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When we think of the holidays and this time of year, food invariably comes to mind. Being the part–time foodies that we are we couldn’t help but notice two pieces we read over the weekend in the press that when put together made us go “Hmm…”
Behold piece number one…the January 2010 Washingtonian print magazaine proclaims the “100 Very Best Restaurants” in the DC area. Four of the top ten are within the downtown areas we regularly frequent: Minibar (#2), The Source (#3), J&G Steakhouse (#4) and Rasika (#8). Another one, The Oval Room (#7), is just west of 16th Street NW. We’ve been to all of them and have not had qualms about the food nor the service. But we haven’t been to each of them enough to have a “favorite” table.
Behold piece number two…Tom Sietsema of WaPo reviewed Plume, the restaurant in the renovated Beaux Arts style Jefferson Hotel at 1200 16th Street NW (cross street is M Street NW). At the end of the online version of his review under Sitting Pretty in bold (or in the inset box in the left column in the print version, Sunday’s WP magazine), Sietsema lists table No. 10 as the one he’s partial to.
And that got us to thinking. Whether it’s got a great view of the restaurant or it’s quiet or it’s good for a date, what are the best tables at downtown restaurants (by number or by reference) and why do you like them? Where would you like to be seated?
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I don’t know its number, but my favorite table at Rasika is off in a little private room behind the maitre ‘d’s stand. I’ve only been seated there once — I think it’s usually reserved for parties, but a friend and I lucked out one night and got one of the tables in there. It’s the one quiet area of Rasika.
Our tastes are distinctly not the most elegant, so Wash Post and Washingtonian will certainly disagree with my preferences:
There is much better outside seating to be had other places, but we are partial to Matchbox so when the weather is right, the very small patio at Matchbox. (Unfortunately, the overlap between when Mr and Mrs. Live and Work are comfortable outside is a narrow range between about 72-76 lest Mrs. Live and Work be cold or Mr. Live and Work be hot)
I actually also really like eating at the bar at many restaurants, particularly Oceannaire and Tosca when they are not too busy. The bartenders at both places do a great job of setting out a place setting and making you feel at home, but a little less formal than sitting down in either restaurant. Particularly when we are not THAT hungry and want to just go have a drink and maybe split an entree or just have a salad or appetizer, we feel more comfortable doing that at the bar than taking up a table to have a cheap meal.
Sitting at a table in the bar section at Ruth’s Chris is also relatively relaxing (to us at least).
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This post reminds me of this Post article, where certain tables at Tosca are reserved for certain guests.