Happy Gyro - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com The website that Washington lives by. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 19:12:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-washingtonian-favicon-gigantic-138x138.png Happy Gyro - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com 32 32 100 Very Best Restaurants: #4 – Gemini https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/01/25/100-very-best-restaurants-4-happy-gyro/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=100-very-best-restaurants-4-happy-gyro https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/01/25/100-very-best-restaurants-4-happy-gyro/#respond Wed, 25 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/02/15/100-very-best-restaurants-4-happy-gyro/ The team behind the Dupont Circle fine-dining destination Komi traded a tasting menu for Greek-deli-inspired carryout during the pandemic and has never looked back. Johnny Monis’s to-go menu—a hodgepodge of “grandpa-style” sourdough pizza slices, pita-wrapped sandwiches, and seasonal sides—changes often (and has moved away from the vegetarian fast-food riffs it opened with). Everything we’ve sampled […]

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Little Serow Has Temporarily Closed in Dupont Circle https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/09/16/little-serow-has-temporarily-closed-in-dupont-circle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=little-serow-has-temporarily-closed-in-dupont-circle Fri, 16 Sep 2022 13:19:52 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1597207 Little Serow, long known as one of DC’s best Thai restaurants, has temporarily closed. Co-owner Anne Marler says the team is “keeping Serow in hibernation for now,” and to expect an update about the Dupont Circle restaurant in the coming months. She did not say whether the 11 year-old northern Thai spot, which has been […]

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These Are the Top 25 New Restaurants Around DC https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/03/10/these-are-the-top-25-new-restaurants-around-dc-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=these-are-the-top-25-new-restaurants-around-dc-2 Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:01:06 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1569039 Albi 1346 Fourth St., SE The most thrilling restaurant to open in the last two years? The one we still tell all our friends to visit, stat? This Navy Yard dining room from Michael Rafidi, which opened just before the pandemic began. His gorgeously plated dishes—whether carrots spiced with sumac and sweetened with smoked-date honey; […]

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Happy Ice Cream From a Komi Sous Chef Is Our Ultimate Summer Craving https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/08/06/happy-ice-cream-from-a-komi-sous-chef-is-our-ultimate-summer-craving/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=happy-ice-cream-from-a-komi-sous-chef-is-our-ultimate-summer-craving Fri, 06 Aug 2021 18:00:16 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1544062 Fine-dining restaurant Komi has reinvented itself as a vegetarian Greek-inspired carryout called Happy Gyro since the pandemic began. The tofu skin gyros and hyper-seasonal pizzas, along with a fun selection of natural wines, have garnered a loyal following. But the sleeper hit? Happy Ice Cream. The frozen treats come in cheffy flavors like olive oil […]

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These DC Fine-Dining Restaurants Are Now Takeout Joints https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/03/20/these-dc-fine-dining-restaurants-are-now-takeout-joints/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=these-dc-fine-dining-restaurants-are-now-takeout-joints Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:17:42 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1057544 Destinations for pricey tasting menus, tweezer-plated dishes, and curated wine pairings have had to turn their entire business models upside down overnight in order to survive the coronavirus crisis. With restaurants across the region forced to close, the fanciest of dining rooms have suddenly become takeout and delivery joints. If there’s a silver lining, it’s […]

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Komi Is Bringing Back Its Vegetarian “Happy Gyro” Pop-Up for October https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/09/13/komi-is-bringing-back-its-vegetarian-happy-gyro-pop-up-for-october/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=komi-is-bringing-back-its-vegetarian-happy-gyro-pop-up-for-october Fri, 13 Sep 2019 12:15:52 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=845268 Here’s some happy dining news: Mediterranean fine dining restaurant Komi is bringing back its vegetarian “Happy Gyro” pop-up for the month of October. The $60 set meal (plus a $50 optional wine/beer pairing) will be served Tuesday through Saturday starting October 1; tickets go live September 30 and will be available on Monday each week.  Husband-and-wife […]

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