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.
Spicy pulled buffalo chicken, drizzled ranch. $9.50
Aria Pizzeria and Bar, Washington DC
This place is now closed and thank god! The service here was SO frickin’ horrible! And this pizza sucked.
William Jefferson Clinton Building West.
Hot shredded muskovy duck and crispy skin, lettuce, scallions and hoisin sauce. $9.50
Wicked Waffle, Washington DC
I liked the duck more than the waffle. The duck tasted great and I like that they included the skin. I don’t think that the lettuce was necessary though – it just got wilty. The Belgian style waffle was kinda hard and dry so it was not my favorite. The workers were also pretty slow here.
Washington Monument.
Rare roast beef, ranch mayo, house made atomic cheese whiz. $9
Red Apron Butchery, Washington DC
Mmm, this sandwich was delicious! This was a fancy version of the Arby’s beef and cheddar sandwich (which I love, btw) and it was done right! I loved the cheese whz and the ranch mayo, and the beef was superb. Well done Red Apron!
Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
Squash, fresh cheese, tomato ginger aioli. Happy hour $6
Vinoteca, Washington DC
Mmm, these were SO delicious! I loved the texture of the croquettes and they tasted great with the tomato ginger aioli.
Breadline sculpture, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial.
Vittle Monster 