Free parking garage for Wisconsin Ave. location, street parking for Prospect St. Beer and wine only. 549-1141. Order the vegetables, stuffed or sauteed. L daily ex Sat, D daily. And, while the pastas are not likely to be homemade, they are cooked al dente and sauced with wonderful pungent tomato sauce. Pheasant terrine tastes like mashed-up canned meat. But if you ignore the flossy touches, such as cloying Polynesian drinks, and approach this as a hospitable neighborhood Chinese restaurant with a Vietnamese accent, you will find it worth remembering when you are around Tysons Corner. AE, V. Reservations accepted for four or more only. Street parking. Now it's driving me bonkers trying to figure it out! The decade was the gateway to the present in many ways. Full bar service. 4611 Laverock Pl NW # 1, Washington, DC 20007 is an apartment unit listed for rent at /mo. L daily ex Sat, Sun, D daily. The fare is fair these days, though the pastries are more buttery, more delicate, more professional than ever. AE, MC, V. Reservations accepted, only for eight or more at lunch. The California touch is evident -- and welcome -- in an antipasto pyramided with fine Italian ham and salami, sharp, aged provolone, plump anchovies and pungent little olives over a bed of crisp romaine, with cruets of oil and vinegar to dress it yourself. Apple Tree 1220 19th St. NW. Skip the fettucine alfredo and finish with one of this town's really good cannoli. Worse were main dishes -- over salted, over cooked, soupy, their vegetables slimy from excess heat, the meats and seafoods skimpy. The waiters and chef are garrulous, eager to involve you as a friend of the house. La Miche has expanded and is suffering from growing pains, though it is still the best French restaurant I have found in the Maryland suburbs. L $3-$5.50, D $3.75-$11.50. Children's prices. Ae, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. North America. 227 Massachusetts Ave. NE. Open daily. It has baba ghanouj and taramasalata, cucumbers with yogurt and mashed potato dip, all to be scooped with toasted pita sprinkled with oregano. Children's prices. AE, MC, D, V. Reservations accepted only for six or more. E., Landley Park. 290-9091. AE, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Full bar service. Full bar service. The menu has been revamped to concentrate on the house specialties, weeding out the chaff. D daily. MC, V. Reservations accepted. L daily ex Sat, Sun, D daily. The Man in the Green Hat 301 Massachusetts Ave. NE. Closed Mon. "It fits Washington really well," explains John DeFerrari, the author of the book Historic Restaurants of Washington, DC: . 956-2209.L $5.95-$8.95, D $9.25-$14.50. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. L, D $2.95-$9.95. 986-8744. L daily ex Sat, D daily. 333-3323. Kalorama Cafe 2228 18th St. NW. Closed Sun. Parking in garage, valet parking for dinner. 321. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations accepted. 436 11th St NW Harrington Hotel. AE, MC, V. No reservations.Parking lot. Full bar service. 640 reviews. If trees and flowers and patios and green lawns were enough to make a restaurant, Old Angler's would have it made. Full bar service. Tiny lamps reflect in the polished bare wood floor. Parking lot at mall. Orient Express 10560 Main St., Fairfax. With improvements in that arena and Szechuan's talent in playing with fire, this is Chinatown's best bet. Parking in adjacent lot. Street parking and nearby lot. Jonah's Oyster Kitchen Hyatt Regency Hotel, 400 New Jersey Ave. NW. La Ruche maintains a good collection of light dishes.And if the daily specials are sometimes not very special, you can usually count on fresh vegetables to enhance them, and further do so with a bottle of reasonably priced wine. Open daily. Open daily. Street parking and nearby lot. It is one of those exciting cities where you could visit a different restaurant every day for six months and still not get to all the good ones. AE, CB, CC, D, V. Reservations suggested. Le Lion d'Or 18th and M Sts. Stret parking. The dining rooms are ample but still of intimate scale. Beer and wine only. Los Planes de Renderos 908 11th St. NW. $1.69 $1.99 . Full bar service. But it is a restaurant where they smile a lot while they blunder. 171-4212. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on. Children's meals. Indside, the dessert table and cheese trays are iordinately enticing. A downstairs brick-lined bar and an outdoor cafe offer simple red beans and rice, gumbos and the like. L $3.95-$8.50, D $5.75-$11. . MC, V. Reservations suggested. L, D daily. Bacchus is a charming little place, with brick walls and tile tables. L, D $7-$11. Commercial parking lots on street parking. Cedar Knoll Inn George Washington Memorial Pkwy., Mt. A comment to a waiter that he brought the wrong vintage of wine was answered with, "Vintages don't matter." This is barbecue at its local best. Even the expresso is as good as you are likely to make at home. 11 talking about this. 3125 Mount Pleasant St NW, Washington, D.C. 20010. Open daily. Street parking. 337-3600. Trip Report - Family of 4, including 2 tweens, how to getReagan National (DCA) to Dulles I(AID), Safe Places To Stay In The Washington DC Area. And the menu is enticing, with little that is strictly routine. Closed Mon. There are lapses, in particular the acid marinated trout and weighty quenelles. Upcoming Events. Whatever combinations you choose, certainly include tibs, smoky-flavored grilled cubes of beef with onions, a mild dish that even entices children, and try the hand-chopped raw beef with chili pepper and butter to moisten it; a marvelous variation of tartar steak, it is called kitfo. L $6.25-$8.75, D $10.95-$15.95.L, D daily. The best details are the fresh orange juice or espresso over the morning paper, a soup or pastry break to finish your last chapter. Beer and wine only. eFull bar service. Full bar service. 462-8771. Seafood dishes are the most intriguing; crystal shrimp are soaked in ice water to crisp them, then cooked just until translucent. 543-5005. 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. Parking lot. Children's prices. Full bar service. Full bar service. The food is rustic and homespun. Closed Sun. 659-0055. AE, MC, V. Reservations suggested. AE. "Jean-Louis Palladin was the first chef I worked for in the United States," says Ripert. But then one returns to the question of the food. La Ruche of White Flint White Flint Mall (third floor), Rockville. 8130 Watson St., Tysons Corner. 893-6366. A magazine, a kir, the fish of the day and a flaky browned fruit tart are the makings of a delightful $10 vacation from Georgetown shopping. 333-2266. And on lazy days little attention is paid to precise cutting or lively color. Also try seafood curry and pork rolls with broccoli. Service is gregarious and hospitable. Open daily. The dozen dishes run the gamut from Mideast (humos, a delicious rendition) to Deep South (barbecued spare-ribs, oversweetened but not bad). Open daily. No credit cards. 244-5933. 546-8300. Closed Sun. Valet parking for dinner, garage in rear for lunch. Valet parking. Aux Beaux Champs 2800 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. AE, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Full bar service. But the rstaurant also serves tempura, teriyaki, two soups and excellent meat dumplings in paper-thin noodle wrappers. L $3.75-$8.95, D $5.595-$17.95. Full bar service. AE, CC, MC, V. Reservations suggested. L $2.95-$5.10, D $4.95-$7.95. Children's prices. L daily ex Sat, D daily. The baba ghanouj bests even the Middle Eastern restaurants hereabouts, but hot dishes tend to be superior to cold dishes, which are inclined to be excessively herbed or at least unbalanced. L, D daily. AE, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Flickr/Steve Fernie. Ou can depend on tantalizing interplay of chiles, soy, ginger, garlic and scallions. Children's prices. Open daily. Parking in front and rear. The president of the National Restaurant Association proclaimed "Dining It is much loved, for good reason, and best garnished with bacon or sausage. Poets, jazz artists, comics, and punk acts jammed on the tiny stage of this club, once the heart of the city's underground. Parking lot. Closed Sun. 667-1022. Street parking. If what you care about is the cooking, the amenities on the plate rather than in the dining room, join the crowds at Le Gaulois.The central feature of this over crowded restaurant is the full page of daily specials, nearly two dozen main courses, offering at reasonable prices such dishes as duch with tropical fruits, veal with chanterelles, salmon in a pastry crust with champagne sauce. Full bar service. Service is formal, attentive. Children's prices. L $4.25-$10, D $10.50-$18.50. L $2.50-$6.50, D $5.75-$11.75. The food is excellent as well." more. No credit cards. Closed Mon. 342-0444. Closed Mon. Street parking. AE, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. This is a restaurant of solid culinary satisfaction rather than thrills. 337-4536. With so many good new restaurants, it is obvious why some old favorites have missed being reviewed this year. Entdecke 1980er Jahre BOSTON SEAFOOD COMPANY Restaurantmen - Washington DC & St. Louis in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! But dishes that are meant to be robust -- chicken cacciatore, braciole, herbed roast veal -- are as good as Washington has to offer. The French UndergroundThe Gentry (Cap. 337-3030 L $2.50-$7, D $4.50-$10.95. 573-0112. L $3.50-$4.95, D $3.95-$5.50. Much of the food, whether the soups or sauces, is slightly clumsy, lacking delicacy or being left too bland. Candelas 3280 M St. NW. Commercial parking lots or street. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. 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. L, D daily. Mushroom soup has tasted like gray dishwater, rockfish has been overcooked to cryness, and a very pretty salad has been drowned in sweet dressing with chemical undertones. Children's prices. Caffe Italiano 3516 Conecticut Ave. NW. Children's prices. Planning family trip with adult children in July. No credit cards. You tear off bits of pancake and scoop up bits of lamb or lentil stew or chopped raw beef. Kingbird serves a lavish breakfast spread, and is the ideal pre . Kabul Caravan 1725 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. The restaurant serves light snacks and full dinners, in quiet leisure or late night disco. Full bar service. Beer and wine only. Restaurants listed but not reviewed requested inclusion. Street parking. Closed Sat. 1983 The Food Marketing Institute reports that 2/3 of all fish consumed in the U.S. is eaten in restaurants. The room is edged in brightly painted tiles, white-washed and set with colorful tablecloths as well as an irresistible buffet display of pastries and cold dishes. Full bar service. You may also like: Zip codes with the most expensive homes in . No alcoholic beverages. Ocean ix 1323 Fenwick Lane, Silver Spring. Parking lot. 534-0004. L, D daily. Children's prices. Full bar service. L $4-$10.50, D $8.50-$13.50. 232-4768. The chef bakes his own excellant Italian bread. No-smoking section. L $4.25-$6.95, D $5.95-$11.95. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. But Geranio's pastas are not the lightest, their fillings not the most pungent. 871-8554. L $2.25-$4.95, D $3.25-$8.25. Parking lot. No reservations. Tables are close, but that is not all that runs this into a friendly place. Daily specials have included surprises like Moroccan chicken-egg-almond pie in filo dough. 933-3687. Stacker compiled a list of the highest rated restaurants in Washington, D.C. from Tripadvisor. 333-2602. Open daily. It serves these elaborate pasta dishes in whimsically decorated little dining rooms and an outdoor cafe and embellishes the menu with daily meat and seafood specials: veal with amaretto, mushrooms and shallots; fish or squid with lemon butter. Open daily. MC, V. Reservations required for parties over six for dinner only. L $4.25-$7.95, D$6.95-$10.95. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. 333-2565. L $3.50-$3.95, D $4.95-$6.95. Intermission White Flint Mall, Rockville. L $1.50-$3.50, D $5.50-$6.95. NW. L $3.50-$5.15, D $8.65-$12. L daily ex Fri, Sat, Sun, D daily. Contemporary in decor and menu concept, it serves fresh and inventive food, a smattering of light and serious dishes from chicken Caesar salad and hamburger on French bread to scallop pot pie and calf's liver with watercress-mustard saute. 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. Parking in rear. L $4.95-$5.95, D $5.95-$7.95. We have even added an outstanding new American restaurant -- a grill room at last -- T. Gregory's. Arlington. L, D daily. Please help if you can! Open daily. L $3.95-$7.95, D $6.95-$15.75. 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. L, D daily. Ae, cb, d, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Street parking. What is a nice little Italian restaurant like this doing overcooking its fritto misto and turning its cheese sauce into mock Velveeta? Springfield. Enriqueta's menu has its ups and downs, but always offers a wealth of choices. La Scala serves down-to-earth Italian food at prices to match, but it is real cooking of real food, with real Italian sensibility. Alpine 4770 Lee Hwy. Vegetables are excellent, from sprightly coleslaw and tossed salad with zingy dressing to delicious cottage fries and dilled carrots. Open daily. Closed Sun. Phyllis C. Richman Assisted Carole Sugarman; Phyllis C. Richman is restaurant critic of The Washington Post. Fish is often a hightlight, and while the memu offers few surprises, familiar dishes are done uncommonly well. Careful attention shows in the quality of salad greens and small details, though overall the food tends to be good rather than memorable. Parking lot. L $3.95-$7.25, D $6.95-$11.95. NW. Bamboo House 9650 Main St., Fairfax. Parking across the street. The big disappointment at Harvey's is likely to be dishes with lobster in them, so stick to crab. Full bar service. Full bar service. L daily ex Sun, D daily. Washington has many elegant restaurants, but most of those serving good food in luxurious surrounding are either French or Italian. Street parking or adjacent garage. The Cracked Claw 19815 Frederick Rd. Romeo & Juliet 2020 K St. NW. Small and spare, with flimsy tables huddling close, Vietnam Georgetown's main environmental asset is its outdoor cafe in the rear. Eating trends move slowly, but in Washington they are continuing steadily towards seafoods and away from red meats. Certainly order peppery Szechuan dishes. Rive Gauche 3200 M St., NW. AE, C, MC, V. Reservations accepted. Service remains inscrutable but efficient. 920-7892. Ae, cb, d, MC, V. Reservations suggested. U Street Corridor. Street parking. 966-7600. The 10 standing main courses are all grilled, but the daily specials are more varied preparations. Shrimp dishes are good, though shrimp biriani has been served cold and dried out. 527-0100. Casba 2100 & St. NW. Street parking. Reseravations suggested. Closed Mon. 572-7744. Parking lot. The bar is stacked the Clyde's canned chili; even as it comes from the kitchen it is too sweet, decent but not star quality. 365-2425. Parking lot. Ae, CB, CC, D, MC,V. There are things these two vibrant, plush anthologies of the American casual-eating classics do better than anybody else in town. Parking next door. L, D daily. Some have more vegetables, some fewer. Valet parking. L daily ex Sat, Sun, D daily. MC, V. Reservations accepted. AE, DC, MC, V. No reservations.Street parking. Fried clams are lightly breaded and superbly juicy. L daily ex Sat, D daily. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Fitzgerald's DC. Full bar service. It is too small to justify lethargic, surly service such as I found. Closed Sun. Pork bows are too sweet, turnip cakes too bland, but the endings -- coconut-stuffed sesame puffs or deep-fried ice cream with rum and chocolate sauce -- recoup any losses. The grand finale is, of all things, a German chocolate cake, probably the best in Washington. 528-4300. Piccadilly 5510 Connecticut Ave. NW. Open daily. Hogate's 9th St. and Maine Ave. SW. 484-6300. L $4-$8, D $5.75-$16. Full bar service. Quick, wholesome All-American food could not be a better bargain than at Sholl's. Those who really know the Palm, though, recognize lunch as an unheralded bargain. The Inn at Little Washington Washington, Va. 703/675-3800. They are tangy from their marinade, smoky and juicy, served with buttery rice and best preceded by very good hummos or baba ghanouj. Unforgettable is the crisp walnut delight, the large halved nuts fried in a thin, faintly sweet glaze. cFull bar service. Some dishes miss, particularly mildly seasoned ones and those with too-sweet fruit sauces. College Park Shopping Center. L, D $2.25-$4.50. Full bar service. Mike palm's 321 Pennsylvania Ave. Hu Nan 4660 Kenmore Ave., Alexandria. 244-7666. AE, MC, V. No reservations. L $6.50-$9.95, D $10.95-$14.95. Sunset is an in-town roard-house, a corner joint under the freeway with paneling and booths, sparkling beer signs and beeping pinball machines. Children's prices. 1860 - Old Angler's Inn (the oldest continuously operating restaurant in the Washington, DC area) 1904 - Royal Restaurant (present location since 1964) 1906 - Occidental Grill (closed 1972-1986) . They poured perfect pints for nearly 30 years at this Woodley Park Irish pub that closed its doors in November after numerous, outrageous St. Paddy's Day parties . Fish of this quality does not come cheap, but the expense will be bearable if you concentrate on local seafoods and order them simply broiled or fried.Besides good food, the nautical whimsies are good-natured and the waitresses are the wonderful tough-and-cheerful sort that, if they were not so young, would rival Boston's Durgin Park waitress wonders. Arlington. At dinner, the scene is quieter, slightly more formal. AE, MC, V. Reservations accepted. 347-8416. G. D. Graffiti 1321 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 424-4091. Valet parking. L $3.50-$8.25, D $6.50-$14.95. Besides being beautiful, it is ample for two. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. AE, MC, V. No reservations. Le Danielle Hay-Adams Hotel, 800 16th St, NW. Children's prices.No smoking section. BEFORE YOU POST A HOTEL REQUEST, PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY! La Maree 1919 I St. NW. Whatever may go wrong, at the Pines of Rome the price is right. 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. SE. In 1970, the Old Ebbitt Grill was struggling . That is, until the 1980s, when the building achieved a different sort of notoriety as the epicenter of the District's alternative music scene. L daily ex Sat, D daily. For many years the godfather of Washington's French restaurants, Rive Gauche has continued to maintain a glorious red and gold dining room with a well-oiled staff. AE, MC, V. Reservations accepted, suggested on weekends. Sounds like Tom Sariss Orleans House in Roslyn. Parking lot. Should the setting and parkway ride tempt you anyway, risk it and order something simple. 333-4810. 33, Urbanna, Va. 804/758-2397. This is inventive French cooking, food of considerable excitement. Nathan's 3150 M St. NW. Full bar service. Donatos Pizza. Kramerbooks & afterwords Cafe 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. Hill - 406 8th St SE) The Greenery (18th btw L and M) The Guards (2915 M St NW) The Hayloft. See restaurant menus, reviews, ratings, phone number, address, hours, photos and maps. L, D daily. Bistro Francais 3124 M St. NW. Full bar service. MC, V. Reservations accepted. NW. 333-3376. And every year the repertoire developes new fresh seafood and game, new vegetables purees, new fresh herb sauces. Open daily. Full bar service. Unfortunately, their attentions are intermittent, as is the quality of the food. The safest dishes I tried were sweetbreads in a calvados-scented cream and beef medallions in a mustard cream with an irrelevant garnish of prune. McLean. L $1.99-$3.99, D $2.99-$9.99. There are flaws: snails with too-strong, too-thick green peppercorn sauce, mussels with garlic butter but no character. Closed Tues. DC, MC, V. No reservations. Free shipping for many products! Platters are handsomely decorated. Full bar service. Valet parking for dinner only. You can put together a reasonable meal with good homemade soup and a pastry-crushed entree or salad. 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. Bamiyan 3320 M St. NW. The Salle du Bois and Colony might have been swell, but probably the most exclusive restaurant in the city in the 1950s was the Rive Gauche, located at 1310 Wisconsin Avenue NW in Georgetown. And, obviously, it becomes addictive. China Gourmet 9444 Arlington Blvd., Fairfax. Open daily. 941-5494. 232-8844. Children's meals. If Washingtonians ever kicked the habit of automatically thinking French when they want a special evening, Omar Khayyam would be overrun. Mai Flower 2304 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Full bar service. Straight ahead is the book section, as tempting to a reader as any bakery display case. 333-1100. Closed Sun. The beef brisket is tender and moist, the chopped pork or beef full of wonderful crusty bits. The dining room is delightful when the tall windows are opened on a fall day. L daily ex Sat, Sun, D daily. Children's prices. The smoked salmon is hard sliced and excellent, equivalent to what many restaurants charge double for. Every Friday night, he would head to The Day Lily, a red and gold velvet-walled Chinese restaurant . L daily ex Sat, Sun, D daily. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations required. Parking in rear. No alcoholic beverages.