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Vietnamese. Scotland Yard 728 King St., Alexandria. Valet parking after 5:30 p.m. Full bar service. Middle courses are a mixed bag, though at one day's lunch the crab cakes were stellar, and served with crisp stir-fried vegestables. Street parking. There are plenty of pictures online if you google, so you can see if they match your memories. The Indian food is as enticing as ever, pretty and fresh with subtle contrasts of seasoning and texture. The Washington, DC of the 1980s and '90s was a dramatically different place than the Washington, DC of 2017. The vegetables, served family style, are sometimes in hunks so large that diners have to cut them up in order to give everyone a share. Full bar service. Scads of money and effort went into designing this lush multi-level saloon of sincere wood and polished brass. L, D daily. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Not only was the food -- from muddy-looking fish soup to greasy and tasteless short ribs -- unappealing, but it was rather expensive. Hours & Location. L $3.95-$6.50, D $4.95-$7.50. Zachary's 6238 Old Dominion Dr., McLean. If Washingtonians ever kicked the habit of automatically thinking French when they want a special evening, Omar Khayyam would be overrun. The big disappointment at Harvey's is likely to be dishes with lobster in them, so stick to crab. Full bar service. 1789 1226 36th St. NW. AE, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. L $2.50-$4.25, D $4.25-$9.50. Waiters will serve each diner if you wish.The offer perfumed hot cloths after dinner. And soak up a lot of atmosphere for very little money. Parking in front.full bar service. Early to mid 1980s Restaurant. For the greatest variety and most reasonable prices, you can sample combination platters. L $3.50-$7.50, D $7.50-$13.95. Old brick and heavy beams are apparently the fashion in Italian restaurants today, and Landini Brothers has carried out the mode beautifully, adding a slate floor and fireplace. Full bar service. Parking lots nearby. But most of the food matches Washington's expense-account French restaurants, and the fruit tarts are justifiably renowned. Service depends on the patience of the diners; it seems as if it is the first day on the job for every one of the smiling waitresses. Key: Ecept for actual reviews, information about restaurants found in this guide was supplied by the restaurants themselves. Care is showered on the quality of ingredients, from freshly cooked chicken salad in ripe melon to high-quality rolls for the hamburgers. Closed Mon. Free parking after 6 p.m. at 18th & M Sts. Bamiyan 3320 M St. NW. Add to your plastic plate the homemade but not sensational potato salad and coleslaw, inconsequential baked beans of "texas toast." 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. Siddhartha 1412 New York Ave., NW. See scans of the front and back of this card. L $2.50-$6.50, D $5.75-$11.75. L,D$2.95-$8.95. Parking in rear or street. Closed Sun. parking lot nearby. Royal Pagoda 11621 Beltsville Dr., Beltsville. Casba 2100 & St. NW. L daily, D daily ex Sat. See photos, floor plans and more details about 102 Shepherdson Ln NE, Vienna, VA 22180. . E., Landley Park. D $11.50-$16.25. L daily ex Sat, Sun, D daily. Parking lots. tWaiters are familiar with the food, knowing which fresh herbs are used with which sauce, and keep a watchful eye on your table from a distance. No alcoholic beverages. Beer and wine only. Full bar service. Full bar service. Order the vegetables, stuffed or sauteed. L daily ex Sat, D daily. Nothing changes at Szechuan & Hunan -- fortuantely. 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 daily ex Sun, D daily. Children's prices. Full bar service. Full bar service. #796 of 1,855 Restaurants in Washington DC. The variety of house wines and beers complement the menu, and desserts, especially the chocolate walnut cake, are worth the splurge. AE, CB, MC, V. Reservations accepted. 1520 14th St NW, Washington DC, DC 20005-3722 - Read more on Tripadvisor. T. Gregory's 2915 M St. NW. Children's prices. Full bar service. This grandiose red and gold shopping center Chinese restaurant has benefited from the conversion, for the food is now fresh and carefully cooked, served in generous portions. Parking in building garage. Parking lot at mall. And include something from the charcoal grill: shrimp sates, lemon grass spareribs, Korean-style short ribs. No credit cards. La Fonda 1639 R St. NW. Roof Terrace Kennedy Center, 2700 F St., NW. The food, too, remains authentic and straightforward, with a few especially good dishes. Parking lot. Full bar service. Children's prices. Apana 3066 M St. NW. Clam clhowder is unorthodox, white but not creamy, heavily herbed, very good if you are not a traditionalist. And the attention in the kitchen is no less than in the dining room. AE, MC, V. No reservations.Parking lot. Full bar service.Children's meals. BEFORE YOU POST A HOTEL REQUEST, PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY! Children's prices. The softshell crabs earlier in the season were as good as anywhere twice the price. L daily ex Sat, Sun, D daily. L $3.45-$7.45, D $8.95-$14.95. These ambitious projects are all the more remarkable for coming when Washington's restaurants are feeling, belatedly, the economic pinch. "Jean-Louis Palladin was the first chef I worked for in the United States," says Ripert. Full bar service. AE, V. Reservations required. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. L $2.75-$4.25, D $4.50-$7.50. No-smoking section. No alcholic beverages. No-smoking section. N reservations. Main courses give fuller reign to tastes: paella, pork with bananas, several tropical vegetables, rabbit in dark, rich sauce. Pueblo Joe's understands a lot about the mystique of beauty. a mug of beer, a cup of too-sweet but fairly good chili fill out a meal that is nofrills and priced accordingly. A little less foreign than it once was, Bamiyan now has American watresses, but they seem familiar with the Afghan food. Street parking or commercial lots. 965-2350. Parking lot. In addition to the menu, which stretches from whole broiled fish to bouillabaisse, a blackboard in front announces daily seafood specials. Reportedly decked in khakis and polished penny loafers, blond hair and blue eyes, he was a Georgetown junior at the time. And the crabmeat quiche is wll packed with crab, a grand ob when the reheating has been careful. L $3.25-$8.95, D $5.95-$11.95. Parking lot. Full bar service. The Abyssinian 2020 Florida Ave. NW. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1985 DOCKSIDE BROILER Restaurant Menu - La Palma CA - Paper at the best online prices at eBay! And even more important, increasingly restaurants are serving seafood that is fresh rather than frozen, and cooking it properly. Beer and wine only. L, D $2.50-$10.95. . L $2.25-$4, D $4.25-$11.95. Free parking in adjacent lot after 5:30 p.m. Beer and wine only. Parking lot in rear. But the execution of the dishes ranges from excellent -- moist crayfish in impeccable white butter sauce, oysters fried on skewers and bedded on spinach, thick veal medallions with fleshy, woodsy mushrooms -- to fishy, oversalted salmon terrine that should have been relegated to the cats. What attractions require/offer timed or advance tickets? Sunset 920 11th St. 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. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations accepted. L daily ex Sat, D daily. Le Danielle Hay-Adams Hotel, 800 16th St, NW. Mike palm's 321 Pennsylvania Ave. End with apple strudel, tart and flaky, for the main dessert alternative is something insultingly called Russian cake, with canned fruit cocktail. L $3-$4.50, D $5.50-$7.70. Children's prices. China Inn 631 H St. NW. Wash them down with bargain-priced Italian wines, finish with eggy golden homemade tortoni and figure that what you spent in gas to find the place was saved in the price of the veal. Ben's Chili Bowl, which opened in 1958, looks like a relic on the yuppified stretch of U Street once known as Black Broadway. L,D daily. One introduction to this white-washed, beamed and timbered inn is a good look at the impressive kitchen cadre through a front window. 527-0100. Portions are gigantic, except for extravagant ingredients like veal -- but what would you expect for $5 veal? Full bar service. Pigfoot 1812 Hamlin St. NE. Closed Sun. Ae, D, V. Reservations suggested. But try the tuna, abalone, salmon roe, all the usual sushi, and be sure to have some rich unctuous eel, with beer to quench the green horseradish fire and a mug of pale gree tea to finish. Street parking. From the central pastry table to the tiny carved batons of apple arranged as spokes on a plate of sweetbreads, the attention to decorative detail is sustained. 337-8080. This is a homestyle restaurant, with waiters that are likely to befriend you, bone your fish and advise you how to reheat the leftovers they have insisted on wrapping. Parking garage. Taverna Cretekou 818 King St., Alexandria. The standard onion soup is unexpectedly fine. And the hostess still keeps a maternal eye on your table. La Scala 4915 Silver Hill Rd., Suitland. Crazy Horse Bar B-Q Ranch 6521 Riggs Rd., Hyattsville. Street parking. L $2.95-$3.99, D $3.95-$5.75. Indulge in the Best Restaurants in D.C. And vegetables are crisp-cooked, meats and seafoods moist and tender. Street parking. Full bar service. Full bar service. Closed Sun, Mon, Tues. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations accepted. Closed Mon. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. L, D daily. Street parking. Washington's French restaurants tend to look significant, with canopies and pompous entrances. L $4.25-$8.75, D $8.75-$12. In the morning, the coffee-and-croissant crowd gradually readies itself for work. Donatos Pizza. The Best Restaurants in Washington, D.C., From Laotian Cuisine to Steakhouses | Cond Nast Traveler. Those who really know the Palm, though, recognize lunch as an unheralded bargain. Old Angler's has its standards, but they need to be applied to the kitchen. Parking in shopping center lot. Full bar service. L daily ex Sat, D daily. D $6.75-$16.75. McDonald's can fold up its golden arches when it comes to competing with Sholl's cafeterias, where a full dinner with fresh fruits and fresh vegetables and homemade pies and puddings wil cost less than $4. NW. Arabian Nights 2915 Connecticut Ave. NW. The dining room is distinctively African, with grassy wall coverings and artifacts, woven fans hanging from the back of each ladderback chair. L $3.75-$8.95, D $5.595-$17.95. D daily. Parking in shopping center lot. L, D $6.75-$14.75. Valle's Steak House 1380 Piccard Dr., Rockville. Szechuan & Hunan has mastered the art of presenting vegetables crisp and meats and seafoods plump and moist. Valet parking for dinner, garage in rear for lunch. The restaurant serves light snacks and full dinners, in quiet leisure or late night disco. Alexander's Three 1500 Wilson Blvd. 568-3400. Parking in front. L daily ex Sat, D daily. L $4.25, $6.50, D $4.95-$7.95. . Ledo 2420 University Blvd. Some simple names -- seafood combination -- hide extraordinary dishes. Full bar service. Web Visit website. Closed Sunday. Plata Grande 4060 Powder Mill Rd., Beltsville. L $1.95-$4.95, D $4.25-$8.95. 833-8870. 6710 Commerce St., Springfield. Street parking. Full bar service. L, D daily. L daily ex Sun, D daily. Reservations accepted. Full bar service. Children's prices. Agreed. L daily ex Sat, D daily. Cagney's 1 Dupont Cir. The roast beef sandwich with feta, pickled peppers, tomatoes and herbs on pita bread would have been wonderful if it had not been sitting in a quarter-inch pool of yellow oil. New China 660 S. Pickett St., Alexandria. O'Riley's Pub 1122 18th st. (in the rear) NW. Except for a few silk flower arrangements, the decor is standard Virginia Shopping Center Ethnic: dark wood veneer paneling, booths along the sides, red tablecloths and candles in red globes, and American colonial brass chandeliers. L daily ex Sat, D daily. L $2.25-$3.75, D $4.25-$10.95. Full bar service. AE. 209 1/2 209 1/2 Pennsylvania Ave. Street parking. - Address: 1201 New York Ave NW, Washington DC, DC 20005-3917 - Read more on Tripadvisor. Full bar service. If you want to know why I have not evaluated Le Provencal or El Bodegon or the Blue Nile or whichever of your favorites is missing, the answer is that there is no good answer. But the menu is still nearly all Chinese, except for a few Vietnamese appetizers. 532-9290. On the dinner menu, anonymous mixtures and mismatched combinations range from broccoli with apples, walnuts and mushrooms under a veil of cheese at an overpriced $7 to mock quiche, lasagna, curry and Mexican casserole. L $9.50-$10.95, D $11.95-$26. Rather, it is siimple cooking with a deft touch to the sauces and special care in homey details. Fish is often a hightlight, and while the memu offers few surprises, familiar dishes are done uncommonly well. Full bar service. Some days, Geranio is worth circling the beltway for, and other days it is not worth more than a walk around the block. 13,050 reviews Open Now. Parking lot. Parking lot. 933-3687. No reservations. Desserts have been developed to include wondrous bitter chocolate terrine, pear flan with ginger, fine-grained sherbets of exotic fruits. Its culinary assets are highly peppered and faintly sweet cha gio (spring rolls) and crab farci, which is the same crab-pork filling in larger measure, without the rice-paper crust. L $4.25-$7.50, d $7-$19. Parking in rear. In either case, the quality is as impressive as the variety.As for dinner, Tung Bor emphasizes fresh fish and seafood, and one is wise to follow suit. On weekends you point to what want from rolling carts; on weekdays you choose from a m enu of three dozen dim sum. You can put together a reasonable meal with good homemade soup and a pastry-crushed entree or salad. Along with cha gio (spring rolls), the most interesting appetizers are cold rice paper rolls stuffed with shrimp, pork, lettuce and fresh mint, to dip in superb hoisin peanut sauce. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations required. Serenity has turned to slugishness at Golden Temple Conscious Cookery, and the last two words should be wiped from the name. Full bar service. Full bar service. 882-2955. Full bar service. D daily. L $2.50-$4.50 0, D $4.75-$13.50. L $5.95-$8.75, D $8.95-$15.95. ($) 4.6 Stars - 9 Votes. Full bar service. 296-6686. Now that it has a liquor license, Foggy Bottom Cafe has matured into a bright, tasteful gathering place for the neighborhood and for diners on their way to or from the Kennedy Center. L daily, D daily ex Sun. The tables are too small, and you are likely to feel rushed, but the crush is a tribute to the food. Clyde's is a series of attractive stage sets for playing out the Georgetown breakfast, the Georgetown brunch, the George-after-dark. AE, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Central to Ethiopian dining are giant, pale, thin pancakes, sour from their fermented batter, which serve as tablecloth and utensil -- you eat with your hands by scooping meats and vegetables with pieces of pancake. Fiddlers 4340 Connecticut Ave. NW. But it is now furnished with basket tables from Ethiopia and folk art on the walls, along with the original booths. Children's prices. L $3.25-$5.50, D $3.25-$7.50. 548-0076. More intricate dishes -- crab cakes, seafood Norfolk -- are, to be picky, apt to be flawed by too much green pepper or too much butter or too much something. West African restaurants have come and gone in Washington, but Baobab seems here to stay. L daily ex Sat, Sun, D daily. It is contemporary and gregarious, the menu running the usual gamut of burgers and salads, plus a long page of entrees -- steak, omelets, quiches, shrimp. Le Gaulois 2133 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. AE, CB, MC, V.Reservations accepted. Children's prices. L daily, D daily ex Sat, Sun. Whatever may go wrong, at the Pines of Rome the price is right. 965-1789. Full bar service. Street parking. L $3.95-$6.25, D $5.50-$9.95. No-smoking section. L, D daily. One could hardly tell from the outside, but there is new life at the China Inn. No credit cards. Tung bor is an ambitious Chinese restaurant, but its best efforts go into dim sum, so it is best visited at lunchtime. AE, D, MC, V. No reservations. 522-8394. 362-6515. Now there are tablecloths, but otherwise the fanciest fixture at Los Planes de Renderos is the tape deck on the bar, playing Latin music. L daily ex Sat, Sun, D daily. L $3.95-$8.75, D $3.95-$14. Parking in front. Closed Sun. Restaurants. Map. AE, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Open daily. Full bar service. Closed Sun. L $3.25-$5.25, D $5.25-$17.95. If you judge the restaurant by one dish, let it be a soup called minced squab and scallops in a bamboo container. No reservations. 785-1277. Full bar service. 871-8554. 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. Kebabs are also delicious, particularly the marinated lamb; chicken tends to be a bit dry. Open daily. Children's prices. $4.25-$9.25, D $5.75-$9.50. Beer and wine only. D.C. Space. Arrangements of bamboo poles suggest huts and gardens. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations accepted. It was known for its burgers, hot dogs, and milkshakes. It has until now been consistently excellent; I hope its third year blues are short-lived. L daily ex Sat, D daily. Open daily. Street parking or nearby lots. Full bar service. Children's prices. It has quietly and gradually become a fine restaurant, its cuisine stably settled among those French restaurants just below La Pavillon, Le Lion d'Or and Jean-Louis, keeping company with Jean-Pierre, Le Bagatelle, Dominique's and Rive Gauche on its good days. 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. AE, MC, V. Reservations suggested. L, D daily. L, D daily. Except for a few extraordinary dishes, among them a marinated fish salad similar to seviche, quiche, several fish dishes and strawberry sherbert, the total dinner -- which is fixed price and moderately so -- adds up to more than the sum of individual dishes, which are very competent but not spectacular cooking. L $2.95-$5.95, D $7.50-$12.50. L $3-$7.50, D $3.75-$17. In an era that values light eating, Ikado's high prices for small portions detract little from its agreeability. Blackie's House of Beef 1217 22nd St. NW. Ae, cb, d, mc, v. rEservations suggested. 965-1185. Parking lot. L daily ex Sat, D daily. No credit cards. You tear off bits of pancake and scoop up bits of lamb or lentil stew or chopped raw beef. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. No alcoholic beverages. Parking in front and rear. 466-3232. 659-2388. AE, CC, MC, V. Reservations suggested. And the cheese plate lacks adventure. L, D daily. You might wonder how this can be considered a decent restaurant, unless you were clever enough to order shrimp de jonghe, jumbo shrimp firm and moist, in a garlic and shallot flecked butter sauce. The chef bakes his own excellant Italian bread. Parking in shopping center lot. Stret parking. 683-1742. 338-3121. Children's prices. Full bar service. 468-1122. Yaldizlar 2605 24th St., NW. AE, D, MC, V. Reservations accepted only for large groups. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Free parking in garage next door. Parking in front. 737-2101. Full bar service. Prices are modest for hot daily specials and quiches, eggs and light entrees. We won't fault you for getting misty-eyed over these failed fast-food chain restaurants from the 1980s. Fortunes shift, and fans shift back and forth between Georgetown's two side-by-side Vietnamese restaurants with this, the corner one, being the insiders' current favorite. Beer and wine only. So order earthy rather than elegant dishes: dense, long-simmered minestrone rather than lemony fish salad that is just rings of squid with a few tiny, tasteless shrimp. Le Vieux Logis 7925 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda. MC, V. Reservations accepted, suggested on weekends. O'Brien's Pit Barbecue 1314 E Gude Dr., Rockville. Children's prices. You just think you have seen salad bars unless you have tried Zachary's. 1982 Having introduced nouvelle cuisine at Ma Maison in Los Angeles, Chef Wolfgang Puck presents "California cuisine" to patrons of his new chic-casual Sunset Strip restaurant, Spago. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. No credit cards. The small room, wrapped in multitoned orange cloth panels and mirrors, allows for spacious tables and room for privacy. Mc, v. Reservations suggested. Open daily. To your right is a bar bathed in a golden glow of blond wood and hanging glasswar. II Nido is handsome as an Italian film star and propped with interesting dishes like fregnacce and other handmade pastas. L daily ex Sat, D daily. Sep 28, 2022, 11:53 PM. Geranio 724 King St., Alexandria. L daily ex Sun, D daily. Its food, though, is an afterthought. The pride of Sholl's is in its freshness -- seasonal produce, fish, excellent lean hamburger meat, home-baked breads and pastries. L daily ex Sat, D daily. Ae, cb, d, MC, V. Reservations suggested. MC, V. Reservations required for parties of five or more. Full bar service. L $3.25-$8.25, D $4.95-$14.95. Ae, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations accepted. D $12.95-$15.65. L $4.95-$6.75, D $8.25- $13.50.

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