Subject: Get to your-destination-now in-style

From: "Private Jets" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 12:21:14 -0700

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was the perfect balance between casual and upscale to suit many types of occasions, given my status as a small poor Intern. The beautiful and trendy interior design, as well as the overarching "farm-to-table" vibe the restaurant conveys is done well, and its location in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood gives it an extra boost of attraction as well. I was never disappointed. That being said, I was never satisfied or impressed by the food and service either. First off, the service is incredibly slow, for taking reservations. For every time that I walked in with a reserved time, it took an additional 20-30 minutes for a table to open up to be seated. While I understand the popularity of this restaurant, I would appreciate if they had been more prompt about this aspect.... Because I did make a reservation for a reason. ???The menu was also a bit of a turn-off; the restaurant served almost anything, and I could not really sense a particular specialty, giving me the irking feeling that the di
shes may come underwhelming with special flavors or overwhelming with too much flavor. While I understand that the concept is to concentrate more of the freshness of the ingredients, I would have preferred less "filler items" The food came in large portions. I was sick on my first visit and ordered a soup, which came with a large warm and crispy slice of focaccia bread, and that was very nice. Overall, however, even though it was "just" a minestrone, I did not really taste anything unique or special. I was also underwhelmed by the temperature. They might have let it sit a bit longer than they should have before serving. On my second occasion, I tried the Ahi Tuna Poke Salad. It was reasonably sized, and the sauce they marinated the tuna in was very good. Everything worked in the bowl. Though, in contrast to my expectations of more solid tuna chunks, they seemed a bit gooey and soft? The dish tasted as it should have. It just wasn't special. On my last visit, I went for the Chicken
Pot Pie. I had never seen a chicken pie cooked in the way that there is just a simple thick chunk of biscuit pastry rested on top, so that made me a bit confused on how to approach it. I eventually just broke up the pastry and let it soak in the creamy broth. The dish was very hearty; it had an appropriate amount of chopped up vegetables and chunky pieces of chicken breast. It was rich and comfortably filling. But again, it just seemed like something they executed right, but not impressively. All of my experiences happened during the week or in the early afternoon, and I