Frequently Asked Questions

Reservations

Can I just arrive for a meal or do I need to make a reservation?

Reserve your table or come on in. Our full menus are available for weekday breakfast, lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch.

How well can you accommodate someone with a disability?

All of our restaurants are well equipped to provide excellent hospitality for all of our guests. Please let us know if you have any access concerns or needs in dining with us. You can make note when making your online reservation, contact us in advance of your reservation, or let us know when you arrive. To learn more about each location’s accommodations, please visit the location page: Founding Farmers DC, MoCo’s Founding Farmers, Founding Farmers Reston Station, Founding Farmers Tysons, Founding Farmers King of Prussia.

Are there other Founding Farmers locations?

Yes, we hope you will visit all of the restaurants in our growing family. In making your plans, please note that each restaurant has different offerings, amenities, and operating times:

Can I add my name to the wait list over the phone?

Unfortunately, we cannot take names over the phone for the wait list. To be fair to all guests, if you are unable to make a reservation, then you must arrive in person to put your name on the wait list.

Do you have a cancellation policy?

No, we do not have a cancellation policy. We take all reservations in good faith, that our guests will inform us at the earliest possible convenience if a cancellation or change in party size is necessary. So, if you have a change, please let us know!

How long is the grace period if I’m running late for my reservation?

We get it, stuff happens. We offer a grace period of 15 minutes. If you arrive after the 15-minute grace period, even with a phone call, you may be subjected to the wait list simply to be fair to all of our guests.

What if I have an outdoor reservation, and/or it is raining or there is a forecast for inclement weather?

Learn more about each locations’ patios here. If you make a reservation on one of our patios – with or without a cover – please check the forecast (for rain or cold temperatures) for your reserved time and contact us if you need to change your reservation. To serve you safely on our patios and inside our restaurants, we are continuing to follow government regulations for reduced capacity and social distancing.

What guests should know prior to dining with us regarding COVID-19 operations?

Your health and well-being are the utmost important to us. We are following local government regulations and CDC guidelines. We appreciate your support in helping to keep everyone as safe as possible.

Masks are currently optional for our guests and our team members at all of our locations.

We will continue encourage vaccination, educate our team members, and track COVID cases.

Do you have holiday meals?

Yes, we are open 365 days a year, and we have multiple ways to spend your holidays with us. We’d love to host you around our tables and help make your holiday special. You can easily make a reservation through our website and, depending on the holiday, we often have special menus to enjoy in our restaurants and at home, including heat & eat holiday meals, hot, ready-to-eat holiday meals, and prix fixe menus. Check our menus pages for detailed offerings. 

Amenities

Do you have WiFi?

Yes, we offer complimentary WiFi. Please check with your server or the host for the password.

Are there TVs in the bar area?

We have small televisions located in our bar area. However, they are not easily viewed from all parts of the bar and are not advisable for viewing sporting events.

Do you have highchairs and/or booster seats?

Yes, we do have highchairs and booster seats available for your convenience.

What if I have an outdoor reservation, and/or it is raining or there is a forecast for inclement weather?

Learn more about each locations’ patios here. If you make a reservation on one of our patios – with or without a cover – please check the forecast (for rain or cold temperatures) for your reserved time and contact us if you need to change your reservation. To serve you safely on our patios and inside our restaurants, we are continuing to follow government regulations for reduced capacity and social distancing.

Do you have holiday meals?

Yes, we are open 365 days a year, and we have multiple ways to spend your holidays with us. We’d love to host you around our tables and help make your holiday special. You can easily make a reservation through our website and, depending on the holiday, we often have special menus to enjoy in our restaurants and at home, including heat & eat holiday meals, hot, ready-to-eat holiday meals, and prix fixe menus. Check our menus pages for detailed offerings. 

Bar & Beverage

Are there TVs in the bar area?

We have small televisions located in our bar area. However, they are not easily viewed from all parts of the bar and are not advisable for viewing sporting events.

Do you have bar seating?

Yes, we do.

What is your corkage fee?

Guests may bring in one bottle of wine per party without a corkage fee. A $25 fee for each additional bottle applies after that and any wines brought into the restaurant may not be included on our current wine list.

Do you have happy hour?

All of our DC-area restaurants will now be serving Happy Hour, including our sibling restaurants – Farmers & Distillers and Farmers Fishers Bakers.

Every Monday through Friday, join us for Happy Hour from at any of our DMV locations.

Happy Hour is available during the following times:

Founding Farmers DC: 3:30pm-5:30pm (bar area only)
Founding Farmers Tysons: 3:30pm-6pm
MoCo’s Founding Farmers: 3:30pm-6pm (bar area only)
Founding Farmers Reston Station: 3:30pm-6pm (bar area only)
Farmers Fisher Bakers: 3:30pm-5:30pm
Farmers & Distillers: 3:30pm-6pm (bar area only)

Our Happy Hour menus vary slightly by location, but include $5 craft cocktails, Highballs, beer, and wine, plus a generous range of our guest favorites from $2-8.

Brunch

Do you have bottomless brunch drinks?

We do not offer bottomless drinks for brunch, but we have amazing pre-prohibition style eye-opener libations that are sure to please!

For your weekend brunch, do you have a buffet or a la carte menu service?

Please check our locations pages for each restaurant for the most up-to-date information on when and where we are providing our a la carte menus or our buffet brunch service, as well as where we are currently able to serve you — on our patios or in our dining rooms.

MoCo’s Founding Farmers – A la Carte Breakfast/Brunch Menu with full service.

Founding Farmers DC – A la Carte Breakfast/Brunch Menu with full service.

Founding Farmers & Distillers — Our Farmers Market Buffet Brunch Menu is available, as well as A la Carte Breakfast/Brunch Menu with full service.

Founding Farmers Tysons –   Farmers Market BUFFET Brunch Menu.

Founding Farmers Reston Station – Our Farmers Market BUFFET Brunch Menu with our A la Carte Breakfast/Brunch Menu available in our bar area on Saturdays and most weekday holidays.

Founding Farmers King of Prussia – Our Farmers Market BUFFET Brunch Menu is available for our indoor diners seated upstairs. We have an a la carte weekend breakfast/brunch menu for our street-level cafe tables, reservable through “experiences” on OpenTable.

Founding Farmers Fishers & Bakers — Our Farmers Market Brunch Menu is available indoors.

Desserts & Celebrations

Can I bring in my own cake?

Yes, we love celebrations! Cakes, cupcakes, or pies may be brought into the restaurant, however there is a $2 per person dessert fee for every person in your party when doing so, regardless of who is having or not having dessert.

Can I order a whole cake?

We wish you would! Yes, you can order one of our original recipe, made-from-scratch, whole cakes & pies online here. When ordering whole pies, cakes, and cheesecakes, please allow 36 hour advance notice. If you’re within that window, call us to see if we can accommodate. Whole desserts are not available through third party online platforms.

Do you offer a free dessert for a birthday or some other type of celebration?

We are not able to provide a free dessert for celebrations but when making a reservation, you can pre-order a special dessert from the menu for the guest of honor and we can provide an acknowledgement of the celebration.

How may I purchase gift cards?

Founding Farmers gift cards go beyond enjoying a great meal. Our gift cards make the perfect gift for anyone in your life who loves getting together with friends and family over a delicious food & drink.

Purchase a Founding Farmers gift card for your loved ones today.

Our gift cards CAN be used for:

  • Dining in all of our restaurants
  • Purchasing our merchandise in person, such as The Founding Farmers Cookbook, our Founding Farmers Coffee, and our Founding Farmers Chocolate. You can also use our gift cards in person to purchase Founding Spirits from our DC distillery.

Our gift cards CANNOT be used for:

  • Online ordering from order.farmersrestaurantgroup.com
  • Ordering from third party platforms, such as UberEats, DoorDash, and GrubHub.
  • Purchasing our merchandise online to ship, including The Founding Farmers Cookbook or Founding Spirits.
  • Our special holidays at home programs (meals that can pre-ordered for reheating at home), such as: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Valentine’s Day, Passover, Easter, and Mother’s Day.

Do you have holiday meals?

Yes, we are open 365 days a year, and we have multiple ways to spend your holidays with us. We’d love to host you around our tables and help make your holiday special. You can easily make a reservation through our website and, depending on the holiday, we often have special menus to enjoy in our restaurants and at home, including heat & eat holiday meals, hot, ready-to-eat holiday meals, and prix fixe menus. Check our menus pages for detailed offerings. 

Where do I find reheating & cooking instructions for my holiday meal?

Reheating and cooking instructions for our holiday meals can be found on most of our packaging, as well as here: https://www.wearefoundingfarmers.com/reheat/. This page will be updated as we get close to each holiday.

Food

Can you accommodate specific food allergies (nuts, dairy, gluten, seafood, etc.)?

Yes, in most cases. Our servers and chefs are trained to address food allergies and can offer menu variations. However, if you have a life-threatening food allergy which can be triggered by cross-contact, our restaurant may not be right for you—we cook almost everything from scratch and therefore the avoidance of cross-contact is not something we can guarantee with 100% certainty. If you have an allergy of this severity, please call ahead to discuss with us, as we may determine it is safest you dine elsewhere. For non-cross contact allergies, we kindly request that you provide your server with any allergy or dietary concerns before you order, and your server will help you select an item that does not contain your allergen; we will not remove an allergen from dish as that can lead to errors, but we will absolutely help you select the best dish for you.

Do you have a kids menu?

One of the best things about our menu is that we try to offer a little something for every taste bud out there. We have many “kid-approved” items on our regular menus, and our service team is happy to help you choose the best item for the children in your party.

Do you offer vegan and vegetarian options?

Our menus feature many vegetarian options, and our servers can recommend options for our vegan guests, making modifications whenever possible. Please note: modifications are not as available for our Farmers Market Buffet Brunch. You can see all of our most current menus here: https://www.wearefoundingfarmers.com/menus/

Please be sure to mention any dietary concerns to your server.

What kind of food do you serve?

Founding Farmers is owned by more than 50,000 American family farmers of the North Dakota Farmers Union and is supplied daily by hundreds of family farms everywhere. We offer our versions of all-American and farmhouse classics with modern interpretations and preparations. Our focus is to provide our guests with the freshest, highest quality ingredients that have been grown and harvested, and then expertly prepared by our talented chefs from scratch every day. View our menus.

Do you have holiday meals?

Yes, we are open 365 days a year, and we have multiple ways to spend your holidays with us. We’d love to host you around our tables and help make your holiday special. You can easily make a reservation through our website and, depending on the holiday, we often have special menus to enjoy in our restaurants and at home, including heat & eat holiday meals, hot, ready-to-eat holiday meals, and prix fixe menus. Check our menus pages for detailed offerings. 

Where do I find reheating & cooking instructions for my holiday meal?

Reheating and cooking instructions for our holiday meals can be found on most of our packaging, as well as here: https://www.wearefoundingfarmers.com/reheat/. This page will be updated as we get close to each holiday.

Getting Here

How well can you accommodate someone with a disability?

All of our restaurants are well equipped to provide excellent hospitality for all of our guests. Please let us know if you have any access concerns or needs in dining with us. You can make note when making your online reservation, contact us in advance of your reservation, or let us know when you arrive. To learn more about each location’s accommodations, please visit the location page: Founding Farmers DC, MoCo’s Founding Farmers, Founding Farmers Reston Station, Founding Farmers Tysons, Founding Farmers King of Prussia.

Are there other Founding Farmers locations?

Yes, we hope you will visit all of the restaurants in our growing family. In making your plans, please note that each restaurant has different offerings, amenities, and operating times:

Founding Farmers DC

1924 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20006

Founding Farmers & Distillers DC

600 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20001

Founding Farmers Fishers & Bakers

3000 K Street NW Washington, DC 20007

MoCo’s Founding Farmers

12505 Park Potomac Avenue Potomac, MD 20854

Founding Farmers Reston Station

1904 Reston Metro Plaza Reston, VA 20190

Founding Farmers Tysons

1800 Tysons Blvd Tysons, VA 22102

Founding Farmers King of Prussia

255 Main Street King of Prussia, PA 19406

Founding Spirits Distillery

600 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington, DC 20001
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