Open daily. Parking in shopping center lot. Open daily. Full bar service. 737-12334. Kramerbooks brasserie is an all-day place, a kind of Reader's Digest Condensed Books version of the Champs Elysees. Masseria. Full bar service. Hickory-smoked slabs of meat, cafeteria lines and Formica are as American as the Stars and Stripes, so if you are looking for something to categorize as an American restaurant, try O'Brien's. Full bar service. Eat plenty of rough, chewy rye and raisin pumpernickel bread. G. D. Graffiti 1321 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 424-4091. L $3.75-$5.75, D $5.25-$8.95. China Inn 631 H St. NW. Sep 28, 2022, 11:53 PM. Start dinner with a champagne and framboise cocktail and end by taking home a quiche or plum tart for tomorrow when you wish you were back at Chez Francois. Running a great restaurant is no secret. Mc, v. Reservations accepted. No reservations. 5225 Wisconsin Ave. NW. D daily. Main courses give fuller reign to tastes: paella, pork with bananas, several tropical vegetables, rabbit in dark, rich sauce. Dynasty 6852 Old Dominion Dr., McLean. Several dishes are unexpectedly sweet, the oddest of them being beef with cinnamon, pinwheels of lmeat crisped and sauced with plenty of sugar in a cinnamon-spiced syrup. Full bar service. Open daily. Full bar service. Children's prices. L $4.25-$6.75, D $7.25-$13. In addition to the menu, which stretches from whole broiled fish to bouillabaisse, a blackboard in front announces daily seafood specials. No credit cards. Full bar service. Rosy walls and violin music, caviar with bliny and vodka with strawberries -- such are the touches that set the Serbian Crown apart from the crowd of Washington's elegant restaurants. Full bar service. Street parking. Tourists, policemen, office workers and down-and-outers mix in this cafeteria line, where liver is less than $1. 546-5900. L, D daily. Tung Bor $11154 Georgia Ave., Wheaton. But its prices have lagged behind inflation, so now it must be considered moderate. AE, CC, MC, V. Reservations suggested. 949-4140. Sit in the country-French-tinted inside cafe or at the "outdoor" mall tables, first casing the pastry case for dessert and take-homes. Soup at 75 cents -- sometimes good, sometimes not -- and a very good simple salad at the same price fill out a meal of mountainous portions of superlative chicken or shrimp salad, hash or omelets or chopped steak with irresistible homemade potato chips called Palm fries. AE, MC, V. One hour free parking, Washington; mall parking lot, Falls Church. Open daily. Parking lot. One of D.C.'s ultimate dive bars, The Raven has been tucked away in Mount Pleasant since 1935. Captain White's 8123 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring. L'Auberge Chez Francois 332 Springvale Rd., Great Falls, Va. 759-3800. The Old Ebbitt Grill 1427 F St. NW. r The Roma 3419 Connecticut Ave., NW. 828-2608. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations accepted. The whole fish with black bean sauce is a good buy, fried lightly and carefully, and seasoned with fire and flair. 460-3500. Street parking. L daily ex Sat, Sun, D daily. L $6-$9, D $9.75-$13. The Best Restaurants in Washington, D.C., From Laotian Cuisine to Steakhouses | Cond Nast Traveler. L $2.25-$3.95, D $4-$179 Open daily. L $2.25-$3.75, D $4.25-$10.95. L daily ex Sat, Sun, D daily. When in doubt, order the simplest dishes. Full bar service. The first of Washington's Ethiopian restaurants, it has not yet been topped, but has gone on improving itself. Rive Gauche seems to be taking a deep breath and meeting the challenge again. And dessert crepes or Grand Marnier-soaked oranges make wonderful bargain-priced endings. Full bar service. Service is gregarious and hospitable. No-smoking section. L $4.50-$8.85, D $9.75-$15.75. Street parking or nearby lots. Nothing changes at Szechuan & Hunan -- fortuantely. Black Rose 1101 17th St. NW. Saigon Inn is far from elaborate, and there is nothing spectacular about the food. L $1.75-$5.25, D $1.95-$6.95. No credit cards. L, D daily. washington, dc restaurants in the 1980s . Open daily. Parking lot. 938-1557. Unclaimed. Closed Sun. Carlos Gardel 1759 Columbia Rd. D'Angelos 13685 Connecticut Ave., Wheaton. A comment to a waiter that he brought the wrong vintage of wine was answered with, "Vintages don't matter." So order earthy rather than elegant dishes: dense, long-simmered minestrone rather than lemony fish salad that is just rings of squid with a few tiny, tasteless shrimp. Full bar service. K $3.95-$6.55. Full bar service. An exception is dessert, for the pastries, particularly the liqueur-soaked tortes, are elaborate and highly professional. Full bar service. Reservations suggested. Children's prices. L $3.95-$8.95, D $6.95-$14.95. Kushner's 8523 Piney Branch Rd., Silver Spring. Closed Sun. This moderately priced French bistro is sweeter looking than ever, with a mural covering one wall and old brick to contrast, a pressed tin ceiling and church pew banquettes. Prices are generally around two digits for entrees, but this is Indian food of particular character, where the interplay of aromas and tastes takes precedence over heat. But it is frayed, slightly ramshackle and strung with fish nets and tawdry gewgaws, and the kitchen is part of the present slipshod era. And even more important, increasingly restaurants are serving seafood that is fresh rather than frozen, and cooking it properly. MC, V. No reservations. L $1.95-$5.75, D $2.95-$5.75. Every Friday night, he would head to The Day Lily, a red and gold velvet-walled Chinese restaurant . Parking in front. Szechuan Garden Bethesda 7800 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. Service is sometimes awkward, as when the waitress asks the patron to open the wine because she does not know how, but the eagerness to please is part of the charm, and Axum is a nice place to visit. Full bar service. Full bar service. L, D daily. Street parking. Its food, though, is an afterthought. E, Hyattsville. Add to your plastic plate the homemade but not sensational potato salad and coleslaw, inconsequential baked beans of "texas toast." Street parking. Parking garage at mall. 33, Urbanna, Va. 804/758-2397. No-smoking section. Full bar seravice. 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. L, D $1.95-$12.50. L $4.25-$10, D $10.50-$18.50. L $5.95-$6.50, D $6.75-$9.50. Full bar service.Children's prices. Reservations accepted. 12/13/2021. 589-1306. Cheek by jowl to McDonald's on a fast-food highway is a lone white house that encloses an Italian restaurant of character, the kind that, small as it is, uses 20 pounds of garlic a week and butchers its own veal. L $3.95-$4.50, D $4.25-$8.95. Arabian Nights 2915 Connecticut Ave. NW. Children's meals. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested.Street parking and commercial lots. Chateau Gesundheit 7141 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. L MC, V. Reservations suggested. Free parking in adjacent lot after 5:30 p.m. Beer and wine only. L daily ex Sun, D daily. There is a good restaurant at Ocean ix, but it is hidden among a lot of mistakes. Occoquan Inn 301 Mill St., Occoquan, 703/491-1888. No smoking section. He boldly seasons with red and black pepper, profusely sprinkles olive oil and lemon. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Beer and wine only. not just since the 1980s when the word became common." . Mamma Desta's restaurant is an experience. A brisk, cheerful place to eat, La Brasserie allows the option of eating lightly or substantially, and inexpensively if you are careful. 1475 Pennsylvania Ave. NW (15th St. NW) Washington, DC 20004. 209 1/2 209 1/2 Pennsylvania Ave. AE, MC, V. No reservations. Washington, DC. End with apple strudel, tart and flaky, for the main dessert alternative is something insultingly called Russian cake, with canned fruit cocktail. The Warehouse 214 King St., Alexandria. Street parking. Closed Sun. Washington needs more serious seafood restaurants that serve really fresh fish and cook it properly. Even the traditional sauces -- dark, resonant mole and smooth, piquant salsa verde -- are unusually good. Some of the dishes are superb, the crusty lamb filet with brown sauce heavily scented by garlic, the crayfish or fresh shrimp in chive cream. No credit cards. Closed Sun. 785-1277. Some simple names -- seafood combination -- hide extraordinary dishes. Parking lot in front. Full bar service. 333-5440. Stephanie's Dupont Plaza Hotel, Dupont Circle at 19th St. NW. Full bar service. L, D daily. L $3-$5.50, D $3.75-$11.50. Several restaurateurs have talked lately about opening a grill restaurant specializing in charcoaled meats and fish, but while they talked, T. Gregory's did it, and did it exceedingly well. L daily ex Sun, D daily. The liver pate is smooth and subtly peppered. 938-8948. Must all good things really come to an end? L daily ex Sun, D daily. Vegetables are carved into tiny perfect batons and placed precisely on the plates. We have even added an outstanding new American restaurant -- a grill room at last -- T. Gregory's. Reservations accepted. 527-0100. Full bar service. Full bar service. MC, V. Reservations required for parties of five or more. Mussels ravigote are similarly outstanding among appetizers. Ae, cb, d, mc, v. rEservations suggested. Full bar service. Lately, a filet of salmon under a creamy tangle of shredded leeks was simply delicious. Harvey's 1001 18th St. NW. Finish with nut-filled, cigar-shaped filo pastries and tiny cups of thick coffee. D $2.95-$8.95. L, D $6.75-$14.75. Beer and wine only. Parking lot. Capriccio's concerts now regularly garner praise from DC's top reviewers. D daily.Closed Sun. Open daily. Full bar service. Tabard Inn 1739 N St. NW. L $3.45-$4.95, D $3.50-$10.50. more. Even indoors, this century-old inn is an idyll of working fireplaces and dark heavy beams. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Open daily. Full bar service. L $3.25-$6.35, D $15. AE, MC, V. Reservations accepted. Children's prices. Parking lot. Try them. AE, CB, CC, D, MC, V. Reservations accepted. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. In 1950, African American civil-rights leader Mary Church Terrell arrived at this chain cafeteria for lunchand, at 86 years old, was refused service. 544-0102. L, D daily. Parking in front. Just remember pizza. Parking lot. Commercial parking lot next door. Roast veal is served in nearly half-calf portions, though sometimes it has been cooked so long it crumbles. Full bar service. Closed Mon. Despite the menu's spiel about its carefully selected and naturally aged beef, the meat on the plate is just ordinary, the roast beef average in tenderness and flavor, overcooked; and the house specialty of marinated sirloin tough and vinegary, though properly seared and cooked rare. L daily ex Sat, D daily. There are things these two vibrant, plush anthologies of the American casual-eating classics do better than anybody else in town. Full bar service. If what you care about is the cooking, the amenities on the plate rather than in the dining room, join the crowds at Le Gaulois.The central feature of this over crowded restaurant is the full page of daily specials, nearly two dozen main courses, offering at reasonable prices such dishes as duch with tropical fruits, veal with chanterelles, salmon in a pastry crust with champagne sauce. Kebabs are tender and juicy, only mildly seasoned, so that the charcoal flavor predominates. No-smoking section. Open daily. Cafe Lafayette 105 N. Alfred St., Alexandria. Dishes ranging from Spanish to Ecuadorean are served in these charming little close-knit restaurants, with varying success. By all means order murgh tandoori, the red-crusted tandoor-cooked chicken that shows this cooking to best advantage. No-smoking section. Central to Ethiopian dining are giant, pale, thin pancakes, sour from their fermented batter, which serve as tablecloth and utensil -- you eat with your hands by scooping meats and vegetables with pieces of pancake. 871-8554. L $4.50-$5.95, D $5.95-$9.50. L, D daily. Open daily. Closed Sun. District of . The chef bakes his own excellant Italian bread. Full bar service. 984-9440. 203 Strand St., Alexandria. Genji 2816 Graham Rd., Falls Church. Open daily. 1520 14th St NW, Washington DC, DC 20005-3722 - Read more on Tripadvisor. Ae, d, mc, v. Reservations suggested. McGuire's 1330 Pennsylvania Ave. giorgios 1247 20th St. NW. With improvements in that arena and Szechuan's talent in playing with fire, this is Chinatown's best bet. L $2.25-$3.95, D $3.25-$7.95. 656-6200. L daily ex Sat, D daily.AE, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Full bar service. 466-3232. Full bar service. Golden Temple Conscious Cookery 1521 Connecticut Ave. NW. Seafoods, veals, lamb, and game in the winter are imaginative and talented productions. The main dining room is tiled in terra cotta and topped with a mirrored ceiling. AE, CB, CC, D, V. Reservations suggested. The homemade rum cake typifies the best and the worst of Caffe Italiano: The whipped cream is fake, but there is plenty of rum. 683-4112. Parking in rear. D daily. Le Rendez-Vous 3155 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Parking in rear. Auto Services. Full bar service. Steak and Ale Check local phone directories for locations. Viva 4409 John Marr Dr., Annandale. Full bar service. AE, CB, D, V. Reservations suggested. Parking lot next door. SE. Open daily. Napoleon's 2649 Connecticut ave. NW. Mc, V. Reservations suggested. NW. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Company Inkwell serves food of very high caliber from a short menu, printed daily, of seasonal specials. View the menu for Dominique's and restaurants in Washington, DC. Reservations suggested. Full bar service. AE, D, MC, V. No reservations. "Full bar service" indicates that the establishment is licensed to sell spirits as well as beer and wine . L $2.95-$5.95, D $2.95-$6.95. Hunan Garden 2104 Viers Mill Rd., Rockville. Most of the menu is enchiladas, though there are some good soups, a mole that needs mellowing and a few other beef and chicken dishes. Gadsby's Tavern 138 N. Royal St., Alexandria. Full bar service. 549-1141. Fish of this quality does not come cheap, but the expense will be bearable if you concentrate on local seafoods and order them simply broiled or fried.Besides good food, the nautical whimsies are good-natured and the waitresses are the wonderful tough-and-cheerful sort that, if they were not so young, would rival Boston's Durgin Park waitress wonders. The empanadas are also excellent. Jordan Hammes: (844) 711-5129. Street parking. Valet parking for dinner only. Street parking or garage across the street. Elaborate preparations at Le Bagatelle are least likely to please, except for desserts. L $2.50-$5.95, D $4.25-$8.50. MC, V. Reservations accpted. Parking in rear. The menu runs the usual gamut of snails, pate, onion soup, coq au vin, veal francaise and steak au poive. 466-4264. Open daily. If you like cardamom, end with scented tea. Beer and wine only. 6 $8.50-$10, D $15.50-$30. It looks quintessentially Italian, with pristine white walls and tile floors, only a few small mirrors and colorful displays of antipasti and pastries. L $3.45-$6.95, D $8.45-$13.95. Open daily. Blackie's House of Beef 1217 22nd St. NW. L daily ex Sat, D daily. 244-5804. Street parking. Free parking in adjacent garage for two hours. 223-3794. Full bar service. Szechuan Inn 558 Benfield Village Shopping Center, Sevena Park, Md. Some dishes are hot, but more are piquant or aromatic or multi-flavored without being hot. The shrimp themselves are hugh and extremely fine. J. R.'s Steak House 9401 Lee Hwy., Fairfax. Parking lot. AE, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. This is inventive French cooking, food of considerable excitement. L $2.45-$3.95, D $3.45-$8.95. La Maree 1919 I St. NW. Reseravations suggested. 861-8447. Full bar service. Children's prices. Children's prices. L $3.25-$6.25, D $7.25-$14.75. L $2.50-$7, D $6.50-$15. 525-8770. Children's prices. Nearby bus routes include 461, 463, and 467. . The Peasant Basket 3321 Connecticut Ave. NW. You might wish there were more than three shrimp, but you must admit they are good. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Children's prices Omar Khayyam 112 N. St. Asaph St., Alexandria. Ae, mc, v. Reservations suggested. Children's prices. 277-7174. L daily ex Sat, D daily. Open daily. L $2.65-$5.25, D $6.50-$14.95. 737-2101. Full bar service. L, D daily. Unused Pre-1980 CARSON'S RESTAURANT Largo Florida FL M8853. Children's prices. Parking lot. Open daily. No credit cards. Le Jardin 1113 23rd St. NW. 360-7880. The room is fresh and colorful, discreetly exotic. Les Champs The Watergate, 600 New Hampshire Ave. NW. Full bar service. L $1.50-$6.75, D $6.75-$10.50. No alcoholic beverages. Fried clams are lightly breaded and superbly juicy. 966-8200. Oxtail soup, in contrast, is disappointing. Ae, cb, d, MC, V. Reservations suggested. L $4.75-$7.50, D $8-$12. Valet parking. The few wines also are extremely good values. AE, D, MC, V. Reservations accepted. Open daily. It takes a commitment to fresh, seasonal, peak-perfect foods such as the summer's rockfish and branches of rosemary, and a commitment to cooking them so as to heighten their qualities, perhaps baking them in parchment to seal in juices and mingle flavors. The Prime Rib's specialty is self-explanatory, and it is excellent roast beef, tender and juicy and flavorful. Danker's 1209 E St. NW. Closed Sun. Commercial parking garage next door. Yesterday's menu: The dinner menu from 1968 consisted of hearty American fare. Premier among the dishes is aushak, whether as an appetizer or main course, the homemade noodles filled with sauteed leeks or scallions, topped with yogurt, mint and tomato meat sauce; it is an inspired combination. L $3.45-$4.95, D $3.45-$9.95. L $2.50-$6.50, D $5.75-$11.75. 337-7750. The food, however, remains best for a snack or light meal, Mexican food that is standard quality, or at least sinks to standard in its reheating a lunchtime. 893-3390. L $5.50-$9.95, D $8.95-$14.95. Bistro Francais 3124 M St. NW. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations required. L $3.25-$8.50, D $8.90-$14.80. The path to take is an appetizer of mussels with tomato sauce and plenty of garlic of fried squid; the empanaditas are merely ordinary. L,D daily. Embrace music at the 14th Annual D.C. Record Fair L $3.95-$7.50, D $11.50-$14.95. The spot was known for serving . MC, V. Reservations accepted. $4.25-$9.25, D $5.75-$9.50. 572-4402. Closed Mon. L daily ex Sat, D daily. L $5.95-$8.75, D $8.95-$15.95. Full bar service. North America. L, d $3.25-$6.50. Pancho Villa 5530 Norbeck Rd., Rockville. Full bar service. Flight Table 10108 Greenbelt Rd., Lanham. Woodley Park. Full bar service. L daily ex Sat, D daily. 321. AE, D, MC, V. Reservations accepted for dinner, accepted only for parties of 10 or more for lunch. 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. Full bar service. 232-8844. Jonah's Oyster Kitchen Hyatt Regency Hotel, 400 New Jersey Ave. NW. Closed Sat. 842-0070. Closed Sun. 659-5882. AE, V. Reservations accepted for four or more only. Closed Mon. Full bar service. AE, MC, V. Reservations suggested. It has until now been consistently excellent; I hope its third year blues are short-lived. AE, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. The Big Cheese has, at its best, stood still and raised its prices while more sophisticated newcomers are serving better at lower prices. But choices can be broken down into appetizers (which might tempt you to make an entire meal), soups with or without noodles (meals in themselves unless you share a bowl with several people), house specialties of grilled meats or shrimp to wrap in rice paper, and meats or seafoods stir-fried and sauced, with or without vegetables. The food -- which includes dishes such as sausages with lentils, pot au feu and cassoulet -- is endearing if not spectacular. 462-5353. Beefsteak Charlie's was a well-known restaurant chain based in the New York metropolitan area, which grew to over 60 locations in the early 1980s. MC, V. No reservations. Closed Sun. The Washington Palm 1225 19th St. NW. L $3.75-$6, D $4.95-$12. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations required. L, D daily. L $3.95-$8.75, D $3.95-$14. That flounder stuffed with creamy, slightly piquant lump crabmeat is nothing short of ideal, however, as is the Crisfield Special -- just the crabmeat mixture, and lots of it. Ae, CB, CC, D, MC,V. Except for a few silk flower arrangements, the decor is standard Virginia Shopping Center Ethnic: dark wood veneer paneling, booths along the sides, red tablecloths and candles in red globes, and American colonial brass chandeliers. AE, CB, D, MC, V. N reservations. Street parking or nearby lots. L $8.25-$11.95, D $11.75-$17.50. L $4.25-$8.75, D $8.75-$12. Washington's French restaurants tend to look significant, with canopies and pompous entrances. But service is indifferent unless you are a friend of the house, and little thought is given to the sensitivities of the diner. 920-7892. AE, MC, V. Reservations accepted for eight or more only. 675 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20005, USA. Parking lot. The great dishes of New Orleans are on the menu at 219. Rather, it is siimple cooking with a deft touch to the sauces and special care in homey details. AE, MC, V. No reservations. Closed Sun. Mikado 4707 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Carmack's 8401 Connecticut Ave., Chevy Chase. Closed Mon. No-smoking section. Also on the menu are stuffed cabbage, squash or grape leaves, kibbeh and a few curries, but none of them matches the kebabs. Draw your orders particularly from the list of daily specials and hope they include Germaine's new glazed chicken with carmel sauce.Even if it is not on the menu, ask for pine cone fish, scored and lightly fried filet of sea trout. Palladin was also a mentor to Le Bernardin 's Eric Ripert. Children's prices. Parking in front. Parking in building or street. 763-6553. Full bar service. 654-2575. If Washingtonians ever kicked the habit of automatically thinking French when they want a special evening, Omar Khayyam would be overrun. The big disappointment at Harvey's is likely to be dishes with lobster in them, so stick to crab. Full bar service. L daily ex Sat, D daily. Even the chocolate mousse was dried out. 525-5317. Parking lot next door. Full bar service. Full bar service. AE, CB, D MC, V. Reservations suggested. Web Visit website. The Prime Rib 2020 K St. NW. Parking in rear. Enriqueta's menu has its ups and downs, but always offers a wealth of choices. 321-9440. Their very names -- fish dipped in boiling water with spices, smoked lobster, pelican's nest -- are evocative. L daily ex Sat, D daily. Reportedly decked in khakis and polished penny loafers, blond hair and blue eyes, he was a Georgetown junior at the time. 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. Street parking. Open daily. AE, MC, V. Reservations accepted. Closed Sun. 572-7744. Rustic and reasonable, with creditable food, Vietnam Georgetown is a neighborhood ethnic restaurant that just doesn't happen to be in an ethnic neighborhood. No matter. L $5.95-$12.50, D $7.50-$14.50. Cagney's 1 Dupont Cir. 966-7600. Seafood dishes are the most intriguing; crystal shrimp are soaked in ice water to crisp them, then cooked just until translucent. Full bar service. The pride of Sholl's is in its freshness -- seasonal produce, fish, excellent lean hamburger meat, home-baked breads and pastries. L $3.85-$7.25, D $5.50-$9.90. Parking lot. Alpenhof 1243 20th St. NW. 640 reviews. Service is efficient and generally smooth, and the high-ceilinged room with its tall, plush ruby banquettes and dazzling view of the city is a glorious backdrop to the food. No-smoking section. 659-8820. The menu also lists simple grills -- steaks, lamb chops, pork chops -- and a couple of fish dishes. It has quietly and gradually become a fine restaurant, its cuisine stably settled among those French restaurants just below La Pavillon, Le Lion d'Or and Jean-Louis, keeping company with Jean-Pierre, Le Bagatelle, Dominique's and Rive Gauche on its good days. 234-6969. Children's prices. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for VINTAGE MATCHCOVER WEED'S HIGHLANDS CAFE, WASHINGTON, D.C. at the best online prices at eBay! No reservations. AE, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested, required on wekends. L $3.95-$5.95, D $6.95-$12.95. MC, V. Reservations suggested.Parking next to building. Its prices are high, and it does not deign to be open on Saturday night. But dishes that are meant to be robust -- chicken cacciatore, braciole, herbed roast veal -- are as good as Washington has to offer. Parking in buildng. The desserts are all good, though strawberry broyege ought to be a required course. One of the prettiest restaurants in town, with a floating stairway up the two-story dining room and contemporary stained glass tinting the old brick, Da Vinci serves some of the best pasta in town. 966-8285. AE, MC, V. Reservations suggested. L, Ddaily. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. The close seating makes a hectic environment, but both the room and service are colorful and attractive. House of Hunan is an uncommon Fhinese restaurant, uncommonly good, uncommonly elegant, with an array of dishes and special touches found nowhere else in Washington. Children's prices. AE, MC, V. Reservations accepted. Parking lots. Children's prices. Open daily. And the service is as elegant as the food. 532-9290. AE, MC, V. Reservations suggested. L $2-$4.45, D $4.45-$10.95. MC, V. Reservations accepted. Our chic private dining room offers an intimate experience with a view of our expansive wine cellar. It still looks the revamped luncheonette that it is, with the TV on the bar. 2. China Paradise 138-A Maple Ave. W., Vienna. Full bar service. L, D daily. The waiters toss the food at you. It sounds exactly like Tom Sariss Orleans House. L daily ex Sat, D daily ex Sun. Closed Sun. It would be an improvement to add small, appetizer-priced portions o quiches and pates, particularly since the quiche -- high, fragile custard with a golden surface and shimmery texture -- is worthy of your special attention. The safest dishes I tried were sweetbreads in a calvados-scented cream and beef medallions in a mustard cream with an irrelevant garnish of prune. Children's prices. 428-0588. The China Inn staff is trying hard, from the voluble owner to the waitresses to the kitchen. The two homemade sausages tasted worn out. L $1.79-$2.75, D 5.50-$12.95. 737-1234 L $4.95-$8.95, D $9.50-$14.50. Children's prices. Restaurants listed but not reviewed requested inclusion. 333-4187. The menu is full of homey dishes like tongue and rabbit livers plus seasonal treats like crayfish, but the service is disorganized and neglected. Street parking. But between the commissary kitchen that serves the cafes and the plate there is many a slip, with skimpy meat in the sandwiches, drying out of the quiches, chili sinking soggily into the French roll of the chili dog. Parking in front. Gangplank 600 Water St. SW. 554-5000. Full bar service. MC, V. Reservations accepted, suggested on weekends. Closed Mon. Full bar service. Beer and wine only. Full bar service. L $3.25-$4.95, D $3.25-$5.95. No smoking section. L, D $2.50-$10.95. Closed Sun. AE, CB, D, MC, V.Reservations suggested. Closed Mon. The most interesting and unusual dish is an appetizer -- sauteed bananas and onions in a hot tomato sauce. Full bar service. No-smoking section. Open daily. Closed Sun. Beer and wine only. The chiles that once brought tears to the eyes have been held in reserve. L $3.50-$7, D $4-$14. On occasion, the rack of lamb or crabmeat rise to bygone dignity, but other than a nicely smoked, still moist cold trout, recent investigation has fund more to mourn than to celebrate. And wonder how they do it for the price. L $2.25-$3.75, D $3.50-$17. L, D daily. Beer and wine only. Chadwick's 3205 K St. NW. Middle courses are a mixed bag, though at one day's lunch the crab cakes were stellar, and served with crisp stir-fried vegestables. L daily. Full bar service. Boulud, who had briefly worked in D.C. before establishing his empire in New York, opened a branch of his DBGB Kitchen and Bar brasserie in Washington three years ago. 342-0444. L $2.75-$5.25, D $4.95-$11.95. L daily ex Sat, D daily. Street parking. Tables are close, but that is not all that runs this into a friendly place. AE, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested.Parking lot in front. Vernon. Parking lot. L daily ex Sat, D daily. Children's prices. L $3.95-$5.50, D $5.25-$9.95. L daily ex Sat, D daily. But the execution of the dishes ranges from excellent -- moist crayfish in impeccable white butter sauce, oysters fried on skewers and bedded on spinach, thick veal medallions with fleshy, woodsy mushrooms -- to fishy, oversalted salmon terrine that should have been relegated to the cats.
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