Supra — Restaurant in Washington

I am ashamed as Georgian , that this restaurant is considered as Georgian restaurant. Born and raised in Georgia and know exactly what Georgian food is and how is tastes .

This is my 10th Georgian restaurant which i visited and can say that this one is worse . I understand they can’t taste same as in Georgian but i never felt so big difference. Main reason is that there is no any Georgians in kitchen, owner is not even Georgian and they dont know and never tasted or saw how Georgian food is made.

Ordered Khachapuri(most famous food after Khinkali) is was opposite of any Khachapuri which i ever tasted.

Ordered Khinkali and usually you need to eat Khinkali with your hand because whole taste is inside , you need to drink soup in it but unfortunately once i took is whole soup came out , meat was very strong not done well.

Ordered Georgian style salad which is combined with tomato,cucumber,walnuts and onions. Reason why it’s special is that walnuts need to be grinded and mixed with ingredients. They just cut walnuts by 4 and put it inside which makes is fully different meal .

Ordered Georgian Mtsvadi(Beef&Chiken meat) both of them was unfinished , felt like i was eating sand from desert 🐪

Georgian bread is so small i started laughing , never saw small bread like that .

I was ashamed with my Guests because they visited me from another state and wanted to show them good Georgian restaurant.

If some people in DC will think that Georgian food is not tasty whole reason is this restaurant.

After visiting them i seriously started thinking to open good&real Georgian restaurant in DC, because this one is only one .

Name of this restaurant is whole culture of Georgia “Supra” means whole our traditional georgian party , when we sat toasts and eat delicious food , have fun . I am ashamed that this name is used like that .

Final shock was when waiter brought Check , he brought check of around 670$ when in reality it was 360$, usually i don’t check bills i just pay and luckily my wife checked it and she showed me that half of food which was in Check was never ordered from our table . I showed waiter and they corrected it .

I hate that i put hateful review to anybody , this restaurant is making me my...

Supra does many things well. The atmosphere is chic and inviting, with a thoughtful urban vibe interspersed with Georgian memorabilia. The staff were friendly and the service attentive.

The food was....not quite Georgian. I was ok with this initially. And, to be fair, I can only comment on what we ordered. My wife is Georgian, and we travel to Georgia bi-annually. We also live in an area that does not have a Georgian restaurant, so when we travel we try to take advantage of the opportunity to enjoy a Georgian meal when it is available. We were looking forward to our dinner at Supra during our DC trip.

We ordered strictly vegetarian food as we were fasting. Georgian food is quite varied and there are generally a lot of meatless options. Supra did not disappoint in this respect, so we ordered the phkali, cauliflower bhasha, and the carrot khinkali. The phkali were tasty and as expected. No complaints. The cauliflower was also tasty, except....it wasn't bhasha. Bhasha is a dish that is based on a walnut sauce, often served with chicken but sometimes switched with salmon or cauliflower. This was roasted cauliflower with spices. No walnuts. I actually liked it, but an unsuspecting patron eager to explore Georgian cuisine wouldn't know that this was not, well, Georgian.

On to the khinkali....khinkali is the national dumpling of Georgia. Any restaurant in Georgia will be judged by the quality of its khinkali. Usually khinkali are filled with meat, but fasting dumplings filled with mushrooms or potatoes are often served as well. I've got to admit, carrot khinkali on the menu both piqued my curiosity while simultaneously engendering skepticism. I was right to be skeptical. They tasted like dumplings filled with pureed Gerbers baby food, albeit with spices added. I couldn't do it, barely finishing one. Again, something never seen in Georgia.

All in all, hardly a terrible dinner. But the next time we're in DC, we'll resist the temptation to satisfy our craving for Georgian cuisine by...

Location and Parking: Interior style, funny Georgian hats, and plants are very appealing. Parking can be a bit difficult so we found an office building right across the Marriott and which closes at 9pm (didn't catch when but Wed for sure). If you plan to leave before then, I believe it's $12-$22 max.

Service was great.

Food - this is where I give it 3 stars and only because this is my opinion and taste preference. I understand that the style of food is Georgian with American influence. However, I believe the restaurant could still improve the food flavor to fit more flavor palates in this area. The appetizers were what we mainly liked. Entree just didn't make the cut. Presentation is nice though!

Liked Eggplant Nigvzit - interesting taste and definitely enjoyable Kartopili Kamit (Fingerling Potatoes) - cant go wrong with potatoes Walnut Cake - awesome flavor and textures

Okay Pork and Beef Soup Dumplings - more meatball flavor with a lighter/blander soup - probably to compensate for the meaty flavor and plus they give you pepper to add on. Dish just didn't have the zing I'm use to from Taiwanese soup dumplings so likely a fault from my previous expectation (so this is a dish you should judge for yourself).

Disliked Chkmeruli (chicken in garlic sauce and traditional bread) chicken was well cooked - seasoned and moist. But the creamy garlic sauce was what made it underwhelming and weird. The texture is more like the consistency of porridge or egg drop soup. The sauce tasted very bland like it was missing salt and although the bread was good, it becomes useless without a great dipping sauce. However we did get half a chicken so maybe that's why there was less compensation of flavor in the sauce.

Conclusion - It seems the way the food is made is more dependent on the flavors from the meats while the sauce or soup is to add more moisture/ fluid texture? The sauce/ soup are missing salt which makes them bland. Based on other reviews and my experience, I wouldn't be confident that I would enjoy...