I work in NW DC, and aside from a Subway, PotBelly, and Quiznos have not found any good deli's close by. Does anyone have any suggestions of a place to get a great sandwich around here?

I work at 9th and F, or about two blocks from the MCI Center.

I thought I had seen a thread about this but can't find it.

For now, there is the "On the Fly" cart doing pasta dishes...orzo, chicken, lasagne. And the DCCK Capital Carts doing excellent gumbo and decent sandwiches. The Delle & Campbell guy hasn't been there "for weeks" according to the guy at OtF.

I saw the cart on the corner of 19th and M not that long ago.

If you can still find the "Eating at Nationals Park" thread, the On the Fly cart gets some good reviews there.

My new job has me near the epicenter of recent growth in Washington. There are lots of great dining options around here, but many of the ones that leap to mind or rank atop Don's Penn Q and Verizon Ctr Dining Guides (Proof, Poste, Source, Rasika, PS7s) aren't places I can afford to visit all that often. So, where are the good lunch spots, best happy hours and inexpensive dinner spots near Verizon?

Here's what I've got so far:

Momji is a good option for cheap sushi dinner.
1791 seems to be a good sandwich spot.
PS7s has been my go-to happy hour for years.
Zaytinya and Oyamel can be less expensive and still good, interesting food.
Are Full Key and Chinatown Express the best of old chinatown? Are there other cheap ethnic spots around, maybe somewhere for Thai?

What else is good around here for lunch, happy hour, inexpensive dining?

PS7's has a daily 3-course lunch prix-fixe for $20 and on Monday and Tuesday nights, a 3-course dinner prix-fixe for $40 with ALL bottled wine 50% off. Not a bad deal and as you mentioned the HH specials can't be beat with a stick!! Kanylaya Thai is good for pad thai!!

Poste also has good happy hour specials ($4 wine, beer and truffle frites), as does Zengo- drinks around $6 and apps the same price point. Asia Nine also offers a happy hour special. I have heard that Austin Grill and Gordon Biersch do happy hours, but haven't investigated.

As for chinese, I believe the answer to your question is "yes, sadly".
Kanlaya is the only Thai joint in walking distance. It's pretty good, in my limited experience, but lunch starts at $10 after tax, so it's hardly cheap.
See link in my sig for more lunch options...I've been slowly trying more and more places since my office moved here in the summer.
As for happy hour, I've been to relatively few, mostly at RFD with RocketBar or Matchbox occasionally sneaking in. Have little desire to go happy-hour hunting, though, so I'm sure there are better options.

Let me know if you find anything good that I don't already have on EricEatsLunch....this area is a wasteland and I'm always looking for more options.

Wow, that is awesome and you are my new hero.

Adding Matchbox and Nandos Peri Peri to the list from Eric's map.

You know, I've been down on Poste since their happy hour wines went from rotating selection from their wines by the glass list and switched to less enjoyable swill that doesn't seem to rotate. That combined with fries being the only discounted food option and the recently increased bar menu prices ($15-16 for little sandwiches? they are tasty and all, but...), they've been downgraded from bold to not even being italicized in my happy hour guide.

I'd warn against the banh mi from Pho Sai Gon & Grill next to Kanlaya. No cilantro! But I was mildly amused by the tween watching Judge Judy on the small TV.

Jackey Cafe is surprisingly good, equal to Full Key. I really can't eat Chinatown Express anymore - way to greasy. Another option is Capital Q for BBQ which is pretty decent. Ellas Wood Fired Pizza is also good as well.

I used to be a big CapQ fan, but I've had some really bad meals there since moving to the area. I have written them off my list of lunch options. The ribs in particular are freakin' terrible.

Haven't done Ella's for lunch, but the pizza has been acceptable in the past when I've been for happy hour or dinner.

I haven't been to the various chinese joints enough times to completely make up my mind about the hierarchy, but I did enjoy my Fried Good Dale at Jackey's.

I often work from home in that neighborhood. Here are my suggestions:

-Clydes on the Walk- reasonably priced, pretty high quality sandwiches, soup, salad
-Baked Potato Place under the Clara Barton Condos
-Chop't
-Taqueria Nacionale

I would also like to add that the mini cookies and Hot Chocolate at Coco Sala are a nice alternative to Starbucks if you need a mid-day fix.

Potato Valley Cafe?
I also second the Clydes on the Walk option. 3-5pm sandwiches are discounted also ($1-2 off, iirc)

It isn't that close (McPherson Square), but Loeb's Perfect New York Deli has pretty good sandwiches.

Better, more expensive, and closer to work:

Tuna sliders at PS7's
Slow-roasted pork panini at Proof
Smoked-duck ruben at Poste

Is Thai Chili Peppers' DC branch no longer in the Cinemas on 7th? That was another nearby Thai joint, though I think I prefer Kanlaya.... What about Sushi Go Rounds' bento lunches? I thought their fried rice was fluffy good.

Good catch...I often turn a blind eye to anything inside the black gate (clyde's on the walk excepted). Tried the yellow curry today...not impressed, and expensive (almost $13 after tax). Might give 'em another try if you vouch for the fried rice, but I've had more luck with Kanlaya so I'll probably just stick to that.

Where is this place? I thought it was closer to Capitol Hill?

Add the 3 Rolls for $12 lunch special at Momiji to this list. Great value.

Just to note that I was vouching for the fried rice at the Sushi Go Round place (I was unclear on which you tried. ). But it's been awhile since I've been back to Sushi Go Round. I've never tried the Thai Chili Peppers fried rice...

If anyone's willing to walk a bit further Cowgirl Creamery has some sandwich and other lunch options too. I forget though whether it would be a cheap eat or not....

No one has mentioned Eat First on H St -- it's been one of my favorite Chinese restaurants for a long time. Not much on atmosphere, but good, cheap food.

Not many places on my "never go back" list. That's one of them.

Cheap lunch in that neighborhood for me has to be shrimp dumpling soup without noodles at Full Kee.

Oyamel has their basic classic margarita for $4.50 a pop weekdays from 5-7. I find their drinks otherwise entirely overpriced and a major drawback to dining there, but this makes a quick bite and a couple drinks a reasonable happy hour option. And they're pretty good for house margaritas - here's their description of them

The new Tangysweet and their bakery Red Velvet are supposed to open this week. Corner of 7th and E.