Restaurant Review: Standard

Standard is a beer garden. Sadly, this does not mean that beer grows on trees here. It means that it consists solely of a bunch of outdoor picnic tables, and beer is available. (There is no indoor area.) In my opinion, this is not nearly as sweet as an actual garden of beer...a Willie Wonka-esque paradise for adults.

If you consider yourself a DC "hipster," you have no doubt already experienced Standard. It is absolutely teeming with Wafarers, skinny jeans and mustaches. And you WILL wait for a table here. It's on my running route and from what I've seen, if it's open, it's packed, no matter the weather or temperature. This is why I try to avoid Standard, even though it's a mere three blocks from home.

They have a small but satisfying selection of draft beers, and if you're on the wagon, a handful of great sodas...like Coca-Cola with real sugar. Mmmm.

We attempted to order a beer in every color.

The food is good, although there's not a large selection and definitely not tailored for anyone counting their calories. You'll find no salad here. You WILL find doughnuts, brisket, bratwurst, pulled pork, onion rings... Bring your Tums and enjoy!

Standard is a great choice for anyone who never sat at the cool table in high school. All those kids are probably here at Standard, and you'll be squeezing right in there next to them, enjoying a big German beer and fried delicacies.

On an unrelated note, I tried the interval workout again and saw some improvement.