Because I know that a lot of you are planning to come early/ stay late and make a vacation of your time in DC, I wanted to share some recommendations. Dylan and I are huge fans of eating out so I'll be sure to write up some of our favorites around the city. One that's on my mind right now--
Rosa Mexicano. We went with a big group for July 4th. It's in Penn Quarter, one block from The Hotel Monaco and The Verizon Center. It's a small chain with a few restaurants in NYC, Florida, Atlanta and this one in DC. I guess you could call it "creative" Mexican food (during Passover this year they had a special Passover meal, it was really cool-- Mexican matzoh ball soup!!!). Their margaritas are delicious, particularly the pomegranate. The guacamole is prepared tableside and can be made mild, medium or spicy. We also had Queso Fundito (a gooey, guilty pleasure of an appetizer). The highlight of the meal this time was their ice cream guacamole. It was made tableside just like the regular guac but used avocado ice cream, fresh strawberries, white chocolate shavings, Mexican wedding cookie crunch and mint leaves. The restaurant is pretty popular so definitely make reservations if you're interested in trying it.