Rasika (restaurant)

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Exterior of the West End location, 2024
Rasika (restaurant)
Restaurant information
Established2005 (2005)
Owner(s)Ashok Bajaj
Food type Indian
Street address633 D Street NW
City Washington, D.C.
Postal/ZIP Code20004
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 38°53′42″N77°01′17″W / 38.8949°N 77.0213°W / 38.8949; -77.0213
Website rasikarestaurant.com

Rasika is an Indian restaurant with two locations in Washington, D.C., in the United States. [1] The original restaurant opened in Penn Quarter in 2005; an outpost, sometimes called Rasika West End, [2] opened in West End in 2012.

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Description

Rasika has been described as a "groundbreaking" and "modern" Indian restaurant. [3] The most popular dish is palak chaat. [4]

History

The original restaurant opened in Penn Quarter in 2005, [5] and an outpost opened in West End in 2012. [1] [6] Ashok Bajaj is the owner. [4]

Barack Obama celebrated his birthday at the restaurant twice. [4]

Reception

Rasika has been called "one of the most exciting Indian restaurants in the country" by Condé Nast Traveler , [7] and the city's best restaurant by The Washington Post . [4] In 2023, Rasika was included in Washingtonian 's overview of the 100 "very best" restaurants, [5] and Tierney Plumb included the business in Eater Washington, D.C. 's list of sixteen "must-try" Indian restaurants in the metropolitan area. [2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Sietsema, Tom (October 12, 2017). "Nobody glorifies the cooking of India like Rasika". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Plumb, Tierney (May 5, 2020). "16 Must-Try Indian Restaurants Around D.C." Eater DC. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  3. ↑ Frederick, Missy (October 9, 2014). "Rasika is Tom Sietsema's Favorite Restaurant". Eater DC. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "In New Cookbook, Acclaimed Indian Restaurant Finally Spills Its Secrets". NPR. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "100 Very Best Restaurants: – Rasika - Washingtonian". January 25, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  6. ↑ Sietsema, Tom (October 10, 2019). "On the West End, a Rasika in its own right". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Rasika – Restaurant Review". Condé Nast Traveler. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2024.


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