Dirt Cheap Eats 2007: Restaurant Eve

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Reviewed by Cynthia Hacinli , Todd Kliman , Sara Levine , Ann Limpert , Erin Zimmer

Restaurant Eve

110 South Pitt Street
Alexandria, VA
Phone: 703-706-0450

Cuisines:
English/Irish/Scottish, American, Modern

Wheelchair Accessible:
Yes

Nearby Metro Stops:
King St.

Price Range:
Very Expensive

Dress:
Upscale Casual

Noise Level:
Intimate

Reservations:
Recommended

Special Features:
Late Night, Party Space

Website:
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Best Dishes
In the bistro: Bacon-egg-and-Parmesan salad; crab bisque; charcuterie board; bouillabaisse; sablefish with paprika cream; duck leg with lentils; Casco Bay cod "clam" chowder; buttermilk panna cotta.
In the tasting room, foie gras with Molly Delicious apples; Jerusalem artichoke veloute with black truffles; lobster with ginger and baby cilantro; crepinette with braised pied de cochon; clafoutis with Duarte plums; molten chocolate-caramel cake.

Price Details:
Bistro entrees, $25 to $35.
Tasting room menus, $85 and $110.
Weekday Lickity-Split lunch menu (in the bar), $13.50.

Lunch & Dinner Feasts

Though Cathal Armstrong, chef/owner of this Old Town gem, has been flashing his grin everywhere from the cover of Food & Wine to the James Beard Awards, he hasn’t forgotten about the little people—or at least the customers who want a quick taste of his cooking at bargain prices. The $13.50 “lickity split” lunch menu, available weekdays between 11:30 and 4 at the cozy bar, lets you pick two items from a short list of cocktails, entrées, and desserts.

The lineup changes, but you can always expect the terrific bacon-egg-and-cheese salad (a dish reprised on the much costlier tasting menu), mixologist Todd Thrasher’s green-apple vodka martini, and a miniature pink-iced birthday cake, rainbow jimmies and all.

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