L, D daily. Sadly if you grew up in DC in the 80s, you may remember the fact that it wasn't really a safe city. The Palazzo Markham East Shopping Center, Annandale. L, D daily. June 14, 2022. 244-1740. MC, V. No reservations. Full bar service. Wine service is neglectful. 872-8677. Closed Mon. 301/432-6155. L, D daily. Beer and wine only. Pueblo Joe's looks like the kind of place you would like to go while on vacation. Full bar service. Pre-1980 SEA GRILL RESTAURANT Bethesda Maryland & Washington DC G8405@ EUR 2,24 Sofort-Kaufen , EUR 4,13 Versand , 60-Tag Rcknahmen, eBay-Kuferschutz Verkufer: postcardworld (1.433) 98.9% , Artikelstandort: Ontario, CA , Versand nach: WORLDWIDE, Artikelnummer: 325544692621 L, D $1.25-$8. 549-4010. L daily, D daily ex Sun. The most interesting and unusual dish is an appetizer -- sauteed bananas and onions in a hot tomato sauce. Reservations accepted. L, D daily. 525-42439 L $6-$10.50,, D $12.50-$25. L daily ex Sat, D daily. Full bar service. L, D $4.50-$6.50. L $2.95-$5.95, D $4.95-$15.95. Full bar service. Viva 4409 John Marr Dr., Annandale. The homemade rum cake typifies the best and the worst of Caffe Italiano: The whipped cream is fake, but there is plenty of rum. 659-0055. L $4.25-$11.50, D $5.95-$13.95. Some dishes are hot, but more are piquant or aromatic or multi-flavored without being hot. Parking lot. Unclaimed. Parking lot. And the kitchen can produce superb fried foods, fine light sauces and aromatic pasta fillings, so I cannot understand why it settles for pallid sauces and pasty-coated veal with sludgy lemon sauce or vegetables cooked to a mush. Le Pavillon 1820 K St. NW. L daily ex Sat, Sun, D daily. That flounder stuffed with creamy, slightly piquant lump crabmeat is nothing short of ideal, however, as is the Crisfield Special -- just the crabmeat mixture, and lots of it. L daily ex Sun, D daily. L daily ex Sat, Sun, Mon, D daily. L daily ex Sat, Sun, D daily. If you are looking for a full-blown example of what is wrong with American restaurants, try Cagney's. ft. apartment is a 1 bed, 1.0 bath unit. The stronghold of McDonald's, Pizza Hut , Burger King, and other giants of the '80s made the competition stiff. Linen HOTEL SCENE Washington DC AE1522. Street parking. AE, CB, D, MC, V. $7Reservations suggested on weekends. Full bar service. L,D $2.95-10.95. Full bar service. It is much loved, for good reason, and best garnished with bacon or sausage. Parking lot. 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 Indian food is as enticing as ever, pretty and fresh with subtle contrasts of seasoning and texture. Some days, Geranio is worth circling the beltway for, and other days it is not worth more than a walk around the block. Full bar service. The original Trattu still suffers from too many people trying to fill its small brickwalled dining room, but one goes there for brash conviviality rather than peaceful intimacy and for simple, robust food rather than for a wide choice of delicacies. L $3.95-$5.50, D $4-$19. L daily, D daily ex Sun. No credit cards. If there is a touch too much starch in a sauce here or there, the seasonings are always lively. 548-0088. Children's prices. Company Inkwell serves food of very high caliber from a short menu, printed daily, of seasonal specials. 770-7888. D $9.95-$14.50. T. Gregory's 2915 M St. NW. Chadwick's 3205 K St. NW. AE, MC, V. Reservations required. Full bar service. Beer and wine only. AE, CB, MC, V. Reservations suggested. L daily ex Sat, Sun, D daily. D $5.95-$8.75. In all, Harvey's seems tired in the face of energetic new seafood restaruants in town. Open dailey. L daily ex Sat, D daily. L $3.95-$7.50, D $11.50-$14.95. Parking lot. The chiles that once brought tears to the eyes have been held in reserve. Indulge in the Best Restaurants in D.C. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. How do I get to DC from the airport (BWI, DCA, IAD)? D daily. Full bar service. Full bar service. Masseria. Roundtable 4859 Wisconsin Ave., NW. Comus Inn 23900 Old Hundred Rd., Comus, Md. China Inn 631 H St. NW. 333-6440. L daily ex Sat, D daily.Closed Sun. Open daily. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. La Scala 4915 Silver Hill Rd., Suitland. Parking in front. And the hostess still keeps a maternal eye on your table. Closed Mon. Commercial parking lots. L $4.25-$7.50, d $7-$19. But that is the proof for anyone who doubts that Washington is a good restaurant city. No-smoking section. D daily. But a change of chefs has brought overcooked chicken, indiffernet sauces. Full bar service. The fried mozzarella is superlative, light and crisp and oozing cheese. Old Angler's Inn 10801 MacArthur Blvd., Potomac. L, D daily. Thai Hut 2404 University Blvd. Unused Pre-1980 CARSON'S RESTAURANT Largo Florida FL M8853. Closed Mon. Valet parking for dinner. L $3.25-$4.35, D $4.25-$20. Parking lot. Parking in rear. W., Wheaton. Open daily. The legendary hamburgers are rarely terrific, though they could be if they didn't taste of burned grill scrapings. No credit cards. L $1.75-$5.25, D $3.75-$9.95. L $3.95-$10, D $7.50-$14.95. Children's prices. 244-5804. Full bar service. Hunan Garden 2104 Viers Mill Rd., Rockville. The "special salad" is an exaggeration not worth the extra expense. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. No-smoking section. Closed Sat. Valent parking for dinner. Phyllis C. Richman Assisted Carole Sugarman; Phyllis C. Richman is restaurant critic of The Washington Post. 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. And the handwritten menu changes daily, though usually has several dishes in pastry -- dartois, bouchee a la reine -- that take advantage of the pastry chef's skill (the dartois showing him off better than the puff pastry of the bouchee). Food For Thought 1738 Connecticut Ave. NW. Valle's Steak House 1380 Piccard Dr., Rockville. L $4.25-$7.50, D $10.75-$17. Behind those etched glass walls of the bread oven is a miniature neighborhood, where bread is being baked, and major decisions are being made between eclairs and pear tarts. AE, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. The space is profligate, the service elaborate and capable. L $6.50-$13.95, D $11-$17.95. AE, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Private party facilities. 922-9050. Parking lot. While the menu does not easily translate into English and the waiters are little more descriptive than the menu, the foods are essentially similar, meat or fish stews in peppery tomato or peanut sauces, accompanied on wooden platters by rice or another grain and sauteed cabbage, carrots and zucchini. 3) Of course, one of the most significant stories of DC in the 1970s was the impeachment of President Nixon. Even indoors, this century-old inn is an idyll of working fireplaces and dark heavy beams. Parking garage at mall. 227 Massachusetts Ave. NE. Crazy Horse Bar B-Q Ranch 6521 Riggs Rd., Hyattsville. Free parking in garage next door. The menu is full of don'ts -- no credit cards or checks, no separate checks, no sandwiches after 5 p.m., no substitutions, no half-orders. L $2.25-$4.95, D $5.95-$12.95. Masseria's lip-smacking, swirled linguine with XO sauce / Masseria. Ben's Chili Bowl. r The Roma 3419 Connecticut Ave., NW. L, D daily. L $3.50-$9.50, D $4-$12. 737-2101. L daily ex Sat, D daily. The variety is appealing, from hors d'oeuvre plates that are fresh vegetable salads and tiny bits of pate, sardines and the like, to moist bluefish in nantua sauce to cassoulet or just a rib eye steak with french fries. No reservations. DoubleDave's Pizzaworks. L $4.95-$8.95, D $7.50-$13.25. L $3.25-$8.50, D $8.90-$14.80. 534-0004. Sholl's 1990 K St. NW. Street parking. Children's prices. MC, V. No reservations. If Washingtonians ever kicked the habit of automatically thinking French when they want a special evening, Omar Khayyam would be overrun. Reported as permanently closed. Full bar service. Food, as you have probably guessed, is not central, but is one of those minor details that is handled well and thus plays an important role in this success story. Parking in front. 338-7772. Closed Mon. 900 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20006. I am guessing it was some sort of steak house, it had big white pillars or columns outside, a two story dining room (I think ) that looked over the big salad bar. which according to my 80 year old mother had big bowls of feta cheese on it?? Carmack's 8401 Connecticut Ave., Chevy Chase. L $4-$10, D $8-$16. Tien Yuen 1612 16th St. NW. Closed Mon. L, D $6.75-$14.75. Free parking in adjacent lot. AE, CB, DC, MC, V. Reservations accepted. L daily ex Sat, D daily. and car dealers will solely become service centers. 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. Setting aside the question of food for a moment, let us consider the unique grandeur of the Four Seasons Hotel's restaurant, Aux Beaux Champs. 7. $1.69 $1.99 . No-smoking section. L daily ex Sat, D daily. The tables are too small, and you are likely to feel rushed, but the crush is a tribute to the food. 532-9290. 797-7640. Closed Sun. 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. A rustic downstairs dining room decorated with cotton print tablecloths and primitive paintings, and in warm weather a well-protected outdoor terrace, Tabard Inn continues to serve interesting, high-quality food through changes of management. They include cha goi and two or three other dishes -- skewered beef, pork or chicken, carmel pork or chicken curry; turmeric baked fish with steamed quiche. It is too small to justify lethargic, surly service such as I found. 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. Full bar service. Street parking. Now it's driving me bonkers trying to figure it out! The two homemade sausages tasted worn out. Closed Sun. Arabian Nights 2915 Connecticut Ave. NW. Particularly welcome for a casual little dinner is the good selection of half-bottle of wine. Full bar service. Yenching Palace 3524 Connecticut Ave., NW. Children's prices. Children's prices. Open daily. Mamma Desta blends sweet, savory and hot spices masterfully. 546-5900. September 21, 1980. Children's prices. The grilled meats -- lamb chops, pork chops, hamburgers -- are pretty good, but most of the menu is lighter fare, e.g., large, colorful salads, creamy quiches. A comment to a waiter that he brought the wrong vintage of wine was answered with, "Vintages don't matter." The satay, once boldly spiced, juicy skewered meats, were less spicy, their peanut sauce distinctly less peppery. The walls are gilt-edged black, and the diners are gilt-edged meat and potatoes fans. China Garden serves fine Cantonese food, stretching from congee to seafood in fried taro baskets. L $4.50-$9.25, D $7.95-$14. DC wasn't exactly termed "safe". The dining rooms are lovely, with rainbows of silk waving from the ceiling downstairs, salmon colored banquettes against silvery gray walls upstairs. Closed Sat, Sun. Appetizers can be superb, particularly the snails and the carpaccio, or even the daily mixed hor d'oeuvre. 836-2834. 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. Their very names -- fish dipped in boiling water with spices, smoked lobster, pelican's nest -- are evocative. The focal point of the menu is the daily specials, most around $4 or $5 for large portions of good, simple French cooking. 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. Landini Brothers 115 King St., Alexandria. The House of Hunan is an exceptional addition to Washington's hundreds of Chinese restaurants, and Vincenzo's, once the kinks are ironed out, is aiming for the top among Italian restaurants. Old Angler's has its standards, but they need to be applied to the kitchen. Open daily. Chez Maggy 26 N. Market St. (Rte. Greek Village 1712 Connecticut Ave. NW. Trattu 1823 Jefferson Pl. Eat plenty of rough, chewy rye and raisin pumpernickel bread. The Fishery 5511 Connecticut Ave. NW.363-2144. Upstairs, several small rooms are appointed with fireplaces and ruby velvet chairs, silver napkin rings and salt shakers. No credit cards. Full bar service. A mild introduction to Ethiopian fire, Axum's food is not the best among local Ethiopian restaurants, but the reasonable prices and gracious room add points. Rosy walls and violin music, caviar with bliny and vodka with strawberries -- such are the touches that set the Serbian Crown apart from the crowd of Washington's elegant restaurants. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. L, D $2.25-$5.95. Beer and wine only. L $2.75-$4.25, D $4.50-$7.50. Main courses are the highlight; appetizers can sink to course and bitter seafood pate or smoked salmon that is just oily fish sliced too long ago. 966-7600. Parking in front. 13,050 reviews Open Now. No reservations. SE. Trader Vic's. The Polynesian-themed restaurant was in Seattle's Washington Plaza Hotel (now the Westin) and capitalized on the tiki-fad of the 1950s and 1960s. Full bar service. The daily specials are usually the best dishes to order, for they use the season's first basil for pesto and the freshest fish for cold marinated appetizers, and on occasion offer inventions like the quail with fruit and sage stuffing and mushroom sauce. No credit cards. L,D daily. Even the traditional sauces -- dark, resonant mole and smooth, piquant salsa verde -- are unusually good. Full bar service. 548-2255. Seafoods are the mainstay of the menu -- fiery barbecued shrimp with heads and shells intact (too fiery and less savory on my last visit), crabmeat with hollandaise and artichoke bottoms in puff pastry (excellent, except for acrid artichokes), catfish fried in crabmeal, oysters pan-broiled with lemon and butter, oysters Bienville. Closed Mon. Closed Sun. Full bar service. La Brasserie 239 Massachusetts Ave. NE. Full bar service. China Paradise 138-A Maple Ave. W., Vienna. 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. Children's prices. Whatever may go wrong, at the Pines of Rome the price is right. Or as an alternative, succulent lump crab imperial in a mustard-spiked cream. Rather, it is siimple cooking with a deft touch to the sauces and special care in homey details. Street parking. 333-8900. Eskimo Nell's 815 N. Stafford St. Arlington. Courtesy of Wikimedia/Oliver F. Atkins. Full bar service. The French UndergroundThe Gentry (Cap. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. AE, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested.Parking lot in front. And any Formica luncheonette where you wait in line to pay $11.50 for flounder stuffed with crabmeat is bound to be good. L daily, D daily ex Sat, Sun. Wonderful or just fair, the meal ends agreeably with perky, crisp berry tarts. Full bar service. Mc, v. Reservations suggested. Henry Africa 607 King St., Alexandria. E.J. L daily ex Sat, Sun, D daily. Cheek by jowl to McDonald's on a fast-food highway is a lone white house that encloses an Italian restaurant of character, the kind that, small as it is, uses 20 pounds of garlic a week and butchers its own veal. anakeesta photo memories . Parking in rear. 6Open daily. Chateau Gesundheit 7141 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. Everybody who knows of the Palm knows it as a no-nonsense steak and lobster restaurant with giant portions, priced accordingly, of very good simple meat and potatoes. What is a nice little Italian restaurant like this doing overcooking its fritto misto and turning its cheese sauce into mock Velveeta? Running a great restaurant is no secret. American, Bar $$ - $$$ Menu. Open daily. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations accepted for five or more only. Closed Mon. 232-6965. AE, MC, V. Reservations accepted. Valet parking for dinner only. Children's prices. L $2.25-$3.25, D $4.50-$6.25. 296-6686. L daily ex Sat, D daily. No wonder. AE, CB, MC, V. Reservations accepted. 528-4300. Free parking after 6 p.m. at 18th & M Sts. Beer and wine only. 1983 The Food Marketing Institute reports that 2/3 of all fish consumed in the U.S. is eaten in restaurants. If small increments can be said to raise Washington's dining level, add to them that the Szechuan has a new carpet. Closed Mon. The prices stayed so low for so long that something had to give. The president of the National Restaurant Association proclaimed "Dining Full bar service. View Menu. L $2.25-$5.95, D $6.50-$12.95. L'Alouette 2045 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Parking next door before 5 p.m., valet parking after 5 p.m. Full bar service. Free shipping for many products! MC, V. Reservations suggested.Parking next to building. Parking lot. L $3.50-$5.50, D $7-$10. Open daily. Parking in rear. While Le Rendez-Vous serves Thai, Korean, Indonesian and Chinese food, it is, like Germaine's, primarily a Vietnamese restaurant. Several restaurateurs have talked lately about opening a grill restaurant specializing in charcoaled meats and fish, but while they talked, T. Gregory's did it, and did it exceedingly well. Szechuan 615 I St. NW. L $4.50-$8.50, D $10.50-$16. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations accepted. But not always. It is a very pretty restaurant, its three stories delicately set with Persian curlicues and fretwork, exotic but very sophisticated. Valet parking. L daily ex Sat, D daily. 1213 Wilson Blvd. Salads are superb -- spinach with a profusion of crisp bacon and crumbled blue cheese, caesar with fresh parmesan and truly fresh croutons. Street parking. Closed Mon. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on. Yet such a warm and charming little nook o a restaurant might be worth stopping by for a drink. Street parking. Closed SUN. Closed Sun. L $2.25-$3.95, D $3.25-$7.95. Le Gaulois 2133 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Even the wine list is particularly well chosen. The restaurant is open Sunday-Thursday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday-Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. It is several restaurants scattered from Columbia to Tysons Corner; it is a Washington institution and live museum of American pub culture; it is Georgetown's longest running mixer. A little less foreign than it once was, Bamiyan now has American watresses, but they seem familiar with the Afghan food. The Sunset does not get so intense as to peel its own potatoes or bake its own pies, but it serves homemade food, up to a point. Closed Sun. Which Area should I stay in when visiting DC? d.c. space 443 7th St. NW. You can start with lobster bisque or clams casino; other soups can taste canned-bland, even if they are larded with plenty of fresh clams or crab, and my last oysters were flabby and small. Closed Mon. Children's prices. Tall flutes of champagne with framboise dot the room as diners begin their ritual of hot rabbit pate, rare lamb or duck or venison, perhaps mousse-stuffed trout or baby salmon in puff pastry, the flaming orange souffle. Children's prices. Binnacle III Off Rte. It has until now been consistently excellent; I hope its third year blues are short-lived. Enchiladas are better ordered at a Mexican restaurant rather than here, and roast pork is likely to be fatty. Parking lot. K $3.95-$6.55. Open daily. Children's prices. Chardas 523 South 23rd St., Arlington. Closed Sun. Full bar service. Full bar service. AE, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. 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). The pastry carts offer some of Le Bagatelle's finest moments, particularly the tarts, or the berries with sauce sabayon. L $4.25-$7.95, D$6.95-$10.95. The Best Restaurants in Washington, D.C., From Laotian Cuisine to Steakhouses | Cond Nast Traveler. Parking in building garage. Small and spare, with flimsy tables huddling close, Vietnam Georgetown's main environmental asset is its outdoor cafe in the rear. Closed Sun. 667-1022. Daily specials have included surprises like Moroccan chicken-egg-almond pie in filo dough. Middle courses are a mixed bag, though at one day's lunch the crab cakes were stellar, and served with crisp stir-fried vegestables. But more frequent are the good days when Szechuan is sizzling. Also on the menu are stuffed cabbage, squash or grape leaves, kibbeh and a few curries, but none of them matches the kebabs. Tacos and enchiladas form only a small part of the menu, which is an extensive list of brilliantly colored and subtly flavored dishes. But Apana has changed its seating arrangements so that you can no longer expect a high-backed booth allowing privacy, but are likely to be seated a few inches from the next table. 338-1896. 9ll-6787. Valet parking. Hu Nan 4660 Kenmore Ave., Alexandria. MC, V. Reservations accepted. Sunset serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, but lunch is the prime time. 337-8080. Full bar service. MC, V.Reservations suggested. SE. No credit cards. This is a restaurant of solid culinary satisfaction rather than thrills. Beer and wine only. Street parking. Concentrate on vegetables -- white beans, fried zucchini -- and accompany your meal with white pizza, even red if you like. 244-5933. It was known for its burgers, hot dogs, and milkshakes. Open dialy. No alcoholic beverages. Figaro's Pizza. 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. There are only a few pastas from which to choose, but you should start with the spinach-stuffed agnolotti in cream sauce. L $2.95-$5.50, D$6.50-$10.50. 338-8707. Alpenhof 1243 20th St. NW. 751-9266. The menu attempts to meet every desire, from pheasant terrine to bacon cheeseburger, from London broil to chicken tarragon salad. Anyone who lived in middle America and grew up in the '80s likely knows the odd name G.D. Ritzy's. First founded in Ohio in 1980, the 1950s-style restaurant grew quickly, with about 100 locations at its peak. Full bar service. 652-9514. One night the specials alone included two kinds of crayfish, lamb with ginger, veal with cepes, lotte with tarragon and softshell crabs. Free parking in Alfred St. lot for dinner. 436 11th St NW Harrington Hotel. 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. 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. Street parking or public parking lot. Unfortunately, their attentions are intermittent, as is the quality of the food. Parking in shopping center lot. L $3.50-$8.25, D $6.25-$13.95. L $2.25-$3.95, D $4.25-$6.95. $4.25-$9.25, D $5.75-$9.50. The waitress recites a long list of specials, from softshell crabs in season (very good) to salmon (fair) to marinated rabbit (powerfully marinated) to roast or sauteed veal. NW. Full bar service. Parking garage. The restaurant: Iron Gate (1734 N St, NW) Year first opened: 1923. Closed Sun, Mon, Tues. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations accepted. Open daily. L daily ex Sat, D daily. AE, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Full bar service. 3265 Prospect St. NW. The hummos special, topped with ground beef and almonds, was not a prettily arranged or as tangy. 6201 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church. AE, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Street parking. L $3.95-$8.50, D $5.75-$11. The Hunan lamb and beef offer a brilliant interplay of pepper, vinegar and soy with a touch of sweetness that is uniquely Hunanese. 942-0075. L $2.95-$5.95, D $2.95-$6.95. The french fries have that nearly sweet taste of perfectly fried potatoes, the cole-slaw is fine. L $2.95-$5.95, D $7.50-$12.50. Street parking. Eating trends move slowly, but in Washington they are continuing steadily towards seafoods and away from red meats. Sit in the country-French-tinted inside cafe or at the "outdoor" mall tables, first casing the pastry case for dessert and take-homes. L $4.25, $6.50, D $4.95-$7.95. Beer and wine only. Choices still tend to be interesting -- stuffed veal breast, meat-and-fruit stuffed peppers with walnut cream, Cornish hens with herbed cream cheese -- but, except for the two fried cheese dishes that have been mainstays of the restaurant from the beginning, the dishes are full of errors: fine herbed soup with clams that taste canned, batter-fried fish vegetables that retain too much grease, blue cheese puff pastry that is overwhelmed by the blue cheese, pastries that sound luscious but are too dry and over-sweet. Pre-1980 RESTAURANT SCENE Atlantic City New Jersey NJ G8202 in United States > New Jersey > Atlantic City Ends Tonight: Up to 75% Off Postcards Save Now United States Africa Asia & Middle East Australia & Oceania Canada Europe Latin & South America Worldwide (Other) More Categories La Maree's more modest self-introduction leaves room for unexpected pleasures. Danker's 1209 E St. NW. 337-3600. Valet parking. But the environment -- harried, slap-dash service and unkept surroundings -- has not been a strong point. 548-1288. AE, CB, CC, D, MC, V. Reservations accepted. Nothing changes at Szechuan & Hunan -- fortuantely. 965-1789. The Tides Lodge Irvington, Va. 804/438-6000. How to use Metro---Helpful links from Metro's website. Parking lots on either side. Gadsby's Tavern 138 N. Royal St., Alexandria. North America. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. L $4.25-$8.75, D $8.75-$12. Children's prices. "Yummy and I hope healthy lentil quinoa burger with cheddar, mushrooms etc. This two-story green and white pub with sidewalk cafe is lively, usually fun if you don't consider noise and fun mutually exclusive. Children's prices. But the menu is still nearly all Chinese, except for a few Vietnamese appetizers. " reasonable food but long wait " 05/12/2022. AE, CB, CC, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Street parking. The place looks a cross between a home and a community center, with red oilcloth on the tables and unframed pictures on the walls. You may start with asparagus dried out in the reheating, but you are likely to have traded recipes with one of the owners by the end, after eating too much of his homemade bread, and still be tempted to end with a marvelous zucotto. 785-1277. L daily ex Sat, D daily. Roof Terrace Kennedy Center, 2700 F St., NW. 4200 Wisconsin Ave. NW. We always wondered how they could do it so cheaply, and now we know that they can't anymore, at least they can't keep the quality as it was. Valet parking after 5:30 p.m. Full bar service. This moderately priced French bistro is sweeter looking than ever, with a mural covering one wall and old brick to contrast, a pressed tin ceiling and church pew banquettes. Da Vinci 2514L St., NW. L, D daily. 635-3888. L $4.50-$10 per lb. L $1.95-$5.75, D $2.95-$5.75. Kramerbooks & afterwords Cafe 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. Full bar service. AE, MC, V. Reservations suggested. L daily ex Sun, D daily. MC, V. Reservations suggested. SE. Full bar service. L, D daily. L, D daily. 659-5882. AE, MC, V. One hour free parking, Washington; mall parking lot, Falls Church. L $3.50-$6.50, D $4.25-$12.50. Prices are higher than one expects for a casual stop, a plate of food that is good but not memorable, sullied by mushy canned vegetables. D daily. Reservations accepted. A star on the menu is la bourride, a creamy, potent fish soup under a puff pastry crust. AE, MC, V. Reservations suggested. But the highlight of an evening at Dominique's might be the service, for the troop of young waiters and waitresses seem not only to know their job, but to enjoy it. La Fonda 1639 R St. NW. The ideal meal at Joe and Mo's is all beef: tartar steak (share a portion as an appetizer) and roast beef, the fullest flavored prime rib in town, more than an inch thick, tender, moist and juicy, permeated with rosemary, basil and garlic. Commercial parking lots. Full bar service. AE, MC, V. Reservations accepted for dinner only. Siddhartha 1412 New York Ave., NW. Children's prices. Children's prices. 833-1858. Closed Sun. Vernon. No reservations. $1.69 $1.99 . This kind of wrap-and-dip food is not only fun, it is light eating and sufficiently crunchy and cool to appeal to flagging summer appetites. N reservations. No credit cards. 387-1462. Trader Vic's Capital Hilton, 16th and K Sts. Open daily. No credit cards. There is competent service and an occasional hug from the mama of the house. Service swings wildly from a great show of pulling out your chair to surly response to requests. 548-0076. New York City. Open daily. Full bar service. 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. The old faithful dishes are still excellent; sups and the creamy crabmeat veronique as appetizers. L, D daily. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Full bar service. No credit cards. Nora is a sophisticated return to old-fashioned home cooking, with dishes from here and there but ingredients only from impeccable sources that raise their meats without chemicals. Order from the front page of specialties and certainly try a Hunan dish -- perhaps shredded chicken with broccoli -- violently hot or very mild, as you wish. Street parking. AE, D, MC, V. No reservations. MC, V. Reservations suggested. 546-8300. L, D daily. 836-8404.
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