Prego Again

The deli is closed.
There is no deli here.
No food is served here.
Don’t come here for food.
There’s no food.
Great deals on beer & wine.
No food at all
If I didn’t mention it, there’s no food.
The deli is closed.
There is no deli here.
No food is served here.
Don’t come here for food.
There’s no food.
Great deals on beer & wine.
No food at all
If I didn’t mention it, there’s no food.

I bought three candy bars from them and every single one was stale :(

Pretty good Korean food to go, good selection of beer and wine, and their prices don’t make me want to cry (like Dupont Market). All in all, what’s not to like?

when your body cries out for a reuben sandwich, go to Prego Again. convenient and affordable.

Note to management: keep the woman who makes your sandwiches at all costs! 4.5 stars.
Location: A
Service: A —
Price (you get what you pay for): A
Food quality: A —
Clientele /​Ambiance: N/​A
3−9−13

I’m so upset that it took me 2 ½ years to discover the savior that is Prego Again in the Dupont area. For those 2 ½ years I would just throw up my hands and give up when the liquor stores in the area were closed and I needed to buy beer or wine to host a dinner or bring as a host/​hostess gift. Then, one day when I just stopped in to get something I forgot at the grocery store I discovered the AMAZING wine and beer selection that this place has and I never even thought to explore.
Seriously, it is such a god-​send. They have an expansive selection of wines starting at $ 5. The selection is really good considering how small the store is.
As far as the deli goes, I myself have not tried it. My boyfriend did try it once and said that he was not super impressed, especially for the price and size, so that’s why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5. But to be honest, I will not be returning because of the food. I’ll be returning in my time of need when people are coming over in 5 minutes on a Sunday night and I have nowhere else to turn for alcohol.
Oh and the owners are nice too. Helping out a local business is an added bonus!

Great sandwiches!!! So fresh!
I get turkey, swiss, avocado, lettuce, tomato, & mayo on wheat. The bread tastes so fresh and I love their deli turkey.
Price is a little over $ 7.00 but the sandwiches are huge.

I primarily use Prego Again as a liquor store when the real liquor store is closed. Prego sells beer and wine and they have a decent selection.
I have never eaten there (maybe because it doesn’t look great), so I can’t comment on the food.

The Italian owner that used to run the place is not there any more. hasn’t been there for years actually. He was the one that got the place running, until the Korean lady took over.
The Korean that runs the place just acts like shes knows what shes doing, thats why they are microwaving the sandwiches. The real owner would NEVER do that!
and EWWWW My first time seeing a DC rat! Someone call the health inspector!!!
DON’T GO THERE! If you really know anything about wine, ask to see if the owner really knows what they are talking about, or if they just memorized the note cards. by the way, the asian man, her husband? Just be careful, I’ve seen him scratch some places and I just left when I saw that. Maybe just stick with the wines, just skip the suggestions, oh yea; And the food.
Pre-​made sandwiches? WHAT??? You’ve gotto be kidding me.
It’s not starbucks guys. This used to be such a fresh deli, now its just another korean owned mediocre dump. Figures.
Guys. 3 words. Subway, eat fresh.

Prego has an affordable and extensive selection of wines and beer. Great food as well — My favorite is the Cubano. The also have a selection of sushi and Korean food. Owners and staff are delightful

After a long and busy Monday, I was too tired to cook something at home, and didn’t have the time to take advantage of the many great dining options around me, so after picking up a few groceries from Safeway across the street I really just wanted a quick sandwich from Subway to take home and enjoy (I use that word loosely, as I don’t really care for Subway). Bummer, they close at 8PM and it was 8:05.
At this point, I nearly considered just saying screw it and going home to a frozen pizza. As I was walking past Prego I noticed the sign saying deli, and thought what the hell I’ll settle for a sandwich from here instead. Walking inside it reminded me more of a convenience store than somewhere you would actually want to get food from, and I should have just accepted my shitty food fate right there and left. Then I noticed they had a Cuban sandwich on the panini board, and succombed to my weakness for all things pork related.
Thankfully the guy who took my order and payment at least washed his hands prior to preparing my sandwich, but I should have known when I heard him pressing buttons on the microwave I was in for major disappointment. What the hell could he possibly be heating up? Well, the sandwich turned out to be of moderate size, I suppose, for the price… but the quality was just dreadful.
Somehow I managed to eat the entire thing, probably due to being distracted by a PTI recording I was watching on DVR, but as I continued bite after bite I slowly realized how much more I hated each one. By the time I Was done it was like my version of giving labor… perhaps that’s why they call it Prego Again? I couldn’t get the awful flavors of the mustard, stale not-​toasted bread, and limp pork out of my mouth all night. Immediately after eating I went and devoured a handful of Salt and Vinegar chips, just to try to overpower the flavors, and that didn’t work. An hour later it was still there, and I had to down half a dozen chocolate covered cherries just to finally eliminate it.
I’m definitely scratching this off the to-​return list, as I’ve actually gotten a more palatable sandwich (even though it made me sick) from a gas station Subway add-​on in a random Virginia country town going down I-​95. As someone else stated, for the $ 7 it costs here I can easily walk across the street to Safeway and buy better ingredients to make 2 sandwiches at home.

Prego Again is a great neighborhood deli and wine store. It looks small and clean when you first walk in, but if you turn to your right, you’ll be greeted by a heavenly room filled with rows and rows of wine. Their selection is fantastic and very well-​priced. I live in the neighborhood and we prefer to stock up on wines from Prego Again because there’s such a great variety.
The owners here are extremely nice and always willing to make suggestions. They make a mean bagel egg and cheese as well for mornings that are a bit rough. I’ve had the turkey hummus sandwich several times and it’s delicious.

Visit Dates: 07.23 & 08.10.2010
Not a bad place to get some unique sodas and beer, but other than that meh. As other reviewers have noted, the homemade deli sandwiches, prepackaged fruit in plastic containers, and pre-​wrapped sandwiches here aren’t anything extraordinary. You can go to the Safeway across the street and replicate your own sandwich, or go to some other deli shop in the Dupont Circle area to get something better.
Now since the business is Korean owned, there are Korean items on the menu, such as the bulgogi lunch and dinner special (dinner includes an additional item). I ordered the bulgogi dinner, which I’m sorry to say, was simply disappointing. For at least $ 7-​$ 8 you get some rice with relatively scarce bulgogi meat on top, with a sliver of kimchi. I believe I was also supposed to get some mandu (Korean dumplings), but they weren’t available. I think there are Korean carts in town that offer a better deal.

Girlfriend and I were done with a night of pub crawling and wanted to sit down somewhere quiet. Saw a few guys sitting outside here enjoying some beverages. Thought it would be worth checking the place out, we had no idea it was more of a convenience store.
But the owner was great. Sold us a six pack of a great beverage, opened up a couple for us and gave us some cups. We sat outside and enjoyed the early spring DC weather.
Loved the beer selection. Will be back for sure.

I LOVE going to Prego Again. Ever since they got the new owners, the food is unbelievably fresh; crisp vegetables, soft breads, heck-​even the slice of orange they give you with every sandwich is juicy and flavorful every time! Being a vegetarian, it’s difficult to find a deli that caters to herbivores, but Prego totally takes the cake.
Like I said, I don’t eat meat, but I know my brother is always craving their bulgogi (never knew what it was til we ventured in).
Awesome deli. Hands down.

Ok place. They’re open Sundays which is a plus.

In a city woefully lacking in Korean, Prego Again (despite the repulsive «oops I forgot to use a prophylactic» name) has some of the best bulgogi I’ve ever had.
And before you say, «But you look like an angry white girl in your picture, how do you know shit about Korean?», I’ll interrupt by prematurely retorting that I lived in Annandale for 3 years.
Booyah.
But back to my original point — there’s a new female owner in town, and she’s not only extremely accommodating and friendly, she knows a thing or two about bulgogi, kimchi, bibimpap, etc. (she’s a real, live Korean herself!)
Anyways, quit reading reviews and eat there. What other options for Korean do you have? Adam Express? That place is gross.

In my one-​woman household, Sundays = sandwiches. But the 17^th Street Subway closes at 5 on Sunday. (I know, right?! Ridiculous.) So I ventured next door, to the place where I buy wine when Cairo is closed on Sundays (I know, right?!?). I ordered a Reuben, but the grill isn’t on on weekends, so the manager recommended a cold sandwich. The club on a hoagie roll was super delicious; I was pleasantly surprised. My new favorite local stop! And the proprietor and his wife (?) are adorable. Peace out, Subway.
P. S. I don’t know why the name of the place is Prego Again. I just call it awesome.

A good beer selection, an okay wine selection, but this place is notable for two reasons:
1) The folks who work at the store are extremely nice, especially when compared to the cranks across the street.
2) THEY ARE OPEN ON SUNDAY. It’s incredible that so few wine and liquor stores are, but they are. Just before kickoff on Super Bowl Sunday, the line was stretching around the store. If there’s any reason to praise this place, this is it.

I’m sure that Prego makes all of its money selling beer & wine but I like to come here to pick up something ready-​made for lunch when I’m working in DuPont — all the other suckers can face the lunchtime crowds closer to the circle but I’ve never found a serious line here.
Nothing they sell stands out to me as over the top delicious but I’ve never had anything bad, either. Their egg and tuna salads are pretty good and I love how they serve them over lettuce as green salads. They also sell containers of things like veggie pierogies, tofu and sushi. The people behind the counter are super nice and helpful, too. True I could probably make most of the food that Prego sells at home, but when I need to grab something quickly this is one of my preferred places to go.