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Bob Kinkead's jazzy, relaxed seafood brasserie.

Kinkead's

2000 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-296-7700

Cuisines:
Seafood, American, Modern

Opening Hours:

Wheelchair Accessible:
Yes

Nearby Metro Stops:
Foggy Bottom-GWU
Farragut North

Price Range:
Very Expensive

Dress:
Business Attire

Noise Level:
Chatty

Reservations:
Recommended

Special Features:
Party Space

Parking:
Valet

Website:
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Best Dishes
Ipswich clams with tartar sauce and fried lemons; New England clam chowder; crab cakes; pumpkin-filled ravioli with brown butter; roast cod with crab imperial, Virginia ham, and spoonbread; cornmeal-crusted flounder with tasso ham, artichokes, shrimp, and crab; pepper-rimmed tuna with a Pinot Noir reduction; pear tart; milk-chocolate-and-hazelnut dacquoise.

Price Details:
Dinner entrees, $26 to $30.

Reader's Rating:

2 out of 5

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From January 2006 100 Very Best Restaurants

THE SCENE. This Foggy Bottom roost isn't a favorite only of the K Street business crowd--it's also popular with out-of-towners and legions of locals who cherish it for providing the pampering, but not the fussiness, of fine dining. Regulars know to dine at the lively downstairs bar, packed at lunch and dinner and alive with the sounds of terrific jazz piano.

WHAT YOU'LL LOVE. Pristinely fresh, carefully sourced seafood, attentive service, and consistency through the seasons.

WHAT YOU WON'T. If Kinkead's has a lingering fault, it's that the place runs so efficiently that it feels like a well-oiled machine--hardly the spirit of the brasserie it claims to want to invoke. Expect a perfunctory greeting at the door and service that can be more stilted than personable.

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Disappointing: Red Snapper Redux

CalFoodie — May 2, 2009 8:36 PM

Following the advice of two guidebooks, we out-of-towners landed at Kinkead's. First, the quality of the service was underwhelming. Second, and the bigger issue, was the red snapper. Perhaps we should've been suspicious with the speed in which our More ...

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Kinkead's

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From January 2006 100 Very Best Restaurants

January 2005: Kinkead's