Georgetown Market & Dry Cleaners

My review is for breakfast only — can’t speak to the other food or the dry cleaner.
What a nice place to have so close to the office. Only a stone’s throw from Union Station and the Capitol complex, this is pretty good for a DC deli. My bagel and cream cheese was ready in a flash, and even at 9:30am there was no line to speak of. Prices were reasonable across the board as well — from what I saw, most of the breakfast and lunch entrees didn’t surpass $ 6.
Unfortunately the bagel was only so-​so (plagued by the same weird sogginess that seems to afflict bagels in This Town), but the promise of better options and stellar customer service put this firmly into 4-​star territory for me. The woman behind the counter even did me a favor and waived the store’s $ 5 credit card minimum, which was a smart way to make sure I brought cash for all my subsequent visits.

The market has pretty good carry out food with decent prices for the Capitol Hill area. 3 stars because this place doesn’t stay open the hours that they advertise. Why have store hours when you close when you feel like it.

Review for the market-​portion only: Decent location to grab a drink, snack or item quick; however, would appreciate that the person at the cash registrar were actually there — or get there quicker. Prices are not displayed but the price on a bottle of soda pop is the same as at a majority of convenience places.

Review for the dry cleaner: Reliable and efficient service, what more do you want from a dry cleaner?
Price is a touch higher compared to dry cleaners in the area, but I’ve never had problems with the service and clothes always come back looking great, so I think it’s worth it. Owner isn’t the most outgoing person, but she’s friendly and remembers who her customers are.

*Review of Market Only* Great service & good food — Yum!

I’ve worked in DC for over 10 years and every year Gtown gets better n better.
Try the fries with OldBay they are really good along with the chicken tenders.
Staff is very friendly and helpful

I found myself in a dire situation today, while visiting DC for a graduation. I left my husbands suit jacket and dress shirt in New York and we had no back up plan. We took the chance and walked into the Georgetown Market & Dry Cleaners hoping to find something… anything at 8:00am. After the Initial shock of my request (do you have a spare jacket and/​or men’s shirt for sale??) An employee not only jumped to our need, she went above and beyond (measuring tape in hand to ensure that the items actually fit my husband) to assist both of us. It was such a kind gesture that you do not see happen so often anymore, and I cannot thank them all enough for their help today. It was because that I am still married :)

Best sandwich grill on the Senate side of The Hill!
Get the cheesesteak or burgers. Hemp beverage also a fun choice!

This a review of the lunch counter only. I agree with the other reviewers who note the business’ identity crisis: it is a strange combination of services, and really isn’t a market.
However, they have a solid simple menu of fried/​grilled food. I’m giving them four stars, because they serve crinkle cut fries; everyone loves crinkle cut fries. I am also a big fan of the chicken club sandwich and chicken finger sub.

Worst customer service ever.
Get off the damn phone when a customer comes into your store. I am not your data entry person. You should not continue your phone conversation and turn your computer around for me to do your damn job. And I also should not be expected to figure out your confusing computer system.
Throughout the entire time, she never did get off the phone. I hope it was a very important conversation because I won’t be coming back to this over-​priced dive.
So I did what every eye-​for-​an-​eye peeved consumer would do. When I came to pick up my cleaning, I was also be on the phone. I tossed my ticket stub and a bag of coins onto the counter to the noticeable chagrin of the cashier. I sat there chatting away while she counted out every coin and got me my dry-​cleaning.
I walked out feeling a bit ripped off, but a bit vindicated.

My clothes got clean. That was basically the only good thing about this business. They charge easily twice as much as other dry cleaners a few blocks away. The cashier is rude and surly, which made me feel like I was inconveniencing her by trying to pay her money to clean my clothes. I had a bad feeling about the whole transaction, and I won’t be returning.

Despite the other reviews, I did not have any major issues from this business. A little pricey for dry cleaning? Yes. Was the service welcoming? Not really. Was my suit cleaned to an acceptable degree? Yes. Would I go here again? I probably will

Contrary to many reviews here, I don’t mind settling for Georgetown Market and cleaners. I’ve always received everything in a timely manner, and among here, Capitol Hill Valet, and the two terrible cleaners they’ve gone through in the Longworth basement, they’ve actually been the best at getting out tough stains from my delicate blouses and well-​executed repairs.
I dock two stars because 1 — their customer service really sucks. The one afternoon clerk never stops talking on the phone when you’re in there and once I was reprimanded for misplacing my receipt to turn in, and 2 — their prices are high (Metro cleaners a couple of blocks over is surprisingly even higher, FYI). Really there just isn’t a quality selection of cleaners on the hill at all, despite the fact that there are several.

i’ve never actually used the dry cleaners here so this will be a review of the market and their deli. having worked in the senate office buildings for about two years now, i’ve eaten my way around every nook and crevice in the area and have grown bored of my choices. and while the short order cooks throwing down corn beef sandwiches and meatball subs can’t keep up with jose andres’ new creation, they’re good enough for a quick bite between meetings.

I have been told horror stories by all my co-​workers about this dry cleaner but had a stain in a sweater I needed out very quickly so since they are right down the street I used them.
When i got my sweater a week and half later I paid for it seeing nothing wrong since it was folded up. When I walked outside I unfolded my sweater and the stain was still there with a note balled up in the middle saying «sorry we could not get the stain out». I was mad that they said nothing while I was paying for it but became infuriated when i saw that they had BLEACHED the stains and there were huge marks around the stain as well as other spots on the sweater.
When i brought it back they gave me the run around and said that «there was already a stain so what was the big deal». They refused to give me a refund or even apologize.
Georgetown Dry Cleaners is AWFUL and I now believe everyone else who has had problems with them and stopped going. Save your clothes. Do not go here.

I just dropped off a linen dress full of stains only two days ago and just got it back, on time today, and this after I told the girl that it wasn’t even a rush!
They did a terrific job and removed all the stains. The dress looks brand new.
Bayar (spelling?) helped me and she was very sweet and very professional.
The only reason I’m giving this place 4 instead of 5 stars is similar to what Pat S. has said, prices are a tad on the high side. For my dry cleaning job, it was close to $ 14. The place I went to in SF (another expensive city!) when I lived there, usually charged under $ 10 and they did superb work. For the same type of quality work, at Georgetown Market, it’s higher. Everything else though is great and I’d recommend this place.

Such a shame. I’ve been using this dry cleaners for over 7 years and always had amazing service. They recently changed ownership and prices have soared while customer service has gone way down. I’ll have to find a new place after all these years!

At first I thought this place was good, with men’s shirts only costing $ 2. But then I took in some of my wife’s stuff, some sweaters and some suits, and it ran to $ 75! The owners are really friendly, but the prices are too high.