“It’s impossible to resist this young Vietnamese restaurant”
regulars such as White House press secretary Robert Gibbs underscore how close you are to the other oval room. // 800 Connecticut Ave. NW; 202-463-8700;
www.ovalroom.com Open: lunch Monday through Friday, dinner Monday through Saturday. All major credit cards. Entree prices: lunch $10 to $22, dinner $22 to $36. Three-course fixed-price $35. Sound check: 72 decibels.
★★ OYAMEL Serious Mexican food is underrepresented in this world capital, which is one reason I so value Oyamel. Leave it to star chef José Andrés to help fill a need and his acolyte, Joe Raffa, to see to it that the country is honored with food and drink that taste true to their roots. (Just as in Oaxaca, a diner can find fried grasshoppers on the menu; the kitchen serves them in more than 600 tacos a month.) Presented in a bowl made from lava rock, lush guacamole is made as hot as you ask. Shredded chicken inside a soothing packet of mashed corn, draped with a tingling tomatillo sauce, is a tamal of distinction. The prettiest ceviche in town might well be blanched scallops resting on chili-dusted key lime halves displayed on shiny black stones. Meanwhile, tres leches, that most soothing of cakes, resonates with rum and comes with a colorful garnish of minced pineapple; and the fresh fruit waters (go for mango, or cherry in season) remind us that tequila isn’t Mexico’s lone liquid attraction. Engaging servers are a plus, though the spirited storefront space could use sprucing up. At least Oyamel has its priorities straight. // 401 Seventh St. NW; 202-628-1005;
www.oyamel.com. Open: lunch Monday through Friday, dinner daily, brunch Saturday and Sunday. All major credit cards. Prices: a la carte portions $6 to $12. Sound check: 74 decibels.
★★★ PALENA Glorious understatement has always been Frank Ruta’s signature at Palena. “After 10 years, it’s time to do something,” says the chef-owner of the beloved cafe and restaurant in
��� Top 50 Restaurant in Washington, Oct. 2009 - Tom Sietsema / Washington Post
IMPERIAL VIETNAMESE CUISINE
6678 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042
presentcuisine.com •
presentcuisine@yahoo.com Phone: 703.531.1881
Family owned and operated since 1990.
SILVER SPRING 8701 Ramsey Ave. (301) 588-4872
GERMANTOWN
19725-A Germantown Rd. (301) 515-7480
www.miranchotexmexrestaurant.com
ROCKVILLE
1488 Rockville Pike (240) 221-2636
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