$1.69 $1.99 . View Menu. The Hideaway in the back of the Madison Hotel in the 80s. L, D daily. Mamma Desta blends sweet, savory and hot spices masterfully. Full bar service. Maxine's 2519 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Start with shrimp tempura, however, and ask if there are stir-fried crabs available. Open daily. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Vegetables are carved into tiny perfect batons and placed precisely on the plates. No credit cards. No-smoking section. No-smoking section. No-smoking section. AE, MC, No reservations. Eating trends move slowly, but in Washington they are continuing steadily towards seafoods and away from red meats. MC, V. Reservations accepted. Full bar service. Vietnam Georgetown 2934 M. St., NW. This garden-green French restaurant is frest, pretty and formal. 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. No reservations. 559-8558. Les Champs The Watergate, 600 New Hampshire Ave. NW. Try them. Parking in rear. And soak up a lot of atmosphere for very little money. Full bar service. AE, CB, D MC, V. Reservations suggested. Closed Sun.AE, MC, V. Reservations requested. The Hunan lamb and beef offer a brilliant interplay of pepper, vinegar and soy with a touch of sweetness that is uniquely Hunanese. Main courses cover five pages, but concentrate on the first, where you will find crisp whole fish Hunan style, orange beef, honeyed ham. Reservations accepted for 10 or more only. Children's prices. Closed Sun. Musicians and belly dancers entetain in the evenings, but not loudly enough to rule out conversation. Samantha's 1823 L St., NW. 4200 Wisconsin Ave. NW. The Sunset does not get so intense as to peel its own potatoes or bake its own pies, but it serves homemade food, up to a point. L $4.75-$7.50, D $8-$12. In our lobby, you'll be drawn to the soft amber glow of The Next Whisky Bar, considered by many to have the best whisky bar menu and design in D.C. Outside in the garden, experience our terrace designed for groups to enjoy drinks and tapas. Open daily. AE, MC, V. Reservations accepted. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations accepted. Bare linoleum, a bakery counter, beaded curtains and a well-scrubbed air make up the Arabian Nights, a family-run operation that is just short of eating in someone's home. Street parking. ft. apartment is a 1 bed, 1.0 bath unit. The Old Ebbitt Grill 1427 F St. NW. The Eatery White Flint Mall, Bethesda. The Cracked Claw 19815 Frederick Rd. 1232 36th Street NW, Washington, DC 20007 (202) 342-0009. D $5.95-$12.50.D daily. AE, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Golden Temple Conscious Cookery 1521 Connecticut Ave. NW. Street parking. W., Wheaton. Concentrate on vegetables -- white beans, fried zucchini -- and accompany your meal with white pizza, even red if you like. The new prices imply a culinary consistency and a level of service that do not actually exist here. Steak and Ale Check local phone directories for locations. Genji 2816 Graham Rd., Falls Church. And in the meantime, its cooking has settled into fairly consistent satisfaction. AE, MC, V. Reservations suggested. 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. Full bar service. AE, CC, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Closed SUN. The population was shrinking, wealth flowed out to the suburbs, and you could buy a Northwest rowhouse for five figures. AE, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Open daily. 338-3901. Full bar service. L, D daily. Falls Landing 774 Walker Rd., Great Falls, Va. 759-4650. Jonah's Oyster Kitchen Hyatt Regency Hotel, 400 New Jersey Ave. NW. 528-4300. Full bar service. Capitol Forum 941 North Capitol St. 789-0582. Beer and wine only. L, D $2.25-$8.50. 528-8886. But I found no dish that meets any desire. 347-8416. L daily ex Sat, D daily. l daily ex Sat, D daily. Beer and wine only. L daily ex Sat, Sun, D daily. Commercial parking lots. Put away your preconceptions of Mexican restaurants when you visit Enriqueta's. This kind of wrap-and-dip food is not only fun, it is light eating and sufficiently crunchy and cool to appeal to flagging summer appetites. Open daily. L $4.75-$8.95, : $6.25-$9.45. Szechuan Garden 7945 Tuckerman La., Rockville. L $3.95-$5.25, D $5.50-$11.95. But daily specials recited by the captain -- a long, confusing and often very expensive list -- are the heart of the matter. 979-2229. Portions are gigantic, except for extravagant ingredients like veal -- but what would you expect for $5 veal? 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. NW. In addition to the menu, which stretches from whole broiled fish to bouillabaisse, a blackboard in front announces daily seafood specials. 1443 K St. NW. Full bar service. 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. Parking lots nearby. Jean-Pierre 1835 K St. NW. Full bar service. Stacker compiled a list of the highest rated fine dining restaurants in Washington, D.C. from Tripadvisor. The menu has remained small and interesting -- with oysters poached in orange butter and scallops or chicken livers served in boats of croissant or brioche as appetizers, and one-person souffles available for dessert -- and a mimeographed (thank goodness) list of appealing daily specials is included. Gino's Hamburgers was a fast-food restaurant chain founded in Baltimore, Maryland by Baltimore Colts defensive end Gino Marchetti and running back Alan Ameche, along with their close friends Joe Campanella and Louis Fischer, in 1957.A new group of restaurants under the Gino's name, involving some of the principals of the original chain, was started in 2010. Full bar service. Focus on main dishes, avoid the often inept grilled skewered meats, and you should enjoy an evening of pan-Asian delight. But most of the food matches Washington's expense-account French restaurants, and the fruit tarts are justifiably renowned. The best details are the fresh orange juice or espresso over the morning paper, a soup or pastry break to finish your last chapter. L, D daily. r The Roma 3419 Connecticut Ave., NW. Full bar service. There are only a few pastas from which to choose, but you should start with the spinach-stuffed agnolotti in cream sauce. $1.69 $1.99 . L $3.95-$10, D $7.50-$14.95. How to get tickets for the African American Museum of History and Culture. Geppetto 2917 M St. NW. Full bar service. AE, MC, V. Reservations suggested. L daily ex Sat, D daily. AE, MC, V. No reservations. Divided-Back CAPITOL BUILDING Des Moines Iowa IA hJ5606. Street parking and nearby lot. Full bar service. Parking in rear or street. Sauces are light-textured, though some dises are greasy. There are plenty of pictures online if you google, so you can see if they match your memories. D $11.75-$18.75. Waiters are so charming and sprightly that you half except them to break out into a song from The Student Prince . L daily ex Sat, Sun, D daily. Full bar service. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Closed Sun. parking lot nearby. 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. L $1.75-$5.25, D $1.95-$6.95. L $2.25-$3.75, D $4.25-$10.95. L $2.50-$6.50, D $5.75-$11.75. Closed Sat, Sun. O'Donnell's 8301 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. Parking in shopping center lot. Full bar service. Not only was the food -- from muddy-looking fish soup to greasy and tasteless short ribs -- unappealing, but it was rather expensive. Closed Sun. emily in paris savoir office. Ledo is probably Prince George's County's longest running hit, for nobody can remember not seeing a line outside its front door. Children's prices. 652-6460. Photographer Michael Horsley documented the era with a fascinating series of 537 photos. 354-2120. Valet parking for dinner only. New York City. Washington still has about 5,000 restaurants. Closed Tues. AE, CB, MC, V. Reservations suggested. The rice may be replaced with couscous or manioc. The original Trattu still suffers from too many people trying to fill its small brickwalled dining room, but one goes there for brash conviviality rather than peaceful intimacy and for simple, robust food rather than for a wide choice of delicacies. Full bar service. Open daily. Street parking. 338-3830. Tien Yuen 1612 16th St. NW. The finest of Italian cuisine is delivered by Nicholas Stefanelli at one of Washington DC's best restaurants, Masseria. L daily ex Sat, Sun, D daily. L $4.95-$6.75, D $8.25- $13.50. 340-6880. Full bar service. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Full bar service. Full bar service. AE, CB, D, MC, V. $7Reservations suggested on weekends. Street parking. "Full bar service" indicates that the establishment is licensed to sell spirits as well as beer and wine . The great dishes of New Orleans are on the menu at 219. 337-0730. Much of the food is the familiar pub level: large portions of fairly tasteless ingredients. 527-0100. The salmon mousse with green peppercorns is suave and spicy, a pleasant light main course. It is simple and English, as handsome as Basil Rathbone and of similar vintage. Guitar music in the evening turns El Caribe into a festival. Children's prices. Beer and wine only. L $5.75-$12.50, D $10.25-$21. Private party facilities. L daily ex Sat, D daily. L $10.95-$14.95, D $18. In 1970, the Old Ebbitt Grill was struggling . And the prices have climbed so that a hamburger (accompanied though it may be by excellent potatoes and unusual salads can cost nearly $6. Parking in rear. 525-42439 L $6-$10.50,, D $12.50-$25. See restaurant menus, reviews, ratings, phone number, address, hours, photos and maps. White enamel chairs with woven seats are pulled up to tables covered with soft orange cloths. 652-1700. This is a homestyle restaurant, with waiters that are likely to befriend you, bone your fish and advise you how to reheat the leftovers they have insisted on wrapping. Parking in front. Flight Table 10108 Greenbelt Rd., Lanham. Ocean ix offers a wide variety of fresh fish whole and in filets, but service is harrassed. Mussels ravigote are similarly outstanding among appetizers. 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. Closed Mon. Saigon Inn 6922-A Braddock Rd., Annandale. 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. Tiberio is reliable, but in a top-priced restaurant one hopes for more. Full bar service. Children's prices. Closed Mon. La Mancha 5515 Cherokee Ave., Alexandria. The 10 standing main courses are all grilled, but the daily specials are more varied preparations. Open dialy. The Man in the Green Hat is slipping again. d.c. space 443 7th St. NW. The daily specials are usually the best dishes to order, for they use the season's first basil for pesto and the freshest fish for cold marinated appetizers, and on occasion offer inventions like the quail with fruit and sage stuffing and mushroom sauce. sGiven that the salad bar is one of J. R's assets, keep in mind that the Tysons Corner branch has no salad bar, but serves "selections" from its salad bar instead. It is much loved, for good reason, and best garnished with bacon or sausage. No-smoking section. L $2.95-$5.75, D $4-$9. La Pagode 924 W. Broad St., Falls Church. Unforgettable is the crisp walnut delight, the large halved nuts fried in a thin, faintly sweet glaze. MC, V. Reservations suggested. Children's prices. Straight ahead is the book section, as tempting to a reader as any bakery display case. Free parking in rear at dinner. L daily ex Fri, Sat, Sun, D daily. Drinks are enormous, but puffed up with fruit and ice. Pancho Villa 5530 Norbeck Rd., Rockville. Parking in front. 232-4768. The food -- which includes dishes such as sausages with lentils, pot au feu and cassoulet -- is endearing if not spectacular. L $1.80-$5.50, D $8.50-$11.25. But the environment -- harried, slap-dash service and unkept surroundings -- has not been a strong point. Street parking. Apana 3066 M St. NW. Sometimes this sprightly Capitol Hill pub serves sensational food, as when it bakes its own herbed pita bread and spices its chili with as liberal dose of seasoning as of chunks of crusty roast beef. Rustic and reasonable, with creditable food, Vietnam Georgetown is a neighborhood ethnic restaurant that just doesn't happen to be in an ethnic neighborhood. Its high intentions are apparent from the start, from the curved brick stairway under a grand canopy. Parking lot. Full bar service. AE. Closed Mon. The wine list is small, with the Winemsters cabernet an especially good buy. Saigon Inn's menu is long, its 70 dishes even including cheeseburgers. Fried clams are lightly breaded and superbly juicy. Romeo & Juliet 2020 K St. NW. L, D daily. 333-1100. L $3.25-$4.75, D $6.95-$9.95. Children's meals. In either case, the quality is as impressive as the variety.As for dinner, Tung Bor emphasizes fresh fish and seafood, and one is wise to follow suit. Genesis of South Bay. American Cafe 1211 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Closed Tues. DC, MC, V. No reservations. L daily ex Sat, D daily. Harvey's 1001 18th St. NW. tWaiters are familiar with the food, knowing which fresh herbs are used with which sauce, and keep a watchful eye on your table from a distance. Washington needs more serious seafood restaurants that serve really fresh fish and cook it properly. 276. Open daily. 549-4010. Thompson's Restaurant (1950s) 725 14th St., NW. L daily ex Sat, D daily. L $3-$6, D $3-$7.50. If you don't equate French restaurants with ethnic charm, you need an evening at Cafe Tatti. 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. 659-8820. Thai Room 5037 Connecticut Ave. NW. 544-5411. Full bar service. L $2.50-$4.75, D $3.25-$7.50. The restaurant serves light snacks and full dinners, in quiet leisure or late night disco. AE, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Arlington. Children's prices. L $3.50-$3.95, D $4.95-$6.95. But above all, it is a personal restaurant, where the maitre d'hotel remembers not only your name but also where you sat last year, and maybe 10 years ago when they opened. Dominique is the Ted Turner of French restaurateurs. A special thrill in the 2022-2023 season was the inclusion of Capriccio's October 2022 concert featuring one of today's most talked about performers, Jean Rondeau, as a Washington Classical Review "Critic's Choice." 265-2540. MC, V. Reservations suggested.Parking next to building. L $2.25-$3.95, D $5.85-$14.75. Noteworthy also is the wine list, extensive though pricey, and the wine specials on the daily menu. Alpenhof, though not flawless, is a unique Teutonic touch in downtown Washington. 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. Tourists, policemen, office workers and down-and-outers mix in this cafeteria line, where liver is less than $1. NW. AE, MC, V. Reservations suggested.Parking in commercial lots. AE, CB, D, MC, V. N reservations. Parking lot. 797-8704. 589-1306. Casba 2100 & St. NW. Hefty dishes are the most suitable to order -- the sausages or liver, for instance, but save room for a flaky apple tart and good espresso. 301/428-8593. Yenching Palace 3524 Connecticut Ave., NW. You might wonder how this can be considered a decent restaurant, unless you were clever enough to order shrimp de jonghe, jumbo shrimp firm and moist, in a garlic and shallot flecked butter sauce. No wonder. Shooter McGee's 5239 Duke St., Alexandria. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations required. Parking in front. AE, MC, V. Reservations accepted for dinner only. 1828 Columbia Rd. 770-7888. Closed Mon. Restaurants listed but not reviewed requested inclusion. Gadsby's Tavern 138 N. Royal St., Alexandria. L $3.50-$9.50, D $4-$12. No-smoking section. Rafters at Landmark 2 S. Whiting St., Alexandria. With most of the main dishes under $4 and a jug of that intriguing honey wine $1, Mamma Desta's is a unique bargain. Parking in front. Figaro's Pizza. Dining in Washington DC, District of Columbia: See 296,335 Tripadvisor traveller reviews of 3,484 Washington DC restaurants and search by cuisine, price, location, and more. Kramerbooks brasserie is an all-day place, a kind of Reader's Digest Condensed Books version of the Champs Elysees. Valet parking for dinner only. 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. Full bar service. MC, V. Reservations suggested. Tiled and sunny, it is certainly pretty. It's always spring at 209 1/2, the mauve of the walls repeated in the flowers and the multicolored Chinese service plates. Bailey's Crossroads. Children's prices. The menu divides into fixed-price dinners of $25, $30, $40, and $60, plus a few a la carte items. When in doubt, order the simplest dishes. Full bar service. But service is indifferent unless you are a friend of the house, and little thought is given to the sensitivities of the diner. Reservations suggested. 333-6605. Piccadilly 5510 Connecticut Ave. NW. The Georgetown branch is cluttered with tile tables in the garden-bright dining room. Cafe Tatti 6627 Old Dominion Dr., McLean. Suspend your expectations and Axum can be fun. Where the chicken on spiced rice was previously moist, succulent, delightfully perfumed, this time it was dried out and dull. No alcoholic beverages. 301/432-6155. 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. The pride of Sholl's is in its freshness -- seasonal produce, fish, excellent lean hamburger meat, home-baked breads and pastries. Prices reflect the quality of goods -- high. Children's prices. 8. Street parking and commercial lots. Full bar service. Lamb is also excellent here, wither the filet with tarragon or the rack of lamb with a border of very good vegetables. Children's prices. L daily ex Sat, Sun, D daily. Gusti's 1837 M St. NW. Peking Garden 6802 Commerce St., Springfield. A tribute to its success, Trattu has developed from a cute little downstairs Italian restaurant to a two-branch operation and has given rise to spinoffs that copy its menu. 820-5775. The flowered tablecloths, green-stemmed wine glasses, folk art and pottery on the walls reinforce the magical quality. A comment to a waiter that he brought the wrong vintage of wine was answered with, "Vintages don't matter." White bean salad or corn salad serve as side dishes to the side dishes. AE, CB, D, V. Reservations suggested. AE, MC, V. Reservations accepted. Full bar service. Tabard Inn continues as a compliment to contemporary American cooking. If you choose carefully, this can be one of the best meal bargins in the city, even among the non-alcoholic beverages. . Full bar service. Publick House 3218 M St., NW. Dominique 1900 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 370-0060. Main courses, too, are good, particularly the liver with sage or any veal dish. L $3-$7.50, D $3.75-$17. L $2.25-$3.75, D $3.50-$17. 209 1/2 209 1/2 Pennsylvania Ave. Tung Bor $11154 Georgia Ave., Wheaton. Home Services. L $3.25-$4.95, D $3.95-$12.95. The bad news is that my last sample of Bacchus' food was nowhere near as luscious as it had been. The Big Cheese 3139 M St. NW. 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. L $3.50-$7.75, D $6.25-$10.95. The menu has been revamped to concentrate on the house specialties, weeding out the chaff. Far from the spaghetti-and-meatballs image, this pasta house serves homemade egg noodles with cream, mushrooms, prosciutto and peas and linguine with crab or clams. Full bar service. 652-9514. L daily ex Sun, D daily. L daily ex Sat, D daily. L $3.75-$5.25, D $4.25-$13.95. AE, MC, V. Reservations accepted for five or more. Full bar service. Henry Africa 607 King St., Alexandria. 998-5115. 338-3314. Parking lot and street parking. Closed Sun. AE, D, MC, V. Reservations accepted. L $4.40-$8.20, D $7.40-$18. L, D daily. L daily ex Sun, D daily. Service at the Serbian Crown is moody and erratic; it is the main dishes of this restaurant that show the best of Russian character. Pheasant terrine tastes like mashed-up canned meat. The Man in the Green Hat 301 Massachusetts Ave. NE. No smoking section. It still has some . Oysters are briny and plump. Home-style duck is rich with the anise-cinnamon-clove scent of five-spice powder. Closed Sun. AE, CB, CC, D, MC, V. Reservations accepted. Closed Mon. Expect savory cooking for your money but not much substance. AE, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Open daily. Open daily. Pueblo Joe's understands a lot about the mystique of beauty. Parking in rear for M St., street parking for Columbia rd. L $3.95-$6.95, D $5.95-$9.50. L, D daily. Full bar service. Full bar service. Full bar service. Valet parking for dinner. Street parking. Full bar service. L, D $7-$11. Street parking. And even a welcome mat. Closed Mon. Order spicy rather than subtle dishes, particularly wursts. D $8.25-$16. Apple Tree 1220 19th St. NW. Open daily. L, D daily. 833-1858. L daily ex Sat, Sun, D daily. AE, CB, CC, D, V. Reservations suggested. 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. Reseravations suggested. Ae, MC, V. Reservations suggested. L $3.50-$8.25, D $6.50-$14.95. L daily, D daily ex Sun. L $2.75-$4.50, D $5.25-$7.75. Scotland Yard 728 King St., Alexandria. Taking its name as a guide, the tandoor oven is the unique and salient feature of this tasteful and bright, orange-accented Indian restaurant. Sauces are lighter, dishes imaginatively arranged, flavors more pronounced with the use of fresh herbs. Children's prices. L, D daily. L, D $1.50-$12.50. Full bar service. D $6.50-$14.95. MC, V. No reservations. Main dish possibilities are grilled fish or shrimp -- charcoal grilled -- sauteed bay scallops, seafood stews with wine, herbs and tomatoes; or some variation of fritto misto, beautifully fried. Street parking. We always wondered how they could do it so cheaply, and now we know that they can't anymore, at least they can't keep the quality as it was. Parking lot. Some people consider that and the absent-minded service part of the charm. 654-2575. The seats are plush and comfortable; most intriguing are the curved booths set like caves in the walls with tube lights and spotlights on dimmers. Company Inkwell serves food of very high caliber from a short menu, printed daily, of seasonal specials. Valet parking. AE, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Hamburger Hamlet 10400 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda. 468-1122. But more frequent are the good days when Szechuan is sizzling. FOR SALE! Parking lot. China Garden serves fine Cantonese food, stretching from congee to seafood in fried taro baskets. The beef brisket is tender and moist, the chopped pork or beef full of wonderful crusty bits. The dining room may be barn siding and horse collars, but the kitchen is classical French. 393-1000, ext. In its second year, this lively bright, casual French restaurant is erratic but worth consideration. 667-1022. Arabian Nights 2915 Connecticut Ave. NW. The menu also lists simple grills -- steaks, lamb chops, pork chops -- and a couple of fish dishes. But the menu is still nearly all Chinese, except for a few Vietnamese appetizers. L $3.25-$5.95, D $3.25-$7.25. Full bar service. Full bar service. 657-8775. L MC, V. Reservations suggested. Clyde's/Georgetown 3236 M St. NW. Full bar service. L daily ex Sat, D daily. Beer and wine only; liquor license pending. No-smoking section. No reservations. Parking lots. Intrigue 824 New Hampshire Ave. NW. Full bar service. The cuisine has had its ups and downs, but shows strong signs of an upswing these days. D daily. Parking in rear. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Bamiyan 3320 M St. NW. AE, MC, V. Reservations accepted. Even the traditional sauces -- dark, resonant mole and smooth, piquant salsa verde -- are unusually good. Which Area should I stay in when visiting DC? No smoking section. "Yummy and I hope healthy lentil quinoa burger with cheddar, mushrooms etc. The more elaborate dishes taste as if the cook were blindly following recipes, adding too much herb or not controlling the frying temperature, but the ingredients are good, and the lemony cheesecake and extraordinarily good pecan pie are obviously made by skilled hands. 362-8200. The few steaks have stiff competition in the thick calf's liver steak, the rack of lamb and the grilled fish or squab. Parking lot in front. L $3.75-$7.95, D $5.95-$13.95. Free parking in Alfred St. lot for dinner. Reservations accepted. L, D $2.25-$4.50. L $3.95-$7.25, D $6.95-$11.95. Children's prices. 338-4484. It was known for its burgers, hot dogs, and milkshakes. Embrace music at the 14th Annual D.C. Record Fair Full bar service. Open daily. Small and unassuming yet clearly Japanese in character (right down to the electric sake warmer), Mikado serves pristine little dishes of marinated vegetables, grilled skewered meats, noodles afloat in broths, raw and grilled fish and a few rich and densely meaty casseroles. Full bar service. And even with all those amenities, the highlight is the food. MC, V. No reservations. Children's meals. This is inventive French cooking, food of considerable excitement. The hummos special, topped with ground beef and almonds, was not a prettily arranged or as tangy. L,D$2.95-$8.95. Price $$$$$. L, D $1.50-$4.95. The Best Restaurants in Washington, D.C., From Laotian Cuisine to Steakhouses | Cond Nast Traveler. Ensalada de frutas is fresh melon and pinneapple whipped with water and ice in a blender, costing not much more than coffee. Children's prices. Parking in commercial lots. eFull bar service. Parking in front. L $2.25-$3.50, D $2.75-$4.25. More intricate dishes -- crab cakes, seafood Norfolk -- are, to be picky, apt to be flawed by too much green pepper or too much butter or too much something. Open daily. But it is now furnished with basket tables from Ethiopia and folk art on the walls, along with the original booths. Ocean ix is to be found on a side street, a pretty little house with awnings over the windows and a flower garden in front, and flanked by a parking lot. L daily, D daily ex Sun. AE, CB, D, MC, V. Reservations suggested. L $1.75-$4.15, D $3.50-$12.95. Open daily. AE, DC, MC, V. Reservations suggested. Closed Sun. And the service is still quietly efficient. Sir Walter Raleigh Inn Check local phone directories for locations. Arrangements of bamboo poles suggest huts and gardens. L,D $3.50-$7.95. Except for the salad bar, the Golden Temple is a textbook case of a very good restaurant being allowed slip into ruin. L, D daily. That is, until the 1980s, when the building achieved a different sort of notoriety as the epicenter of the District's alternative music scene. Commercial parking lots or street. 33, Urbanna, Va. 804/758-2397. It is one of those exciting cities where you could visit a different restaurant every day for six months and still not get to all the good ones. MC, V. Reservations required for parties of five or more. Nora cooks fish with imagination, chopping the remains with dill and yogurt for a salad. 659-4447. lobster. 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. The poached chicken dishes show how well the kitchen handles commonly indifferent preparations, and seafood are equally cosseted. House of Hunan 1900 K St., NW. He boldly seasons with red and black pepper, profusely sprinkles olive oil and lemon. And it serves French haute cuisine that is at least correct if not always exciting. Middle courses are a mixed bag, though at one day's lunch the crab cakes were stellar, and served with crisp stir-fried vegestables.