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Image: Eggplant. Last Updated: November 2024 Overview: Rasika is one of the special and important restaurants in D.C. Restaurateur Ashok Bajaj already had a winner with the power lunch spot Bombay Club. He has also opened (and closed) various other kinds of spots (New American, French, Israeli, Italian) over the years. In 2005, he opened […]
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Image: Ready to go. Last Updated: February 2024 This place organically creates a bit of a buzz. Tourists coming a couple blocks from the Mall overlap with local office workers at happy hour to fill up the two bars inside. The Mexican place in the José Andrés Chinatown constellation, it does guacamole, tacos and margaritas […]
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Image: Shared plates. Last Updated: July 2023 China Chilcano has big windows, brilliantly-colored décor, and a large dining room. The menu draws on the cuisine of Peru – both the traditional cuisine and especially the cuisine influenced by generations of immigrants from Asia. In some cases the Asian influenced dishes can be nearly indistinguishable from what […]
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Image: Grilled Mushrooms, Crispy Salmon, Raw Squid, Grilled Meat, Pickled Vegetables. Last Updated: April 2023 Overview: Two spots serving Japanese cuisine go by the name Daikaya. Downstairs is the ramen spot that launched a mini-empire. Upstairs is the izakaya. Neither serves sushi. Fret not, there many dishes to pique your interest. In the ten years […]
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Image: KFC (Korean Fried Chicken). Last Updated: June 2022 Overview: Mandu, at one location or another, has been putting out very good Korean for almost two decades. As that might imply, it is a reliable choice sustained by neighborhood support. Some feel the need to compare it to the excellent choices to be found in […]
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Image: Salmon Bento Box Last Updated: February 2022 Current Status: All three locations are open for sit-down, take-out and delivery. Hours, however, vary by location with Lafayette Park open for lunch and afternoon tea break weekdays, but closing at 4:00 currently. The other locations are open til 8:00 and are open on weekends as well […]
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Image: Assorted goodies to start. Last Updated: December 2021 Current Status: Open for sit-down for lunch and dinner and brunch. Take-out and Delivery available. Overview: D.C. is blessed with some good Spanish restaurants, thanks mostly to José Andrés, but Boqueria holds its own. The menu is focused around pretty traditional tapas, with a few jazzed-up […]
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Image: Edward Hopper, Cape Cod Morning (1950). On Saturdays, we like to highlight a piece of art. With the big museums opening at the end of this week, we are putting the focus on this Edward Hopper from the Smithsonian American Art Museum. A year ago, as we sunk into the reality of the situation, […]
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