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Tue, Dec 12 2006 at 07:47 PM

DC Restaurant Week - Jan 2007

Posted by Jason, Dec 12, 2006

Click here to see the most recent details on the current DC Restaurant Week.

Wow, did the year fly by. I feel like it was just yesterday that I did the post for the last D.C. Restaurant Week and here we are with the New Year right upon us.

D.C. Restaurant Week will be Monday January 8 through Sunday January 14. I confirmed with Washington.org today and their web site should be updated by next week with the full list of participating restaurants, so stay tuned for updates.

I'm hoping to find the time to do my usual recommendations post soon after that comes out, but if you want to make a reservation sooner rather than later, refer to my post from the last D.C. Restaurant Week. Just make sure you check that they are participating again.

Update: The Washington.org site has updated the list of participating restaurants, which is really no different than previous Restaurant Weeks. New restaurants on the list this year include Farrah Olivia, Indigo Landing, Lia's, and PS 7's so you'll probably want to book them first as most people want to try them. Now that the list is up, I'll be updating this post with as many menus as I can track down. Stay tuned...

Update: Below are the restaurants that have their menus posted online or have sent me their menus. As usual, Dino is first on the draw and has sent me their menu.

Dino
Extending Restaurant Week for the entire month of January!

Dinner Only
1st Course: Any antipasto or Small plate or a 3 cheese plate
2nd Course: Any dish
Dessert Course: Any dessert

14K Restaurant
Lunch and Dinner
14K's Restaurant Week menu for Lunch and Dinner.

15Ria
Lunch and Dinner
15 Ria has their lunch and dinner menu on their web site.

701 Restaurant
Lunch and Dinner
701 usually posts their Restaurant Week menu on their web site in the events page.

Agua Ardiente
Lunch and Dinner
Restaurant Week menus available on their web site.

Aria Trattoria
Dinner Only
Aria Trattoria's Restaurant Week menu is available here.

Bistro Bis/Vidalia
Lunch and Dinner
Bistro Bis and Vidalia post sample menus here. Call the restaurant for their actual menu.

The Bombay Club
Lunch and Dinner
Bombay Club's web site has their menu posted. Click on events and then Restaurant Week.

Butterfield 9
Lunch and Dinner
Butterfield 9 has extended their Restaurant Week menu an extra week until the 21st. Lunch and Dinner menus are posted on their web site.

Cafe Saint Ex
Dinner Only
St. Ex has a similar deal to D.C. Restaurant Week daily at the restaurant. I imagine, they're just continuing this during Restaurant Week as well. For any three courses on the menu, $28 for before 7 PM, and $32 after. Go here for an example of their menu.

Ceiba. DC Coast, Acadiana, Ten Pehn
Lunch and Dinner
Ceiba, as well as the other restaurants that are part of the Passion Food restaurant group (Acadiana, DC Coast, Ten Pehn) always offer a good majority of their menu during restaurant week. A few things are held off, but the resulting menu usually gives a good feel for what the normal experience is at the restaurant.

Circle Bistro, Dish, Notti Bianche
Lunch and Dinner
Circle Bistro is one of my favorite restaurants in the city, and usually offers their full menu for DC Restaurant Week as do it's sister restaurants, Dish and Notti Bianche. The latest copy of their menus can be found here, here, and here.

Colvin Run Tavern
Lunch and Dinner
Colvin Run Tavern is offering the Restaurant Week special for the entire month of January. So if I were someone that wanted to try Colvin Run Tavern, I might skip Restaurant Week, and go later in the month...They usually offer a very significant portion of their regular menu.

Corduroy
Lunch and Dinner
Corduroy always offers their full menu for Restaurant Week with a couple upcharges for the more expensive items. This is definitely a must for the first time Restaurant Week diner. I've always had good experiences at Corduroy during restaurant week.

Farrah Olivia
Lunch and Dinner
Completely Booked on open table intil the 16th. This is where I (and everyone else) wanted to go, but OpenTable has them booked until Jan 16th...Perhaps try calling the restaurant to see if they have any cancellations.

Georgia Browns
Dinner Only
Georgia Browns always posts their Restaurant Week menu on their web site.

Inde Bleu
Lunch and Dinner
Inde Bleu's Restaurant Week menu can be found here.

Kaz Sushi Bistro
Lunch and Dinner
Their Restaurant Week menu is available on their site, fairly limited compared to their normal menu, but it might be worth a try?...

Mie n Yu
Lunch and Dinner
Mie n Yu has extended Restaurant Week until the 21st. Their menu is available here.

New Heights Restaurant
Dinner Only
New Heights has their menu posted on their web site.

Neyla
Dinner Only
Neyla's Restaurant Week Menu is available on their web site.

Obi Sushi
Dinner Only
Check out Obi Sushi's Restaurant Week menu on their web site.

Oya Restaurant & Lounge
Lunch and Dinner
Oya will be extending Restaurant Week throughout January but there's not info on their web site about what they're offering. My hope is it's their full menu because it looks and sounds soooo good.

Oval Room
Lunch and Dinner
Oval Room has their Restaurant Week menu posted on their web site. Click on "Events".

PS 7
Lunch and Dinner
PS 7's lunch and dinner DC Restaurant Week menu.  Their dinner has a bunch of upcharges, but man does it sound yummy! Update: PS 7s has extended DC Restaurant Week the entire month of January.

Restaurant Kolumbia
Lunch and Dinner
Restaurant Kolumbia now has their web site updated with their Restaurant Week menu for lunch and dinner.

Tabard Inn
Lunch and Dinner
I like Tabard in a lot. Their menu is great for taking visiting relatives since it has a wide variety of food to please everyone and it's adventurous at the same time. Tabard Inn usually offers a good portion of their menu for Restaurant Week and I highly recommend it.

Taberna del Alabardero
Lunch and Dinner
Taberna's Restaurant week menu can be found here.

Tosca
Dinner Only
In past Restaurant Weeks, Tosca has always had their full menu available. My suspicion is that they will be doing the same thing this year, but you should call and check.

Viridian
Dinner Only

Viridian usually offers their full menu for Restaurant Week and it's a pretty good deal. Plus, they have a new chef and I'm sure they'll be trying to make a good impression on the new diners. I was pretty surprised at how good the service was at Viridian during the last Restaurant Week.

Wasabi
Lunch and Dinner
Wasabi is offering their full menu for both lunch and dinner. Lunch includes any 5 plates, and dinner includes any 7 plates plus a sake cocktail.

Willow
Lunch and Dinner
Willow is extending Restaurant Week and additional week and offers a wine pairing for $15 additional. There menus are below.

Dinner:
Appetizers

  • Butternut Squash Bisque with Toasted Pepita Seeds and Sage Oil (V)
  • Pear and Walnut Salad with Endive and Blue Cheese (V)
  • Soup Du Jour
  • Miniature Continental Flat Bread with Broccoli Rabe and Imported Salami
  • Potato and Caramelized Onion Ravioli with Seared Shrimp, Bacon and Tomato Broth

Wine Pairing

  • Vanti Bianco, Vino de Tavola, Italy, 2005

Entrees

  • *Herb Crusted Flounder Filet -- Mushroom Agnolotti, Creamy Cauliflower Purée and Warm Truffle Vinaigrette
  • Marinated and Fried Tofu (V) --Potato, olive and Caper Tart, Braised Fennel and a Tomato Basil Broth
  • Willow's Fried Chicken -- Creamy Mashed Potatoes, Swiss Chard and a Spicy Rosemary Dipping  Sauce
  • *Tournedos of Pepper Crusted Filet Mignon -- Potato Tart, Red Wine Mushrooms, Crispy Onion Rings and Beef Jus

Wine Pairing

  • Cahors, Cedre "Heritage", France, 2003

Desserts

  • Pear and Hazelnut Crumble with Danish Cream Ice Cream
  • Chocolate Mouse Pie with a Three Nut Crust
  • Layer Cake of the Day

Wine Pairing

  • Ceron, Chateau L'Oree dr Bel Air, France, 2004 or Jonesy Rare Aged "Port", Australia, NV

Lunch:
Appetizers

  • Butternut Squash Bisque with Toasted Pepita Seeds and Sage Oil (V)
  • Baby Butter Lettuce "Wedge" Salad with Creamy Blue Cheese, Red Onion and Bacon
  • Soup Du Jour
  • Steamed Mussels in a Tomato & Sherry Broth with Picholine Olives, Orzo and Fennel

Wine Pairing

  • Vanti Bianco, Vino de Tavola, Italy, 2005

Entrees

  • Crispy Duck Confit --French Green Lentils and a Wilted Spinach and Apple Wood Smoked Bacon Salad
  • Chicken Milanese with Dijon Crust -- Arugula, Red Onion, Caper Salad with Lemon
  • Beef "Pot Pie" -- Pearl Onions, Potatoes, and Red Wine Sauce in Savory Puff Pastry
  • Toasted Barley and Herb Risotto with Goat's Cheese "Beggar's Purse" (V) --Butter Poached Artichokes, Broccoli Rabe and Basil Oil

Wine Pairing

  • Cahors, Cedre "Heritage", France, 2003

Desserts

  • Pear and Hazelnut Crumble with Danish Cream Ice Cream
  • Lemon Cream Tart with Warm Blackberry Sauce
  • Layer Cake of the Day

Wine Pairing

  • Ceron, Chateau L'Oree dr Bel Air, France, 2004 or Jonesy Rare Aged "Port", Australia, NV

Zengo
Lunch and Dinner
Zengo's Restaurant Week menu is available on their web site.

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Thanks for the heads up. I went ahead and made reservations on Open Table for 2 placs we could never get in during RW: DC Coast and 1789 & I can cancel them if they aren't participating this year!

Why are they waiting so long to release info? It's less than a month away at this point.

Jason, they just posted the participating restaurants on Open Table. I booked for Acadiana, Ceiba and Colvin Run...

Looks like Colvin Run Tavern, Kinkead's suburban relative, will have a RW offer for all of January. It's one of our favorites and worth a trip from the city to the depths of Tysons.

Definitely call even if OpenTable shows as booked. I was able to get a 2 top at Farrah Olivia for Friday night!

Ahhhhh! Delish. Can't wait!!!

Anyone been to Charlie Palmer Steakhouse for RW? I made a reservation there because it's the closest restaurant to me...

I was lucky enough to get reservations for the 10th.

I emailed them asking what would be in the menu and they replied with this:

"First we are extending restaurant week until the following week (January 21) because we are completely booked for dinner. We are offering our full menu, which can be found on our website a few items will have a supplemental charge."

I'm assuming you're talking about Farrah Olivia?

I was referring to Farrah Olivia. ;-) trigger finger was too quick.

After years of them being booked, I reserved 1789 WAY in advance to ensure I had a table for RW. Does anyone know about their menu? Do they offer the whole thing?

i'm heading to farrah olivia on thursday and would looove some feedback from anyone who goes before then...

We just returned from a meal at 1789 that I can't even describe in words. The entire menu is included, with a $10 upcharge on the lamb and sirloin. I had the quail waldorf salad, the pork and the bread pudding and recommend all 3, my husband had the escargot, wild salmon and chocolate dessert with Bailey's ice cream; enjoyed them all, but my dessert was much better. Nice wine by the glass list, excellent, really knowledgable service.

THAT sounds better than my experience at Colvin Run Tavern tonight. Service was the highlight and the servers were very knowledgeable of the menu and wine list. However, portions were quite small. Avoid the duck confit if your going as it was very salty and almost impossible to taste the flavor of the duck. Everything else we had tasted good, but for some reason I was expecting something a bit more mind blowing.

We ate at 1789 last night (the 8th) and were very disappointed. My girlfriend had the oyster stew (mediocre) and salmon- with brioche pudding. I had the quail waldorf salad (good) and roasted chicken with cauliflower. Both entrées and their sides were EXTREMELY salty. We both really enjoy salt but this was overpowering. It was as though they had been using a tablespoon instead of teaspoon when measuring. Neither of us enjoyed it enough to finish our entrées. Luckily the desserts were phenomenal. She had the poached pear with ginger ice cream and I had the bread pudding. Hopefully the terrible entrées were an aberration, but we won’t ever be dining at 1789 again

I went to Ceiba last night. It was pretty good. Got there 10 min before my reservation and were sat immediately. The service wasn't the best, but that's to be expected during restaurant week. for the appetizers u could pick one out of 4. but you could pick any entree off the menu. I had the shrimp cocktail, the braised pork, and the bread pudding. my friend had some salad, the crab cakes, and the chocolate cake. the pork didn't look very appetizing, but it actually tasted pretty good. really tender. the crab cakes were pretty good too. if u are picking a dessert go for the chocolate cake. overall i was impressed with the dinner.

I went to Zola last night. It was terrible. The host was rude, the food was disappointing. The only good thing was the waiter, who was very nice. I got the duck confit. It was bad. I will never go back again

Tried PS7 last night. The starters were fantastic (the duck and the tuna tartare); We could have chosen better for our main courses than the sweetbreads and ham-wrapped monkfish. Cocunut cheesecake is very good and interesting. Nearly their full menu; great service; no feeling of "we're treating you different because it's RW."

BTW, the menu PS7 presented to us did not have any upcharges that I remember.

Circle Bistro last night was very good. Whole menu, plus some extras offered, with a few minor $2-5 upcharges. The best things we ordered were the duckling - amazing!, the goat cheese salad, and the caramel apple bread pudding with caramel ice cream. The restaurant was actually half empty, but the service was off. Seemed like inexperienced staff. If you are looking for a place during RW, try here as they seem to have reservations available and the food and space are lovely. Also, I wrote a more detailed review on Donrockwell.com

The duck at Circle Bistro is the best in DC in my opinion...

I was able to come close to it on my own recently with this recipe, but still not as good.

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/231436

Oh...and don't forget to vote for this site on the Well Fed Network's Food Blog awards. I'm the only blog from DC so help me represent.

http://wellfed.net/2007/01/03/top-5-best-food-blog-restaurant-reviews/

I'm just curious if anyone actually went to I Ricchi...I was excited to go for my 1 year anniversary with my boyfriend until I saw this:
http://www.iricchi.net/restaurant_week_menu_Monday.htm
Thoroughly unacceptable! Did they really offer their full menu for RW?

Looks like they aren't. I'll update the listing. Interesting. Their site said before that they were...

I had dinner at Smith & Wollensky last night. very good. RW menu was fillet two ways but hey want do you want?

meat: http://flickr.com/photos/73852597@N00/350993568/
dessert: (yes thats a dinner plate):
http://flickr.com/photos/73852597@N00/351014320/in/photostream/

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