When you’re commander in chief andpresident of the United States, you probably have a pretty amazing kitchen with a highly competent team ofWhite House chefs, who are skilled enough to prepare a wide variety ofmeals, from banquets for heads of governments and heads of state tomidnight snacksandhealthy dishesfor potentially picky teens.
Still, you’d probably get bored of eating the same kind of food all the time, which would explain why Washington D.C. is full of eateries that can legit-claim to count apresident or twoas their patron.
Some restaurants, like Martin’s Tavern, claim to have served every U.S. president since Harry Truman, who sat at booth six, toGeorge W. Bush(who had a liking for table 12).
Booth three even has a plaque because that’s whereJohn F. Kennedywas said to have proposed toJackiein 1953, but this is before they got to the White House, of course (viaChowhound).
Donald Trump only ate at his hotel’s steakhouse
Then there’s the Old Ebbitt Grill, whichEatersays was founded in 1856, but has moved around quite a bit.
It attracted the likes ofUlysses S. Grant, Andrew Johnson, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, and Warren Harding, who all reportedly enjoyed a tipple at the bar.
And if you’re looking for something a bit, well, less historic, there’s The Coupe, Molly Malone’s, and Ted’s Bulletin, which count among the list of places where former PresidentBarack Obamastopped by to enjoy a burger (viaEater).
But all these esteemed, pedigreed diners fell out of favor between 2017 to 2020, and not just because of thepandemic(whichkept all of us at homethrough most of 2020), but because formerPresident Donald Trumpactually didn’t eat out.
During his entire four years at the White House, theWashingtoniansays he only ate out once while he was in D.C.and only at the Trump International on Pennsylvania Avenue.
It is even said thatTrump always ordersthe same thing at the Trump steakhouse, BLT Prime: shrimp cocktail, fries, and a steak cooked well-done.
When served up with an extra helping of care and attention from fans and staffwhy would you want to go anywhere else, indeed?
