Wow! is what I can say for a couple of restaurants on M Street in Georgetown. Lucky those who have discovered them. I have frequented both many times with clients, friends and family and have tasted just about everything on both their menus. Mendocino Grille and Wine Bar happens to be just about my favorite place for good fine dining. It has become my family’s choice as well. The appetizers, salads, entrees amd desserts are always amazing; the staff is steady, thoughtful and friendly; and with the new facelift, it is soooo comfortable and cozy for lunch or dinner. Even dining at the bar works for me. And that derives from the great bartenders who manage to make you feel as though you're dining at home with a good friend. My light choice is always the caesar salad which arrives like a sculpture. And when I am really hungry, the tender lamb shank or delicious whole dorade does the trick. Cannot live without Mendocino desserts, expecially the Irish brownie sundae special. Overall, it is such a treat to stroll down M Street to Mendocino. My other M street favorite is no gormand’s haven but a friendly deli that serves breakfast (just like Grandma’s), and lunch (their hamburgers are an unsung wonder). More yummy, interesting salad choices exist than imaginable. They are open until 7pm, but the grill goes off early afternoon so an early dinner has limits. Best times are breakfast and lunch for a taste treat. And cannot forget the wonderful cakes and frosted seasonal cookies (turkeys now, soon Xmas trees). The most wonderful part of Furin’s are the owners and their constant staff who have been known to take special interest in many diners and actually deliver food to their doors when illness, injury or crisis befalls these regulars. Small town America has nothing on the wonderful folks and food at both these M Street spots in Georgetown.
