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May 21, 2006

Las Placitas

Las Placitas, web site, 517 8th Street SE, Washington, DC, 202-543-3700, no weekend lunch (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp]

Overpriced Salvadorean food, with real napkins and tablecloths. Pretends to be a real restaurant. For that reason, the only Salvadorean place many people would go to. The food is still good enough to justify the price, just realize you’re paying twice what you have to. Good for those stuck near Capitol Hill.

Posted May 21, 2006 06:07 PM | Permalink  |  DC , Salvadorean , Southwest  | Comments (0)  | TrackBacks (0)

April 09, 2006

Zanzibar on the Waterfront

Zanzibar on the Waterfront, web site, 700 Water Street SW, Washington, DC, Waterfront, 202-554-9100 (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [WaPo | City Paper | insider pages | openlist | Yelp | Gayot]

I’ve only had snacks here, but I liked it. They sometimes have Haitian concerts, or African concerts, at night, or Zouk. And yes, I know, Zanzibar is not in the Caribbean.

Posted April 9, 2006 10:27 AM | Permalink  |  Caribbean , DC , Southwest  | Comments (0)  | TrackBacks (0)

March 09, 2006

Mitsitam

Mitsitam, in the National Museum of the American Indian, 4th Street SW and Independence Avenue SW, 202-633-1000, 10-5 every day, sometimes very crowded (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | The Free Lance-Star | openlist]

They have five restaurants in one, many of them try to represent various Indian dishes. Well, sort of. You can get buffalo burgers, tamales, Northwest salmon, quinoa grain salad, corn on the cob, cranberries, pumpkin, cactus salad, tacos, and smoked turkey sandwich. I’ve yet to find a single dish that fully delivers, where else can you eat on the Mall? I give at an “A” for effort, at the very least.

Posted March 9, 2006 10:21 PM | Permalink  |  American , DC , Southwest  | Comments (0)  | TrackBacks (0)

March 05, 2006

CityZen

CityZen, web site, 1330 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC, in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel (directions), 202-787-6868, dinner only, and not every day, closed Monday and Tuesday I believe (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [Mobil | Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | Don Rockwell | openlist | Gayot]

Don’t forget, all food is ethnic food. For the first time since Jean-Louis (and I mean the mid- to late-1980s, not the later version of the place), Washington has a first-rate place for fine dining. Right now this is one of the ten best restaurants in North America. Yes, dinner costs more than $100 a pop, but now is your chance to go. Go, and go often, before it declines. The fixed-price menu changes every month, make sure you get the full treatment.

Posted March 5, 2006 07:47 PM | Permalink  |  Asian (Pan-Asian) , DC , Fine Dining , Southwest  | Comments (0)  | TrackBacks (1)

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