Favorite DC Restaurant to Take Out Of Town Guests
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Anonymous
no way in hell you can get a party of 6 in there |
Anonymous
| I would do something fun and lively with personality like Mintwood or Pearl Dive. I really don't get the Blue Duck fans - so sterile and zero atmosphere since it's in hotel and feels like hotel - food is okay but not great. |
Anonymous
| Old ebbitt was taken over by the chain that owns clydes ? Hamilton is also owned by clydes. Just say no. That's some seriously mediocre food. |
Anonymous
Right? I moved out of DC seven years ago and these places were hit a decade before that! (I love Jaleo but come on!) |
Anonymous
I'm not surprised because out towners usually are here to do "D.C." stuff and have meat and potatoes palette and want an"experience" , they're not going to want a hipster bar in the middle of "nowhere", away from the tourist spots. They want a restaurant their friends may have heard of. |
Anonymous
| Ambar on Capitol Hill is supposed to be very good. We're going this weekend for the first time so I'll report back. It's food from the Balkans and pretty new. |
Anonymous
Agree that our friends and family from out of town want to do "DC stuff" as in museums and memorials . . . but they visit from Chicago, Houston, San Francisco, NY, Seattle, Boston and other places with really interesting food scenes. They're not looking for meat and potatoes. |
Anonymous
| Dandy Dinner Boat |
Anonymous
And after dinner ... Sheer Madness at the Kennedy Center!!! |
Anonymous
I went to the new one that opened in Clarendon. Food was good, but I wouldn't rush back. |
Anonymous
OP asked for a "DC experience", not "the best" or "cool new". |
Anonymous
When you take them to a place that's years past its prime it's only going to be full of out-of-towners that don't know any better. |
Anonymous
They will fit right in. |
Anonymous
| Central. |
Anonymous
| Marrakesh. |