List of the 2013 RAMMY Award Winners

by Prince Of Petworth June 24, 2013 at 12:00 pm 15 Comments

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From the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, the 2013 RAMMY Award Winners:

FINE DINING RESTAURANT
Blue Duck Tavern

UPSCALE CASUAL RESTAURANT
Estadio

NEW RESTAURANT
Mintwood Place

CASUAL RESTAURANT
C.F. Folks Restaurant

CHEF
Fabio Trabocchi – Fiola

RESTAURATEUR
Ashok Bajaj – Knightsbridge Restaurant Group

PASTRY CHEF
Beverly Bates – Vidalia

RISING CULINARY STAR
Scot Harlan – Green Pig Bistro

WINE PROGRAM
Marcel’s by Robert Wiedmaier

BEVERAGE/MIXOLOGY PROGRAM
Room 11

HONORARY MILESTONE
Clyde’s of Georgetown

NEIGHBORHOOD GATHERING PLACE
Nellie’s Sports Bar

HOTTEST RESTAURANT BAR SCENE
Bar Pilar

POWER SPOT
P.J. Clarke’s

Anonymous

This is serious?

Does anyone actually go to CF Folks without an expense account?

Room 11 mixology? Really? The two times I went I thought the drinks were meh.

PJ Clarke’s?!!? Surely you jest.
- justinbc
  
  I used to eat at CF Folks multiple times per week without an expense account. In fact, I don’t even understand the correlation given their relatively inexpensive menu…
- Irving Streete
  
  This is serious? Have you ever actually been to CF Folks, expense account or no? Because in Washington, a restaurant with $8 sandwiches and entree specials that top out at special $13.95 (and andouille, beans and rice, with a poached, egg corn bread and salad sounds pretty tasty at $11.95) is not considered an expense account joint. Can’t vouch for PJ Clark’s or Room 11’s mixology program — though I’ve been to both places and they seem perfectly reasonable winners — but keep in mind that RAMMY winners have to be members of the restaurant association, which excludes a lot of places that should be considered and leads to odd award politics and decisions.
  - ah
    
    Odd award politics and decisions in a local award show/organization?
    
    Should I take this any more seriously than those paid “articles” of DC’s best lawyers and DC’s best doctors?
    - Irving Streete
      
      I wouldn’t.
Anonymous

+1 for Trabocchi from Fiola – love that place, and +1 for Mintwood – was excellent when I tried it
justinbc

While I could obviously find alternative suggestions for any of the categories, I have nothing against 90% of the selections.

I am curious though what exactly the milestone reward for Clydes entailed. Biggest white lie told to tourists? (that Old Ebbitt is the oldest bar in DC…hahah…)
- Anonymous
  
  While it is popular to jump on the Clyde’s bashing bandwagon, I happen think it is a fine causal place to eat. What’s so terrible about it? The food is no worse than any other chain (maybe even a step up from an Applebee’s or Chilis), the service is usually decent, the decor is nice, location is great for before/after concerts (Chinatown), and the prices are pretty low for what you get. Again, I think this is a case of people griping just to gripe.
  - justinbc
    
    What did I say was terrible about Clyde’s? I asked what exactly their milestone award was for.
  - Anonymous
    
    “maybe(?) a step up from Applebees”
    
    Well damn that deserves an award for sure!
Anon

Ugh. No need to read past the first entry. BDT is a shadow of its former self. Dinner there a few months ago was the last time I’ll eat there. Uncomfortable service and mediocre food. Not what I had come to expect there.
Anonymous

Nods to Room 11, Ashok Bajaj, Fiola, and Bar Pilar make sense. The rest of this list is comical. Blue Duck Tavern? Seriously?
- Anonymous
  
  Clearly you have not been to Fiola or Mintwood.
squaredeal

Does anyone want to recommend a nice-very nice place I can take my wife to for her birthday this Friday that I can still get a reservation to? She’s far more adventurous food-wise than I, but she’s also 7 months pregnant, so maybe not as adventurous as usual. All suggestions would be helpful. Between saving for a home and now a baby, we don’t eat out nearly as much as we used to so we’re not very up to date on great places to eat in DC. Thanks in advance!
- BigCountry
  
  Mintwood place and Le Diplomate are both worth the hype in my opinion.
  
  Maple in Columbia Heights is a hidden gem. I had a great dinner at Mourayo above Dupont Circle about a year ago, not sure if anything has changed over there.

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