Neighborhood Eats: Legal Sea Foods

Reviewed by Cynthia Hacinli , Ann Limpert , Sara Levine

Legal Sea Foods - Penn Quarter

704 Seventh Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-347-0007

Cuisines:
Seafood, American, Modern

Opening Hours:

Wheelchair Accessible:
Yes

Nearby Metro Stops:
Gallery Place-Chinatown

Price Range:
Inexpensive

Dress:
Upscale Casual

Noise Level:
Chatty

Reservations:
Recommended

Special Features:
Party Space, Kid Friendly

Website:
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Best Dishes
New England clam chowder; steamers; lobster roll; fried clams; steamed lobsters; lobster bake dinner.


These schooner-chic dining rooms—spawned 50 years ago from a Cambridge, Massachusetts, fish market—are still satisfying the cravings of homesick New Englanders with shore classics and a well-priced wine list. A newer addition: full menus for diners with gluten allergies.

What to get: Extra-thick New England clam chowder; steamers; lobster salad with plenty of black pepper on a buttered bun; fried clams; steamed lobsters plain or as part of the lobster-bake dinner.

-March, 2008