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Main courses should include at least one house specialty, perhaps grilled prok with rice cakes or grilled shrimp on sugar cane. "Their clam chowder is amazing and the OEG Burger is great for lunch.". 14. II Nido 4712 Wisconsin Ave. NW 363-2672. Hogate's 9th St. and Maine Ave. SW. 484-6300. Full bar service. Full bar service. Full bar service. Children's prices. Reservations accepted. Full bar service. Crowding like a full-blown garden are the wood tables with grassy mats, and plates flamboyantly garnished with greens, fruits and vegetables. 544-5411. L $2.95-$3.99, D $3.95-$5.75. L, D daily. Parking garage. "Jean-Louis Palladin was the first chef I worked for in the United States," says Ripert. When in doubt, order the simplest dishes. Children's prices. It is a restaurant of character; its food is very good and, in the instance of a few dishes, unexcelled. L $4.25-$8.95, D $8.95-$16.95. Marianna's 1806 King St., Alexandria. No reservations. 338-7772. See 23 photos, review amenities, and request a tour of the property today. By all means order murgh tandoori, the red-crusted tandoor-cooked chicken that shows this cooking to best advantage. Parking lot. L $5.50-$9.95, D $8.95-$14.95. Open daily. L, D daily. Black Rose 1101 17th St. NW. L $3.95-$7.95, D $7.50-$8.95. L $2-$2.75, D $3-$7. Street parking. Quick, wholesome All-American food could not be a better bargain than at Sholl's. 965-1185. No credit cards. L daily. The few steaks have stiff competition in the thick calf's liver steak, the rack of lamb and the grilled fish or squab. Steak and Ale Check local phone directories for locations. Closed Sun. In the pasta department, the noodles are either homemade or top-quality imports, cooked to the proper bite, and often sauced with distinction, as in spaghetti matriciana with its light peppery tomato sauce and chunks of lean, smoky bacon. Full bar service. A special thrill in the 2022-2023 season was the inclusion of Capriccio's October 2022 concert featuring one of today's most talked about performers, Jean Rondeau, as a Washington Classical Review "Critic's Choice." Dinner is the time to try it, for the same menu is available for lunch and is priced high for midday eating. The other dishes on the menu, most of which are designated delicacies or specialities, tend to be very mildly seasoned, so you might want to urge the kitchen to loosen up a bit. AE, CB, CC, D, MC, V. Reservations accepted. 232-5431. Full bar service. No credit cards. Beer and wine only. L daily ex Sun, D daily. Open daily. The Broker 713 8th St. Parking lot at mall. Full bar service. But between the commissary kitchen that serves the cafes and the plate there is many a slip, with skimpy meat in the sandwiches, drying out of the quiches, chili sinking soggily into the French roll of the chili dog. Street parking. 244-5544. 439-5500. L daily ex Sat, D daily. AE. L $2.25-$3.95, D $4.25-$6.95. San Francisco East Co. 4871 Cordell Ave., Bethesda.986-8566. Ae, cb, d, mc, v. Reservations suggested. Reservations accepted for five or more only. Children's prices. Street parking. L $2.95-$6.50, D $4.25-$9.95. Nothing sounds irresistible, although the list of daily specials ventures into several fresh fish. Washington D.C. Shamrock Stroll (March 18) History Tour Pub Crawl of Washington, D.C. Visit the Embassy of Ireland; Explore St. Patrick's Catholic Church in D.C. Eat out at an Irish pub The Dubliner; Duffy's Irish Pub; Kelly's Irish Times; Kirwan's on the Wharf; 17. Map. AE, CB, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Parking lot. And, just as clothes may make the woman, Pueblo Joe's makes Washington's best-dressed restaurant list. Full bar service. Parking lots. L $4.75-$18, D $5.75-$18. L daily ex Sat, D daily. Free parking in Alfred St. lot for dinner. And every year the repertoire developes new fresh seafood and game, new vegetables purees, new fresh herb sauces. Bare linoleum, a bakery counter, beaded curtains and a well-scrubbed air make up the Arabian Nights, a family-run operation that is just short of eating in someone's home. It is all right, sometimes very good (as in the case of the delicate mousseline of salmon) and sometimes very bad (as with the $21 lobster meat, dry and tough, in a rosy sauce that tasted of little other than a burned base). On weekends you point to what want from rolling carts; on weekdays you choose from a m enu of three dozen dim sum. Open daily. Free parking lot. Service is dawdling and indifferent to complaints; when something goes wrong, from acrid yogi tea to bitter carob brownie, the response is a shrug. L, D daily. L, D daily. Ae, CB, CC, D, MC,V. Chef Yannick Cam brought nouvelle cuisine to Washington, and with Jean-Louis of the Watergate, has maintained high excitement on the palates of Washington, at least those who are willing to spend what such handiwork costs and who are not offended by small portions but appreciate their arrangement as well as their preparation. L $4.95-$8.95, D $7.50-$13.25. Open daily. D $12.95-$15.65. Charlies Georgetown 3223 K St. NW. Though they lose something in translation, the restaurant serves pretty good food in lush surroundings and serves it graciously. L $3.50-$5.75, D $8-$10.50. Children's prices. and have played host to former presidents, foreign dignitaries, and a wealth of other impactful figures. Full bar service. Old Ebbit Grill, Lunch, 1945. Old Angler's has its standards, but they need to be applied to the kitchen. L daily, D daily ex Sun. Children's prices. 434-0515. Nothing -- no corner, no hors d'oeuvre -- is left less than inventions is a trendy collection of cold pastas and herbed seafood salads, grills and sautees with unexpected touches -- sauteed snails on the chicken, lamb chops served with aioli, bearnaise flavored with leeks. Main courses, too, are good, particularly the liver with sage or any veal dish. 546-9154. Capucine 1645 Wisconsin Ave. NW. G. D. Graffiti 1321 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 424-4091. 337-8080. Full bar service. Woodley Park. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. For many years the godfather of Washington's French restaurants, Rive Gauche has continued to maintain a glorious red and gold dining room with a well-oiled staff. Saigon Inn 6922-A Braddock Rd., Annandale. But if you know what you should do -- order the freshest and plainest Chesapeake Bay products, whether oysters, clams, crab or fish filets -- you won't be likely to care about the waiting line, the rush, the no-frills character of Crisfield. L $3-$5.50, D $3.75-$11.50. And incidentally, at least at the original Georgetown location, it is incidental that people eat. II Nido is handsome as an Italian film star and propped with interesting dishes like fregnacce and other handmade pastas. L $4.50-$8.85, D $9.75-$15.75. Full bar service. Street parking. Open daily. Parking lot. Pueblo Joe's looks like the kind of place you would like to go while on vacation. 572-4402. Stacker compiled a list of the highest rated restaurants in Washington, D.C. from Tripadvisor. The Georgetown branch is cluttered with tile tables in the garden-bright dining room. Some of the food is dismal, e.g., tough shrimp in limp crust, the whole to be dipped in mustardy orange marmalade; flabby fried potato slices. This intensely popular Chinese restaurant is so because its food can be and often is among the handful of Washington's best. MC, V. No reservations. I have tried googling to no avail and even scrolled thru every restaurant listed for DC here on TA no luck. Masseria. Parking in front and rear. This highly personable and vaguely unkempt French restaurant is back to its old level of inconsistency, with bouillabaisse of exceptional flavor but with dry and mushy seafoods, choucroute well balanced in flavor but its meats ariid and chewy. MC, V. Reservations suggested. 525-1750. Children's prices. Full bar service. emily in paris savoir office. Ae, cb, d, MC, V. Reservations suggested. eParking at nearby garage. Full bar service. Open daily. Thai Hut 2404 University Blvd. Open daily. 671-2774. 321-9440. L daily ex Sat, Sun, D daily. Tien Yuen 1612 16th St. NW. All this in blue velvet and leather banquettes, under chandeliers and tapestries, with brash and clever waiters who also do their job well. Closed Mon. AE, CB, D, MC, V. $7Reservations suggested on weekends. "The Alice in Wonderland themed decor, the drinks, the hookah, the music - everything was on point!" more. We have even added an outstanding new American restaurant -- a grill room at last -- T. Gregory's. View Website. Full bar service. 654-2575. 767-1095. No-smoking section. Children's prices. Open daily. L $2.50-$6.50, D $2.50 -$12. L $3.95-$6.25, D $5.50-$9.95. L $4.25-$7.50, D $10.75-$17. 589-0999. D daily. Stacker compiled a list of the highest rated fine dining restaurants in Washington, D.C. from Tripadvisor. Closed Mon. Fiddlers 4340 Connecticut Ave. NW. 998-5115. Parking lot. Enchiladas are better ordered at a Mexican restaurant rather than here, and roast pork is likely to be fatty. Hugo's Hyatt Regency Hotel, 400 New Jersey Ave. NW. Kings Landing 121 S. Union St., Alexandria. 683-4112. Children's prices. 984-9440. Parking in mall lot under building. The population was shrinking, wealth flowed out to the suburbs, and you could buy a Northwest rowhouse for five figures. AE, MC, V. One hour free parking, Washington; mall parking lot, Falls Church. The best details are the fresh orange juice or espresso over the morning paper, a soup or pastry break to finish your last chapter. Tung Bor $11154 Georgia Ave., Wheaton. L $3.50-$5.95, D $6.95-$12.95. Open daily. The Washington, DC of the 1980s and '90s was a dramatically different place than the Washington, DC of 2017. I will try to get to them next year. Closed Mon. Full bar service. Full bar service. 597-8447. D daily. Open daily. Thompson's Restaurant (1950s) 725 14th St., NW. Private Events. House of Chinese Gourmet 1485 Rockville Pike., Rockville. On the menu -- which seems to have the bulk of a phone book -- are some excellent dishes and some not so good; the cream of crab soup is memorable, seafoods often excel, and the rack of lamb is impeccable. L $3.95-$8.50, D $4.95-$9.95. Skip to the inside pages for appetizers, particularly for shrimp toast and cold sour cabbage flavored with chili peppers and sesame oil. Some of the dishes are superb, the crusty lamb filet with brown sauce heavily scented by garlic, the crayfish or fresh shrimp in chive cream. Closed Tues. DC, MC, V. No reservations. Open daily. Children's prices. Steamed quiche is a dish to order, and apollo seafood is even better if you like squid. Street parking and nearby lot. The ingredients at 219 are excellent -- big lumps of crabmeat, fresh fish -- but the kitchen is just competent rather than talented, so that overseasoning or overthickening are common. Bailey's Crossroads. Valet parking for dinner. MC, V. Reservations accpted. The room is fresh and colorful, discreetly exotic. Even with a couple of days to craft a response, Khalsa's camp delivered a statement inconsistent with his plea. At lunch, a noisy bustle accompanies plats du jour -- a two-week cycle of menus plus daily specials -- with carafes of wine. Tables are close, but that is not all that runs this into a friendly place. Beyond that are light main dishes -- quiches, eggs, salads, and a couple of undistinguished vegetable and fish casseroles. 0.2 km from Warner Theatre. 652-6460. Interesting, yes. Parking lot. If there is a touch too much starch in a sauce here or there, the seasonings are always lively. L $2.75-$5.25, D $4.95-$11.95. And if cheesecake is on the list, reserve a piece, for it is superlative creamly, lemony, dense cheesecake with a light washof raspberry sauce. Tiled and sunny, it is certainly pretty. Full bar service. 548-0088. Mike palm's 321 Pennsylvania Ave. North America. No credit cards. At Chrisfield you ought to know what to order, for the crab cakes are bready and heavily permeated with green pepper, and the broiled, baked or sauteed seafoods outshine any of the fried ones. AE, MC, V. Reservations accepted for dinner only. AE, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Vernon. Children's prices. . Filet of lamb, rubbed with a similar spicy paste, is also very good. You can wade through a lot o sushi -- and a lot o money -- without batting an eye, or carefully monitor your intake and have had a light, rapid and invigorating lunch in an exquisite setting at a modest price. Particularly intriguing is camphor-and-tea-smoked duck, moist and meaty with no fat and with a crisp laquered skin, tasting of smoke and earthy herbs. Open daily. Home Services. Full bar service. Cantina is cozy and intimate, but the least stylish-looking northern Italian restaurant downtown. Full bar service. AE, CB, D, V. Reservations suggested. L $2.60-$3.20, D $3.35-$5.75. Full bar service. La Maree's more modest self-introduction leaves room for unexpected pleasures. 965-5252. Much attention on the menu and in the dining room is paid to pastries and creme brulee, which are very good, though less remarkable than in the restaurant's early days. Commercial parking lots on street parking. " reasonable food but long wait " 05/12/2022. If what you care about is the cooking, the amenities on the plate rather than in the dining room, join the crowds at Le Gaulois.The central feature of this over crowded restaurant is the full page of daily specials, nearly two dozen main courses, offering at reasonable prices such dishes as duch with tropical fruits, veal with chanterelles, salmon in a pastry crust with champagne sauce. 657-8080. An exception is dessert, for the pastries, particularly the liqueur-soaked tortes, are elaborate and highly professional. La Fonda 1639 R St. NW. Drink homemade ginger beer or more familiar beer or wine. No reservations. sGiven that the salad bar is one of J. R's assets, keep in mind that the Tysons Corner branch has no salad bar, but serves "selections" from its salad bar instead. 737-12334. Full bar service. There is no change expected, thank goodness, in the food. Flickr/Steve Fernie. It promotes a salad bar at dinner -- a good one, with the same old wonderful sesame-lemon and yogurt-herb dressings -- plus a potato bar that is an insult of overcooked potato and soupy, sloppy sauces. SE. Full bar service. The pastry carts offer some of Le Bagatelle's finest moments, particularly the tarts, or the berries with sauce sabayon. L daily ex Sat, D daily. Closed Sat, Sun. Street parking. Pancho Villa 5530 Norbeck Rd., Rockville. The setting is of rustic, rough wood and tablecloths, the serive spirited and eager, then nonexistent. Claude's 9021 Gaither Rd., Gaithersburg. There are no hamburgers, but there are barbecue and vegetarian and hot turkey and chili dog and submarine sandwiches, soups that range from superb to slapdash, quiches made with extremely good crust and zesty fillings, then desserts centering on crepes and ice creams plus those most traditional of pastries -- pecan pie, cheesecake, and brownies. Alexander's Three 1500 Wilson Blvd. And the cheese plate lacks adventure. Quincy's 5444 Columbia Pike, Arlington. Axum 2307 18th St. NW. 277-7174. 783-4133. One night the specials alone included two kinds of crayfish, lamb with ginger, veal with cepes, lotte with tarragon and softshell crabs. No-smoking section. The seats are plush and comfortable; most intriguing are the curved booths set like caves in the walls with tube lights and spotlights on dimmers. The Man in the Green Hat is slipping again. No reseravations. Closed Sun. Parking lots nearby. Tomato sauces are thick and meaty, though a touch too sweet; they succeed better than spaghetti alla carbonara, which is greasy and short on egg, cheese and seasoning. L daily ex Sat, D daily. The president of the National Restaurant Association proclaimed "Dining Reservations accepted. Kingbird serves a lavish breakfast spread, and is the ideal pre . L, D $2.50-$4.50. Full bar service. Oxtail soup, in contrast, is disappointing. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. L, D $4-$10. Except for the salad bar, the Golden Temple is a textbook case of a very good restaurant being allowed slip into ruin. Full bar service. Closed Mon. 638-6828. Full bar service. L $4.75-$8.25, D $9.25-$15.50. 360-7880. Rather, it is siimple cooking with a deft touch to the sauces and special care in homey details. Beer and wine only. L, D daily. No alcoholic beverages. L daily ex Sun, D daily. J. R.'s Steak House 9401 Lee Hwy., Fairfax. Children's prices. No credit cards. Parking lot in rear. Full bar service. Parking in Kennedy Center garage. One of the prettiest restaurants in town, with a floating stairway up the two-story dining room and contemporary stained glass tinting the old brick, Da Vinci serves some of the best pasta in town. 966-8285. 652-6816. Full bar service. Since the selection changes seasonally, it is tricky to try to recommend dishes, but one day's mussels in mustard sauce combined expected flavors in a hauntingly good dish. Full bar service. A dollop of cold spinach sparked with sesame seeds and soy sauce, a few fresh plump crab chunks marinated with cucumbers in vinegar, a small still life of not-fresh-enough sashimi and a five- or six-inch chunk of superb, unctuous eel with a sesame-lemon-dressed salad recently provided two people with an austere meal for nearly $30. Parking garage. sThe closest Prime Rib comes to being inventive or complicated is serving shredded fresh horseradish on the side of its beef. Take the family and order family-size portions of meat or seafood platters, pizza and pasta and a carafe of wine. Street parking or nearby lots. L daily ex Sat, D daily. Full bar service. 1983 The Food Marketing Institute reports that 2/3 of all fish consumed in the U.S. is eaten in restaurants. New York City. Full bar service at dinner, beer and wine only at lunch. L $4.85-$7.75, D $7.95-$12.95. Street parking. Closed Mon. - Address: 1201 New York Ave NW, Washington DC, DC 20005-3917 - Read more on Tripadvisor. Closed Tues. AE, CB, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Kebabs are tender and juicy, only mildly seasoned, so that the charcoal flavor predominates. L, D daily. Open daily. But above all, it is a personal restaurant, where the maitre d'hotel remembers not only your name but also where you sat last year, and maybe 10 years ago when they opened. One introduction to this white-washed, beamed and timbered inn is a good look at the impressive kitchen cadre through a front window. 451-7356. The wine is poured into tumblers, as it would be in such a restaurant in Italy. Closed Sun. Sauces are light-textured, though some dises are greasy. Jun 3, 2015. 347-7100. Vernon if not by car? Full bar service. Full bar service. Parking in front. Free parking garage. Full bar service. Upcoming Events. Mc, V. Reservations suggested. There are lapses, in particular the acid marinated trout and weighty quenelles. Open daily. Crazy Horse Bar B-Q Ranch 6521 Riggs Rd., Hyattsville. If you want plain fare served with a black-tie flourish, Prime Rib is one of the city's few possibilities. Full bar service. L $3.50-$9.50, D $6.50-$9.50. Street parking. Street parking. AE, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Street parking. NW. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Free parking in adjacent lot at dinner. The room has been redone in bright glazed tiles on a white tile background, floors and walls, and the effect is at least startling. L $3.25-$8.50, D $8.90-$14.80. MC, V. No reservations. Children's prices. L $3.25-$8.95, D $5.95-$11.95. Parking in rear. L $2.25-$4, D $4.25-$11.95. Closed Sun. ta.queueForLoad : function(f, g){document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', f);})(function(){ta.trackEventOnPage('postLinkInline', 'impression', 'postLinks-115187862', '');}, 'log_autolink_impression');Washington DC in my youth. Parking in rear. The heart of the nenu is the a la carte section: tacos are puffy or crisp, depending on which you order, well stuffed and well seasoned. Children's prices. Landini Brothers is a restaurant that grows on you, even during the meal. D $6.75-$16.75. Full bar service. The rates are rough and homey, soups fragrant, main dishes bold with garlic and shallots. Street parking and nearby lot. Street parking. Zachary's 6238 Old Dominion Dr., McLean. MC, V. No reservations.

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