Last night was our 2 year anniversary. To celebrate we decided to go out for a nice dinner and take advantage of our new proximity to DC. I was in the mood for some seafood which normally means we’d go to a sushi restaurant but instead this time we opted to go for regular seafood. Nicole did some research on monday from Dayton and found a couple of places and we settled on a place called Kinkeads. Based on the website and menu Kinkeads is a seafood place that is kinda traditional with a raw bar.
Going to Kinkeads was a breeze since all we had to do is walk out of our apartment and jump on the metro and just ride the orange line down a few stops. Once we got off at the Foggy Bottom stop we just needed to walk a few blocks to the restaurant. It was a good thing it was only a couple of blocks since we were in the middle of a heat wave and it was hot and muggy out. When we got near the restaurant we found that Kinkeads was in a shopping plaza that was a row of old row houses that had been renovated and converted. When we got inside it was very nice and the bar area was fairly crowded especially considering it was a tuesday night. The layout of the place is a little odd but thats just an artifact of restaurant being inside a series of old row homes.
We were seated in a very nice and large booth off to the side from the entrance. We could see out the windows and still see along Pennsylvania ave which was nice. Once we were seated we were given only the wine menu which I thought was a little odd but Nicole dove into it. The wine menu was very intimidating as there were so many things to choose from. For the longest time we couldn’t decide if we wanted to just get wine by the glass or just get the bottle. Normally getting a bottle isn’t an option for us because I always had to drive home which meant no more than a glass and there was no way nicole could drink the rest of a bottle. But since we had taken the metro to Kinkeands we decided to get the whole bottle since we could both drink freely. I forget what we got exactly but nicole picked a pinot grigio of some kind.
When our waiter came to greet our table he brought with him the regular dinner menus. Once we had the dinner menus we had our work cut out for us. There were so many things on the menu that sounded yummy that actually picking something was going to be a challenge. Since it was a special occasion we decided that instead of splitting an appetizer like we normally do that we would each get one. Nicole ended up ordering a crab and corn soup for her appetizer and broiled sea scallops for her entree. I selected a 6 oyster chef selection for my appetizer and the Atlantic Cod with crab imperial. Our appetizers came out very quickly and saying they were fantastic was an understatement. Nicole was scrapping the dregs of her soup bowl and I quickly polished off all the oysters. When our entrees arrived they were also amazing to eat. If we wouldn’t have felt so out of place we would have taken pictures of our dinners. I really enjoyed my fish and what blew me away was all the sides that came with my dish were also really yummy. Normally I don’t always enjoy all the sides but the whipped sweet potatoes, garlic spinning, and some kind of bread thing were amazing and I ended up completely cleaning my plate.
In all we really enjoyed our experience at kinkeads. The service was top notch and the food was fantastic and they more than justified the price. We’ll definitely want to be making a return trip at some point and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a seafood place. Although based on how busy they were on a tuesday reservations are a must and prob have to be done more than a week in advance for a weekend night.
