Restaurants near Banneker Douglass Museum of Afro American Life And History

Lovely restaurant in a warm, inviting brick-walled space. I was happy to see the same plates on the walls from their previous incarnation in Eastern Market DC! Friendly and efficient service, especially the latino woman that brought our water and bread and bussed our table - I didn’t catch her name but she was so personable and lovely she made my cousin’s birthday dinner even more special! Recommended: fabulous Bucatini with mushrooms (equals my fav mushroom pasta dish at Caruso’s Grocery), kale apple and goat cheese salad, fish of the day (grouper was cooked perfectly!), chocolate hazelnut semifreddo. I miss their giant meatballs from when they were at Eastern Market - They are still the standard that I compare all other meatballs to. I will just continue to visit, and hope they return to the menu!

Had a great appetizer and snacks as we waited for Justin Schlegel’s comedy show Chaos Theory. Food was fast service was excellent and I recommend the oysters! All in all a great experience.

The food was great, everyone really liked their meals, and the restaurant is in a cute part of town. We were visiting from out of town and thought this was a great choice!

Seven of us. Each walked away with the same thought. Wonderful. Simply wonderful. Dishes were well presented and delicious. The service was unrushed and professional. We will return often Try the tuna carpaccio. Delightful.

What an excellent experience! The service was top notch, food was tasty and hot, and the ambiance was fun and pretty. My husband I ordered the crab lettuce wraps, lamb chops, beef kabobs, grilled oysters and tuna tartare… we’d give everything 5 stars. The only item we didn’t love was the crab bruschetta due to the amount of mayo but the bruschetta bread was soft and delicious and crab was fresh and abundant. We’ll definitely come back to this restaurant.