PHOTOS: DC-area restaurants, bars get creative with unexpected takeout options
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Capo, a deli on U Street in D.C.'s Shaw neighborhood, is making a Fauci Pouchy, honoring Dr. Anthony Fauci. (WTOP/Zeke Hartner)
Capo, a deli on U Street in D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood, is making take-home drinks in a Fauci Pouchy, honoring Dr. Anthony Fauci. The drinks available include a lemonade and vodka combo, along with a mezcal cocktail called “The Tiger King,” and a bourbon drink known as the “Wu-Han Clan.”
Beuchert’s Saloon, on Pennsylvania Avenue in Capitol Hill, is known for its creative cocktails, but now the bar is making pints of ice cream for take out. Flavors include pistachio, candy bar crunch and nine others.
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Paella from the Fairmont Hotel in West End is being offered as a special take-out option by chef Jordi Gallardo on April 22 and 29.
(Courtesy Fairmont Hotel)
Paella from the Fairmont Hotel in West End is being offered as a special take-out option by chef Jordi Gallardo on April 15. (Courtesy Fairmont Hotel)
The Dabney, in Blagden Alley in D.C., is offering radishes with butter and sea salt as an addition to its takeout menu. The Michelin-starred restaurant is offering a fixed-price menu from Wednesday through Sunday for $45 per person. The orders open each morning at 11 a.m.
If you couldn’t get into Maydan, a popular spot on Florida Avenue NW, you can now get some of its items to go, including things, such as roasted vegetables, kebabs, whole roast chicken, rack of lamb and all the unique condiments shown in the photo above. The menu is available Wednesday through Sunday and can be ordered during a two-hour window starting at noon.
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A meal from Cava Mezze in Capitol Hill.
(Courtesy Rebecca Didio)
Reader Rebecca Didio in D.C. said she ordered this meal from Cava Mezze on Capitol Hill via DoorDash. It cost about $80 including tax, service fee and tip. “From left to right, it’s lamb sliders, Brussels sprouts, crazy feta with pita, passion fruit margarita, and they threw in some Greek doughnut holes for free!” she wrote.
Former White House chef Frank Ruta’s cheeseburger was one of the draws at his former Cleveland Park restaurant, Palena. Now, the burger is available from Annabelle, a new restaurant north of Dupont Circle. You can order for curbside pickup or with Caviar Thursday through Saturday.
Chop Shop Taco, in Alexandria, Virginia, is occasionally offering the kind of thing you won’t often make on your own, and that’s beer can chicken. It’s part of a combo meal, including sweet potatoes, labneh and four cans of beer for $35. Be sure to check its website and social media to find out when it’s available.
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A small portion of the takeout mezcalita from Clavel in Baltimore.
(Courtesy Kaylin Kopcho)
A quart of the spicy mezcalita at Clavel in Baltimore will set you back about $50, but if you’re going to be anywhere near the Mezcaleria and Taqueria at 225 W. 23rd St., it’s well worth stocking up. It’s one of Baltimore’s best restaurants and often has a line out the door, even on a chilly weeknight. Their curbside pickup is open Tuesday through Saturday starting at noon.
Khachapuri is not the kind of thing you would have tried to take home from Compass Rose at 1346 T St. NW before the coronavirus outbreak. It just looked a little too complicated. But the restaurant is making the Georgian concoction of dough, cheese and egg available with easy-to-understand instructions for finishing at home. Take out orders are available Friday through Sunday.
Osteria Morini in Navy Yard is producing “make-your-own” pasta kits for $45. The supply is limited, and they are not permanently available. Be sure to follow the restaurant’s social media for details.
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One of the chicken sandwiches Barrel is making available for takeout.
(Courtesy Barrel)
The bourbon bar, Barrel, on Pennsylvania Avenue in Capitol Hill used to have a popular brunch that spilled out onto their sidewalk picnic tables with even just a hint of sunshine on weekend afternoons. One of the popular items was a chicken-and-waffles dish. The restaurant has helped locals keep their fried chicken fix going, by making a fried chicken sandwich available daily, and honey-butter drizzled biscuit for pickup on the weekend. “Quarantine grub,” and batched cocktails to go are available every day except Monday.
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The restaurants SER and Joselito are offering meals like a roasted chicken with sides for four, but also putting together boxes of wine that can be delivered. Wine selection changes each week, but four bottles go for $80 before a delivery fee. Courtesy SER(Courtesy SER)
The restaurants SER (Arlington) and Joselito (Capitol Hill) are offering meals like a roasted chicken with sides for four, but also putting together 4-pack boxes of wine that can be delivered. Wine selection changes each week, but four bottles go for $80 before a delivery fee. (Courtesy SER)
Ice Cream Jubilee in Navy Yard and Logan Circle/U Street is making its unique flavors available for delivery, along with cookie dough. The shop is open from Thursday through Sunday between noon and 9 p.m. for takeout and delivery.
Dan Friedell
Dan Friedell is a digital writer for WTOP. He came to the D.C. area in 2007 to work as digital editor for USATODAY.com, and since then has worked for a number of local and national news organizations.
