Great Takeout: BlackSalt

Reviewed by Ann Limpert , Cynthia Hacinli , Sara Levine , Rina Rapuano

BlackSalt

4883 MacArthur Blvd. NW
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 202-342-9101

Cuisines:
Seafood, American, Modern

Opening Hours:

Wheelchair Accessible:
Yes

Nearby Metro Stops:
None nearby

Price Range:
Expensive

Dress:
Business Attire

Noise Level:
Chatty

Reservations:
Recommended

Special Features:
Weekend Brunch

Website:
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Best Dishes
Salmon tartare atop a crisp rice cake; bigeye tuna tartare over soy-slicked rice; Royal Red shrimp in rémoulade (in season); tangy clam chowder boasting both littleneck and fried clams.

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This sleek seafood dining room is on our 100 Best Restaurants list, and we’re also big fans of the fish market that takes up the front of the place. Customers come from far beyond DC’s Palisades neighborhood to peruse just-flown-in seasonal gems such as Nantucket bay scallops, Copper River salmon, and Royal Red shrimp.

In the prepared-foods case, the virtually filler-free crab cakes ($7.99 each) are some of the area’s best, and the smoky salmon cakes ($3.99) are winners, too. (The spongy cod cakes taste like something you’d find at a British boarding school.)

Sides are less of a sure thing. Stick with the fabulous, bacony potato salad ($5.99 a pound), a trio of Japanese-style seaweed salads ($10.99 a pound), and the creamy shrimp rémoulade ($13.99 a pound), which makes an easy sandwich filler.

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