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The three-course tomahawk ribeye steak dinner on a wooden cutting board in front with parmesan garlic fries (l to r), mac and cheese and crispy Brussels sprouts in white bowls behind. (Photo: Mark Heckathorn/DC on Heels)

First Taste

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Arlington, baked potato, brussels sprouts, Cathedral Commons, fries, key lime pie, mac and cheese, Makers Union, restaurant, Reston, review, ribeye, risotto, scallops, The Wharf, tomahawk steak

A restaurant can have five-star food, but if it has one-star service like Makers Union's Wharf location, it drags the whole dining experience down.

Beef bourguignon with short rib, carrots, pearl onions and mushrooms over mashed potatoes. (Photo: Mark Heckathorn/DC on Heels)

4 Out of 5 Stars

Brasserie Liberté Serves Casual French Fare Restauranteur Hakan Illhan, who is behind restaurants such as Al Dente, Ottoman Taverna and Mirabelle, opened his moderately priced French restaurant, Brasserie Liberté in the former Morton’s steakhouse at 3251 Prospect St. NW in

Jardenea's Maryland crab cake is served over Appalachian corn, roasted red peppers, smoked bacon and the best apple cider braised collard greens you will ever taste. (Photo: Nick Bullock/DC on Heels)

Hidden Gem

Jardenea Offers Fine Farm-to-Fork Dining Jardenea restaurant, 2430 Pennsylvania Ave. NW in Foggy Bottom, isn’t easy to find. Despite being located inside the Melrose Georgetown Hotel, there is no sign alerting passersby to its existence. Inside the hotel, it is hidden in a back

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