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June 13, 2009

Bourbon Steak, Four Seasons Hotel

Bourbon Steak, Four Seasons Hotel, web site, 2800 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 202-944-2026 (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | Don Rockwell | Yelp | Gayot]

I have to say I was very impressed. It sounds boring by most accounts but the steak, lobster, and tuna tartare are all first-rate. Expensive, but at least you are getting something for your money. Don’t expect innovative or original cooking, but right now this is one of the best places in town.

Posted June 13, 2009 08:37 PM | Permalink  |  American , GWU/Foggy Bottom , Georgetown , Seafood , Steaks  | Comments (0)

January 21, 2009

Blue Duck Tavern

Blue Duck Tavern (in the Park Hyatt), web site, 1201 24th Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-419-6755 (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | MenuPages | insiderpages | Don Rockwell | openlist | Yelp | Gayot]

By far the nicest eating space in the whole DC area, truly beautiful. It looks too immaculate to serve food in. Most of the food, however, is mediocre. I thought the Bratwurst was quite good and I had a very good appetizer, was it the herring? The visuals save this place and with wisdom you can have an OK meal too.

Posted January 21, 2009 07:07 AM | Permalink  |  American , DC , Downtown , GWU/Foggy Bottom  | Comments (0)

May 05, 2006

Mehran Restaurant

Mehran Restaurant, 2138 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 202-342-0056 (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [zabihah | City Paper | Yelp]

Very mom and pop, pretty spicy, very yummy. Nothing more than the usual Pakistani selections, but I can be pretty happy with that. A good alternative in a part of town that doesn’t have much hard-core ethnic food.

Posted May 5, 2006 06:17 PM | Permalink  |  DC , GWU/Foggy Bottom , Pakistani  | Comments (0)

April 30, 2006

Agua Ardiente

Agua Ardiente, web site, 1250 24th Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-833-8500 (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [The Daily Colonial | Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp]

Tapas and nouvelle Latin dishes, mostly of an Andean nature, and run by an Ecuadorean. It’s not quite a fancy place, but well above an ethnic place, a “tweener,” you might say. So maybe it won’t quite make anyone fully happy, but it is still one of the best Andean places around. And unlike the other Andean places, it draws from the entire region. And not all that expensive either, especially given the neighborhood it is in. Strange red décor. On weekends, they have active Latin night life. Recommended.

Posted April 30, 2006 07:23 PM | Permalink  |  DC , GWU/Foggy Bottom , Latin  | Comments (0)

April 25, 2006

Aroma

Aroma, web site, 1919 Eye Street NW, Washington,DC, 202-833-4700 (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp]

Foggy Bottom Indian stand-by. Reliable.

Posted April 25, 2006 02:03 PM | Permalink  |  DC , Downtown , GWU/Foggy Bottom , Indian  | Comments (0)

April 22, 2006

La Chaumiere

La Chaumiere, web site, 2813 M Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-338-1784 (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp | Gayot]

Barkley Rosser loves this place. He recommends it as a “solid, mid-price restaurant that specializes in Lyonnaise cuisine, and is favored by the older Georgetown crowd…”

Posted April 22, 2006 09:33 AM | Permalink  |  DC , French , GWU/Foggy Bottom , Georgetown  | Comments (0)

Marcel's

Marcel's, web site, 2401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 202-296-1166, dinner only (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [Economist | Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | Don Rockwell | flyertalk | openlist | Yelp | Gayot]

Belgian, mostly, more classic than nouvelle. All the reviews are good, but hard to see it beating a trip to Europe.

Posted April 22, 2006 08:31 AM | Permalink  |  Belgian , DC , Downtown , Fine Dining , GWU/Foggy Bottom  | Comments (0)

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