Tag Archives: Downtown

Adour, St. Regis Hotel, Downtown

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Don

I couldn’t get ahold of Adour on the phone, so I decided to take my chances and try for a walk-in reservation. When I got there, I was told they were fully booked, so decided to sit at the bar … Continue reading →

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Maoz Vegetarian, Downtown

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Don

The DC area has seen more than its share of kind-of, sort-of fast food restaurants crop up over the past couple of years, and Maoz Vegetarian is one of the gang. The formula here is extremely simple: walk up to … Continue reading →

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Bibiana, Downtown

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Don

It had been so long since I dined at Bibiana that it got moved up from my “short list” to my “critical list.” I pulled up a seat at an empty bar at what was a very full restaurant, with … Continue reading →

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Vidalia, Downtown

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Don

(See the January 23, 2011 Review here). Five of us got together at the bar of Vidalia, sequestering the table nearest the kitchen, and drinking and noshing on a mish-mash of bar snacks and share plates. There was so much … Continue reading →

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Equinox, Downtown

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Don

Now that Todd and Ellen Gray have opened their second restaurant, Watershed, their flagship, Equinox, might take a temporary hit in quality. But it sure didn’t the night I went – I had the best meal I’ve had in quite awhile. … Continue reading →

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P.J. Clarke’s, Downtown

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Don

‘If this guy calls me “Buddy” one more time, I’m going to castrate him,’ I thought to myself, after my bartender said it for the third time. I’ve been to the P.J. Clarke’s in New York (the one on Hudson), and … Continue reading →

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Brasserie Beck, Downtown

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Don

I stopped into Brasserie Beck early on Saturday evening, and the bar area was packed although I was lucky to snare a seat after about five minutes. The beer list at Beck is daunting to say the least, but I … Continue reading →

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Bravo! Bravo!, Downtown

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Don

I’d never been to Bravo! Bravo! before, but it turned out to be a perfect place for an after-work meeting that’s 1) downtown 2) quiet and 3) cheap. There can be no doubt that this odd, downstairs space turns into … Continue reading →

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Tosca, Downtown

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Don

On Thursday, Tosca (along with its sibling restaurant, Posto), was one of only four restaurants in the entire area to donate 100% of its proceeds to Food & Friends during the Dining Out For Life promotion. Because of this, they … Continue reading →

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Central Michel Richard, Downtown

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Don

Laissez les bons temps rouler! And so I did. I knew Mardi Gras would be packed at Central Michel Richard, so I got there before 5:30 PM and picked up the last seat at the bar, where it was nice … Continue reading →

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