Skewered ground lamb, house-made harissa, grilled tomatoes, sumac, onions. Mezze lunch $25
Zaytinya, Washington DC
I liked this dish. The lamb was tender, juicy and flavorful and I liked the different garnishes. Everything was nicely prepared. Eat it with some of their pita and you have a delicious bite!
Washington Monument and Thomas Jefferson Memorial.
Spicy apricot chili glaze, carrots, celery, St. Pete’s blue cheese dressing. Happy hour $6
Circa at Foggy Bottom, Washington DC
I love chicken wings and these tasted great. They were a bit on the dry side, but the yummy apricot chili glaze helped me overlook that flaw. 🙂
Washington Monument replica, US Botanic Garden Conservatory.
Served with French fries. Lunch set $25
Central Michel Richard, Washington DC
This beef tartare was delicious, but I thought it was a bit weird to serve fries with it. I would have preferred something flat to easily eat the tartare with. The French fries were good though!
National World War II Memorial – “Washington”.
Pretzel dough wrapped around a Nathan’s hot dog. $3.33
Auntie Anne’s, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
This was disgusting! I actually like Auntie Anne’s normal pretzels, but wrap it around a hot dog and you get crap! The pretzel had a soggy, gross texture and was oddly bland. I thought that dipping it in one of their cheese sauce would help, but it just made it nauseating.
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. I do love their central hallway!
Tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, sausage, bacon, onions, green peppers, mushrooms. $4.29
Pizza Autentica, Washington DC
Ew, this pizza wasn’t very good. Even late in the evening, I wasn’t drunk enough to fool myself into enjoyiing this crappy pizza.
Smithsonian Institution Information Center in the Castle.
Black hommus, barberries, mint. Mezze lunch $25
Zaytinya, Washington DC
I was not a fan of this dish. The salmon was dry and overcooked, and I really didn’t like the black hummus. Nothing really tasted good separately or in combination. Lame!
Cradle orchid, Anguloa clowesii, Orchidaceae, U.S. Botanic Garden Conservatory.
Zucchini, squash, sweet peppers, marinara. Happy hour $6
Circa at Foggy Bottom, Washington DC
Sheesh, this place gets packed for happy hour! I guess that’s natural since it’s pretty much on the street from George Washington University campus. You can’t beat six bucks for this large plate of fried, artery-clogging goodness though! 😉
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
With sauteed mushrooms, lardons. Lunch set $25
Central Michel Richard, Washington DC
This salad was simple and delicious! I loved the combination of the light crisp frisee with the earthy mushrooms and fatty salty lardons. Noms!
Bread and butter. Complimentary
Andrew Jackson statue, Lafayette Square.
Shiro-miso, roast pork (chashu), bean sprout, onion, garlic, ground pork, nori, and scallion. Add butabara kakuni (pork belly). $16.25
Daikaya, Washington DC
This place is super popular and busy during lunch (and I’m sure at night as well). I was able to squeeze into the counter to enjoy my bowl of ramen. The spicy miso broth very tasty, but I feel like it was a bit on the salty side. I’m glad I opted for the additional pork belly.
Small kitchen area where the magic happens!
Pennsylvania Avenue NW.
Aged beef fat fried, garlic, salt, rosemary. $3.75
Red Apron Butchery, Washington DC
Hmm, these fries were good but I really couldn’t tell that they were fried in aged beef fat. When fries are made with duck fat I can taste the difference though.
Random water feature in someone’s front yard, Logan Circle.
Fired-roasted eggplant, tahini, lemon, garlic. Mezze lunch $25
Zaytinya, Washington DC
Mmm, this hummus was great and I REALLY loved the fresh baked pita bread. They were light and airy and really fun to eat.
Pita bread.
View from the Washington Monument.
$16
Del Frisco’s Grille, Washington DC
Meh, I wasn’t impressed by the oysters on the East Coast. I prefer the smaller, brinier oysters that the West Coast has to offer. These oysters weren’t fresh tasting or shucked cleanly.
Bulleit bourbon Manhattan. $12
Eleanor Roosevelt statue, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial.
Vittle Monster 