701

It has been a while since I've given a restuarant review, so here is one for a restuarant Micah and I went to this weekend in Washington, D.C.

The owners obviously lacked creativity when thinking of a name for their restuarant since 701 is at 701 Pennsylvania Ave. The Web site claims that it has a great wine list and raw bar. I didn't see a menu for the raw bar and wasn't all that impressed with the wine list.

The menu describes itself as Contempory Continential Cusine. I'm not even sure what Contempory Continential Cusine, but I can say that it was interesting. I had the Half Boneless Roasted Chicken, which was stuffed with a cornbread-andouille stuffing iwth a sweet and sour glaze. The andouille sauage was a little over-powering and chicken was dark meat, which I'm not found a fan. And other side note, Ashley (micah's sister) order the same thing and her chicken came out undercooked.

While the food was tolerable, the service was horrible. We had a 8pm reservation and were seated promptly, however, it took another 15 minutes for someone to take our drink order. The waiter took our order quickly after we got our drinks, however, the kitchen must have been backed up, because we didn't get our dinners until after 9:30 pm and only two of the five of us had ordered salads. It took another 20 minutes after we ordered coffee for us to get the waiter's attention to request the check.

My overall review is mediocure. The menu was pretensious and overpriced, while the services left something to be desired. If you are looking for a relaxing place with a nice glass of wine and enjoyable meal, I'd look someplace else.