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DC Restaurant Week Summer 2009 Menus

As you know, we at DC Foodies work very hard every year to gather all the menus for our readers to peruse and make their decisions on where they want to dine during DC Restaurant Week. Each year, we call around to the all of the restaurants and beg for their menus -- some restaurants respond and some don't. I guess perhaps it just shows how serious some restaurants take Restaurant Week.

Mike already told you the guidelines you should use to decide where to dine during DC Restaurant Week, and here is the rest of the information you need to make your decision, the actual menus. We'll keep updating this every few days, so check back often to find updates.

Restaurants Extending Restaurant Week
Dino
- August 1 through September 13
Il Mulino - August 1 through August 31
Nage Bistro - August 17th to September 6th
Ici Urban Bistro - August 21 through September 1
2941 - August 3 through August 28
701 Restaurant - August 24 through September 6th
Art and Soul - August 24 through September 6th
Mio - Entire month of August
Occidental - August 24th through September 6th
Cafe Atlantico - August 24th through September 6th
Cedar Restaurant - August 24st through September 6th.
Co Co. Sala - August 24th through September 2nd
Darlington House - August 24th through September 6th
Grillfish DC - August 24th through September 13th
The Heights - August 24th through September 6th
Juniper Restaurant - August 24th through September 6th
Logan Tavern - August 24th through September 13th
Mie n Yu - August 24th through September 7th
PS 7's - August 24th through September 5th
SEI Restaurant - All of August

Summer 2009 Menus
Dino -
Reservations - Dinner Only
Offering 3 courses from their full menu August 1 through September 13 for $35.09 plus a free splash of house infused grappa or lemoncello & complementary crostini to start.  There will be a few upcharges on the menu.  Dino will also be offering Wine Madness: all wines $50+ are 33% off every night!  Free corkage on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. During the actual DC Restaurant Week, Dino will not be offering Menu della Sera, Free Corkage or the Happy Hour discount August 24 - September 6 but they will they will offer all their regular discounts for the rest of the promotion.

Il Mulino - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Offering a new menu each week the entire month of August.
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4

Yaku - Reservations - Dinner Only
During the month of August enjoy a special four course summer menu (click for menu) at YAKU. Choose one item from each section and with the main course a glass of red or white wine. Available seven nights a week after 7pm beginning Monday, August 3rd.

Mortons - Dinner Only (Except for the Downtown DC location which is serving lunch)
Downtown - Reservations
Arlington - Reservations
Georgetown - Reservations
Tyson's Corner - Reservations
Lunch
First Course
Morton’s Salad or Caesar Salad

Second Course
Morton’s Prime Burger with choice of Swiss, Crumbled Blue or Cheddar; Crisp Bacon, Sautéed Mushrooms or Onions

Third Course
Double Chocolate Mousse

Dinner
First Course
Morton’s Salad or Caesar Salad

Second Course
Single Cut Filet Mignon, Broiled Salmon Fillet, or Chicken Christopher

Third Course
Double Chocolate Mousse or Creme Brulee

Nage Bistro - ReservationsLunch and Dinner
Extending Restaurant Week from August 17th to September 6th.
Appetizers
chilled avocado-cucumber soup with lime supreme, soybean and cucumber salad
stuffed squash blossoms with pecorino cheese mousse, patty pan squash, pinenuts and orange vinegar
olive-oil poached head on shrimp with orange compote, celery, fennel and olives

Entrées
lobster mac n’ cheese
sweet pea dumplings with miso-carrot puree, almonds, snow peas and cilantro
summertime seafood a la Nage with half a lobster, littleneck clams, mussels, shrimp, chorizo, soybeans, potato, corn, tarragon and summer wheat beer.

Dessert
lemon goat cheesecake with a pecan crust and blueberry coulis
tangy frozen yogurt with heirloom cherry tomatoes, basil, balsamic and candied pine nuts. 

Restaurant 3 - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu

Ici Urban Bistro
- Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch
Appetizers
Chilled English peas soup with wasabi caviar cream
Prosciutto and melon salad with port wine dressing

Entrées
Amish chicken breast with corn puree, tarragon and Kalamata olives jus
Shrimps and tomatoes penne pasta with lemon zest and cayenne pepper

Dessert
Duo of mini desserts

Dinner
Appetizers
Homemade bouillabaisse with saffron aioli and extra virgin oil
Beef tartar with truffle mayonnaise, capers and pommes allumettes

Entrée
Seared halibut with mango, wilted arugula and veal jus
Duck confit with garlic mashed potatoes and balsamic and star anise reduction

Dessert
Vanilla crème brulee
Duo of sorbet

2941 - Reservations - Lunch Only
Offering Restaurant Week 2 different menus for lunch only. The menu will change half way through the month.

August 3 through 14
August 17 through 28

Chef Geoff's, Chef Geoff's Downtown, Chef Geoff's Tysons, and Lia's - Lunch and Dinner
New Mexico Ave - Reservations
Downtown - Reservations
Lia's - Reservations
Tyson's - Reservations
The Chef Geoff's restaurants offer their full menu during DC Restaurant Week. See all of their menus at the Chef Geoff's web site.

15 RIA - ReservationsLunch and Dinner
Lunch Menu, Dinner Menu

701 Restaurant - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Extending DC Restaurant Week, however, offering a special menu in addition to their normal menus. Check their web site under "Events" then click on "Restaurant Week".

Art and Soul - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch and Dinner menus are on their web site. Also extending DC Restaurant Week through September 6th.

Sam and Harry's - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Menus for Sam and Harry's and Caucus Room's DC Restaurant Week offerings can be found on their web site.

Caucus Room - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Menus for Sam and Harry's and Caucus Room's DC Restaurant Week offerings can be found on their web site.

Bastille - Reservations - Dinner only
Restaurant Week menus are now on their web site.

Bistro Bis - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
As usual, Bistro Bis and Vidalia have their menu's posted on their web sites under "Other Menus". Vidalia is one of my favorites for Restaurant Week.

Vidalia - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
As usual, Bistro Bis and Vidalia have their menu's posted on their web sites under "Other Menus". Vidalia is one of my favorites for Restaurant Week.

BlackSalt - ReservationsLunch Only
Blacksalt is another one of my favorite places to eat. Even though they are only participating for lunch, it is worth a visit. Their DC Restaurant Week lunch menu is available on their web site.

Asia Nine - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Menu's are now availabile on their web site for DC Restaurant Week.

Bangkok Joe's - Lunch and Dinner
We've uploaded their menu to our own web site since it's not on their's. You can find it here.

Hook - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Hook is participating for both Lunch and Dinner unlike previous years. Their menus are on their web site.
Lunch
Dinner

Cafe Dupont - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
We've uploaded their menu because they don't have a web site. You can find it here.

Cafe Promenade - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
We've uploaded their menu because it's not on their web site. You can find it here.

D'Acqua - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch and Dinner Menus (and other specials)

Filomena- Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Their menus are on their web site.
Lunch
Dinner

Willow - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Willow's Restaurant Week menus are on their web site but hard to find and we can't link directly to them unfortunately. On the right bottom, click on "RESTAURANT WEEK SUMMER 2009 MENU & DATES".

Acadiana - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch and dinner menus are fairly hidden on their web site. Look here.

Mio - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Interestingly enough, Mio is not actually listed on the official DC Restaurant Week web site. However, their web site and emails say that they are offering a different menu every week for the entire month of August. Check out their web site under Menus for the latest week's menu.

Volt - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner Lunch Only
Another restaurant not on the official DC Restaurant Week web site. Volt is participating for Lunch and Dinnerlunch only. We have posted their menu here on DC Foodies.
Lunch
Dinner

Belga Cafe - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Belga Cafe now has their menus posted on their web site.
Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu

Occidental - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Occidental is extending Restaurant Week through the 5th of September. Their menus are not on their web site, so we have posted it to DC Foodies.
Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu

Cafe Soleil - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Cafe Soleil's menus are not on their web site, so we have posted it to DC Foodies.
Lunch and Dinner Menu

Cafe Atlantico - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Extending DC Restaurant Week through September 6th. Offering special 3 course menus in addition to their normal menu. Check out their web site for more details.

Cedar Restaurant - Reservations - Dinner Only
Extending restaurant week from August 24 through September 6th. Check out their web site for more details.

Ceiba - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Ceiba now has their menus on their web site.

Co Co. Sala - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Extending the Restaurant Week deal through September 2nd.
Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu

DC Coast - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Menus are now on DC Coast's web site.

Extra Virgin - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Menus are now on Extra Virgin's web site.

Georgia Brown's - Reservations - Dinner Only
Georgia Brown's menu is on their web site.

Hudson Restaurant and Lounge - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch and Dinner menus are now on their web site.

Indebleu - Reservations - Dinner Only
Extending DC Restaurant Week from August 24th to September 5th. Dinner menu is available on their web site.

Indigo Landing - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch and Dinner menus are now on their web site.

Vinifera - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu

Adour - Reservations - Dinner Only
We've uploaded their menu because it's not on their web site. You can find it here.

Circle Bistro - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Offering their full lunch, dinner, and dessert menus.
Lunch
Dinner
Dessert

Chima Brazilian Steakhouse - Dinner Only
Including their complete salad bar, meat service, and also all the side dishes that servers bring to your table (mashed potatoes, cheese bread, fried bananas, fried polenta, and meat croquettes). Check out their menus on their web site.

City Club of Washington
Decided they are not participating DC Restaurant Week.

Coeur de Lion - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch and dinner menus on their web site.

CommonWealth - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
We emailed CommonWealth since it was not on their site. They sent us their menu and we posted it here.

Darlington House - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Extending the offering of the seasonal, limited Restaurant Week menu until September 6th.

Del Merie Grille - Reservations - Dinner Only
Their limited menu is posted on their web site.

Distict Chophouse - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu

Eatonville - Dinner Only
For lunch, you have a choice of the day's soup or salad for the appetizer, and the chef's entree of the day for the entree. For dinner,
you have a choice of the day's soup or salad for appetizer, the chef's entree of the day for your entree and your choice of dessert. As well, you get a glass of wine. Not a great offering if you think about it.

El Manatial - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch and dinner menus are on their web site. Scroll to the restaurant week menus. Looks like a faily limited selection from their normal menu.

Et Voila - Lunch Only
Their lunch menu is on their web site, a very limited selection from their normal menu.

Finemondo - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Finemondo is modifying the DC Restaurant Week offering and giving vegetarians a cheaper option for lunch. For lunch $20.09 gets you get any app., any pasta, any desert; $25.09 lets you add any meat or fish from their menu. For dinner, $35.09
you get any app., any pasta, any desert; $40.09 lets you add any meat or fish from their menu. So for dinner, you actually have to pay more than the standard offer if you like meat, however, you do get to choose from their entire menu.

Fire and Sage - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu

Firefly - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Brunch Menu
Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu

Fleming's Prime Steakhouse - Dinner Only
Offering a cheaper price for dinner, only $30.09 which gets you:
Choice of app. of the day, soup, or salad
Choice of entree: broiled filet mignon, baked chicken breast with white wine mushroom sauce, or fresh catch of the day (all entrees come with loaded mashed potatoes and chef's vegetable)
Choice of dessert: banana creme brulee, NY-style cheese cake, or chocolate walnut pie.

The Fourth Estate at the National Press Club - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Menu is on their web site.

Fyve - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch and dinner menus include:
First course: choice of a tomato salad with mozzarella, watermelon, basil and olive oil; field green salad with blue cheese, walnuts and grapes; or a summer gazpacho with beet ice
Second course: choice of grilled salmon with a fennel salad, roased tomatoes and a fresh herb pesto; hanger steak with grilled corn and tomatoes and an arugula herb butter; or grilled lemon chicken with summer squash, green beans and tomatoes, and mashed potatoes
(dinner only) Third course: a choice of lemon pie, peanuts crunchy cake, sorbet or ice cream.

Grill at the Morrison House - Reservations - Dinner Only
Dinner menu includes:
First Course: choice of heirloom tomato carpachio, mussel bisque, or escargot gratton
Entrees: choice of bouillabaisse with rockfish, braised boneless short ribs, or braised veal breast with morel muchroom jus
Dessert: choice of warm apple spice cake, milk chocolate pot de creme, or the chef's tres leches.

Grillfish DC - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Extending the DC Restaurant Week offer through September 13th. Their menus are here. They seem to be offering their full menu, but I'm not sure what a "small starter" is. There are also some pretty large surcharges for most of the good fish entrees.

Harry's Tap Room - Lunch and Dinner
Clarendon Reservations
Pentagon City Reservations
Menus for both locations can be found on this page of their web site.

The Heights - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
The Heights is extending DC Restaurant Week for an additional week until Sept 6th. Details about their offering can be found here.

I Ricchi - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
I Ricchi is offering a smaller menu than normal, but they are calling it their full menu. You decide.

Agraria - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu

Blue Ridge - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Blue Ridge is offering their full menu for lunch and dinner.

La Tasca - Lunch and Dinner
Alexandra Reservations
Arlington Reservations
DC Reservations
Rockville Reservations
La Tasca always offers an unlimited Tapas menu for DC Restaurant Week. This is the current menu.

Jackson 20 - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu

Jaleo - Lunch and Dinner
Reservations Bethesda
Reservations Crystal City
Reservations DC
Offering a limited menu unlike prior years and extending until September 6th.Their menu is available here:
Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu

The Jockey Club - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu

Johnny's Half Shell - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu

Kaz Sushi Bistro - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu

Laporta's Restaurant - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Laporta's is offering their full menu with regular portions. Their current lunch and dinner menus are on their web site.

The Columbia Firehouse - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch and dinner menu

Finn and Porter - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch
First course: Choice of pear and walnut salad, or crab and corn bisque
Second course: Choice of seared crab cake, seared salmon salad, or bistro steak
Third course: Choice of berry shortbread, or gluten-free lime curd.

Dinner
First course: Choice of pear and walnut salad, or crab and corn bisque
Second course: Choice of seared rockfish, New York strip, or roasted chicken breast.
Third course: Choice of berry shortbread, or gluten-free lime curd.

Fontaine Caffe and Creperie - Lunch and Dinner
Menu is now on their web site

Geranio - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch
First course: Choice of potato leak soup, Cesar salad, or field green salad
Second course: Choice of linguini with mushrooms and veal; warm mushroom risotto with English peas, Parmesan cheese and truffle oil; or roasted pork chop with polenta and spinach
Third course: tiramisu, tartan, and a selection of ice creams and sorbets.

Dinner
First course: Choice of same items as lunch, plusyellow tomato with goat cheese and arugula, or fried calamari
Second course: Choice of panacotta with tuna, fettucini with smoked chicken, linguini with mushrooms and veal; or warm mushroom risotto with English peas, Parmesan cheese and truffle oil;
Third course: Choice of roasted pork chop with polenta and spinach; Atlantic salmon with mashed potatoes; Baked confit of duck; or roasted chicken with risotto and mushrooms
Fourth course: Choice of tiramisu, tartan, and a selection of ice creams and sorbets.

The Grill from Ipanema - Reservations - Dinner Only
Dinner menu is posted on their web site

JR's Stockyards Inn - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch and Dinner menu

Juniper Restaurant - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Extending DC Restaurant Week from August 24th through September 6th.
Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu

The Liberty Tavern - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
For lunch and dinner, Liberty Tavern is offering any 3 courses from their full menu. For dinner you also get a $5 coupon towards your next visit.

Lima Restaurant - Reservations - Dinner Only
Dinner menu

Logan Tavern - Lunch and Dinner
Extending Restaurant Week an extra 2 weeks until Sept 13. See their menus here.

M Street Bar and Grill - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch menu
Dinner menu

Marrakesh Palace - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu

McCormick & Schmick's Seafood - Lunch and Dinner
Crystal City Reservations
F Street Reservations
K Street Reservations
Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu

Mie n Yu - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu

Morrison-Clark Restaurant - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu

Napa 1015 - Dinner Only
Dinner Menu

New Heights - Reservations - Dinner Only
Dinner Menu

Neyla - Reservations - Dinner Only
Dinner Menu

Nick's Riverside Grill - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch and Dinner Menu
1st Course: cup of gazpacho or summer berry salad
2nd Course: grilled salmon, rack of ribs, sauteed shrimp over angel hair or flank steak
3rd Course: chocolate cake or strawberry shortcake

Notti Bianche - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch Menu

Dinner Menu

PassionFish - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu

Policy - Reservations - Dinner Only
Dinner menus are on their web site.

Poste Brasserie - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu
Brunch Menu

PS 7's - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Extending Restaurant Week until Sept 5th.
Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu

Redwood Restaurant - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu
Brunch Menu

SEI Restaurant - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Extending restaurant week the entire month of August

Spezie - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu

Tosca - Reservations - Dinner Only
Tosca offers their full menu for Restaurant Week.

Vermilion - Reservations - Lunch and Dinner
Lunch menu
Dinner menu

Comments

Kristina

I emailed Rasika and they told me they were extending Restaurant Week until September 5, 2009.

Brandon Green

Thanks for your hard work on behalf of my palette.

Jen

PS 7's is "extending" restaurant week for the 2 weeks beforehand.

Jason

I just updated the list with a few more restaurants. I've also started combing through the restaurants' web sites for information. Stay tuned!

Amy J

The Bastille menu says Celebrate the Revolutions
From Independence Day to Bastille Day !

Available from Friday July 3rd until Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
Not served on Sundays. Wonder if it is the same for restaurant week?

emily

Willow is extending for 1 week - menu is available on their website.

Thanks for all of the great information - I can't wait!

Erin

Just ate at Old Angler's Inn for dinner on Friday and they have a really nice RW menu. Usually kind of stodgy, but gorgeous place to eat outside and generous portions on the first course of scallops.

beema

Acadiana:
http://www.acadianarestaurant.com/restaurantweekmenu.doc

Jason

Just added even more menus! Willow's looks especially good...if you can find it.

Monica

Vinifera (Reston):

http://www.viniferabistro.com/pdf/Restaurant_Week_8.24.pdf

http://www.viniferabistro.com/pdf/Restuarant_Week_8.24.09_lunch.pdf

Ryan

Are you sure that the Hook menus are not for the Feb. 2009 Restaurant Week? The .pdf files are labeled 2009-2 and have been up on the site at least a couple of weeks, longer than most other places.

Jason

That is what is on their web site. They probably just updated the files that were already there so they didn't have to change links...

Jason

Just posted some more updates! Monica and beema, thanks for the info on Vinifera and Acadiana!

beema

Anybody seen anything on Blue Ridge's menu? I'm wondering if I should go for lunch or dinner.
Their website is still blank (just a splash page with their opening date).

Why is it so hard for some places to get on the ball with their websites?

beema

oh and PassionFish in Reston is doing the usual Passion Foods thing, selection of appetizers and full entree menu.

Their website is down at the moment so I don't have a link, but it's up on there.

Jason

Beema, I've been wondering that for years now. Some restaurants just aren't understanding how many people rely on web sites for this kind of information.

beema

speak of the devil, they finally added some info to their website besides a big graphic.
No info on restaurant week, but since their lunch & dinner menu are the same, I guess I might as well go for lunch and save some $$

Jason

Blue Ridge is offering their full menu according to Rob.

Jason

Just made a bunch of updates thanks to the rest of the DC Foodies writers.

Jason

Final menus have been added just in time for everyone to make plans for the weekend!

beema

Just had lunch at Blue Ridge. They are doing their full menu, so any appetizer, any entree and any dessert. On top of that you also get to pick a "Snack" to share for the table. Very generous.
The waitstaff was very friendly and the food was pretty good (although a bit underwhelming). Very good deal though if anyone can still go on the weekend.

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