Golden Wagon 6408 Kenilworth Ave. Riverdale. L $4-$8, D $5.75-$16. Children's prices. Closed Mon. AE, D, MC, V. Reservations required. There are things these two vibrant, plush anthologies of the American casual-eating classics do better than anybody else in town. In other words, this is a typical inexpensive ethnic restaurant, in this case Vietnamese and French. L daily ex Sat, D daily. Clyde's/Tysons Corner 8332 Leesburg Pike, Vienna. Private party contact. Underground parking. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations accepted. Full bar service. L, D $3.50-$10.95. Characters on the walls and characters serving the food, green and white checked tablecloths, those set the hale and hearty scene. For the greatest variety and most reasonable prices, you can sample combination platters. East of Chicago Pizza. L $3.25-$4.95, D $7.25-$13.95. Valet parking for dinner. No credit cards. L $3.50-$9.50, D $4-$12. Genji 2816 Graham Rd., Falls Church. And even with all those amenities, the highlight is the food. Full bar service. No credit cards. Web Visit website. Ordering the simplest of dishes will prove that. L $2.45-$4.50, D $3.75-$8.95. The Far Inn (Club Soda) The Fireplace. Full bar service. The waiters toss the food at you. D $5.95-$12.50.D daily. L, D $2.25-$5.95. L $4.50-$8.75, D $8.75-$14.75. Street parking. Cantina is cozy and intimate, but the least stylish-looking northern Italian restaurant downtown. Service at the Serbian Crown is moody and erratic; it is the main dishes of this restaurant that show the best of Russian character. Prices reflect the quality of goods -- high. 547-8500. Full bar service. 463-6360. Children's prices. View the menu for Dominique's and restaurants in Washington, DC. Children's prices. Full bar service. Clam clhowder is unorthodox, white but not creamy, heavily herbed, very good if you are not a traditionalist. Children's prices. - Address: 1201 New York Ave NW, Washington DC, DC 20005-3917 - Read more on Tripadvisor. AE, CC, MC, V. Reservations suggested. But a change of chefs has brought overcooked chicken, indiffernet sauces. L, D daily. Full bar services. " reasonable food but long wait " 05/12/2022. 933-3687. The signs this year are good at Chez Grand Mere, its two small rooms sweetly decorated in Victorian lace and leaded glass, Tiffany lamps and distressed wood beams against brick. L $3.25-$5.25, D $5.25-$17.95. Expect savory cooking for your money but not much substance. There are lapses, in particular the acid marinated trout and weighty quenelles. lobster. Hamburger Hamlet 10400 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda. Parking in building. I know this is a needle in a haystack situation, but here goes.. Le Pavillon 1820 K St. NW. L $3.95, D $4.95-$6.25. Valet parking for dinner. Parking in commercial lots. Donatos Pizza. Street parking. But the chef understands the intricacies of seasoning, from soups to sherbets. 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. L daily ex Sat, D daily ex Sun. 9ll-6787. But more delicate dishes have been made clumsily; fettucine with caviar is cotton-candy pink from a strange tasteless stuff that is meant as red caviar, and veal has been pasty on the surface and cooked dry, immersed in a lumpy sauce. Parking in front. It has one of the town's most elegant pates maison. L $1.80-$5.50, D $8.50-$11.25. Intermission White Flint Mall, Rockville. Street parking. L $3.25-$7.50, D $5.95-$10.50. The decade was the gateway to the present in many ways. Street parking. Key: Ecept for actual reviews, information about restaurants found in this guide was supplied by the restaurants themselves. Parking in front. Parking in rear. Full bar service. Children's meals. The close seating makes a hectic environment, but both the room and service are colorful and attractive. Company Inkwell serves food of very high caliber from a short menu, printed daily, of seasonal specials. L daily ex Sat, D daily. Parking in building garage. Full bar service. L $4.75-$18, D $5.75-$18. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Parking in front. Valet parking for dinner. Closed Sun. L $2.50-$7, D $6.50-$15. eFull bar service. Street parking and nearby lots. 652-9514. And the least interesting is at the end -- the ubiquitous carrot cake. Parking lot next door. Full bar service. 333-9180. Open daily. Apana 3066 M St. NW. Free parking after 6 p.m. at 18th & M Sts. Full bar service. Full bar service. Casba 2100 & St. NW. The brownies, the chocolate chip cookies (from the Capitol Hill branch's carryout market), the macadamia nut roll, the chicken and green bean and seafood salads would win on any first ballot. AE, MC, V. Reservations suggested, required for eight or more. Closed Mon. 820-5775. Parking in shopping center lot. Start with fried samosas or pakoras to dip into tart, aromatic tamarind chutney. Full bar service. This photo was taken after he resigned and was leaving the White House. 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. Though they lose something in translation, the restaurant serves pretty good food in lush surroundings and serves it graciously. Full bar service. Children's prices. It is a very pretty restaurant, its three stories delicately set with Persian curlicues and fretwork, exotic but very sophisticated. No-smoking section. L, D daily. The main dining room is tiled in terra cotta and topped with a mirrored ceiling. 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. Full bar service. Focus on main dishes, avoid the often inept grilled skewered meats, and you should enjoy an evening of pan-Asian delight. L $2.95-$6.50, D $6.45-$8.95. and have played host to former presidents, foreign dignitaries, and a wealth of other impactful figures. Open daily. MC, V. Reservations accepted for dinner only. Company Inkwell 4109 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. It is a restaurant of character; its food is very good and, in the instance of a few dishes, unexcelled. 532-9290. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations required. L $4.95-$5.95, D $5.95-$7.95. China Gourmet 9444 Arlington Blvd., Fairfax. Some of the grand entree adventures are fresh baby duckling with cassis, crayfish, roasted loin of veal with fresh wild mushrooms, saddle fo rabbit. Although the menu has resisted change -- and faddism -- for years, the infusion of new talent and nouvelle cuisine in Washington's other restaurants has spurred Rive Gauche on to better efforts. Full bar service. Seriously, how do monument tickets disappear instantly? 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. Cedar Knoll Inn George Washington Memorial Pkwy., Mt. No-smoking section. Children's prices. 1232 36th Street NW, Washington, DC 20007 (202) 342-0009. Figaro's Pizza. Dim, baronial Western as suburban steakhouses tend to be, J. R.'s is probably best known for its 28-item salad bar, which is generous and kept refreshed, though with no surprises but the inferiority of its dressings. L $2.50-$6.50, D $5.75-$11.75. Full bar service. L $1.75-$5.25, D $1.95-$6.95. NW. A downstairs brick-lined bar and an outdoor cafe offer simple red beans and rice, gumbos and the like. Ae, D, V. Reservations suggested. L, D daily. La Fourchette 2429 18th St. NW. Closed Mon. Full bar service. 333-4187. L $2.85-$4.50, D $3.95-$8.50. 296-6686. The hamburger costs all of 1.45, big, lean and spatula-flattened. But if you know what you should do -- order the freshest and plainest Chesapeake Bay products, whether oysters, clams, crab or fish filets -- you won't be likely to care about the waiting line, the rush, the no-frills character of Crisfield. Concentrate on vegetables -- white beans, fried zucchini -- and accompany your meal with white pizza, even red if you like. Food For Thought 1738 Connecticut Ave. NW. Closed Sun. Closed Sun. But the food has more elegance than personality, and the service can be imperious if you are unknown to the staff. Under the roof of the Mazza Gallerie is an indoor sidewalk cafe that is a more appropriate break from shopping at Neiman Marcus than, say, the Mcdonald's next door, but not the sort of French restaurant for which you would cross the city. Petitto's 2653 Connecticut Ave. NW. The hummos special, topped with ground beef and almonds, was not a prettily arranged or as tangy. Open daily. 337-8080. Alpenhof 1243 20th St. NW. The gravlax is an extraordinary idea, the cured salmon charcoal-grilled very briefly, just so the surface is seared and the smoke has permeated the flesh. Ou can depend on tantalizing interplay of chiles, soy, ginger, garlic and scallions. MC, V. No reservations. L, D $2.50-$10.95. AE, D, MC, V. No reservations. Parking lot. Free parking in adjacent lot. 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 Sun, D daily.AE, MC, V. No reservations. Street parking or garage next door. 882-2955. A new mold for Oriental restaurants has been cast by Germaine's. 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. Children's prices. Open daily. 652-6460. Thank goodness the shish kebab was perfectly cooked and well-trimmed tender meat, and the orange cream pudding a refreshing contract of tart and sweet. Closed Sun. The search for the great unpretentious steak house goes on, but leaves J. R.'s behind. Sunset 920 11th St. 13. The main courses are a couple of veals, a couple of chicken dishes, lamb with rosemary and maybe a special or two, but they are fresh and spicy, food with a distinct Italian personality, the kind of food one excepts to find in any trattoria in Italy, which is indeed a compliment. Closed Tues. DC, MC, V. No reservations. Full bar service. Entering through the kitchen and lunch counter, you are met by wonderful smells of unusual spices and charcoal-grilling. Fox's Pizza Den. Split a half-order of onion rings. L $3.25-$4.75, D $6.95-$9.95. 321-9440. Parking lot. 522-4787. Full bar service. Most unusual among the appetizers are crispy shrimp balls and vegetable curl, the smoky diced bits to be wrapped in letturce. No reservations. And every year the repertoire developes new fresh seafood and game, new vegetables purees, new fresh herb sauces. L $2.95-$3.25, D $3.50-$6.45. L daily ex Sat, D daily. AE, MC, V. No reservations. AE, CB, CC, D, MC, V. Reservations accepted. Street parking and nearby lots. Germaine's serves delicate portions, but stints not at all on quality. Full bar service. L $3.25-$4.35, D $4.25-$20. Should the setting and parkway ride tempt you anyway, risk it and order something simple. But start with milky white arak to drink and warm pita to dip into the appetizer spreads and go on to shish kebab (or order a special dish ahead if you have the foresight) and you will understand Mama Ayesha's longevity. Peking Palace 7944 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. 872-8677. Some have more vegetables, some fewer. Beer and wine only. Kalorama Cafe 2228 18th St. NW. Parking lots nearby. Open daily. Full bar service. Parking lot next door. Children's prices. D daily. Several dishes are unexpectedly sweet, the oddest of them being beef with cinnamon, pinwheels of lmeat crisped and sauced with plenty of sugar in a cinnamon-spiced syrup. That's it, the best -- unless you substitute for the roast beef a crusty rare sirloin or whatever seasonal fish is available, preferably stuffed with Dungeness crab. Waiters will serve each diner if you wish.The offer perfumed hot cloths after dinner. German restaurants are scarce in Washington, and Alpenhof reminds you what fun they can be. Open daily. Your plate will be laden not with delicacies but with large portions of good earthy food, a lot of substance for the money. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested, required for four or more during weekends. Full bar service. The Big Cheese has, at its best, stood still and raised its prices while more sophisticated newcomers are serving better at lower prices. AE, CB, CC, D, MC, V. Reservations accepted. NW. 536-4200. Crazy Horse Bar B-Q Ranch 6521 Riggs Rd., Hyattsville. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. not just since the 1980s when the word became common." . No-smoking section. Its window walls fill the scene with the four-season beauty of Rock Creek Park. See 23 photos, review amenities, and request a tour of the property today. L $3.25-$5, D $5-$9. D $9.95-$14.50. ($) 4.6 Stars - 9 Votes. Full bar service. There is competent service and an occasional hug from the mama of the house. AE, MC, V. Reservations accepted for parties of seven or more only. Closed Mon. The few steaks have stiff competition in the thick calf's liver steak, the rack of lamb and the grilled fish or squab. L $3.95-$5.25, D $5.50-$11.95. Open daily. But the environment -- harried, slap-dash service and unkept surroundings -- has not been a strong point. The deep-fried chicken had less crabmeat stuffing. The more elaborate dishes taste as if the cook were blindly following recipes, adding too much herb or not controlling the frying temperature, but the ingredients are good, and the lemony cheesecake and extraordinarily good pecan pie are obviously made by skilled hands. 333-6440. Hours & Location. Full bar service. Tiberio 1915 K St. NW. AE, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Open daily. And some fan favoriteslike Burger Chef, G.D. Ritzy's, and Howard Johnson'sfell by the wayside. Intrigue has a small menu, just a few fish, three veals and four steaks. 667-1022. L $3.50-10, D $4-$12. The dining room, arranged with raised platform and balcony in addition to the main dining room, is dark wood with bright blue accents, a bit old and a bit new and very much in the spirit of a Bierstube. 948-1775. Street parking or public parking lot. 466-2022. Free parking garage for Wisconsin Ave. location, street parking for Prospect St. Beer and wine only. 1789 1226 36th St. NW. But the menu is still nearly all Chinese, except for a few Vietnamese appetizers. L daily ex Sat, D daily. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. The Big Cheese 3139 M St. NW. 547-9626. Valet parking for dinner. But the tandoor chicken is a better reason for trying this restaurant. Open daily. Closed Mon, Tues. MC, V. Reservations suggested. I am trying to remember a restaurant my parents took me to on visits to Washington DC in my youth. Ledo 2420 University Blvd. Most of the eateries will possess deep roots in DC's growing restaurant scene. Ae, mc, v. Reservations suggested. Sea Catch 1221 E St. NW. Full bar service. Street parking or commercial lots. L, D $2.95-$4.959 L, D daily. Open daily. No-smoking section. Children's prices. Parking in shopping center lot. Its pre- and post- theater dinners are a remarkable bargain. Carlos Gardel 1759 Columbia Rd. Keep supporting great journalism by turning off your ad blocker. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. 543-8337. Children's prices. *tImperial Garden has turned Vietnamese -- sort of. Imperial Garden Tysons Corner Shopping Center. L daily ex Sat, D daily. 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. L daily ex Sat, D daily. Full bar service. Reservations accepted for five or more only. 393-0131. Fitzgerald's DC. Parking lot. "The Alice in Wonderland themed decor, the drinks, the hookah, the music - everything was on point!" more. The heart of the nenu is the a la carte section: tacos are puffy or crisp, depending on which you order, well stuffed and well seasoned. Le Bagatelle 2000 K St. NW. MC, V. Reservations suggested.Parking next to building. AE, MC, V. Reservations accepted. And diners are ordering more lightly. Parking garage. 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. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. N reservations. Full bar service. 544-5411. 11 talking about this. L daily ex Sat, D daily.Closed Sun. Children's prices. No credit cards. 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. 659-1830. Parking in front. Full bar service. Start with shrimp tempura, however, and ask if there are stir-fried crabs available. Joe and Mo's does a few things very well. Full bar service. Thai Room 5037 Connecticut Ave. NW. 893-6366. Washington needs more serious seafood restaurants that serve really fresh fish and cook it properly. Even the traditional sauces -- dark, resonant mole and smooth, piquant salsa verde -- are unusually good. 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 . Old South Mountain Inn Boonesboro, Md. Au Pied de Cochon 1335 Wisconsin Ave. NW. But above all, it is a personal restaurant, where the maitre d'hotel remembers not only your name but also where you sat last year, and maybe 10 years ago when they opened. Parking lots next door and across the street. AE, MC, V. Reservations accepted. Children's prices. 546-8300. In an era that values light eating, Ikado's high prices for small portions detract little from its agreeability. L $3.95-$8.50, D $5.75-$11. L daily ex Sat, D daily. L $3.95-$7.95, D $6.95-$15.75. Open daily. Full bar service. L daily ex Sat, D daily. One of the prettiest restaurants in town, with a floating stairway up the two-story dining room and contemporary stained glass tinting the old brick, Da Vinci serves some of the best pasta in town. AE, MC, V. No reservations. And, while the pastas are not likely to be homemade, they are cooked al dente and sauced with wonderful pungent tomato sauce. Save. Full bar service. 833-3846. L $4.25-$6.75, D $7.25-$13. Pueblo Joe's understands a lot about the mystique of beauty. On the side are sweet spiced rice, beige from its seasonings, and iceberg lettuce salad with a tangy lemon dressing, as well as ridged slabs of homemade bread. Ocean ix is to be found on a side street, a pretty little house with awnings over the windows and a flower garden in front, and flanked by a parking lot. AE, MC, V. Reservations required. 544-6352. No reservations.Street parking. L $3.95-$7.95, D $7.50-$8.95. No matter. Parking lot. Tiled and sunny, it is certainly pretty. Parking in shopping center lot. Full bar service. Ae, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations accepted. Amalfi 12307 Wilkins Ave., Rockville. AE,CB, D, MC, V. Reservations required. Parking lot next door. Wine service is neglectful. The tables are too small, and you are likely to feel rushed, but the crush is a tribute to the food. W., Wheaton. L daily ex Sat, D daily. Full bar service. Valet parking. AE, CB, MC, V.Reservations accepted. The French UndergroundThe Gentry (Cap. No credit cards. Parking lot. Le Danielle Hay-Adams Hotel, 800 16th St, NW. The Prime Rib 2020 K St. NW. Maison Blanche joins Dominique's in offering fine affordable dinners that sacrifice none of the amenities of grand dining. Open daily. Open daily. One evening the staff was as nice as it could be, but few of the menu items were in stock, and those that were looked grim and tasted no better. Apple Tree 1220 19th St. NW. Expect to more than 20 restaurants, including Fabio Trabocchi's Del Mar, Rappahannock Oyster Bar, Dolcezza, Taylor Gourmet and Hank's Oyster Bar. Closed Sun. Full bar service. Open daily. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Closed Mon. The dozen dishes run the gamut from Mideast (humos, a delicious rendition) to Deep South (barbecued spare-ribs, oversweetened but not bad).
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