Seemingly "plucked right out of Southern France" and transplanted to a "touristy" Penn Quarter location opposite Ford's Theatre, this bistro turns out "well-crafted" classics, like the "amazing cassoulet", at relatively moderate prices; "servers who know each dish" patrol the "homey" bi-level space that's warmed by the bright red and yellow colors of Languedoc's flag.
Grab your best girl or guy and duck in here at lunch to sit at a table set against the storefront window. Watch busloads of tourists waiting in line to enter Ford's Theater across the street before turning your attention to the meal: croque-monsieur, the potage parisien (potato and leek soup with Gruyère and croutons), or perhaps a salad of avocado, beets, and celeriac rémoulade. As you sup,...