Washington, DC Restaurant Review:

Washington, DC Restaurant Review:

If anyone knows me, the one thing that’s obvious is that I love to eat. Therefore, I have decided to dedicate this blog to restaurants that I have gone to in and around the DC metro area.

The first restaurant I would like to talk about is Art and Soul (http://www.artandsouldc.com/). It is located in The Liaison Capitol Hill, and Affinia Hotel, just blocks from the US Capitol on New Jersey Ave NW. Apparently, the owner, Art Smith, is some sort of celebrity chef. He has also has restaurant in Chicago, and has been featured on the Oprah show as well as a guest judge on “Iron Chef of America”. Anyway, I had dinner there last week Saturday. I have to admit that the restaurant’s décor is very nice. The walls are covered with art, and the furniture is very modern. While I was their, Vernon Jordan walked in and had dinner. Anyway, the food was good, not great, but not bad either. I started with the AHI tuna, which was served on top of three fried green tomatoes with a sour pickle relish sauce. It was good. The fried green tomatoes were seasoned, but I wouldn’t have minded a little bit more seasoning. For my entre, I decided to go with the Grouper. It was served on top of buttermilk mash potatoes, with a carrot cider broth. Once again the fish was ok, but it could have used a bit more seasoning for my taste. The mash potatoes were on point. They were very tasty, especially with the carrot cider broth. I didn’t even know there was such a thing as carrot cider broth. As for dessert, I didn’t have enough room to sample their dessert menu, but overall I think it’s a nice place to visit. The entrees range from $15 - $25. So I say try it. You might enjoy it.

The second restaurant on the list is OYA (http://www.oyadc.com/). Oya is a nice, cool restaurant/lounge. Food is good. I’ve had sushi there, and it seems a lot of people go there for sushi and drinks. I recommend it for anyone who likes those trendy laidback modern spots.

That’s the restaurant review for now.