This Week in DC Reviews - February 17, 2006 Archives
This Week in DC Reviews - February 17, 2006
Periodically, we will publish This Week in DC Reviews, a roundup of reviews of DC-area restaurants, with quick links to DC-area restaurant reviews and mentions from the previous seven days in blogs, magazines, and newspapers.
For a roundup of New York City restaurant reviews from NYC food bloggers and media, see This Week in NYC Reviews at A Guy In New York.
- Gabriella Boston says don't be discouraged by the strip mall location of Tempt Asian Cafe "when the food is among the best of its kind" ... recommends the fried fish, stir-fried eggplant, and spicy emperor duck ... 6259 Little River Turnpike (just west of I-395), Alexandria, VA, 703/750-6801 [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | Don Rockwell]
- foodie pleads for help ... "After 10 years of reading restaurant reviews with bated breath and careful attention, I have come to loathe the recycled language and random crap that fills many of the reviews and food writing that I read (and write. Ha.) Food and restaurant reviewer, please help alleviate my pain." ... "Thank you, reviewer, for totally overlooking the $20K line cook who spends their entire existence slinging hot pans in order to fade into an oblivion of underappreciation. Also, when was the last time you've heard about sous chefs in a restaurant review? In many cases, those dudes are impacting the quality of the food more than the executive chefs. Get off your lazy asses and find out who they are - you are probably looking at the next executive chef at a trendy new restaurant coming soon." ...
- D.C. Foodies has had two "wonderful meals" at Hank's Oyster Bar ... "the oysters are only one of many treats to get at Hank's. Take for instance, the not-too-heavily-creamy New England clam chowder" ... "" ... web site, 1624 Q Street NW, 202-462-4265 [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | Don Rockwell | Gayot]
- You Gonna Eat All That? gave 4.5 biscuits to Corduroy Restaurant ... "Lobster Salad with Basil Oil ... was superb!" ... "Peppered Tuna cooked rare and served with Sushi Rice and Hijiki [was] rare in the middle, very fresh and very tasty" ... "Baked Chocolate Sabayon served with chocolate ice cream [was] by far the best dessert I have had in a long time" ... (previous review: A Blog Mainly About Food (TWIR, December 16, 2005)) ... web site, Four Points Hotel, 1201 K Street NW, 202-589-0699 [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | Don Rockwell | openlist | Gayot]
- The Food Section writes, "As restaurants question the inherent value of the Michelin star system, some establishments are even seeking to have their stars removed" ...
- Tom Sietsema gave 2.5 stars to Rasika ... "the reshmi kebab, the sweet potato tuk and the paneer shaslik. All three are appetizers, and all three make very good first impressions" ... "duck is definitely something you'll want to explore at Rasika, where the chef blankets slices of velvety fowl with a pale orange sauce coaxed from cashew nut paste, saffron and mace" ... (previous reviews: Alex MacLennan (TWIR, February 3, 2006), D.C. Foodies (TWIR, December 23, 2005), metrocurean (TWIR, December 16, 2005)) ... web site, 633 D Street NW, 202-637-1222 [Don Rockwell]
- metrocurean likes the drinks and the food at Rasika ... it has "a drink menu so enticing you'll be sending out a happy hour email before you can say 'inappropriate use of company time.'" ...
- Alexandra Greeley describes Fogo de Chao as "an outsized, meat-eater's paradise, with zany waiters wielding meat-filled skewers and tearing through the vast dining room like men on a mission: Treat every patron like a gaucho-in-waiting. This is Southern Brazilian meat feasting at its most aggressive." ... "The kitchen offers a killer crème brûlé -- quite the best we've ever eaten" ... (previous reviews: Corinna Lothar (TWIR, January 27, 2006), metrocurean (TWIR, January 20, 2006), Tom Sietsema (TWIR, December 16, 2005) ... web site, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 202-347-4668 [City Paper | Don Rockwell]
- Le Cuvee Americain: The American Blend had dinner at Zengo ... the won ton tacos "were quite unusual and I enjoyed the unexpected taste combinations." ... "grilled salmon on shitake mushrooms and cabbage in a sweet mango sauce ... the shitakes seemed to have sand in them." ... "Chinese-style braised beef short ribs (I'm not sure what made them 'Chinese') ... beef itself was very tasty and flavorful, but the sauce poured all over everything was way too sweet." ... "I have to say that the greatest failing of Zengo is service. I'm not quite sure what to think of the food, either. Everything we ate Thursday night was sweet." ... (previous reviews: D.C. Foodies (TWIR, January 20, 2006), Tom Sietsema (TWIR, December 16, 2005)) ... web site, 781 Seventh Street NW, 202-393-2929 [City Paper | Don Rockwell] ... and had lunch at Breadline ... "The only thing I didn't like about Breadline is that the iced tea comes in lidded plastic cups with no urn for self-serve refills (and being a Southern boy, I love my iced tea!), but that's a small complaint given the value, the taste, and the wonderful bread." ... (previous review: A Blog Mainly About Food (TWIR, January 6, 2006)) ... web site, 1751 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 202-822-8900 [WaPo | City Paper | Don Rockwell | openlist | Gayot] ... says Lei Garden "pretty consistently has the best dim sum in the District" ... web site, 629 H Street NW, 202-216-9696 [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | openlist]
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