20 May 2005
DC to have a kosher deli once again
Rockville, MD restaurateur Sina Soumekhian will inaugurate a new kosher deli in Washington, DC’s Dupont Circle neighborhood by the end of the month, according to the Washington Jewish Week. “Eli’s,” named after Soumekhian’s son, will be located at 1253 20th St. N.W., offering “hamburgers, grilled chicken breasts and dinner entrees like New York strip steak, fish and linguine” as well as traditional deli sandwiches.
From the sound of the article, Soumekhian seems like a bona-fide entrepreneur with legitimate experience in food service.
Though the cafe at Washington’s Jewish Community Center serves kosher food, DC has been without a proper kosher deli since the closing of Stacks last spring.
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Yes, the owner already runs Siena’s, a kosher Italian/Mexican place in Rockville, Maryland. It will be nice to have another kosher establishment actually in DC (the other being the fine cafe at the DC JCC). For non-Washingtonians, the bulk of kosher restaurants in the area are in the nearby Maryland suburbs.
Eli’s is NOW OPEN!
All of us in DC are very excited about having a kosher place to eat! (besides the cafe at the DCJCC)
Great for visitors and locals alike!
Is there an URL for Eli’s?
If I spot a URL, I’ll post it. Also, a friend in DC has graciously offered to review the new restaurant for the blog, so stay tuned.
is there a phone # for eli’s? I want to order takeout for dinner tonight!!!
No url for Eli’s yet. Telephone # is (202)785-4314. Address: 1230 20th St. NW. Hours Sunday-Thursday 11-9, and Friday/before chag 11-3. B’teyavon!
Not sure of the precise address: It may be 1253 20th St. N.W., rather thatn 1230 20th St. N.W. Have not been there yet, and have conflicting addresses. This will clear up soon, no doubt.
Ok, we ate Eli’s lst night.
The address is 1253 20th St. NW.
We had corned beef sandwiches and chef salad. Not everything on the menu was available yet.
Everything was great! The interior is simple & classic, w/hardwood floors.
FYI, fax and e-mail aren’t up for Eli’s yet. They don’t have takeout menus printed up yet. But the menu looks extensive, prices were good for kosher deli ($8.99 for corned beef w/chips) and the service looks like it will be much better than Stacks.
Is there a take-out menu?
Do any of you know if Eli’s will be under rabbinical supervision?
Much obliged,
Pinchas
under supervision of Vaad of Greater Washington.
No take-out menu available last week, but it had just opened. I think they were working on it.
You should be able to order most items for carryout. A separate door to the street will let patrons into the deli/carryout area, which is still under renovation. Management expects that side of the place to open in a few weeks.
I haven’t had a burger yet, but have heard good things about them. The deli is — at least mostly — homemade on site, and tastes like it. I am looking forward to plenty of visits to Eli’s, since it’s about halfway on my commute-by-foot.
One other note: while the bar physically exists, Eli’s management does not expect to be able to obtain a liquor license for a number of months yet, due to the DC liquor licensing process.
The web site of the supervising agency is http://www.capitolk.org
Note that Eli’s is not listed as of yet; they are lax in updating the list on the web.
Ate there again last night.
The Burgers are FANTASTIC! I had the california burger and my husband had the reuben burger. THey were thick, juicy and delicious. fries were good, too.
Bar is still not up and running. sodas are out of a can, not fountain style. fish dishes are on the menu but not yet available–I think they have to cook separate from meat, and the equipment isn’t up yet.
it is really close to dupont, we walked there after dinner for a little stretch and it made for a really pleasant evening.
Sara’s spot on. Went Wednesday, and the burger was great. Deli a little weak, but could’ve just been mine.
They’re clearly brand new — and have lots to improve — but it’s comfortable enough, and the food’s good, and well-priced enough, that they’ll be around long enough to work the kinks out.
The web site of the supervising agency, the Rabbinical Council of Greater Washington, has been updated to reflect that it supervises Eli’s Restaurant. It also mentions that The Red Heifer is discontinuing operations as of July 1st, and includes the restaurant in College Park, Maryland, as well.
http://www.capitolk/supervised/restaurants.html
Sorry-the correct web address which mentions the supervision of Eli’s by the Rabbinical Council of Greater Washington is
http://www.capitolk.org/supervised/restaurants.html
Just got back from dinner at Eli’s. Was seated immediately as a solo diner. Place was packed on a Monday night. Started with a “cup” of matoh ball soup. More like your average large bowl. Clearly homemade and lots of chicken. Burger was substantial and cooked to order. My server was highly competent. Other tables weren’t so lucky (OK I like to eavesdrop when I’m eating alone on an out of town trip). Overall, a very positive experience.
MY DAD OWNS THE STORE!! it is the best food ever so i dn’t care what you say soooo hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah