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Acadiana
(Now Closed)Cajun and Creole Restaurant, Bar, and Southern Food Restaurant$$$$
Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown, Washington
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Their happy hour cannot be beat. Three signature cocktails for $5 each and bar bites at $5 make this a great after work/early evening option. Sit on the patio if the weather is nice!
Washington PostSeptember 23, 2014The Southern-themed restaurant offers $5 cocktails and $4 beers during its weekday happy hour, along with half-price appetizers, such as biscuits and gravy, pork sliders and bread-and-butter pickles. Read more
Ricky SherrillAugust 1, 2015Good for lunch or dinner with a nice menu of the Louisiana classics. The gumbo & jambalaya are good. Plenty of nice seafood option. Sunday Brunch is a must try too.
Vincent WongAugust 27, 2016Wow. This place hands down has the BEST OYSTERS and the shucking skills are spectacular. Best oysters I had all week and I been going to seafood restaurants non stop!- Rustem FeyzkhanovApril 21, 2017"what's your passion" is one of the best non alcoholic beverages I've tried.
I live on the other side of the country, when I'm in DC I always come here at least once! Quality, creativity, flavors, presentation to portion size I give this place 5 stars!
Ricky BlanchardMarch 3, 2016I Went for lunch on a weekday, and it was phenomenal. I really enjoyed my grilled oyster appetizer which I highly recommend. Additionally our service was great.
paisleyMay 12, 2013Charbroiled oysters are phenomenal. Eggs acadiana crab cakes are a good choice- generous with potatoes- maybe too much. Seafood crepes are a good appetizer
David BJanuary 27, 2015The free biscuits with pepper-jelly butter, BBQ Shrimp, Turtle Soup, and Chargrilled Oysters. Po'boys are the best in DC, but are only available on weekdays at lunch.
Brandy GallienJuly 16, 2013The crab cakes were delightful. I was very pleased with my duck entree. Other items to try are the beignets and pecan tart. The grillades and grits with veal are also good.
Wes McDougaldMarch 27, 2015The oysters are great, shrimp & grits is a must have, don't forget the biscuits. For the drinkers... the Category 5!
Jan AguMay 26, 2013Try the Fried Green Tomatoes - Very tasty fried green tomatoes topped with shrimp. At the top of the pic is cream cheese & pepper jelly, which is perfect on a homemade biscuit!
The best dish on the menu is by far the CHAR-BROILED OYSTERS- smothered in butter and Parmesan, grilled on the half shell and served with a baguette!!! OMG! Orgasmic!!!
Greg HogueAugust 12, 2014Extremely comfortable "table for 1" section above the bar area that's got great chairs and relatively quiet compared to the rest of the restaurant.
Alev KaratayJune 29, 2016Charbroiled Oysters are fantastic. Corn and crab soup is amazing. If you're in Washington DC, you must visit this restaurant.
Brunch and the CityJanuary 22, 2012So many things to love about this brunch -- very cheap drinks, taaaasty biscuits, delicious food...wear loose-fitting clothing because you will leave several pounds heavier. Read more
Deidre OlsonOctober 25, 2016Shrimp and grits may have been one of the best things I have ever eaten.
StephanieFebruary 1, 2017Love the duck. Gumbo is good. Biscuits with the jelly are good. Actually, everything I've tried is good.
Erick MullenJune 25, 2011The chopped seafood salad is perfect on a hot day. If you even think you like charbroiled oysters, theirs is the best I've ever had. The manger, Boo Kim, is a real gentleman.
Happy hour is everything. Dark and stormy is sublime. And the $15 red plate is great during sports game c
This place has a great kid's menu, offers crayons and sculpty wax sticks to kids, and won't freak out about decent kid behavior. The adult food and drinks are top-notch.
Sonja StrongarmJanuary 25, 2015Duck perfectly prepared. Incredibly smooth coffee cognac creme brulee.
Dana WilliamsNovember 20, 2014Had the southern fried catfish. It is basically have some breading with your catfish. Had no idea you could get catfish so thin!! Yech!
Sveen Þorskur 바이트 aus SchwelmMay 26, 2013Foursquare tips never lie. Charbroiled oysters are indeed delicious!
Melissa BellJanuary 10, 2011excellent food! recommend the fried green tomatoes, the crawfish etouffee, and nummy warm bread pudding! sunday brunch offers $1 mimosas and canjun marys!- AskMenFebruary 4, 2010For $29, you can chow down on unlimited Gulf oysters, peel-and-eat shrimp, meat pies, beignets, and more. Bonus, you can watch sports there.
JLMarch 26, 2016We sat outside on a weeknight and the service was rather mediocre, at best; however, the BLT salad and duck were pretty good, and I was told the same of everyone else's entree.
Broderick GreenJanuary 26, 2018I visited during DC’s Restaurant Week and was very impressed with the meal.
The FeastJune 10, 2011It might make for a heavy lunch, but take a midday break here with a plate of sauteed gulf shrimp and tasso ham atop a cheddar cheese grit cake.
Yong KwonFebruary 10, 2016Charbroiled oysters + sazerac = happy life. What else can one need in life?
Geo BoguslawskiJuly 11, 2011Wonderful place. Management needs to offer the bucket of Abitas for every happy hour on the patio. Saves the staff from running for drafts. Read more
Happy hour ends before some get off from work. Applies to appetizers only, but the drinks are well worth the full price.
KeebsAugust 16, 2011Don\'t have Tim serve you. He\'s a disrespectful and pretentious pile of bullocks. Derek is great though! The BLT salad, fried catfish were great, avoid the shrimp and grits.
The bourbon/whiskey selection coupled with the Louisiana food is heavenly
Tammy GordonDecember 4, 2009biscuits w sweet pepper jelly. fried green tomatoes. chargrilled oysters and french bread. shrimp & grits.
Bill KennedyOctober 16, 2012Try the Sazerac - Old Overholt, Lucid absinthe, orange and Peychaud's bitters
BrooklynmooFebruary 8, 2015What's good here? Sadly, not the gumbo that they're supposed to be known for. Lacking in flavor, lacking in heat (spice). The jalapeño cheese grits were tasty, however.
4SqR Expert M BoudreauOctober 25, 2012Crabcakes with creamed corn maque choux, Benton’s bacon and remoulade
Best Happy Hour by far. Incredible half-priced food and cheap drinks. Try the catfish or boudin balls. Amazing.
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- Mon–Thu
- 11:30 AM–11:00 PM
- Fri
- 11:30 AM–11:30 PM
- Sat
- 5:00 AM–11:30 PM
- Sun
- 11:00 AM–9:00 PM
(202) 408-8848
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Credit Cards
Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Wi-Fi
Yes
Outdoor Seating
Yes
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Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Happy Hour
Drinks
Beer, Wine, Full Bar, Cocktails
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