Restaurants in Washington, D.C.?

-I am looking for a moderately priced restaurant to take my husband for his birthday, in the Washington, D.C. area. Moderate meaning an entree is $16-$30.This is a link to Washingtonian 100 Best Restaurants in the DC area for this year: http://www.washingtonian.com/sections/re鈥?/a>



It will tell you location, contact information, reviews, price, where they rank in top 100, etc.



I would suggest Zaytinya, Jaleo (several locations), Cork, Bar Pilar, Brabo Tasting Room



http://www.zaytinya.com Turkish, Greek Mediterranean



http://www.jaleo.com Spanish Tapas



http://www.corkdc.com/resthome.html Small plates and wine pairings



http://barpilar.com Eclectic, casual, small plates and wine pairings



http://www.braborestaurant.com/brabo-tas鈥?/a> Upscale small plates and wine pairings



And now... I will share with you my secret place if you want to go out of DC as far as Manassas.



http://www.gunniscuisine.com/



They have Italian and American cuisine, they have stellar service, are not typically too crowded because not that many people know they're there yet - this is truly a "hidden gem." The outside of the place looks unimpressive but inside are beautiful stone floors and a feeling that you've stepped into another dimension. There's an acoustic guitarist/singer who plays there sometimes named David Davol. He's very good and lovely to listen to. He has a huge playlist and if you have a special song, he frequently does requests. He does James Taylor for my husband and me :)DC is a big place and you don't indicate what type of food you're looking for.



Given that, I recommend Cafe Deluxe on Wisconsin Ave. in upper Northwest. It's very moderately priced, the food is great, and the atmosphere is very pleasant. My girlfriend moved here from out of town and so far, that has been her favorite restaurant in the city.



If you want moderate downtown, I recommend Jaleo.
It has been a while since having been there, but Phillips was a remarkable restaurant and I think it was about 25.00 each. All kinds of buffets there including, Italian, seafood, Chinese, American, Mexican all in the same building for your choosing.