Unless you’ve been living under the ground next to an aromatic truffle, you know that Restaurant Week is in full swing across the Washington area. If you have been living next to that truffle, Restaurant Week comes twice a year during traditionally quiet dining seasons and lures potential diners into restaurants with $20.06 three-course meals for lunch and $30.06 three-course meals for dinner. According to the word on the street, this Restaurant Week is a cap on a surprisingly busy summer season for many restaurateurs in D.C.
Members of the DCist food crew have already hit Rasika and Vidalia, with stops at the Morrison-Clark Inn and the Mendocino Grille to come. As the result of an already packed dining schedule, we had to turn down a friend’s kind offer of a four-top at Corduroy last night — quelle horreur, we know, as Corduroy is typically one of the city’s very best bets for a fantastic Restaurant Week meal. (If you can manage to snag a reservation this late in the game, 1789 is also an excellent Restaurant Week spot, though gents shouldn’t forget to bring their jackets.)
We only have so many mouths here at DCist, so we want to hear from you about which restaurants have been on the mark during Restaurant Week, which have disappointed you, and which have pleasantly surprised you. Go crazy in the comments.
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