Cheap Eats 2008: Domku

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Domku

821 Upshur Street, NW
Washington, DC 20011
Phone: 202-722-7475

Cuisines:
Russian/E. European, Scandinavian, Breakfast

Opening Hours:
Tue:
General: 05:00 PM - 11:00 PM Wed:
General: 05:00 PM - 11:30 PM Thu:
General: 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM Fri,Sat:
General: 10:00 AM - 12:00 AM Sun:
General: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Wheelchair Accessible:
Yes

Nearby Metro Stops:
Georgia Ave.-Petworth

Price Range:
Moderate

Dress:
Informal

Noise Level:
Chatty

Reservations:
Not needed

Special Features:
Weekend Brunch

Website:
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Best Dishes
Gravlax and cream cheese sandwich; gravlax with sweet mustard; pickled herring plate; smoked sprats plate; beet salad; mussles in aquavit-cream; pierogi; Swedish meatballs; beef tenderloin with tomato hollandaise; Norwegian pancake; Finnish buttermilk cheese; baked beans on toast; house-infused aquavit, in flavors such as red chili pepper and caraway.

Price Details:
Appetizers $5 to $8; entrées $6 to $18.

Reader's Rating:

1 out of 5

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Why go: Kera Carpenter’s Alice in Wonderland–meets–Anthropologie lounge/restaurant fills two voids: It may be the only place in the region serving Swedish, Czech, and Polish cooking, and it’s one of the few good restaurants in DC’s Petworth.

What to get: Swedish mainstays—thinly sliced gravlax, a trio of sweetly pickled herrings—served with the nubby rye crackers known as knackebrod; a layered salad of shredded beets and carrots and sliced green apples; grilled-cheese sandwich with white cheddar and chilies; raisin-brioche bread pudding.

Best for: A chilled-out date on one of the thrift-store couches; hanging out with your laptop—wi-fi is free—if you don’t mind the indie rock and trip-hop blaring from the house iPod; a soothing, end-of-day repast.

Insider tip: Aquavit looks like vodka but tastes like fire—try a shot of one of the infused versions, such as lemongrass and ginger, before investing in one of the triple-strength cocktails.

Open Tuesday through Sunday for dinner, Thursday through Sunday for breakfast and lunch.

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miserable

dmalaty — October 22, 2009 11:05 AM

I'm a regular here. I go here at LEAST once a week. I expect to get decent service, given the fact that I give this place so much business....I'm good friends with one of the waitstaff as well...However today at lunch I had an AWFUL experience. More ...

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