Furin’s of Georgetown

Visiting my sister for graduation (this was a crazy graduation year, guys), she wanted some breakfast before convocation at Georgetown. She loves this place, so here we went. Not going to argue with the graduate.
She recommended the pancakes, so that I ordered, with bacon and potatoes. My mom got pancakes, sausage and eggs, which I split with her and my sister just got pancakes. Apparently, we are a pancake family. The pancakes were thin and crêpe like, which I’ve been enjoying as of late. The eggs were fried to perfection (my mom likes them over hard, and that they were) and they were good and obviously fresh cracked. Bacon I could’ve skipped. Cafeteria style bacon is not worth it, guys! The potatoes were good; it seemed as if they had a light her flavor but I still had to add salt.
Service was a little bit slow, but I guess it was a Thursday morning, so it could be forgiven. The cupcakes looked delicious and huge, considering where we were. Nothing special, but enough food to be full on until it was time to go and eat a whole bunch of cheese.

This must be a tourist trap because there is no way it could survive on repeat customers.
First, the interior is dark and dingy. It looks dirty and there were literally bugs crawling around on the floor. Just disgusting.
We came for breakfast and the food was definitely sub-​par. Edible, but no way worth the prices they were charging. $ 7 for two eggs and toast, add in tax, tip and coffee and your spending over $ 10 bucks to eat breakfast with the bugs.
Its not hard to find great breakfast spots in the district, so my recommendation is to just steer clear of Furin’s.

It would be nice on a weekend to walk around corner and head to Furins for brunch. But I don’t know, something about this place makes me opt into making my own breakfast.
Is it the fact that the food is nothing special at all but somehow it’s always packed? This place is on prime real estate, and it breaks my heart that I could make most of their menu items just as well, if not better. Yes, cute atmosphere and very homey, but not quite sure why people wait in line to be seated.

I came here for breakfast, and YUCK!
A friend recommended this as a good brunch place. I will say it’s a small, cute café and I really enjoy the mom/​pop feel. However, as soon as I walked in and looked through the menu, I couldn’t decide what to get — in a bad way. They have a counter filled with cold dishes/​side salads — nothing looked appealing. Perhaps it’s because we went around 1PM and everything had already been picked over.
I wasn’t terribly hungry so I just ordered oatmeal. Basic and easy, right? I watched them grab some instant oats, add water and then nuke it in the microwave. $ 4.50 for some instant oats?! The texture was dry and the texture was all wrong. My friend got a wrap and with a side salad. They microwaved the wrap causing the tortilla to soggy in the middle and hard on the folds.
The guest next to us were commenting on how their eggs came out cold. I wish I had just invited my friend over and cooked breakfast myself.

CAKE!
This is a review of the cakes only… I’ve never eaten there or had anything off the menu, besides cake.
My wife and I agree — the Strawberry Shortcake is the best cake on Earth. Whipped cream frosting, light and tasty, the way frosting should be. Fresh strawberries all around and in between. All finished off by a light, but delicious yellow cake. This is a dream cake. Go for it, but don’t take the one I’m calling in for at the last minute…

I got a good deal on a groupon for this place and hit it up for brunch one morning. I was PLEASANTLY SURPRISED. I got the chocolate chip pancakes, which were thin and full of chips and soo soo delicious and my boyfriend got something more normal, which he really enjoyed! You get tons of food and its inexpensive. I have been craving them for weeks now and plan to get a cupcake to top of my pancakes next time I go because they looked very tastey as well!!!

We woke up on a dreary Sunday morning in need of something to warm us up and prepare us for the 8 hour drive ahead. Furin’s fit the bill perfectly.
The breakfast sandwiches and home fries were delicious. The service was attentive. Next time we’ll take some red velvet cupcakes to go.

I’m torn because we had dinner and cupcakes here on a Friday evening. I ordered the BLT and watched our server microwave the bacon behind the counter. My bf order the steak and cheese and there wasn’t much meat.
Hoping to lift my spirits, we ordered cupcakes: chocolate mousse and boston crème. Each were 3.25 but so worth it. They were the appropriate (none of this mini size shiz) size for a cupcake and sooooo delish. They also make custom cakes and will bank it in my memory for my bf’s birthday!
So come for cupcakes but not if you are über hungry.

My review is based solely on the breakfast my friend and I had here. I cannot judge the cupcakes/​cake or sandwiches (though, the cupcakes did look really tasty!)
Came here this weekend for breakfast. It. Was. Awful. Ice cold sunny side up eggs and toast for a low, low price of 8 dollars. Sunny side eggs were never meant to be cold. SO terrible.
Eww.

We had a Groupon for Furin’s and seeing as how it was listed in the Washingtonian’s «Hidden Gems» we thought we would check it out. We went for breakfast before our White House Garden Tour. One of the best things about Furin’s is that it is open at 8 am for breakfast, which is extremely rare in this city. We both got breakfast specials, which our waitress was more than happy to substitute out the meat for potatoes for us, since we’re vegetarian. They were pretty reasonable priced for breakfast in DC and not too giant, which I really like. The pancakes were incredible! The potatoes were nice and fresh too. I think next time I will just order the pancakes since they were so good. The French toast was good too but not as good as the pancakes.
The ambiance is nice too — it is a small, cozy, old, diner place with a nice neighborhoody vibe. The service is lightening fast, mostly because they don’t have many tables and I think they like to turn them over quickly at breakfast.
All in all, a great place for breakfast and a paper.

This little slice of breakfast, lunch, and dinner heave is just my cuppa tea (and/​or joe).
Lots of breakfast, lots of cakes… in fact I applaud the gentleman who ate a slice of rich, decadent chocolate cake at 7:30am for breakfast (and that’s it).
I don’t know if it’s the nostalgia a diner/​restaurant that’s sweetened itself up with cursive on the menu… the name Furin’s seems a bit fancy for this Mom n’ Pops restaurant but that don’t mean it ain’t darn good.
Yankee with a dash of goodhearted class, big yes to Furin’s and their really warm & friendly staff!

Had a little sandwich. Had a little cupcake. Was very impressed.
Grilled turkey and ham and cheese. (I’m such a naughty little jew!) Came with chippies– Had a tomato mozzarella salad which was fresh, and fantastic. Finished it off which a chocolate mousse cupcake with was quite large, very moist, and super yums. Too big as i had to take ¾ of it home … in a very cute cupcake carrying case I might add.
Friendly staff, and a really cozy spot. Reminded me of a small town diner. Most people who walked in were recognized by the man behind the counter. +brownie points for friendliness.

Furin’s is okay. I’ve never been too impressed by anything I’ve had there, and I’ve tried a lot of different items. I guess for good ol’ American lunch food, it’s good. I’d just rather grab a bit from another place in the area over Furin’s.
The owner is hot though.

Furin’s is a little restaurant that is near my office, that all my coworkers seem to love, but I just can’t get in to.
The staff is exceptionally nice, which is awesome, but I just don’t think their food is that great.
Its an interesting concept though, they have tons of salads of all kinds (pasta, vegetable, potato, fruit, etc) to choose from to go with your entrée order. In my experience though they have been a little bland. The chicken dishes I have gotten there have also been a little dry.
Everyone I work with swears by it though, so I guess chances are you will like it more than I have?

Furin’s does enormous classic cupcakes in addition to many other things.
The fourth to last stop on the C2009 DC Cupcake Crawl.
They were about to close, but welcomed us all in anyways. The guys behind the counter were fun and funny, making us feel right at home after a long day.
The cupcakes were consistent and classic. I didn’t see anything very adventurous on the menu. Their red velvet cupcake was lovely and enormous. Coconut? Delicious. The cakes were moist but dense. These cupcakes were the largest I’d seen all day, larger then both fists together. They were laughably larger then the cup-​a-​cake holder my roomie brought to take one home. They provide special clear plastic containers for transport.
I thoroughly enjoyed these cupcakes, but in comparison to some of the more exotic items I’d enjoyed that day they weren’t overly exciting. Cupcakes here get a solid 3 stars for classic, consistent, homey presentation and taste.
I love the décor at Furin’s from the small tile floor to the painted tin ceiling. I want to go back and enjoy what look like fantastic sandwhiches. Their customer service was off the charts. Solisitous, gratious and clever, I hope these guys had as much fun with us as we did with them.

This is a great mom ‘n pop place if you’re looking for something quick, as they have a lot of ready-​to-​eat salads in their cold case. It does get crowded around lunch time and they do close early. You can also sit down and order. They have sandwiches, soups, and other types of dishes one would find at a diner. When I worked in Georgetown I usually would run in on my break to get a few items. My favorite salad items are the sesame noodle, creamy dijon tortellini, honey mustard pasta, waldorf salad, and the curry tuna salad.
Yesterday we had the UYE Cupcake Crawl and came in about 5 minutes before they closed. Furin’s was #10 on our itinerary. The staff there was very gracious and took the time to chat with us, even when we stayed past their closing time. I didn’t purchase any cupcakes, but I sampled a Boston Cream cupcake as well as a Lemon Curd. Both were enjoyable. The cake was moist and the frosting wasn’t too sweet, even the lemon cupcake, which tasted custard-​y and tart. They were also huge, like the size of muffins! The best part was in the display, there were normal size cupcakes, which were referred to as «mini cupcakes». I also liked the packaging, which was a plastic mold that allowed the cupcake to remain upright. This is probably the best packaging offered for cupcakes to-​go in this area short of buying a Cup-​a-​Cake (tupperware for cupcakes).
The staff here is great. You should owe it to yourself to stop by and check it out – they’ve been around for over 20 years. For diner-​type food (most foodstuffs are good but not great) I feel it is a bit pricey. I think I remember paying $ 6 for a tuna sandwich once. But then all things considered, it’s Georgetown. You’re going to be spending $ 8 – 15 on lunch anyway. Also, they are now open on Sundays for breakfast!

3.5 stars.
I’d say this rating is 60% service and 40% taste based. Let’s get started.
We all came in close to closing and these guys were more than happy to see us. Not only did they allow us to stay 25 minutes past closing, they happily chatted with us, shared info about their bakery and asked lots of questions as to how our crawl was going. For them to not rush us out, I applaud them!
I tried a slice of Cadence’s Boston Crème cupcake, which came in – I have to use the word – amazing plastic container. It’s a perfect container for cupcakes; I’ve never seen anything like it because it is small enough to perfectly contain one upright cupcake without worrying about it’s tipping over. The cupcake itself was moist, not overwhelmingly sweet, and the frosting was smooth and creamy.
I also tried a slice of the strawberry shortcake and it, too, was delicious. Very moist, tasty, and the frosting was again perfect, with slices of strawberry on top.
I hope to return one day to try some of the salads they had in their cold case (pasta salads, green salads, etc) and see if I can upgrade my review.

2.5 stars
Salads are plentiful and not bad. I went to try a cupcake based on a co-worker’s recommendation. I’m 99% sure that it’s box cake. I also don’t think it’s real buttercream. For the record, if you are claiming to use a «buttercream» frosting… the base is «butter.» Not exactly a stretch. I also had a slice of carrot cake from here once, it was not fresh. Supposedly it was voted «DC’s Best Bakery» and now I’m just leary of any «Best» claims made by businesses.

I’m writing in regards to the bakery (not the restaurant). I ordered a cake here for a birthday party — the theme was «My Super Sweet 25.» I wanted that written on the cake in graffiti letters. No one at Safeway or Giant understood my bizarre request, so I had to bring in the big guns at Furin’s for some «Ace of Cakes”-style baking. This is the conversation I had with the person on the phone at Furin’s:
Me: And I would like this all to be graffiti letters and colorful.
Furin’s: OK, one of our bakers is in a gang, I’ll have him work on it.
Pretty sure he was joking, but the cake turned out beautifully, and it was so tasty! Chocolate fudge, yum. A little pricey, but a big hit at the party!

I went for the cupcakes, on a night when I was feenin’ for tiny, frosted cake and my beloved Baked and Wired was closed. I picked out four at Furin’s– I can’t even remember the flavors (bad sign) though three of them involved Chocolate.
They looked like the kind of cupcakes you dream about, when you’re six. Huge, with cumulous clouds of icing and a plethora of sprinkles.
They look better than they taste. :(
The cake was… hmmm. Very sponge-​like. Not that yummy. The texture was a bit odd, actually. I liked the frosting, more, but that’s not saying much. It was less flavorful than I expected, somewhat sugary and old-​skool, the way «bakery» frosting tasted to me, when I was little.
Baked and Wired frosting is like crack. Red Velvet Cupcakery frosting is perfectly lovely. Cake Love’s frosting is like a stick of butter. Georgetown Cupcake’s is like a stick… of cream cheese. This frosting was rather forgettable. Better than the latter two in my list, but that’s not saying much, at ALL. Oy.
p. s. My boyfriend had the chili. He was disappointed.
p. p. s. I’d probably give them 1.5 stars, but
a) that’s not possible
b) I’m a sucker for family-​owned businesses which have been around for over 20 years.