Best Authentic Restaurants in Mount Vernon Triangle

Food was absolutely fabulous (octopus tacos, pork belly, chicharrones, leche de Tigre ceviche all so so good) great atmosphere, attentive service. Always a good experience 🤍

Very good food as always. Been there a couple of times this past year. Service was quick, but could have checked on us more. Overall, experience was very good.

First, and most importantly, the food was wonderful. Just about every one of the eight dishes was well-conceived, beautifully constructed, and often presented with some dramatic surprise. I enjoy watching our dishes being plated before our eyes, and am always impressed by the extreme attention to detail that goes into that effort at this level. Service was everything to be expected in a Michelin-star restaurant. The interactions with Chef Carlos were an important part of the evening, with information about the inspirations for some of the dishes letting us appreciate the art more fully, and the descriptions with the wine service were very good. dLeña is highly recommended by all four of us. Really, the only significant negative about the whole experience was the ambient noise level. The restaurant is very noisy, and for me it was loud enough to distract from all the other wonderful things going on. If not for the noise, I'm sure all the rating factors would have been full fives.

The food and wait staff were excellent. I had a great time catching up with friends with great food and tall glasses of wine.

I wanted my Korean girlfriend to take me to some place with good Korean food in DC. She was hesitant about this place, but finally decided to give it a try. We were both extremely happy and the food was amazing. She loved how authentic it was and it was a proper way for me to enjoy Korean food in DC.