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Anonymous wrote:I loved Rasika West End the first time I went years ago. It was expensive and worth it. Went a few months ago and it was terrible- overcooked chicken, bland lentils- crazy for the price.. I won’t go back.

I had the exact same experience. I used to love Rasika (more than a decade ago) but when we recently brought out-of-town guests there, the chicken was so dry I couldn’t eat more than a few bites. The palaak chat was still pretty good but also seemed to have more filler (panko?) than before. So disappointed.

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Anonymous wrote:I only went once but was Queen's English was disappointing; everything was fine, but just... fine.

Someone mentioned Zatinya; I've been going for 20 years and still find it consistently delicious.

Yes! I just ate at Zaytinya a couple weeks ago as a reunion get-together with a friend that moved away from DC 7 years ago and was in town on a work trip. We were both so happy to see the quality is still top notch and the restaurant looks great and our service was excellent during a busy lunch service. Yes, it's sticking with a time-tested model as I think it's been open for 15 years, maybe longer? If I still lived in DC I probably would focus on more exciting and new restaurants, but Zaytinya is still as good as it's ever been.

It opened 22 years ago. I raised a kid from birth to adulthood in that span, and haven’t been to Zaytinya since before DC was born. I will have to go back now!

Anonymous wrote:I loved Rasika West End the first time I went years ago. It was expensive and worth it. Went a few months ago and it was terrible- overcooked chicken, bland lentils- crazy for the price.. I won’t go back.