True Food Kitchen - Rio Lakefront

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   Pauly

   Washington DC

   14 reviews

   5.0

   14 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   The food and service were great. Happy to have another location closer to our home as we would have to drive to Betheada. Will be back again for sure!

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   RichardBI

   Washington DC

   33 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   33 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   overall4food5service4ambience3

   The food was good as well as service. What lessens the overall rating is the sound. Whatever they did is not working since it was way too noisy. Could not even hear our server. We indicated it was my daughter’s birthday on the reservation, but no reference was made to that at all.

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   RakhiG

   Baltimore

   10 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   10 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   We had a lovely dinner at True Food Kitchen. The area is beautiful and the restaurant itself is clean and sleek. Our server Miguel was kind and attentive. All the staff was friendly and professional. We were there to celebrate our daughter's 18th birthday. She is vegan and had plenty of choices. We all enjoyed our food very much. Our teen especially loved the vegan strawberry cheesecake and ate every bite! Thanks so much, we will be back in future!

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   OpenTable Diner

   Washington DC

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Anniversary

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   AliciaL

   Washington DC

   8 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Delicious food and good service

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   Emily

   Washington DC

   8 reviews

   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Our server was Navi (I hope I spelled this correctly) and he was amazingly responsive and accommodating. He made the enter experience truly delightful. Few people are so incredibly gifted at putting people at ease.

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   MonicaS

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on June 21, 2022

   overall2food4service2ambience3

   I picked this location for a first date. Fire Alarm ran off the whole hour we were there. After dinner, we walked around the lake. The alarm was still going for 2 more hours.

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   SaraBethY

   Washington DC

   5 reviews

   4.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on June 21, 2022

   overall4food4service4ambience4

   I love this concept of eating healthier food. There were a good number of vegan options for me which I always appreciate. The fire alarm sounded half the time we were there and the manager all gave us $25 gift cards, which was a nice gesture. I highly recommend this restaurant.

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   DaltonR

   Washington DC

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on June 21, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   My first time at this restaurant and the food and service was outstanding.

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    LisaS

    Washington DC

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on June 21, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Friendly, inviting atmosphere and employees…eating outside thoroughly pleasant and food dependably great.

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    AngieK

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 20, 2022

    overall3food2service2ambience5

    My burger was cold and my side options were sweet potato or kale salad. I hate kale salad and I am allergic to sweet potato. He said I can have the tortilla soup. Didn’t tell me it was a $3.50 up charge. So I had a cold not cooked burger and a horrible tasting refresher drink. Not going back.

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    RClang

    Washington DC

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on June 19, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Food was tasty, presentation was nice, and the fresh air dining was really cool

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    AshT

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on June 19, 2022

    overall2food2service2ambience5

    Father’s Day

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    KeithR

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 19, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience4

    This is my second time going to True Food. It was great. My in-laws loved it.

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    RichaA

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 18, 2022

    overall4food5service4ambience5

    Food quality was excellent. Service was very slow on a very busy weekend but all tried their best.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 18, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Food was a bit slow due to a 40 person party, but our server Johanna was amazing. Thanks to her service I didn’t even realize the food was slow to come out. 10/10 would dine again

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    OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 18, 2022

    overall4food3service5ambience5

    Service was excellent. Food seemed rushed out of the kitchen -was undercooked and therefore tasted tough and raw-ish. Ordered the Ancient Grains dish. I love True Foods, have been to the locations in Naples, Chicago, Scottsdale, Texas, Bethesda and now Gaithersburg. I hope last night was an aberration.

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    theaterfan

    Washington DC

    25 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    25 reviews

    Dined on June 17, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Sat on the porch tonight and thoroughly enjoyed our meal. We even had a chance to chat with the manager who came around to be sure we got our order promptly and that we were happy. The food was delicious and came out hot and quickly. Highly recommend!

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    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 17, 2022

    overall2food1service3ambience2

    It was my son’s graduation diner, the server didn’t ask what was the ocasión or if we would like something special for him, once we finished our meal, we still had drinks, she brought the check without asking if we would like coffee or dessert. She wasn’t very attentive the entirety of our visit, felt like she wanted us off her table asap, though there were other tables that were there a lot longer than us: We asked for dessert menu after a while she came back and she said that there were no more dessert menu, she went ahead and told us what there was, it was hard to understand what she said. We left her a good tip, but honestly the service was disappointing, lack of smiles and friendliness, all the staff seemed super stand-offish. I have been to the Bethesda local and it’s super different. Just the food runners were friendly, smiling and nice. I am disappointed. There was a hair in my side dish, I didn’t eat the side just left it there. I didn’t mention anything, one because I didn’t want to ruin my son’s celebration; two: because The waitress already made us feel like out place, with her attitude I was afraid she might think we didn’t want to pay for for our food. Not sure if I’d be back to this location, which is a shame because it’s conveniently close to me.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    13 reviews

    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on June 15, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Our waitress was excellent the food delicious and the ambiance lovely. We will definitely be returning to eat here again! We highly recommend it!

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    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    7 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on June 14, 2022

    overall3food3service2ambience2

    The service was sketchy. the drinks were extremely expensive. The chicken Parmesan was dry tough and had no flavor

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    nadinef

    Washington DC

    50 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    50 reviews

    Dined on June 14, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    we love True Food Kitchen. Great for a vegetarian married to a non vegetarian Our server ( Navi??) was perfect. Great new Rio restaurant.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    36 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    36 reviews

    Dined on June 14, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The food was delicious, but most notable was the very friendly and helpful staff. Overall a great experience.

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    KingY

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 12, 2022

    overall4food4service3ambience4

    Food - good quality and enjoyed the beef burger and veggie burger. would have liked a warm bun vs one served at room temperature. The sweet potato could have been cooked a little more to provide some char Service - a little on the slow side but we were in no hurry, and it was relaxing for a Sunday brunch. It seemed like the staff was still new and have not developed the experience yet. Would come back soon for another brunch.

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    Andrea

    New England

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 11, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    The service was fantastic just as the food. The noise level due to the structure of the restaurant was loud and made it challenging for members of our party to hear the conversation.

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    DianeC

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 11, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience3

    Overall the food was good although multiple items were not brought to the table hot/warm rather cold/room temperature. The flavor thankfully was good. Our server was really nice and very friendly.

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    LynnT22

    Washington DC

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on June 10, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    It was great. Great food and service. Can’t wait to go back!

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    RichardJ

    Washington DC

    29 reviews

    5.0

    29 reviews

    Dined on June 10, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Very healthy and tasty food served in a fun, vibrant environment.

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29. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 9, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Loved the service and healthy food. Great for a girls night!

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    ChrisE

    Washington DC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 9, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    This was our fourth time eating at the new Rio Lakefront True Food Kitchen and it’s a huge been a True Treat each time! My only criticism is the indoor noise level: way too loud when it’s busy. So I suggest sitting on the delightful patio, weather permitting, or dining early. To management, I suggest adding some plant walls to quiet the din and add wonderful ambiance to the dining room. (Either that or provide ear trumpets upon request. 🥴)

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    MicheleB

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 8, 2022

    overall3food4service2ambience1

    Food was good but it was almost too loud to here my dinner companion. Add to that they were actually playing music.

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    flexitarian

    Washington DC

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on June 7, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    One of the things we love about True Food Kitchen is the consistently amazing food and incredible service. We've been to both the Bethesda and Rio locations, and our favorites are always exactly as good as we remember them, and the new recommendations always impress. Bonus points for making it so easy to accommodate all of the dietary preferences for our whole family. We made this our anniversary dinner because we love it so much!

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    Cynsationalfoodie

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 6, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Perfect venue for large party to celebrate a milestone! The open floor plan with the big open windows made it perfect!

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    AmandaK

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 5, 2022

    overall4food4service3ambience4

    Excellent food! Will definitely be back! We ordered the edamame dumplings, herb hummus with no feta, corn tortilla soup, seabass, good earth kale cobb salad with tofu, and the strawberry cheesecake and cookies and ice cream for dessert. The cookies were outstanding!

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    KarenK

    Washington DC

    1 review

    vip
    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 5, 2022

    overall3food2service4ambience4

    mediocre all around. Server was very nice tho

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    Jean

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 5, 2022

    overall4food5service5ambience5

    I enjoyed sitting outside which helped with the noise level. Everything was very good though there were some snags using the QR code to pay our check. Otherwise, the server was wonderful, friendly and attentive. And the food (spaghetti squash casserole for me) was delicious.

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    CoriK

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 5, 2022

    overall4food5service2ambience3

    Seated quickly, glasses of water were about a 15 minutes wait, appetizer came out quickly but took another hour for the main dishes to arrive. The background music was unnecessary as the place was already loud enough and had to shout to be heard across the table or lean way in. Waiter was swamped and so didn't have the time to be attentive, we had to ask random staff for water and/or refills. When the food came it was really good but the wait was too long and it was hard to track down the waiter to order food.

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38. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    13 reviews

    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on June 4, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    This is the first time for me at this restaurant my wife has been raving about this restaurant since she visited the one in Bethesda. I thought the food was great and the service was great as well

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    MarcG

    Washington DC

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on June 4, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Loved it in Bethesda and VA. This spot is better with same good food and service.

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    ElizabethW61

    Washington DC

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on June 4, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience4

    Food very good - not quite enough servers for the crowd but I assume that is attributable to COVID staffing issues. Cocktails are great - reccomend Pool Party!

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