DC Restaurant Week Menus Roundup

DC Restaurant Week Menus roundup

Welcome to the DC Restaurant Examiner's dedicated page to the August 24-30, 2009  DC Restaurant Week. Here you will find listings and descriptions of participating restaurants and their menus. At some restaurants, the offer is only valid for lunch or dinner.

Please note: Restaurant Week Menus will be added as they are received. The listing is updated several times daily.

15 Ria (lunch  and dinner)

701- (lunch and dinner) - Extending DC Restaurant Week, however, offering a special menu in addition to their normal menus.

2941 - offering two separate 3 course prix fixe lunch menus throughout the entire month of August. (lunch only for Aug.3-14); (lunch only for Aug. 17-28)

Acadiana - Offering a special restaurant week lunch and dinner menus for first and third courses. Acadiana is proud to continue their tradition of offering any entrée on their current lunch or dinner menu as second course.

Art and Soul Restaurant (lunch and dinner) - Executive Chef Travis Timberlake is offering many of his excellent dishes that are available on the regular lunch and dinner menu. This is an excellent way to sampe his extraordinary cuisine at an exceptional value.

Asia Nine - (lunch and dinner)

Bangkok Joe's (lunch and dinner)

Bastille (dinner only); RW Menu also on website under special events

Bistro Bis -  Bistro Bis uses a flash site - they have posted their Restaurant Week menu's on their web sites under "Other Menus".

Blacksalt (lunch)

Cafe Dupont (lunch and dinner)

Cafe Promenade (lunch and dinner) 

Caucus Room - (lunch and dinner)

Ceiba - Offering restaurant week lunch and dinner menus. Ceiba is proud to continue their tradition of offering any entrée on their regular lunch or dinner menu.

Chef Geoff's - The Chef Geoff's restaurants offer their full menu during DC Restaurant Week. See each location's menus at the Chef Geoff's web site.

Co Co Sala - Extending their restaurant week until September 2nd. Offering Lunch and Dinner.

Columbia Firehouse - The new Columbia Firehouse which just opened on July 20th, plans to participate in this year's Restaurant week by offering both lunch and dinner menu options. Chose from one of three appetizers such as the Goat Cheese Grit Cakes with Shaved Fennel & Ancho Chili Aioli and choice of main courses such as Roast Rack of Pork, Pan Roasted Amish Chicken Breast, or Hawaiian Escolar.

D'Acqua - (Lunch and Dinner Menus)

DC Coast  - Offering a special restaurant week lunch and dinner menus for first and third courses. DC Coast is proud to continue their tradition of offering any entrée on their current lunch and dinner menus for first and third courses. lunch or dinner menu as second course.

Dino (dinner only) offers entire menu from August 1 - September 13; $35.09 includes a free glass of house infused grappa, or moscato to end your meal.

Filomena-  (Lunch and Dinner)

Firefly - (Brunch, Lunch, and Dinner) - with an emphasis on contemporary American Comfort Food made with local ingredients. The menu features small plates, soups and salads, entrees and sides all designed to be approachable and delicious. Many menu items were inspired by meals of Bortnick's childhood.

Grille at Morission House - (dinner only) - Chef Dennis Marron and his team have designed an exciting restaurant week menu. Appetizer options include an heirloom tomato Carpaccio with lemon verbena sorbet, Thai chili vinaigrette, fried mozzarella and micro basil, a coconut and curry mussel bisque, and escargot gratin served with walnut basil pesto and garlic purée.  Entrées feature bouillabaisse with rockfish, clams, mussels, tomato-saffron water and saffron aioli, braised boneless beef short rib, with carrot purée, pea purée, braised Vidalia onion and baby carrots, and braised veal breast with glazed root vegetables, pommes mousseline, and morel mushroom jus.  Dessert options include a warm apple spice cake with cream cheese icing and caramel sauce,milk chocolate pot de crème, and the Grille’s twist on tres leches – rum-soaked cake, three types of cream, macerated berries, and chocolate-Kahlua sauce.  Located at 116 S. Alfred St., Alexandria VA 22314.  For reservations and more information call 703-838-8000

Hook - Hook will also be extending Restaurant Week for an additional week. Desserts are subject to change. Offering (lunch and dinner)

Ici Urban Bistro - will also be extending Restaurant Week by offering special lunch and dinner 3 course prix fixe menus from Friday, August 21st to Tuesday, September 1st.

Il Mulino - Extending Restaurant week from August 1 through August 31 with different menus each week (menus courtesy of DCFoodies.com: Week 1; Week 2; Week 3; Week 4

Kaz Sushi Bistro – Rammy winning Chef, “Kaz” (Kazuhiro) Okochi offers deliciously fresh and innovative sushi. At lunch, diners are offered a choice of two preset menus. On the lunch menu enjoy a choice of Miso soup; bento box (seaweed salad, Asian short ribs, spicy California roll, or miso-marinated salmon, and spicy green mussels). For dessert, choose between green-tea ice cream or mango sorbet. For dinner appetizers: try the deliciously fresh and innovative (photo) Scallop ceviche piña colada; or seared Sockeye salmon with wasabi/tuna sauce; spicy shrimp fritter; crispy calamari salad; teriyaki pork ribs; grilled miso-marinated salmon. For main course, choose either three nigiri or two maki. I recommend the lychee panna cotta with mango sorbet for dessert.

Legal Sea Foods (lunch and dinner) 

Lia's - (part of Bethesda Chevy Chase restaurant week from August 3rd - August 9th; enjoy Two Course Lunch $15 and Three Course Dinner $30 with 95% of the menu to choose from!

Mio -   offering a 3 course prix fixe menu the entire month of August which will feature a different menu each week. (Menu for Lunch week 1 - August 1 -8; includes dishes such as Chilled Cucumber Soup and Crudo of Rockfish with Lime). (Menu for Dinner week 1 - August 1-8; includes choice of appetizers such as Chilled Cucumber Soup or Crudo of Rockfish, and for main course, entrees such as Parmesan Crusted Flounder, Amish Chicken Breast, Beef Tenderloin, or Jalapeno or Merguez Sausage.
 

Morton's The Steakhouse - (lunch and dinner)

• Arlington (Dinner only) 
• Downtown DC (lunch and Dinner) 
• Georgetown (Dinner only) 
• Tysons Corner (Dinner only)

Nage - Nage DC is extending restaurant week to three weeks this year.  They will be adding a preview week beginning August 17 and an encore week which will end on September 6. 

Oya - offering restaurant week menu the entire month of August. For Lunch, Oya will offer their entire lunch menu; 3 course prix fixe for $20.09. Dinner is limited with an option of dessert wine for the third course.

PassionFish (lunch and dinner) A great Restaurant Week pick as they continue the tradition of offering any entrée on their regular menus while offering selected appetizers and desserts for the prix fixe menu.

Posh Supper Club (dinner) Chef Chris Willis is offering almost his entire dinner menu for the prix fixe price.

Potenza (lunch and dinner) - The left hand side of the menu is not part of restaurant week as that is the frutti di mare, salumi, formaggi and vegetable area. Guests will be able to choose from zuppe, antipasti or insalate for first course and pasta, pesce, carne or pizza for second course. Full dessert menu will be available for 3rd course.

Rasika - Menus on their website - At one of Washington’s best Indian restaurants, Chef Vikram Sunderam’s offers deliciously authentic Indian cuisine. Rasika is ranked within the top 25 of Washingtonian’s Very Best list earning three stars out of four. Chef Sunderam’s restaurant week lunch menu is the most promising at such an excellent value and includes its much-praised palak chaat, lamb roganjosh and for dessert, carrot halwa with cinnamon sabayon. For dinner, enjoy some his best dishes, the palak chaat, black cod lightly sauced with star anise, dill, and honey and for dessert enjoy the carrot halwa with cinnamon sabayon. Bread or rice comes with each main course. Rasika is offering their special restaurant week menus until September 5. ]]>Redwood - (lunch and dinner)

Sam and Harry's (lunch and dinner)

Restaurant 3 - offering the big 3: 'Good Food, Good Drink, and Good Times' for Restaurant Week and all year round (lunch and dinner)

Sei - will offer their restaurant week menu lunch and dinner the entire month of August.

Tallula - (Dinner only) offering their full menu, and pastas will be available either as an appetizer or an entree, however, the Restaurant week prix fixe of $35.09 does not include side dishes.

TenPenh - Offering selected appetizers as first course and selected desserts for third course for lunch and dinner restaurant week menus but  plans to continue their tradition of offering any entrée on their regular lunch or dinner menu as the main course. Prix fixe costs still apply; Lunch $20.09 and Dinner $35.09.

Tosca - ]]> ]]> */ Their restaurant week menu is one of the best – by offering diners their full dinner menu, including some of Chef Fabbri’s signature dishes black sea bass tartar, Veal Ravioli, Risotto with saffron, and carrot pappardelle with a rabbit ragu.

Vermilion - Rammy award winning Chef, Tony Chittum is offering some special dishes on his Restaurant Week Dinner Menu while offering some dishes that are available on his regular dinner menu.

Vidalia - (lunch and dinner)

Vinifera Wine Bar & Bistro, Reston, VA (lunch and dinner)

Yaku - During the entire month of August enjoy a special four coursesummer menu prepared by Executive Chef Ismael Otarola for $35 per person.  Choose one item from each section and with the main course a glass of red or white wine. Available seven nights a week after 7pm beginning Monday, August 3rd. 
 

Zola (lunch and dinner) - offers the entire menu

Restaurants Extending Restaurant Week

Restaurant Week Promotion Extensions

 2941 - August 3 through August 28

701 Restaurant - August 24 through Sept 6^th

Art and Soul – August 24- September 6

Café Atlantico – August 24- September 6

Co-co Sala - August 24- September 2

Dino - August 1 through September 13

Ici Urban Bistro - August 21 through September 1

Il Mulino - August 1 through August 31

Nage Bistro - August 17th to September 6th

Rasika - August 24- September 5

Zaytinya August 24- September 6 

 Feel Free to Comment Below with questions, suggestions, or where you plan to make your reservations.