589-0048. Look here for profiles of the District's many. AE, MC, V. No reservations. Ledo is probably Prince George's County's longest running hit, for nobody can remember not seeing a line outside its front door. AE, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. L $3.95, D $4.95-$6.25. The menu lists 20 dishes, many of them similar to one another, and all with the large, pale fermented pancakes that serve as platters and silverware for Ethiopian dining. No-smoking section. L $3.25-$8.95, D $5.95-$11.95. Other than that, the upstairs dining room is still simple, with the merest Afghan touches; the prices are still low; and the food is better than ever. Valet parking for dinner. There are only a few pastas from which to choose, but you should start with the spinach-stuffed agnolotti in cream sauce. L $2.25-$3.25, D $4.50-$6.25. Parking lot in front. Flight Table 10108 Greenbelt Rd., Lanham. Full bar service. Full bar service.Children's prices. Ae, cb, d, mc, v. rEservations suggested. L $4-$5, D $4-$7. Beer and wine only. AE, CB, D, MV, V. Reservations required. The standard onion soup is unexpectedly fine. In the Washington Post, January 7, 1982, there is an account of the unfathomably named Richard Hamilton Herrud Houghton III. Open daily. L $2.25-$3.95, D $4-$179 Open daily. L $3.50-$4.95, D $3.95-$5.50. It still has some . But a change of chefs has brought overcooked chicken, indiffernet sauces. Patent Pending National Portrait Gallery, 9th and G Sts. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Small and spare, with flimsy tables huddling close, Vietnam Georgetown's main environmental asset is its outdoor cafe in the rear. Saigon Inn is far from elaborate, and there is nothing spectacular about the food. Reservations accepted. Occoquan Inn 301 Mill St., Occoquan, 703/491-1888. Full bar service. Beer and wine only. Some dishes miss, particularly mildly seasoned ones and those with too-sweet fruit sauces. Early to mid 1980s Restaurant. But the environment -- harried, slap-dash service and unkept surroundings -- has not been a strong point. The president of the National Restaurant Association proclaimed "Dining Children's prices. Closed Sun. Full bar service. E.J. L $3.25-$4.35, D $4.25-$20. L daily ex Sat, D daily. The Two Continents 1420 F St. NW. 466-3111. L $1.75-$5.25, D $1.95-$6.95. No alcoholic beverages. "Children's prices" indicates that restaurants serve smaller portions of regular entrees at reduced rates or have a seperate children's menu. Soups are fine, and the "egg souffle florentine" is an unusual slice of souffle on spinach and mushrooms with a rich, nutmeg-scented cheese sauce. Capucine 1645 Wisconsin Ave. NW. No credit cards. Company Inkwell 4109 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. 546-8300. 779-1234. . 337-7750. " reasonable food but long wait " 05/12/2022. But it is a restaurant where they smile a lot while they blunder. Our chic private dining room offers an intimate experience with a view of our expansive wine cellar. L, D daily. Full bar service. Open daily. D daily. 232-8400. Children's prices No-smoking section. 9ll-6787. Phone +1 202-347-4800. Twigs Capital Hilton, 16th and K Sts. And though the menu still offers only main courses, no appetizers or desserts, you can drink everything from imported German beer to homemade honey wine in individual jugs, and even Perrier or Sprite. 549-4010. It is just an enormous old apartment house coffee shop with travel posters and vinyl tablecloths, but Fio's has real southern Italian cooking at coffee-shop prices. Choices still tend to be interesting -- stuffed veal breast, meat-and-fruit stuffed peppers with walnut cream, Cornish hens with herbed cream cheese -- but, except for the two fried cheese dishes that have been mainstays of the restaurant from the beginning, the dishes are full of errors: fine herbed soup with clams that taste canned, batter-fried fish vegetables that retain too much grease, blue cheese puff pastry that is overwhelmed by the blue cheese, pastries that sound luscious but are too dry and over-sweet. Maison Blanche joins Dominique's in offering fine affordable dinners that sacrifice none of the amenities of grand dining. Children's prices. If Washingtonians ever kicked the habit of automatically thinking French when they want a special evening, Omar Khayyam would be overrun. Children's meals. DoubleDave's Pizzaworks. Washington still has about 5,000 restaurants. 686-5500. AE, V. Reservations accepted for four or more only. Free parking in garage next door. L daily ex Sun, D daily. 3265 Prospect St. NW. D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. L daily ex Sat, D daily. L, Ddaily. "Yummy and I hope healthy lentil quinoa burger with cheddar, mushrooms etc. Mai Flower 2304 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Full bar service. Beer and wine only. Among main dishes, the crab imperial is historically and currently excellent, and dishes with hollandaise or bearnaise sauces fare well. I am guessing it was some sort of steak house, it had big white pillars or columns outside, a two story dining room (I think ) that looked over the big salad bar. which according to my 80 year old mother had big bowls of feta cheese on it?? 532-9290. A half of broiled or pan-fried chicken cost $2.75 and a 12 oz. Oxtail soup, in contrast, is disappointing. L $10.95-$14.95, D $18. No-smoking section. L, D daily. Constantly inventing nouvelle cuisine with American ingredients, Jean-Louis has been teaming cold carrot soup with a dollop of tomato sherbet, purslane with batons of barely cooked salmon, Maine lobster with chopped fresh basil. Shooter McGee's 5239 Duke St., Alexandria. The fare is plain, but the steam table is replenished often enough that it remains perky. Peking Garden 6802 Commerce St., Springfield. The fried mozzarella is superlative, light and crisp and oozing cheese. No-smoking section. But the chef understands the intricacies of seasoning, from soups to sherbets. AE, MC, V. Reservations accepted. Children's prices. Much of the food, whether the soups or sauces, is slightly clumsy, lacking delicacy or being left too bland. Closed Sun. Much of the food is the familiar pub level: large portions of fairly tasteless ingredients. Street parking or commercial lots. 460-3500. Street parking. No credit cards. 635-3888. Children's prices. The salmon mousse with green peppercorns is suave and spicy, a pleasant light main course. Closed Sun. One night the specials alone included two kinds of crayfish, lamb with ginger, veal with cepes, lotte with tarragon and softshell crabs. Waiters are so charming and sprightly that you half except them to break out into a song from The Student Prince . L $8.50-$13, D $13-$17. It promotes a salad bar at dinner -- a good one, with the same old wonderful sesame-lemon and yogurt-herb dressings -- plus a potato bar that is an insult of overcooked potato and soupy, sloppy sauces. La Maree 1919 I St. NW. Full bar service. Trip Report - Family of 4, including 2 tweens, how to getReagan National (DCA) to Dulles I(AID), Safe Places To Stay In The Washington DC Area. L $5.95-$6.50, D $6.75-$9.50. In 1970, the Old Ebbitt Grill was struggling . Open daily. Full bar service. 301/432-6155. The Warehouse 214 King St., Alexandria. Commercial parking garage next door. Closed Sun. 296-7972. Full bar service. Tall flutes of champagne with framboise dot the room as diners begin their ritual of hot rabbit pate, rare lamb or duck or venison, perhaps mousse-stuffed trout or baby salmon in puff pastry, the flaming orange souffle. After the last chord, the crowdwho had paid a few bucks to see acts like Fugazi, Soulside, or 9353spilled out into the dark, nearly deserted streets. The fried shoestring potatoes are unbeatable, but order a half-portion for two to four people. Open daily. AE, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested, required on wekends. L, D $2.50-$4.50. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. And include something from the charcoal grill: shrimp sates, lemon grass spareribs, Korean-style short ribs. Full bar service. The homemade rum cake typifies the best and the worst of Caffe Italiano: The whipped cream is fake, but there is plenty of rum. 387-1462. 393-1000, ext. No alcoholic beverages. Parking in front. Full bar service. MC, V. No reservations. L, D $1.50-$4.95. Main courses range from boiled beef (dry and grim) to a platter of smoked meats with sauerkraut and dumplings, and certainly you should try the sauerkraut and dumplings, even if the latter are a bit pasty. Children's prices. This two-story green and white pub with sidewalk cafe is lively, usually fun if you don't consider noise and fun mutually exclusive. Closed Sun, Mon, Tues. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations accepted. Full bar service. The restaurant: Iron Gate (1734 N St, NW) Year first opened: 1923. Serbian Crown 4529 Wisconsin Ave., NW. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. 338-3121. Service is formal, attentive. But it is frayed, slightly ramshackle and strung with fish nets and tawdry gewgaws, and the kitchen is part of the present slipshod era. Flickr/Lenka Reznicek. The grilled meats -- lamb chops, pork chops, hamburgers -- are pretty good, but most of the menu is lighter fare, e.g., large, colorful salads, creamy quiches. Open daily. (202) 387-8411. Children's prices. an.". Or as an alternative, succulent lump crab imperial in a mustard-spiked cream. Upstairs, several small rooms are appointed with fireplaces and ruby velvet chairs, silver napkin rings and salt shakers. 2316 40th St NW #2, Washington, DC 20007 is a 1 bed, 1 bath, 715 sqft Apartment listed for rent on Trulia for $1,645. Children's prices. L $1.80-$5.50, D $8.50-$11.25. The wisest choices are among the blackboard specials, but dinner may be accompainied by indifferent side dishes. NW. 276. L $3.95-$7.95, D $4.95-$10.95. L $3.95-$6.50, D $4.95-$7.50. Much attention on the menu and in the dining room is paid to pastries and creme brulee, which are very good, though less remarkable than in the restaurant's early days. White bean salad or corn salad serve as side dishes to the side dishes. L $3.45-$6.95, D $8.45-$13.95. While the menu does not easily translate into English and the waiters are little more descriptive than the menu, the foods are essentially similar, meat or fish stews in peppery tomato or peanut sauces, accompanied on wooden platters by rice or another grain and sauteed cabbage, carrots and zucchini. Parking lot. Parking lot. Szechuan Garden Bethesda 7800 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. Parking in front. It serves these elaborate pasta dishes in whimsically decorated little dining rooms and an outdoor cafe and embellishes the menu with daily meat and seafood specials: veal with amaretto, mushrooms and shallots; fish or squid with lemon butter. L $3.25-$4.75, D $6.95-$9.95. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. L daily ex Sat, D daily. Follow your appetizer-salad bar with a pile of crisply grilled lamb chops saturated with garlic, oregano and lemon, or similarly seasoned baked fish filet, or something more complex like filet of beef in wine sauce or lamb baked with tomato. Da Vinci's kitchen is capable of producing Italian food as good as any in town, but alongside the two signs at the front door warning that proper dress is required, diners should tack up their own, noting that proper service is also requested. Full bar service. Proper Metrorail Etiquette---What should I know before using Metrorail? Begin, if it is available, with a pate of fish, beautifully ribboned with pink salmon and green spinach, perhaps with a heart of white fish and green avocado. Full bar service. And most of the oven cooking or simmering -- stuffed vegetables, baked kibbe, wet couscous -- is overcooked and no better than average.