Rice One | The Dabneyđ
đ„ Ambiance: Both the environment and the dishes embrace a homey, pastoral style, adhering to the farm-to-table concept. It might be very fancy for foreigners, but for someone with farming in their bones, isnât this just how food should be presented? Shouldnât dishes be freshly picked from the farm? The most eye-catching feature is the big fireplace; yeah, itâs also quite warm sitting next to it. đ„Č Dishes: â¶ Appetizers Melon: Just a regular cantaloupe with sesame seeds, I mean, canât I have this at home? Maryland Crab Cake: The best appetizer, rich in layers. Farm Cucumber with Scallops: So ordinary, I could make it taste like this myself. Pickled Metompkin Bay Oysters: Tastes of the sea, a hit with those who like the natural flavors. Aged Chesapeake Bay Rockfish: Itâs impressive how they managed to make this fish taste so fishy. Grilled Cornbread: A pitch-black iron plate grilled cornbread, can we please master the fire control before serving this? The burnt taste is really strong. 28-Day Dry-Aged Autumn Pork Loin: A piece the size of a thumb is not as generous as what Bresca serves. â· Main Courses Wagyu Ribeye Cover, Grilled Over Charcoal: A strange combination of braised flavor with BBQ sauce. Braised Beef Tongue with Pumpkin: The taste is okay, but itâs overall quite greasy, maybe not drained well? Farm Roasted Eggplant: đ âž Desserts are overall very sour, but okay. Sweet Alma Figs Garnerâs Melon Sorbet Peach Ice Cream đââïž Service: The whole meal left no impression; the dishes are very ordinary, and I donât understand why itâs a âRice Oneâ restaurant. No birthday surprise, just a candle lit đ. Other non-Michelin restaurants know to give something small for birthdays to make people happy, but this place is really dull. The cornbread (personally, I think burnt food shouldnât be served, and I questioned it, but they said this is how itâs supposed to be, wow! Great grilling skills! Shouldnât it be golden and crispy?) And then thereâs the mandatory tip, oh well! Michelin Restaurant Exploration # French Cuisine # Italian Cuisine # Restaurant Recommendations # Atmospheric Restaurant # Treasure Restaurant Share # Cooking # Global Foodie Squad # Expressing Romance with Food #Wagyu# AchievingCrabFreedominAugust # DMV # WheretoGoonthe Weekend # FoodDiary