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601 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004 | 202-737-6200 | Web site »
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Neighborhood:

Chinatown

Metro:

Gallery Place-Chinatown (Red, Green and Yellow lines), Archives-Navy Memorial (Green and Yellow lines), Federal Triangle (Blue and Orange lines)

Cuisines:

American, Steakhouse

Tags:

steak, oysters, crab cakes

hours:

Lunch: Mon-Sat 11:30 am-3 pm; Dinner: Sun-Thu 5-10 pm, Fri-Sat 5-11 pm

Atmosphere:

Private Room

Price:

$$$$

Quick Take

Gigantic, meaty steaks in "as manly a steakhouse as you can picture," assures food critic Tom Sietsema.

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Editorial Review

Critic Rating:

2005 Fall Dining Guide
By Tom Sietsema
Washington Post Magazine
Sunday, October 16, 2005

Take a cue from the restaurant's show window of dry-aging beef and pick a cut from within: If there's a better sirloin or porterhouse in town, I have yet to slice into it. The Capital Grille is as manly a steakhouse as you can picture, from the dark wood to the stuffed animal heads to side dishes that arrive in small barges (nutmeg-laced creamed spinach) or as edible mountains (four hungry customers merely put a dent in a voluminous plate of onion strings and cottage fries). Still, it's a civilized oasis, where steaming, jasmine-scented towels are sometimes brought between courses. To start, there are a bold French onion soup and, unfortunately, bland crab and lobster cakes; to close, consider the decadent flourless chocolate espresso cake or the dreamy coconut cream pie. From beginning to "check, please," the Capital Grille is a meat market with great appeal.

 
 
 
 
 

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Phenomenal Quality

Posted by samantha.mckenna | Jul 27, 2009 | Mark as Inappropriate

Service was amazing - steaks are outstanding. Adam - one of the partners - really took care of me one night with a to-go order of raw meat to throw on our grill and the cuts were just beautiful. Recommend without hesitation.

My Favorate Steak

Posted by vt86 | Jun 26, 2009 | Mark as Inappropriate

Whenever my wife & I want to go to a nice place in this price range, we end up here. Why go anywhere else when you know the steak is this good. And the service is always outstanding.

Great Place for Fine Dining

Posted by inphri | Mar 22, 2009 | Mark as Inappropriate

I cannot afford to go to this place on a regular basis, but they do make me look forward to the special occasions when we celebrate here. A dinner for two runs about $150 (all courses). The oysters are really good. The steaks are great. They have a very large wine selection. The servers and the managers treat you like you are their special guests. If you are celebrating special events (such as a birthday), they even take pictures for you and put them up in a nice little card before you leave the table. It's a memorable place to go back to.

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