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Without leaving
the corner of 7th and F St is a delightful new additional to the
downtown dining scene (new)
Rosa Mexicano (575 7th St NW) Great
casual dining in a restaurant with pink walls and Great
guacamole and margaritas
and traditional Mexican favorites, such as quesadillas, tacos
and enchiladas. Open for lunch and dinner... pricey dinner $75
couple
About midway
between F and E streets on 7th street we find the District Chop
House & Brewery (509 7th St NW DC 202/347-3434) Steaks, chops, tasty seafood, salads and brick-oven
pizzas with a full service scotch and bourbon, hand-carved billiard
tables and comfortable cigar lounge equipped with armchairs and
sofas. All the things you expect from a steakhouse casual
dining at affordable prices.... $20 up
'Good but
what's next'? Only a short walk away that question gets
answered. On the Southwest corner at 7th and E street
stand Jaleo almost
beneath the awning for The Shakespeare Theater next door. Just
before you enter Jaleo sidewalk seating can be seen down
E street. Don fret that's
our next stop.
Jaleo
(480 7th St NW DC) Great
place for a pre-theater meal. Spanish, Tapas offering 50
bite-sized appetizers, hot and cold, and spicy.......
And right next
door on E Street we find the
Austin Grille (750
E St NW DC) Terrific chilli the staple for a tex-mex restaurant
passes the grade receiving an A pluses. If you love side walk
seating and tex-mex, This might just be the place.
$8 - $15 Want
to see more
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Well let
get back to 7th Street. And peaking
of the theater, we've arrived at The
Shakespeare Theater (450
7th St NW) - Now Playing
'Richard III' and it run until May !8th.
Moving
down 7th toward Penn we come upon
Olson's Books
(418 7th St NW DC)
and just down the block across the street stands the Zenith Art Gallery
(413 7th St NW DC) On
the corner sits
Andale
(410
7th St NW DC) Spicy is the word but that just as it should be,
were Authentic Mexican Cuisine here. The selections are rich and flavor able.
On Mondays every bottle of wine on the wine
list is half price $10 - $20 Take
a closer look
Okay, that
two blocks four restaurants, a theater and an art gallery and we've
only just begun.
And
just a short walk down7th Street before we get to Penn we go right. Before us stands the Navy Memorial and to
your right you se the entrance to...
701
Restaurant Caviar and Vodka Lounge (701 Pennsylvania Ave
NW DC 202/393-0701) Fine
dining, Mo Bar and 701's Caviar Lounge. Nice intimate setting
for a romantic dinner. There's out door seating overlooking
the fountains of the Navy Memorial. they feature a pre-theater
menu, plus live jazz nightly..... $20 up
Across the
Navy Memorial stands
Signatures
(801 Pennsylvania Ave NW DC) Fine
dining Contemporary American cuisine in a nice intimate setting,
pre-theater menu, sushi bars free valet parking, Free valet
parking and you can pick your car up after the show...
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