Is Dish any good?

[JennyUptown]

Enlighten me.

Por favor.

[hannnah]

See previous thread.

I liked it.

[cjsadler]

My review looks pretty cranky I liked certain things a lot-- the space and the spinach dip appetizer. However, that was the worst risotto I've ever had in a restaurant and I thought the prices ran a little steep for what they're serving. I would give them another chance, but I don't know if they can possibly stack up to the Colorado Kitchen now that I've been there a couple times and been really impressed.

Edited March 24, 2004 by cjsadler (log)

[morela]

IF CK had wine service, there would be no competition...

But Brightwood Park's barber shop and black-baggin' liquor stores aren't so close to The Kennedy Center.

[butterfly]

Even given the abysmal options in that neighborhood, I would not recommend Dish. When we went a few months ago, the food was lackluster, the prices out of whack, and the ambience had a creepy hotel feel with too bright lights and muzak. The pie was institutional, the fried chicken flavorless, the red wine was warm. For a place that attempts to serve comfort food, I found it very uncomfortable. I was kicking myself when the check came... for just a few more dollars we could have had the pre-theater dinner at Marcel's.

Cooking-wise, it's just not at all in the same league as Colorado Kitchen. At Dish it felt like no one was really trying, and that they were banking on the fact that they would have a captive audience in a neighborhood with very few mid-range restaurant options. At Colorado Kitchen it feels like she is really trying her hardest to produce high-quality/made-from-scratch food in a neighborhood with very few mid-range restaurant options. I'd guess that more effort goes into the biscuits at CK than went into our entire meal at Dish.

[Mark Sommelier]

I live a half a block from Dish. That means that I live a block from Nectar and Marcel's. No contest. I had a great dinner at the bar at Marcel's last Monday.