Tucked beyond an awning on F St NW, between the Gallery Place and Metro Center stops, Olivia boasts a bright haven of Mediterranean food and natural light. The previous home to Nopa has kept the loved dinner rolls but upped the vegetable forward dishes to provide diners with a light […]
Author: Shelbi
Summer 2019 Restaurant Week: Where we ate Week 1
Restaurant Week serves as the perfect excuse to try the newer – and sometimes pricier – restaurants around DC as well as reminds you of old favorites. With many restaurants extended for a second week, here’s some of the restaurants we tried. For context, lunches were $22 and dinners $35, […]
Tiki Drinks with a local flare at Archipelago
The summer heat has officially hit Washington, D.C. but no fear, Archipelago has you covered. U Street’s very own tiki bar is well stocked with Maryland based MISCellaneous Distillery and hard to beat bites made even more delicious with happy hour prices. Dan Dan Noodles, served in individual take away […]
Spring has sprung at Doi Moi
In between shifts behind the wok, Chef Johanna Hellrigl excitedly describes the travel inspiration for the seasonal dishes she’s adding into the new menu at Doi Moi. A rainbow of sauces accompany the first round of some net new/ some seasonally familiar dishes including shan tofu from Bourdain favorite Myanmar, […]
CHIKO’s DuPont location ups the fast casual game
North of DuPont Circle has stepped up the lunch and late night games by adding DC favorite CHIKO. CHIKO (Chinese + Korean) opened their second outpost in February after the success of their Eastern Market location. First came counter service, and on March 18 their lunch menu debuted. Sneak on […]
Medium Rare’s Exclusive Ballpark Sandwich
Philly has their cheesesteak and now DC has our go to sandwich for baseball games – Medium Rare’s new steak sandwich with special sauce and fries. Packed with a hefty portion of meat from Prime Foods and piled to the brim with french fries, this delicious monster is finished off […]
George’s Chophouse: Worth a Trip Down the Redline
For a city known for a culture of steakhouses, DC and the greater metro rarely provide a diner with a memorable, or even above average, steak. As a midwesterner, the thought of paying DC prices for a cut of meat that has been overcooked or poorly seasoned is so unappealing […]
Won’t Cross the River for Love, Will Cross for Margaritas
It’s #NationalMargaritaDay and we headed into Arlington to check out Guajillo’s (pronounced wa-he-yo) brunch menu and advertised margaritas. Before you tap out on the restaurant due to its across the bridge location, note that it was a less than $6 Uber from NoMa, had no wait, and – as seen […]