumbo lump crabmeat, garlic butter, cajun seasoningsand old bay remoulade.
Fried Green Tomatoes
$8.00
Southern fried with pimento cheese dip.
Crab Croquettes
$14.00
Jumbo lump crabmeat, gulf coast spicesand old bay remoulade.
Sweet Potato Hush Puppies
6.00
Handmade with cornmeal and sweet potato batter and served with sweet honey butter glaze.

$Handhelds Lunch(Archived)

Served with fries, coleslaw, and pickle.
Black Angus Burger
$16.00
8 Ounces black Angus burger patty, melted cheddar, bbq mayo, lettuce, tomatoand red onion on a toasted brioche bun.
Crabcake Sandwich
$18.00
Jumbo lump crabmeat, cajun seasonings, green onions, lettuce, tomato, red onion, and old bay remoulade sauce on a toasted brioche bun.
Chicken Salad Sandwich
$14.00
Fresh housemade chicken salad, lettuce, tomato, and red onion on a toasted brioche bun.
Catfish Po`boy
$16.00
Cornmeal dusted wild-caught catfish Fried golden with lettuce, tomato red onion, and old bay remoulade Sauce on a soft buttered roll.
The Chicken Club
16.00
Fried or grilled all-natural chicken breast, lettuce, tomato, red onion, bbq mayoand smoked bacon on a toasted brioche bun.

$Mains Lunch(Archived)

Served with your choice of two sides.
Farmhouse
$18.00
3 side items
Fried Chicken
$18.00
Marinated all-natural 1/4 chicken (dark or leg quarter) seasoned with our secret house blend and fried until crisp, juicy, and golden brown.
Wild Caught Catfish
$22.00
Cornmeal battered, fried or blackened with lemon butter sauce.
Shrimp & Chips
$21.00
Fried or grilled jumbo gulf shrimp with hand-cut fries, coleslaw, and old bay remoulade.
Grilled Salmon
24.00
Grilled wild caught salmon basted with bourbon brown sugar glaze.

$Sides Lunch(Archived)


Collard Greens
$8.00
Mac & Cheese
$8.00
Sweet Potato Mash
$8.00
Baked Beans
$8.00
Black Eyed Peas
$8.00
Charred Brussel Sprouts
$8.00
Homestyle Potato Salad
$6.00
Country Coleslaw
$6.00
Fried Cabbage
$8.00

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