The bottom line at the restaurant: Make it delicious and pretty and give customers a sense of value, whether its one bite or a platter, says Silverman. Of course, it was made there. Dinner Wednesday through Monday. The talent behind the ice cream, Ben Brunner, is the reason I broke up with Jenis this year. Take the name: We seek perfection, but we will never achieve it, says the chef of his effort in the West End. A dip of a demitasse spoon into the shell finds a sunny yellow custard flavored with some delightful surprises: anchovies, golden raisins, fennel and more. And vegetarians are respected with quinoa cakes tarted up with goat cheese and staged on a Greek salad with fiery labneh. A visit to this cozy Belgian outpost in the Palisades proves a welcome exception. The pastas are mostly rolled out right here; the specials shake up the routine. BEST UNDERWATER SCOOTER FOR SAFE AND FUN AQUATIC ADVENTURES IRENA COLLAKUJULY 21, 2021 POPULAR-SCIENCE Tom Sietsema/Washington Post - 2021 Fall Dining Guide. Indoor seating only. Takeout and delivery. The Post critic bestowed four stars upon Komi, CityZen, Inn at Little Washington, and Rasika Penn Quarter, and then massacred his [] Kinship is tasteful in all ways. Ahn combines arborio rice and pecorino cheese as deftly as any Italian chef, but makes his risotto singular with the help of dashi instead of chicken stock and diced boiled abalone as the featured attraction. No barriers to entry at the Rockville branch, which has an ADA-compliant restroom. The tip of the iceberg finds chicken smoked over tea leaves, cigar-length pork potstickers, crisp cabbage ignited with Sichuan peppercorns, and nugget-size steamed spareribs, coated in soft rice crumbs seasoned with five-spice powder. Were you to inspect his open kitchen, youd find vegetable scraps being saved for cocktails and lids instead of plastic wrap to cover food. Sure, I miss Komi, the fine-dining lair created by chef Johnny Monis and his wife, Anne Marler. Value is not a dirty word, describes the category of $6 wines by the glass; I got class, I just dont want to pay for it includes the $9 options. Wheelchair users can access the restaurant and the restrooms via a ramp and an entrance in the back of the building. A lack of staff means shorter hours of operation at restaurants across the board. Dinner $125 per person, Sunday supper $95. Pork gets a lot of play on the script, as a chop, in cassoulet, and as a cheese-stuffed schnitzel, its plate bulked up with spaetzle and seasonal vegetables. I want to be open all the time and for all people, says the chef of his window-wrapped restaurant. Indoor and outdoor seating. Red Hook Lobster Pound truck: street food makes the Dining Guide. While this popular American restaurant changed hands shortly before the pandemic, new owner Jarrett Walsh and executive chef Nathan Johnson have only enhanced the window-wrapped dining destination in Frederick, Md. [For exceptional Korean food, book a table at Anju]. Novak Djokovics winning streak on the tennis court. Ability to work as a team, but also the desire to learn and advance. Wheelchair users can enter through a side door (off the parking lot on the left); ADA-compliant restroom. The eyes eat first. Shortly after the restaurant changed hands, I sat down to Arctic char lapped with a yogurt sauce tinted with tarragon, slow-roasted venison loin enriched with a whip of lardo, and an arresting toasted coconut semifreddo (flowers paved its sweet surface) a parade of dishes that signaled a smooth and luscious transition. Order some avial, batons of steamed banana, carrots and the Indian vegetable called drumsticks in a golden cloak of shredded coconut, curry leaves and yogurt. A lot of guests have opinions about vegetables, based on unpleasant experiences with say, canned mushrooms or overcooked asparagus, says Rubba. Andy's Pizza just secured a spot on Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema's fall dining guide. Welcome to Carusos Grocery, which takes its name from a store Babins long-ago Sicilian relatives operated in Baton Rouge and revels in old-fashioned details. Design and development by Clare Ramirez. (The tortillas spring from fresh masa and a hand press.). Consecutive doors lead to the foyer; ADA-compliant restroom. Did I mention the menu is still printed on the kind of luxurious stock typically reserved for wedding invitations? ), [Jos Andrs brings Spanish comfort food including a lot of eggs to Bethesda]. But you know what? As for the cooking, theres little on the menu that youve likely encountered before. Crispy potatoes stuffed into pillowy housemade pita is a lot of carbs almost too much fun. What we do is cook what we eat at home, says Rai. A magnet since it opened in 2013, Red Hen does normal well. Takeout, no delivery. We try to create joy, says Silverman, whose team excels at awesomeness. One of the best vegan memories in recent months is the chefs Blue Ridge bowl with local vegetables and basmati rice, over which a server pours an amber liquid that tastes like the distillation of a garden with a whisper of ginger. Regulars know it as much for its ambitious social mission as its tea leaf salad and catfish mohinga. His latest creations zesty crab and roasted coconut served beneath a rice crisp, soft duck patties made tangy with goat cheese and set on orange chutney should help fill the plush seats. And its no big deal when an elderly woman pauses at the entrance, struggling to find the mask she swore she stowed in her purse. But you wouldnt want to miss a note in the concert. Moniss obsession with pizza goes way back and results in 16-inch sourdough pies spurred to greatness by long and slow fermentation and the fact that the chef bakes each sturdy round himself. (read more) Opinionated About Dining April 2017 minibar ranked #15 in Opinionated About Dining's Top 100+ U.S. Pastas $18-$26, entrees $16-$87 (prime cut rib-eye for two). [Head to Chennai Hoppers for some of the areas best Indian cooking]. 1319 Rockville Pike, Suite C, Rockville, Md. Not into crab? And if the drinks taste true, credit goes to Dauphines spirits maven and co-creator Neal Bodenheimer, whose Cure bar in New Orleans helped fuel the countrys craft cocktail revolution. Indoor seating only. Theres no other food like this in Washington. [An Ethiopian newcomer makes a spicy splash in Alexandria]. 48 following. Youre reminded youre in wine country with a list that reads like a bible yet has fun with the subject. tosses pies that reach for perfection (and come close), Open for 53 years, Henrys Soul Cafe proves that comfort is always in demand, Italian restaurants can charm and soothe, even without their dining rooms, If you think fine dining is on pause, Imperfecto would beg to differ, Expect a warm welcome and dazzling dishes at Kinship in Shaw, An Ethiopian newcomer makes a spicy splash in Alexandria, women in restaurateur Peter Changs life, If family-style takeout is on the menu, these 3 restaurants have a whole lot to offer, Like a good neighbor, Pennyroyal Station is there for you, Get your Maryland crab fix at the Point Crab House, along with ace service and a water view, The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm, under a new chef, calls for a road trip. Dinner Thursday through Saturday. The kitchen treats people who dont eat meat like VIPs. Meals unfold in a dining room dressed with paintings from Addis Ababa and offering live entertainment on Thursday (Ethiopian jazz) and Saturday (traditional music). The restaurants smart service with a smile feels like old times. Dinner daily, lunch Tuesday through Sunday, brunch weekends. A lot of people have left the industry. Asked to sum up 2021, crucible is the first word out of his mouth. Fortunately, theres plenty of flavor, too. Linns sly sense of humor resurfaces in the terrific Porky Marge, a margherita pizza punctuated with crisp nubbins of bacon and showered with Romano cheese. Ardeo + Bardeowas one of the places I re-vistited. A five-course dinner is still served just four days a week to no more than 20 people at a single, 7 oclock seating. Chef Yuan Tang and his wife and co-owner Carey say theyre too busy with guests in the dining room to juggle the former and that wine pairings involve too many interactions ill-advised in pandemic times. Corn might be stuffed into pasta and arranged on a piney cream sauce; local beef is sliced over charred shishitos alongside a brushstroke of mustardy Diane sauce. Spanish Diner opened two years ago to such great and sustained applause in New York, rainmaker Jos Andrs says he felt compelled to open a second branch in Washington, specifically Bethesda, where he lives, and where his three daughters insisted he couldnt close the Maryland branch of Jaleo unless it was followed by something similarly flavored. tosses pies that reach for perfection (and come close)]. The latest major change at Thamee (daughter in English and pronounced thumb-MEE) turned a full-service restaurant into a fast-casual operation. Know that the signature steamed mussels still come in a double pot, with a thatch of crisp fries in a newspaper-lined, copper-colored vase. Chocolate chess pie is a slice of heaven made possible with a coffee- and orange-flavored cream and candied ginger. 107 N. Fayette Street, Alexandria, Va. LOGAN CIRCLEThe foot of a neon-green Holiday Inn is home to the first Johnny Rockets D.C. has seen in years. I have, and it is. Times up. The butcher steak, thick and blushing, underscores the chefs tenure at St. Anselm, one of the citys best grills. No barriers at the entrance; a lift in the bar allows access to the main dining room. Takeout and delivery. Rubbas inspired food is served by attentive staff in a small dining room whose pinks and greens radiate joy. Tom Sietsema's 6 favorite places to eat in February Food critic Tom Sietsema's favorites in February include a world-class French restaurant, Greek food and an Italian kitchen that never fails.. The chef uses local ingredients and Indian techniques to come up with such intriguing dishes as a chicken kebab plied with blue cheese, sour cream and cream cheese and set on a pool of spiced sour cherry sauce, a nice foil to the rich meat. October 11, 2018 / washington post. Sprinkled among the family-friendly eats are dishes that hark to Hills fine dining days at Charlie Palmer Steak and the late Range. 2021 FALL DINING GUIDE | Tom Sietsema spotlights 48 DC-area restaurants, including 10 of his favorites; Washington Post Review | Tom Sietsema . No barriers to entry; ADA-compliant restroom. The appeal extends to the liquids and the hospitality: The $10 cocktails are improvements on throwbacks, and a spot on your shirt (hello, tomato sauce!) Im listening to you, by the way. Pair the citys best-known host with one of its premier chefs, and what you get is a night to remember courtesy of Ashok Bajaj and Frank Ruta. Dinner Monday through Saturday. No barriers to entry; ADA-compliant restroom. Every dish tastes best in class, be it light arancini that any Italian chef would be proud to serve or a pork chop from Autumn Olive Farms that leaves the wood grill tender and juicy (and eats like a prized steak). But the restaurateurs are doing a four-star job of helping us navigate the pandemic with life rings including pizza and ice cream at Happy Gyro. Takeout and delivery. Sunday Suppers at Lucques - Suzanne Goin 2005-11-08 Portioned as if leftovers were expected, the entrees come with a choice of two sides, all of which would look at home at a church social. It would be just as easy to fill up on a refreshingly tart striped bass ceviche; crisp masa cakes paved with inky black beans and pickled onions; ultrasmooth corn pudding steamed inside a poblano pepper, or one of the truly special specials from Christian Irabin, the Mexican native and former Oyamel cook whose mission extends to supporting local farms and immigrant workers. As long as they keep getting it from me!. Everything coming out of the kitchen is something to rave about. So are frost grapes, wild chamomile and pawpaw. The former White House chef even manages to make cabbage seductive. All the dining destinations have been visited in the past year and. Then he brought aboard Matt Adler, a veteran of Osteria Morini who told him he knew exactly the place Babin wanted: a comforting restaurant like the one Adlers father ran in Upstate New York. Dinner Wednesday through Sunday. Food lovers will appreciate the restroom doors. And yet, its always about the crust, says Linn. The green comet tail on the plate? Lunch and dinner daily. Your wish is their command. But fans in summer and heaters in winter let patrons enjoy the chefs surprises, year-round, in the great outdoors. Liquid Intelligence: The Art and Science of the Perfect Cocktail - Dave Arnold 2014-11-10 Winner of the 2015 James Beard Award for Best Beverage Book and the 2015 IACP Jane Grigson Award. The menu seems not to have budged much from its opening days, but I like that housemade chocolate bars still come with the bill. At one time, more than seven thousand bakeries dotted the city streets. Youre a light in the dark. Wheelchair users can reach the dining room via a side door near the kitchen; ADA-compliant restrooms. Biting into the messy history of America's iconic sandwich. Indoor and outdoor seating. If you hanker for, say, the painters palette of sorbets or world-class ice cream sundae, just ask. Inside awaits a beaut of a bar, fronted with sea-foam-colored stools, and high-ceilinged dining rooms painted in soothing shades of green. Takeout and delivery. Im talking banquettes the shade of marinara sauce, Sinatra on the soundtrack, chianti in straw-swaddled bottles and herby hot garlic bread presented with a four-cheese dunk. Confused about tipping these days? Long and clattery, the dining room is warmed up with vintage accents and young servers who look after you like good neighbors. Try it, youll like it. Indoor and outdoor seating. The restaurant keeps a ramp for navigating the high step at the entrance, but not the stairs leading to the second-floor dining room and patio. SE. For openers, I'm spending more time. Takeout and delivery. Crafted from rum, curdled and clarified kefir and a puree of cilantro and mint, its the color of life green and inspired by mint chutney. Pizza! Indoor and outdoor seating. Red Hen rocks. Your eyes widen with each bite. Entrees $23-$85 (duck jambalaya for two). Fans can rest assured that the original details remain in place and that the new hosts have no plans on making any changes, says Jake Addeo, who last cooked in Washington at the Occidental and Bibiana. Before the pandemic, it wasnt unusual for some customers to show up with their own containers. The name of the restaurant demands she offer duck and peaches, and the combination of crisp-skinned fowl and juicy fruit is simple and satisfying. Just eat it and enjoy it! I wanted to tell her. Hate the name. At long last, Albi gets to the heart of Levantine cooking, For exceptional Korean food, book a table at Anju, fresh from being named one of this years best new chefs by Food & Wine. Black blisters populate the rim. The owners publicly declared theyre in trouble in September down to our last four weeks, says Jill Tyler, hostess with the mostest at whats become the first place I think of on a rare night off from table hopping. The dining room is just as seductive. GrabJobs is the no1 job portal in the US, connecting you to thousands of jobs fast! Tom Sietsema, 2021 Fall Dining Guide Top 10 The Washington Post Fall Dining Guide, 2021 BEST RESTAURANTS 2021: INCHEON RESTAURANT Northern Virginia Magazine, 2021 The 21 Best Restaurants in Fairfax County Northern Virginia Magazine, 2021 The 5 Best Places In NoVA To Order A Tasting Menu Northern Virginia Magazine, 2021 Comforts abound. Light pours through the windows, which take in a spacious patio outside. The fetching chowda packs in fistfuls of clams whose shells collect smoked bacon, grilled sweet corn, diced potato, crisp scallions and hot cream. And this in a honey-lit, wood-bound dining room that factors in sheepskin stools for purses, local rocks to ferry the bread and tiny anvils with your partys name written on it. The slice of blue cheese bordered with berry jelly on one side and savory shortbread on the other is more cheese course than dessert and I love it. Corporate Executive Chef and Head of Culinary . The restaurant takes heat requests seriously. That said, kudos to a sommelier who, without prompting, steers diners to liquid treasures that are well south of three digits. No matter where you settle, youll find a menu framed by what farmers and growers are sending chef Neal Wavra, who co-owns the property with his wife, Star. Brunch and dinner daily. No barriers to entry; ADA-compliant restroom. Indoor seating only. Tom Sietsema 11mo This year's survey of my favorite restaurants, my 22nd annual fall dining guide, is a reflection of how the pandemic has changed me. Deboy has a particular affinity for fermentation, which initially began as a way for him to address health issues. Alone, the stewlike wild boar, cooked with onions and tomatoes, hums with mustard powder, chili powder, lemon juice and sage. Have a paella party delivered, and keep the pan. Any concerns I had about a successor were erased by a July dinner consisting of nine small courses that seemed to channel much of the new chefs rsum. Upgrade to special, and the kitfo comes with collard greens and housemade cottage cheese. Our reward was a moist wedge of vanilla-fragrant cake sweetened with blackberry cream cheese frosting. Proof of vaccination or negative test required for indoor seating. [Frankly A recent dinner found us tucking into risotto swollen with what tasted like a forest of porcini mushrooms, lamb ragu humming with red wine and rosemary, and pork tenderloin nearly upstaged by its roast potatoes and creamy borlotti beans. Voila!, for sure. As before, you should also know Three Blacksmiths still takes reservations about 200 days out and March 2022 is already spoken for. His tasting menu changes from visit to visit; the nine or so courses marry just-picked ingredients with abundant creativity. The Indian oasis, 32, looks like a million bucks following a makeover this summer that kept memories of the original club design a dining room carved into zones of privacy, a white piano that gets tickled Thursday through Saturday while offering new art (love the 3-D dancers) and a color scheme that changes with the light (silver on my evening visits). The cooking, from chef Katarina Petonito, mirrors the setting. Maybe you have knowledge that, people have look numerous times for their favorite books like No takeout or delivery. Three sides of the Points dining room are windows or see-through garage doors that put customers face to face with a fleet of boats; the menu channels the late Patricia Lyons Jones with dishes including Mom-moms crab soup. Takeout and delivery. For his 14th Fall Dining Guide, Tom Sietsema selects his 40 favorite Washington D.C.-area restaurants, reflecting a much-changed dining scene with exciting new flavors. Chef Matt Hill and his business partner, Todd Salvadore, have worked at some of the areas best restaurants, and theyve incorporated best practices into everything they do at Ruthies, a tribute to the chefs late North Carolina grandmother. Which it is, despite some trimming of the drinks and wine lists and a format switch. Leave it to the disciple of the late great Michel Richard to make fabulous meatloaf, striped with sriracha and enriched with gruyere; and fried chicken, its golden goodness gilded with a granny gravy flavored with morels then to see that the dishes are just as appealing in a takeout container as they are at a table in the restaurant. Lamb chops are marinated overnight in garlic, Greek yogurt and green chiles elements that insert themselves into every nook and cranny of the meat and acquire a shower of crushed pink peppercorns after they leave the grill. The heart of Spanish Diner, for me, is a category of dishes toasting our grandmas cuisine, everyday food you might find in casual dining establishments or in the home of a conscientious Spanish cook. The paintings of women with thanaka, a paste made from sandalwood bark, rubbed across their cheeks? Takeout and delivery. No barriers to entry; ADA-compliant restrooms. No barriers to entry, although theres a slight incline at the entrance; ADA-compliant restroom. 2021 Fall Dining Guide | Tom Sietsema | October 6, 2021 | Washington Post He also discovered that he could grind up the fernlike leaves as a dietary supplement for the tilapia he grows in a small pond. Forget its debut and feast on its much-improved second act.]. Take your pick of the cozy dining room, now just. Hang in there, Pennyroyal Station! singles are more interested in a potential someones vaccination status. The kitchen, helmed by executive chef Angel Barreto, fresh from being named one of this years best new chefs by Food & Wine magazine, excels at panchan (love the shredded sauteed bellflower root) and seems to come out with a new kimchi every season, the latest fashion being julienne papaya and carrot moistened with Asian pear puree. [Get your Maryland crab fix at the Point Crab House, along with ace service and a water view], Indeed, the Point is a crab lovers bonanza, where you can enjoy the main event as a dip, atop toast, steamed to order or mixed with mayonnaise, lemon juice and hot sauce and presented as a broiled cake. A host of memorable restaurants has rolled out during the pandemic. No takeout or delivery. Patrons can still find filet mignon and lobster chowder longtime draws on the menu but Walsh has asked the servers to ditch their ties, and Johnson, the former chef de cuisine of the late Volt, is helping to fill seats with seared scallops, which at a May meal arrived dappled with a froth of buttermilk and staged with a green garden of asparagus, peas and fava beans. I wanted to do surf and turf, but not with beef or lobster, says De Pue, who has a catch in flash-fried octopus paired with peach-topped pork loin. The new list also addresses the question the owner routinely hears Whats your favorite dish? with half a dozen favorites from over the decades. Owners Dante Datta and Suresh Sundas bring to their maiden restaurant off the H Street corridor mouthwatering rsums. A ramp leads to the front entrance; ADA-compliant restroom. Bread lands promptly. It takes skill and good timing to achieve jjolmyeon with the desired chewiness. The ancient grain salad unites golden couscous and nutty black quinoa beneath a cover of sliced sunchokes and pickled cucumbers, a construction amplified by dressings that veer from hot to sweet to tangy. The staffs T-shirts say it best: Get to the Point.. End dinner with a show: baked Alaska, as flamboyant as Mardi Gras when its meringue dome is ignited at the table. Tasting menu $60. Located where The Washington Post once stood on 15th Street NW, Dauphines nails so many delicious details, its as if youre enjoying them in the city that more or less put them on the map. Lunch and dinner daily. How are you, Jesse Miller? Want to light up your dining room table? Proof of vaccination required for indoor dining. A pupusa bursting with oxtail and octopus gives new meaning to surf and turf, and the dish inspired by a dishwasher who makes staff meals is better for a sauce of black beans made darker and more maritime with squid ink. Indoor and outdoor seating. Restaurants of 2017. Airbnb could be forgiven for recruiting the all-day, modern American restaurant on Capitol Hill. Brandwein can also be dramatic, evinced by poached sablefish paired with black chickpeas, a monochromatic moment worthy of a frame. (The wine list is a dream, if priced for tech czars.). 26, 2022 Janice Mosher says the highlights of a recent dinner with a friend at Ellington Park Bistro in Washington included steak tartare, crme brle and "the service - up until we were in an empty dining room," facing cleaned plates and drained glasses. Regular customers are known to get extras messages even tucked into their bags; Marler compares them to notes in a kids lunchbox. Sietsema offers a . Dinner Wednesday through Sunday. Ahn delivers. Jeremiah Langhorne says hes serving half as many customers as he did pre-pandemic and his is a better restaurant for it. The award for the best-insulated delivery meal goes to this plain, 30-seat storefront in Silver Spring, which bundles its vegetable combination like a babushka wraps a baby: so completely, its hard to see whats inside. This winning mom-and-pop no longer does takeout, and wine pairings have gone the way of Novak Djokovics winning streak on the tennis court. [Open for 53 years, Henrys Soul Cafe proves that comfort is always in demand]. by Tim Carman October 15th, 2010. Takeout and delivery. Eighteen months into the global crisis, the people who feed us away from home wonder how much resilience they still need to muster. Indoor and outdoor seating. Long live the queen of this kitchen. Introduced as a pop-up in what used to serve a Greek-influenced tasting menu, the takeout, which also highlights plant-based dishes, seems destined to stick around. Apr 2021 - Sep 2021 6 months. This years survey of my favorite restaurants, my 22nd annual fall dining guide, is a reflection of how the pandemic has changed me, too. A shortage of staff meant a delay in seating guests in the dining room, which partially opened recently. The prized seats are those at the counter, where patrons no longer sit knee to knee but still get to observe the chef up close. Duck confit slipped into triangular pasta, fried to a light crisp and served on a spoonful of fontina sauce merits a return engagement. Indoor seating only. Historic Chicago Bakeries - Jennifer Billock 2021-09-27 As immigrants came from outside the United States and settled in pockets around Chicago, each neighborhood had its own bakery--and sometimes several. The truth is, there are lots to like here: housemade sodas that change with the season (fall finds pumpkin pie and Concord grape), a small dining room decorated with old cooking utensils and Mason jars-turned-lights, and warmth beyond that of the oven. Production and photo editing by Jennifer Beeson Gregory. No barriers to entry; ADA-compliant restroom. Lunch and dinner daily, dim sum weekends. Takeout, no delivery. Small plates $3 to $26, large plates $60 to $65, paellas $50 to $65, tasting menus $35 or $55. A request for tej produces a lovely honey wine made by a local producer. 202-751-3958. queensenglish.com. Ive been eating with you since you started, one of my oldest friends said over a dinner that began with a gratis mocktail when a server heard me say my pal didnt drink. Indoor and outdoor seating. Her translation of the request highlights the light crunch of the pale, gelatinous mushroom, its ruffles dressed with lime juice, garlic oil and roasted chickpea flour for creaminess. Owner Mike Friedman says, our goal is to make it feel as normal as possible to eat in his Italian-leaning restaurant in Bloomingdale. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post) By Tom Sietsema Oct. 5 at 10:00 a.m. 231 As the. Named for one of the French Quarters best-known streets, the restaurant manages the neat trick of evoking one of the best food cities in the country without going the Disney route. No restaurant fed me more often, or better, throughout the pandemic than French chef David Deshaiess whimsical tribute to American comfort food near the convention center (hence the name). The spring in the chefs step could be the reality that this year, the venues 43rd, is its most successful ever; an average of 60 people are on a wait list each night. Tom Sietsema12/21/2021 Iran's Evin Prison set on fire as protests spread Far-right Republicans face tough races in swing districts, testing McCarthy Restaurants have become lifelines during the. Takeout and delivery. Vegetarians fly first-class here; kudos to the towering hearts of palm crab cake. Meanwhile, Mother Nature has a rival in the pastry team, whose hand-painted peach involves a sumptuous mousse. The texture is as much a selling point as the taste; different grinds of some of the seasonings add a pleasant crackle to the eating. (Tom Sietsema) *No. A gravy flavored with curry and bell peppers fills the mouth with spices that bring you closer to Africa. Ditto. Some of the inns classics arent publicized. Ramps near the entrance and roomy restrooms make the restaurant wheelchair-friendly. Im a fool for golden nuggets of fried potatoes and juicy pork meatballs draped with tomato sauce, and fall-apart cod flanked with velvety red peppers. 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