Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Marshall's Bar and Grille, Washington, D.C.

Leo got back from his holiday weekend in New York City this evening, decided he was hungry, and dragged me along with him for dinner at Marshall's Bar and Grille here in the Foggy Bottom/West End area.

He started with a caipirinha, or a Brazilian margarita, a most interesting concoction made from a Brazilian sugar cane liquor called cachaca instead of tequila and Rose's lime instead of the orange-flavored Triple Sec. He liked it a lot and thought it was a great, light, summer drink.

For his dinner, he started with fried mozzarella cheese with marinara dipping sauce. He thought the cheese could have been fried a little longer so the cheese in the large rectangular pieces could have been melted a bit more, and, from the looks of the plate, I think they were a bit on the greasy side. He ate all of it, though.

mozzarella


Then, for his main course, he had a salmon burger with fries, the "burger" being a piece of salmon fillet rather than a hand-formed salmon patty. He said he liked it better than a regular beef burger.

salmonburger


Sorry about the salmon burger picture: I forgot to take pictures when the food arrived, so Leo had already eaten half before I remembered....I also forgot to take a picture of my food, but you didn't really miss anything visually. I had their California chopped salad, something I've had here before, a big plate of greens with grilled chicken, roasted corn, blue cheese, bacon, and avocado.

They actually had bread on hand for a change and brought us large round rolls while we waited for our food.

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