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The Tombs in Washington is a four star American restaurant. This is a great place. This restaurant is very affordable. This place is open late and good for groups.
3.0 of 5 stars.
The tombs is a great place. Its full of Georgetown college kids, so make sure you're wearing your "Father son and Hoya spirit" tee-shirt, or have a your Georgetown chaperone with you. Trivia night...
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Tombs is more than just a bar. Not having attended Georgetown myself, I've never actually been there past 10 p.m. but from all accounts your experience there really depends on whether or not you...
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you went you Georgetown, you definitely went here at least once in your career. I was part of a group called "99 days". You have to buy something from Tombs every day for 99 days leading up to...
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Preface: I didn't go to georgetown.And no I'm not some bitter student who wished they went to Georgetown griping about this place. Basically this is a college bar. If you went to georgetown you will...
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was not a student at Georgetown ( AU! ) but I did "graduate" from the Tombs 99 Days Class of 2007. Oh yeah...you'll find my name on that plaque on the wall and I'm damn proud of it. I also spent two...
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ok so I'll start off revealing my cards: I'm a Senior at Georgetown. What does that mean to you? The Tombs is hands down THE student bar for Georgetown University. It may have lost a small amount of...
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Solid 4-star joint. Good food, great beer, fun place. Done.
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a great place to start off the night.My roommates and I usually grab food here and drink a few pitchers (reasonable prices) before we head somewhere else.The best part about this place is that...
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2009
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This place is largely a hangout for Georgetown students, and tends to be crowded most nights. The food is good, and the prices are reasonable. We ended up having a drink here, before dinner at 1789, upstairs,...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/23/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
dearest tombs, i miss you. i miss your delicious southwest chicken salad, your black and white milkshakes, and your thursday night 90s playlist. sigh.love, caitlin(99 days, class of 2008)
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
OK so it's a college bar and you've been out of college for years. It's still not a bad place to have a pitcher of beer with friends or go to on Sunday for brunch. Cheap beer, excellent food - what...
yelp.com - user review - 12/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
A Georgetown alum brought me here during my week-long visit to DC. She and I are good friends, and while I can generally understand most things Jesuit and many things political, I was rather...
yelp.com - user review - 12/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have to admit ... I went here assuming that it would suck, but was proven completely wrong. The tombs was really a great time, although I will admit it was a little crowded. The bar is not exactly...
yelp.com - user review - 12/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
While I have been to Washington DC a ton of times in the past I have never had the opportunity to hang out in the Georgetown area or get to pick where I wanted to eat. This last weekend I finally got...
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
my hubby says all the old stand-bys are good here. burgers and all that student fav fare. as a g-town alumni he ate here almost on a daily basis. my review is based on their brunch menu which is...
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Decided to pay a visit here while I was at Georgetown this weekend for their annual DCAF a capella concert. Since I was a already on campus, I thought why not throw in a little more nostalgia with a...
yelp.com - user review - 11/09/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
So, I went drinking at Tombs for the first time ever last night. It was Homecoming, so I felt compelled to do so. All my friends were reminiscing about downing multiple pitchers of beer (I don't drink...
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2008
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If you want to get a feal for Georgetown University, take a tour then have a meal at The Tombs. it is a block from the main gates, owned by the Clydes Restaurant group that has a lot of good places in the dc...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/09/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
[ ]a/ good college bar, decent food selection.
yelp.com - user review - 10/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I really dig The Tombs. If you go expecting a Georgetown/Washington DC bar with decent food, you won't be disappointed. It's in a basement, which is cool. It has lots of old Georgetown/DC sports...
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Overcrowded & in a basement? No thanks.
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
"Food too good for a bar.""A Georgetown Institution""Sunday Brunch is crowded and don't go late at night (unless drinking)"I guess that sums it up pretty well. The food here is standard American bar...
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a huge fan of the movie, "St. Elmo's Fire" and when I found out a few years ago that The Tombs was the bar that was used as a base for St. Elmo's - I had to check it out! I like The Tombs - it's a...
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great food, great atmosphere, and not that expensive.
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This may be the first bar I ever visited. The food was great. The service was okay.
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Two and a half stars. A cramped collegiate bar-restaurant tucked into a building basement. Buffalo chicken sandwich was spicy as advertised but boring. Barbeque pork sandwich came with a small...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I only really like to go here for brunch (cuz of the eggs Maryland see reasoning below)- cuz it is just to full of stinky college students at night... and reeks of old beer it is also really hard to...
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Delicious food and convenient location for its price. A great place to go with classmates at any time of day. The bar is notably bar-ish. The waitstaff is made up of students so you don't expect...
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
So this is actually closer to a 3.5 for me (maybe someday we'll be able to do half ratings here). The food itself was pretty good - had the buffalo chicken sandwich and the sauce was tangy enough for...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I foresee myself being in Tombs often because it's right across the street from the Car Barn....home of the business school....where I'll be slaving away most of my waking hours these next two years....
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I went to check this place out a long time ago. It's an underground bar and I think the stairs are famous for being in The Exorcist or something!
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
What a delightful place.... It's been a long time since I have seen this many fine play things in one location.Purrrrrrrr.......
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Went to Tombs for post-finals celebratory dinner with Randy and Travis. Nothing particularly tomb-y about the place, except for the fact that it's underground and dimly lit. I'm a little disappointed...
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The only reason that they get four stars is because they always run out of coffee cake on Sundays. The coffee cake is a great addition.The food is actually high quality (and inexpensive) here. It's...
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Dear Tombs -You were the closest thing to having a bar on campus. The $7 pitchers of Miller High Life - the champagne of beer - were so clutch when we were broke and in need of liquid dinner. (Taking...
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It was absolutely hilarious going to this place with my Georgetown alum boyfriends and his other alum friends. We are all in our late twenties now so it was definitely a trip down memory lane! It...
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Mmmm... I anticipate many good times here. Apparently, this was Bill Clinton's favorite restaurant when he was a student at Georgetown. That says it all.
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm surprised it's taken me this long to write a review of The Tombs. I've been eating here off and on for about six years and I've found that I tend to gravitate to it every time I'm in DC. Yes,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My love for this place does not stem from the food necessarily, but the fact that I've spent some time from my college years here and in DC/Georgetown, largely since back then many friends were at...
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
All I can say is ehhhh. Locals - especially Georgetown students - seem to always rave about this place but honestly its really nothing special. The food is just plain old pub food. Stick with the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
If you are a Georgetown student or alum then you absolutely love this place. If you are an outsider like me then you judge it for what it is. The beer is cold - fine. The bar scene is alive with...
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If I were to post on craigslist tonight, it would look a little something like this......washington, DC craigslist // district of columbia // missed connections...
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The Tombs is a Georgetown University bar and restaurant, but you won't necessarily feel out of place if you're not a current student. The food is good, and despite efforts to dress it up, it still...
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Just had the Chicken Fingers and a Mocha Milkshake. Chicken fingers were a little too bready and not chickeny enough, but the shake was pretty spectacular. I never really understand why people give...
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Not just a bar - the Sunday brunch is also good!And you don't even have to be a Georgetown student or alum to fit in then. It's also a lot quieter than on weeknights... can't imagine why ;)... The...
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Tombs is solid. However, it *is* exclusive. You may feel a bit out of place and even downright awkward if you are not a CURRENT SENIOR at GEORGETOWN University. Or if you did not graduate from...
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'll go ahead and agree with almost every positive thing that everyone else has to say about this place - As with every Clyde's-owned restaurant, the ambiance is a cool, very "boathouse meets golf...
yelp.com - user review - 09/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Still has that great look-feel after 47 years. Years ago ,it was without question the best place to pick up girls in the damn Universe; I suspect the same holds true today. Original owner Richard...
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite excuse to come to the Tombs was probably during art history lecture, where my friend Andy would poke me in the back repeatedly, whispering "Tombs...now...if you buy the beer I'll buy you...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you go to Georgetown University, you love the Tombs. End of discussion.That does not mean that you can not get sick of the Tombs. I found myself experiencing this feeling after going there...
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great little Georgetown institution away from the madness of M St. Lots of college students. Great place for good bar food and drinks.
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
(3.5)Like any good Georgetown student, I've been to the Tombs a LOT, though I'm not 21 yet so I can only speak for the restaurant and not the bar. It's a good place to go when you have visitors and...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have frequented The Tombs for dinner and for late night fun, but this past Easter I had my first brunch there. Even on a very busy day, the staff was completely cool with 2 of us hanging out at our...
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to Tombs too many times to count but I've enjoyed myself pretty much every time.My 21st birthday there was awesome (including the obligatory tombs stamp on the forehead), but any time you go...
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Definitely a cool little drinking post that seems very much a Georgetown student favorite. Even though there is a large college presence I never felt unwelcome or out of place. The beers were good,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm form Los Angeles, as worked the past week in D.C on business. I asked a few friends for recommendations for a great place to hang out (I'm 23) and not feel out of place. There is a reason everyone...
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
If you are in college then you must check this place out. If you are not go for a night of remembering what college was like.Most all of the servers appear to be college students wearing bow ties....
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
As a GW student, I'm sure I'll get a lot of flak for this, but I just didn't see the appeal of the place. Seems like countless other student bars in DC -- which is fine, if that's what you're looking...
yelp.com - user review - 11/28/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The only reason this place isn't getting 5 stars from me is that it's a college bar. But it is well above average at everything it does. From lunches with profs like Reuscher and Moran Cruz to...
yelp.com - user review - 11/28/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like this place. If you're looking for a good college bar, you shan't be disappointed with The Tombs. I'll begin by explaining why it didn't get 5 stars: There wasn't much of a dance-floor to speak...
yelp.com - user review - 11/20/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It was homecoming weekend, and The Tombs was packed. We were in the corralled-in area around the bar, crowding close together to make room for a broken-handed girl to dance to a Madonna song. I was...
yelp.com - user review - 11/12/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of the few non-underage flooded places in Georgetown, because it's a big tradition to go on your 21st, and as part of CLyde's restaurant group they're strict on IDs.That being said it can still be...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
*UPDATE* I remember coming here for the first time while showing my cousin from out of town the best of DC. Thinking I can walk up to the Tombs from M street I found out that it's no easy task....
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A G'town institution. Great cheap pitchers and solid food since it is part of the Clyde's group. What better excuse to explain a $300 tab to your parents than 'a nice dinner', right. Great place to...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've probably spent far too much time at this bar. I was here at 12:01am on my 21st birthday. I lived a block and a half from Tombs so it was far too easy to just stop in. Expect tables and tables...
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great food and a fantastic place to hang out.Everytime I go in there it's crowded- which can be a good or a bad thing.They're known across town for their cute waiters which is another plus.
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Tombs is down a set of stairs. (Im beginning to notice a trend in my reviews -- I seem to favor bars that require traipsing down a set of steps -- I'll leave it for someone else to wax rhapsodic...
yelp.com - user review - 02/27/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Since the smoking ban has gone into effect, the Tombs has become more palatable to me. Married to a Georgetown alum means that I have to come here every time we get together with his friends and I...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite DC bar. Not just because I went to Georgetown. Many decades ago, a DC-er was inspired by NYC's PJ Clarkes (fab bar food) and decided to model his own place after it. The Tombs was born....
yelp.com - user review - 11/20/2005
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not to be confused with its sophisticated upstairs neighbor, 1789 restaurant, this nautically themed basement bar (note the oars on the wall) caters largely to a college crowd. some might even swear that the...
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underground dining at its finest...
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Find valuable restaurant information including descriptions, photos, reviews and interactive maps for Tombs (The) in Washington, DC, District of Columbia. Locate additional information on sights, attractions...
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not to be confused with its sophisticated upstairs neighbor, 1789 restaurant, this nautically themed basement bar (note the oars on the wall) caters largely to a college crowd. some might even swear that the...
wcities.com - user review
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another one of the clydeis restaurant groupis famed restaurants, the tombs is all about college crowds, sporting events (crew, in particular) and casual eats at almost any hour, even into the wee hours of the...
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