Old Ebbitt Grill, Washington, D.C.

After our tour of the Department of the Treasury last Thursday, Ryan and I walked across the street for a quick late lunch at the Old Ebbitt Grill. Old Ebbitt is truly one of the "old" restaurants in Washington, since it was founded in 1856. While they've modernized and remodeled the restaurant and bar over the years, there are still a lot of artifacts in the bar area which date back to the mid-1800s.

I had the Steak House Salad, a spinach salad with green beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, scallions, and gouda cheese with a sliced steak on top. Large croutons decorated the salad bowl and the salad was dressed in a mustard-tarragon (at least I think it was tarragon) vinaigrette.



My luncheon companion had the bacon cheeseburger with a little side salad in lieu of French fries.



The food was good and wasn't too terribly expensive for a downtown restaurant. Service was adequate; our waiter was a bit of a space cadet, though. They had some fabulous desserts on the menu, including a blueberry cobbler, a strawberry-blackberry shortcake, and a chocolate walnut pie, but we chose to abstain. Alas.