Addie's

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Reviewed by Cynthia Hacinli , Todd Kliman , Ann Limpert

This charming house-turned-restaurant is known for creative spins on familiar American dishes.

Addie's

11120 Rockville Pk.
Rockville, MD
Phone: 301.881.0081

Cuisines:
American, Modern

Opening Hours:
Opening Hours:
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu:
Evening: 05:30 PM - 09:30 PM Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri:
Afternoon: 11:30 AM - 02:30 PM Fri:
Evening: 05:30 PM - 10:00 PM Sat:
Afternoon: 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM Evening: 05:00 PM - 10:00 PM Sun:
Evening: 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM

Wheelchair Accessible:
No

Nearby Metro Stops:
White Flint
Grosvenor-Strathmore

Price Range:
Expensive

Dress:
Informal

Crowd:
During the weekday, it's a lunch favorite for mall-shoppers and office dwellers; At night, it becomes a neighborhood hangout, and the small dining rooms spill with young couples and families with children.

Noise Level:
Chatty

Reservations:
Recommended

Special Features:
Kid Friendly

Best Dishes
Fried oyster po'boy; shrimp salad; duck confit salad; Argentine steak salad; buttermilk-battered fried calamari; fried oysters; hardwood-grilled pork chop; mixed berry creme brulee; pumpkin bread pudding.

Price Details:
Lunch appetizers $5 to $12; Entrees $10 to $20. Dinner appetizers $8 to $13; Entrees $21 to $28.

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THE SCENE. Tucked amid the box buildings and fast-food joints along Rockville Pike, this quaint, saffron-painted house fitted with an antique stove seems curiously misplaced, a little girl's toy left by the side of the road. Walk inside and the chaos of the outside world begins to seem a few states away.

WHAT YOU'LL LOVE. Jeff and Barbara Black's first restaurant is full of ragtag charm. The Modern American menu ranges far and wide for inspiration, from SoCal (roasted endive salad with blood-orange vinaigrette) to new Caribbean (grilled mahi-mahi kicked with mango-chipotle coulis)--but never seems to be showing off. And there are few more inviting spots to dine in warm weather than Addie's patio--you'd think you were at a backyard party.

WHAT YOU WON'T. Although many dishes have an appealing sturdiness to them and the menu is mostly free of clunkers, the cooking is ultimately less captivating than the atmosphere.

BEST DISHES. The oyster po'boy and shrimp salad, a lunch staple; fried oysters coated in panko; a mixed berry creme brulee with the faint flavor of yogurt.

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