Okay, turns out there is a word for being a part-time vegetarian: a flextarian!
It also turns out that there is a Vegetarian Society for D.C. and they have conveniently composed a very thorough list of most of the vegetarian friendly restaurants here in the area, click here for that list.
Personally, this is my wish list for the next two months- I plan on dragging some of my friends along with me so we can sample an assortment of dishes while I snap away with my Canon.
Eating Wish List
Vegetate
Metro: Shaw/Howard & Mt. Vernon Sq/Convention Ctr
1414 9th St., NW
Washington D.C. 20001
202.232.4585
Tues-Thur: 6pm-10pm
Fri-Sat: 6pm-11pm
Sun: 5pm-9pm
Sticky Fingers Bakery
Metro: Columbia Heights
1370 Park Rd., NW
Washington, D.C. 20010
202.299.9700
Mon-Thur: 7am-7pm
Fri: 7am-9pm
Sat: 8am-9pm/Sun 9am-6pm
Java Green (Veggie Fare w/a Korean Twist!)
Metro: Farragut West & Farragut North & Dupont Circle
1020 19th St., NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
202.775.8899
Mon-Wed: 830am-830pm
Thurs-Fri: 830am-9pm
Sat: 11am-6pm/Sun: Closed
greenDCgirl 
February 3, 2008 at 3:26 am
Ahh a flextarian I am then, for I eat chicken and turkey slices in my sandwhiches.
I can’t believe in your city there’s actually a whole list of vegetarian places. In my city there are only a handful at best. So lucky! Can’t wait to see what pictures you take.
February 5, 2008 at 6:20 pm
I’d go with you to Vegetate!
February 7, 2008 at 5:33 pm
DC has tons of veg options. Check out Compassion Over Killing (COK) they were founded by an old coworker of mine and they publish the Veg DC Guide each year. They can help you find dozens of good veg options in the area. http://www.cok.net/
April 11, 2008 at 9:42 am
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April 14, 2009 at 10:45 pm
Flextarian is hilarious. But if it gives folks a label they are comfortable with that helps reduce meat consumption a bit (yes I’m with Mark Bittman on that, it’s a good thing. Our web cooking show (Cookus Interruptus)could be labeled “flextarian”. About 75% of our recipe videos are vegetarian and we advocate using meat and poultry in smaller portions than carnivores, larger than vegans and a little more than ovo-lacto-pesco vegetarians…
March 25, 2014 at 8:10 am
Spot on with this write-up, I really think this website needs far more attention.
I’ll probably be back again to read more, thanks for the advice!