Metro Center...not a foodie friendly locale

honestly, there isn't much interesting food-wise in the metro center area. the closest thing to a baja fresh is the qdoba down on E street, right next to the landmark theater. they are sadly lacking in the salsa bar department though. having worked right around the corner from kristen's new office for two and a half years, i was sick of eating at every restaurant in a 5 block radius. Thankfully, they did open the food court at the shoppes at some point during my tenure and there are some pretty good options there, including a $9.99/lbs. sushi bar (you can get about one roll and 5 pieces of nigeri for under $10) that will make what you want on request, as well as an indian place and, my all time favorite, Five Guys (best fries, ever). philipps, down on E street and 12th, has some pretty good salads and wraps -- they carve the turkey off a steaming carcass right in front of you. and i also really enjoyed the offerings of port of piraeus on 12th...however, they changed management and went from a greek restaurant run by, well greeks, to being run by latinos. not sure how the authenticity of the food is holding up with the original staff gone. cocina on 11th has yummy personal pizzas, but its a cash only establishment, which kind of drives me crazy. everything else in the area is pretty much a smattering of cosi's, starbucks and potbelly.