Tune Inn Restaurant and Bar on Pennsylvania Avenue SE has been a Capitol Hill institution since it opened in 1947, serving burgers, bar food, and cold beer to the staffers, lobbyists, journalists, and neighborhood regulars who make up the Capitol Hill community. It appeared in Season 10, Episode 2 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Tried and True,” which aired September 9, 2010. Guy Fieri found a D.C. dive bar kitchen doing honest, scratch-made burgers in a setting that has absorbed seven decades of Washington politics without changing much about how it operates — cash, no pretension, and the chili cheese burger that has been on the menu since the Truman administration.
Quick Facts
Restaurant: Tune Inn Restaurant and Bar
City: Washington, D.C.
Cuisine: Burgers / Pub Food
DDD Season: 10
DDD Episode: 2
Episode Title: Tried and True
Original Air Date: September 9, 2010
Address: 331 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington, D.C. 20003
Phone: 202-543-2725
Website: https://tuneinndc.com
Status: Open
What to Eat
The Chili Cheese Burger is the Capitol Hill classic — a hand-formed beef patty topped with house-made chili and melted cheese, the kind of honest American diner burger that belongs in a dive bar a block from the US Capitol. The House-Made Chili on its own, served in a bowl with crackers, is the item that has been keeping Congressional staffers warm since 1947. The Fried Egg Sandwich is the breakfast-all-day order that earns its following among the neighborhood crowd. The Onion Rings, hand-battered and fried to order, are the side that completes any burger order. Find a Washington D.C. hotel on Booking.com.
Plan Your Visit
Check the website for current hours. The Tune Inn is a short walk from the Capitol South Metro station.
Address: 331 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington, D.C. 20003
Phone: 202-543-2725
Website: https://tuneinndc.com
Status: Open
Triple D Essentials
Stream the Tried and True episode on Amazon and bring the Capitol Hill burger energy home with Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Burger Joint Seasoning.
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Tune Inn Restaurant and Bar appeared in Season 10, Episode 2 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Tried and True,” originally aired September 9, 2010. The Tune Inn has been on Capitol Hill since 1947.