DCA Cafe — Restaurant in Maryland

By the nature of the Diyanet Center of America, visiting the DCA Cafe is a must. We were able to order food upfront and were served minutes later to our table. The Iskender featured fresh doner meat, a mild tomato sauce with slightly stale bread alongside thick yogurt, which made for a decent offering of the Turkish classic. Though the Doner Wrap featured the same doner meat as the former dish, it lacked moisture making it a standard meat wrap served with lightly-spiced fries. The Lehmacun used a vibrant meat blend on top of a thin yet airy bread base. In all, all the meals exhibited milder flavors than those found in most mainstream Turkish eateries. For dessert, the Supangle offered a rich and smooth chocolate pudding with albeit stale cream puffs coated by the pudding. With all profits headed to the Masjid just a few feet away, it was a no brainer to visit DCA Cafe and enjoy it's menu while appreciating the layout, furnishing...

On a recent trip from DC to Annapolis, I looked up restaurants along the way and DCA Cafe popped up. DCA cafe looked delicious and was on a campus with a mosque, so it definitely looked intriguing. And it wasn't crazy out of the way. If it looks vacant wheb you drive up, don't worry, follow the path and park underground, there are signs for the Cafe. It is super easy to find because there are only 3 or 4 buildings, it just looks like intimidating from the road like, will I find this place and will it be open? When you walk in, it is vast with plenty of tables. You order at the register, there are drinks and fresh baked breads. The menu has breads, meat, rice, sandwiches. They also have Turkish coffee and tea. It is very relaxing and they are super friendly. This is exactly the kind of interesting spot when you're...

Stunningly delicious food and beautiful space. You trully feel like you are in one of the nicest spaces in Istanbul or in the DC area. Finally, a place you feel at home eating wonderful food and where you could stay for hours.

I took my two sons (3 yo and 6 yo) and I've honestly never seen both eat so much. I think that's because the Turkish breakfast comes with everything anyone could want, and so no one is left empty handed - believe or not, even the finicky elder boy who eats only plain things.

For myself, being able to chill while sipping tea and with everything to choose from was great. I'm happy to go back tomorrow with my wife now that she knows what she...