- I'm Kimberly Kong, and I'm your DC host
for "Five Buck Lunch."
I spent the last 14 years
eating my way through the capital,
and documenting it all on my food blog,
Nomtastic Foods.
Let me take you to the best spots in the capital
for cheap eats that are five bucks or less.
What's up guys?
Not gonna lie, I'm a little hangry right now,
but it's gonna be OK.
We're hitting EatBar,
back in Barracks Row.
All I want right now
are some sliders in my belly,
but first, let's see what DC has to say
about cheap eats in the area.
They gotta be five bucks somewhere. Let's go.
♪So check it out ♪
Who is this?
- This is Mr. Muddy.
- Hi, Mr. Muddy.
Do you like all food?
So, first of all your outfit is poppin'.
Can we just talk about your style for a second?
So, how did you come up with this, like?
- Oh, from an old dancer named Kris Kross.
- Oh, OK.
- So, are you on your lunch break right now?
- Yes ma'am.
- And how much time do you have?
- 30 minutes.
- OK, so you have 30 minutes,
where are you gonna go to get your food?
- Subway.
- Subway?
- Probably Subway.
- Subway? Oh my god, Subway? You're the second person
that's talked about Subway. This is... dude.
- I tend to eat more around H Street.
- H Street?
- Which is where I have lived.
- Oh, gotcha!
- Pow Pow and Fare Well,
and I like going up to Shouk as well.
- I'm craving some unhealthy food, like sliders right now.
How do you feel about sliders?
- Sliders? I love sliders.
- All right, guys, we're here and I hope you're excited,
because we're about to stuff our faces at EatBar.
DC folks are always hustling,
and sometimes that means skipping a lunch break or two.
Even though let's be real that's never gonna be me.
So, if you wanna hit them up
for the best late lunch in Capitol Hill,
make sure you get there from four to seven,
Monday through Friday.
So let's go, guys.
So what makes EatBar unique?
- So EatBar is unique because we have a music theme, right?
So we have 7,200 cassettes, we've got a free jukebox,
jammed with music from the last 60 to 70 years,
lots of different awesome music.
Then that informs what we do, the menu,
the food selections, the cocktails,
all named after songs in the jukebox.
We're a little bit obsessed if you might imagine.
- Wait, let's talk a little bit more about the tapes.
Did you 7,200?
- 7,200 cassettes. So Nate Anda, our chef and butcher
for Red Apron has built his relationships with farmers
in Virginia and North Carolina over the last 15 to 20 years,
and we got all the best quality products.
The number one thing here we have for happy hour is
our pulled chicken slider. With roasted beets,
a little bit of sour cream.
It's the perfect little thing to pop in your mouth.
- All right, so I have five dollars in my pocket right now.
Can I afford it?
- Absolutely. Everything at EatBar
is four dollars for happy hour.
- I like it, OK!
All right guys, this is the pulled chicken slider
and I can't even begin to tell you
how delicious this smells.
I'm smelling butter off this glistening bun
and I can literally taste the citrus undertones.
It just smells so good.
Why don't we take a bite into this baby and see?
Guys, this is so good. Can we just take a look at this?
Look how beautiful these beets are. Super vibrant.
I'm actually really impressed with the balance of flavors.
Usually, anything with beets is just overpowered
and that's all you can taste.
But I can really taste the orange undertones in the chicken
and it's super creamy.
I love how the sour cream in here contrasts beautifully
with its cooling effects. And we got a nice crunch here
with this pickle.
You guys need to get down here to EatBar,
because this food needs to be in your belly too.
And I'll probably still be here eating, but that's OK.
You can sit with me, but don't talk to me,
because I'm gonna be busy.