Although  my son enjoys Pierces for barbeque, I do not care for that place at all.  The only thing that I ate there that I really liked were sweet potato fries.  I went two times because rest of family wanted to stop there.

oh! and I’m glad to know that Village Tavern is still a great place to go.

I find Marvelous Market to be equally as good in the sandwich department, but much less expensive.

Wagshal’s grocery items are pricey too. There’s other local markets in NW DC that have good quality foods with out the high price tag. Same with the wine. 

 Rent must be high in that little shopping center tucked between AU Park and Spring Hill Valley neighborhoods – two extremely affluent neighborhoods.

If your daughter picks AU Law, I’ll let her in on some of those options.

But, you’ll get no complaints from me on Wagshal’s quality. I used to stop there on occasion when trying to get to Bethesda for evening rehearsals with the National Philharmonic Orchestra Chorale when I lived in Glover Park, before the Music Center at Strathmore was built. 

When I lived on that side of town, my Mom always wanted to make a trip to Crate and Barrel across the street from that shopping center. There was no Crate and Barrel in Syracuse, so she could buy some stuff and save on the shipping. It’s still one of her favorite stores.

Delighted you enjoyed Wagshal’s.
 
So — where does your daughter want to go to law school after visiting them all? 

WOW — admitted to ‘several law schools’.

As a former (retired) professor, I find that VERY impressive.  But, perhaps you meant to say, ‘accepted’ by several law schools (the law schools are VERY competitive at this time).

Whatever.  As a long-time resident of the area, and as a visiting professor at Johns Hopkins University, I would suggest that you simply swing over to Baltimore and enjoy some Faidley’s crab cakes.

You will NOT regret the culinary experience.

Faidley’s crab cakes. 
 

 
I won’t quibble at all with the choice of Faidley’s, but another spot in Baltimore that hasn’t been mentioned is Attman’s for yummy Kosher delifood:  http://www.attmansdeli.com http://www.attmansdeli.com/
 
I’m betting the corned beef sandwiches aren’t still $.25 like they were when I was a student in Baltimore, though.

She’s waiting to hear from W&M.  If that doesn’t work out it looks like Wake Forest.  Her choice also depends on what day it is, weather conditions and the phase of the moon.

 
I went to med school at Duke, nearby (to Wake Forest) and the decision was based almost entirely on weather and azalea blossoms.  When I was doing my campus tours, the alternatives were places like Penn and Columbia where it was still winter with piles of nasty dirty snow everywhere.  In Durham, the sun was shining, it was warm, the azaleas in Duke Gardens were beginning to bloom and most of the student body was out tossing frisbees.
 

Duke Gardens on the campus of Duke University (which is quite large but has gorgeous little spots like this everywhere).

I’d recommend Wagshal’s Deli, http://wagshals.com http://wagshals.com/