Shakshouka
The Grill Room

The Grill Room

1050 31st St. NWDC 20007, Washington, D.C., United States

Wine • Coffee • American • Breakfast


"I 'm so conflicted. My bf took me here for birthday dinner last year and it was one of the greatest steaks I 've ever had in my life. Today for brunch was overpriced, sub-par, and exceptionally rude service from our main server. My pastrami sandwich was fine, but the pastrami should have been the star and instead it was drowned out by the cheese, slaw, egg and dressing, and the egg was way overcooked. The fried pickles were good, but overkill with the potato salad that had a pickly taste to it already. And btw, the potato salad was good, but I 've had much better. For $24, I expected more from this dish. The duck egg burger was just alright, nothing special, including the fries, but the best dish by far was the shakshouka. The labneh really set it off. However, the egg was supposed to be poached, and for all three people who got this dish, the egg was overcooked and solid instead of runny. Again, I expect the quality to be a lot better at a place like this. For drinks, the green juice was delicious, but my mom, a ****** mary connoisseur, said it wasn 't that good at all, and that was a $16 ****** mary. Finally, when the check came, I noticed they charged us for water, and with three bottles at $9 each, I had to say something. For a drink that 's supposed to be free be $27, that definitely should have been communicated to us. I nicely told the server that and she replied with the rudest, nastiest, ok, what do you want me to do about it? attitude. She returned with the water taken off, but the attitude that came with it was completely uncalled for. It 's a shame that the brunch experience was nowhere near the quality of the dinner experience a couple years ago. For that, I 'm not sure that I can return without heavy convincing from trusted sources that it 's safe to go to again."

The Fox Falcon

The Fox Falcon

19 Valley StNJ 07079, 07040, South Orange, United States

Full • American • Bar-lounge • Farm To Table


"I had an anniversary dinner at 8 pm, and seating went well, parking was convenient. The noise and ambiance were good, lively, and fun. Victor who served us did a good job of being attentive and quick to help us with anything. Cocktails took 15 min but they were honestly great. However, the major issues were with the food. We ordered 3 for 24$ sides to try a variety. My partner had the steak and I had the short rib and polenta dish. Although we stated we wanted to start with the sides combination, before our entree. We received the steak and short rib first. We didn't mention it and moved on. The steak came in Med-well, when we had ordered medium rare. That we mentioned to Victor. The short rib dish was missing the Brussel sprouts listed, although small, still very tasty and tender. The polenta seemed to have dried out a bit in the bain or maybe over-seasoned, if the thick texture is what they were going for. The steak was fixed immediately which makes me think it may have been a table mix-up in the best case. Truffle Mac was good but underseasoned, Fries were vibrant with heavy paprika and peppers, which is great but again needed salt, the bacon bits were not making up for it. Spinach and mushrooms were good with simple oil and seasoning. Let's be clear, none of the food was bad, maybe I expected better execution from a team built on the David Burke name, or maybe those details like salt, order accuracy, and timeliness are just that important."