Zest American Bistro - New Barracks Row Restaurant

To celebrate our good news (see post below), Shane and I went out to dinner at a new restaurant on Barracks Row called Zest .  Barracks Row is the up and coming area near our house on Capitol Hill.  Shane read about Zest in an e-mail newsletter he gets on Barracks Row businesses and suggested we give it a try.  I'm glad we did.  We loved it.

It is beautiful inside with its exposed brick wall and the other wall is fabric covered, which helps keeps down the noise.  It looks very trendy and modern.

To start out, I had the Troegs Nut Brown Ale -- a dark wheaty beer on draft, and Shane had a lighter draft beer, the Brooklyn Lager.

I ordered the Roasted Leg of Lamb on grilled flatbread with caramelized onions, crumbled feta and pomegranate bbq, along with mixed greens.  OMG it was good.  I have always felt that doggy doo would taste good with caramelized onions and this was much better than doggy doo (I imagine).  The sandwich was sweet and delish.  I will be getting it again.

Shane had his favorite meal, a cheeseburger with "herb" fries.  He said it was all "wonderful."  Zest was a great find.  We highly recommend.

I give Zest 4 out of 5 blue sponges.  That is a very high recommendation for me.  Also, the price was very reasonable (both our meals were around $10 each).  If you are in the DC area, you won't be disappointed by trying Zest .