Category: Washington DC

The story of the building in which this restaurant is located, the Waldorf Astoria, can be found at the end of the restaurant review. Continue reading “Restaurant: The Bazaar”

Debbie, Bev, Brady, and I went to BBQ at Love Makoto. At the end of dinner when I asked Debbie, Bev, and Brady whether they would come to this restaurant again they all said no. I am not as negative as they are and so I have written the following. Continue reading “Restaurant: BBQ at Love Makoto”

I went to this restaurant with Debbie and Max. It had been open for 4 months and is located in the Ritz Carlton Hotel. In a previous incarnation it was the Westend Bistro. Continue reading “Restaurant: The Saga”

Debbie and I went to Opal with Florence and Peter. Continue reading “Restaurant: Opal”

Debbie and I went with Rita and Bob on March 3rd to Parlour Victoria which has only been open since February 14, 2023. Continue reading “Restaurant: Parlour Victoria”

The restaurant is a square room with an entry in the corner as you enter. Straight ahead on the right side is a bar that seats up to 14 people. The balance of the restaurant is filled with 2,4, and 6 tops including one table as you enter that seats up to 8. Continue reading “Restaurant: Opaline”

Rita, Bob, Debbie, and I had dinner at Ellington Park Bistro on a Saturday night. Continue reading “Restaurant: Ellington Park Bistro”

Amy, Peter, Debbie, and I had dinner at Reveler’s Hour on a Wednesday night. The restaurant has been open since New Year’s Eve 2019. Continue reading “Restaurant: Reveler’s Hour”

Debbie, Susan, and I went to Mario’s Trattoria on a Saturday night. Mario’s has been open since January 28, 2022. It replaced the Glover Park location of the Surfside Restaurant which opened in 2008 and closed in 2019. Continue reading “Restaurant: Mario’s Trattoria”

Chef Peter Chang has opened a Chinese Restaurant in D.C. Across 19th Street and down from the Palm. And across the alley from I Ricchi Restaurant, one of our regular stops. Continue reading “Restaurant: Chang Chang”

Florence, Peter, Ann, Debbie, and I went to Joy Restaurant shortly after it opened. Continue reading “Restaurant: Joy Restaurant”

When “Mike’s Washington Watch” began including restaurants in 1998, restaurants chosen then and now had been around for a while and had decent reputations. Continue reading “Restaurant: In BOCCA Al Lupo”

This review of Nina May is different than any review that Washington Watch has done in that it is based on two visits to the restaurant that Debbie and I had with different people. Continue reading “Restaurant: Nina May”