Best Tasting Menus in DC?
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Anonymous
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DH and I don't go out a lot...at least not to fancy or expensive places anymore. A birthday is coming up, and we're hoping to try a tasting menu. Can you recommend one under $100 per person or around that amount? If not, still interested in what you've got. We'd like to stay in DC. Vegetarian friendly options are nice, but not necessary. Wine/drinks are not important.
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Anonymous
| All of the menus we've tried taste like plastic or paper. |
Anonymous
| Rasika! Just trust me. |
Anonymous
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Citronelle
Inn at Little Washington |
Anonymous
ooops!! Didn't see the under $100. Only one I can think of is 2941 in Falls Church |
Anonymous
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Have you tried Little Serow? It's Johnny Monis' (Komi) fairly new place in Dupont (right next to Komi). It's not a tasting menu per se, but it's still a multi-course menu that's designed by the chef, top to bottom, and you aren't really advised to do substitutions. It's something like $35 pp and it's insanely good. I think the NYT or some such publisher declared it to be the best Thai in the mid-atlantic.
The deal is though that they don't take reservations. They start seating at 5:30. We went on a warm day in Feb, arrived at 5:25 and missed the first seating by about 2 tables, but I'm betting it's earlier now since the weather is nicer and the rep is growing. After that, you put your name on a list and they'll call you when your table is ready (we went to a nearby bar and the wait was about 45 minutes, I think). Not sure what time you'd need to be there by in order to make sure you got a seat before closing. |
Anonymous
OP here. That's ok, because we've actually done Citronelle! Keep 'em coming! |
Anonymous
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What about Minibar?
I don't know the price however. Just throwing it out there. |
Anonymous
| CityZen has a regular and a veg tasting menu. Probably not under $100 though. |
Anonymous
| You can get a tasting menu at Volt in Frederick for under $100, but table 21 is $150 pp. |
Anonymous
| Black Salt. |
Anonymous
| Restaurant Nora. |
Anonymous
| Galileo III has a great veg tasting menu - so yummy! |
Anonymous
| Mie n yu (sp?) in Georgetown has a tasting menu. |
Anonymous
| Sushi Taro if you like Japanese. |