Equinox - DC

Bounding into their tenth successful year as proprietors of the newly renovated Equinox, restaurateurs Todd and Ellen Gray have revamped not just the physical space but the idea of local organic. The new look is sophisticated but cozy The mission remains the same: bringing the bounty to the table one great meal at a time. From providing home-grown produce picked in their own backyard and cattle...

The folks in the kitchen "can just plain cook", using "locally sourced" ingredients in "creative" ways in the "outstanding" New American dishes that grace the tables at chef/co-owner Todd Gray's "pricey" fine-dining spot steps from the White House; "polished" service is "worthy of that special night" out but "also establishment enough for business lunches", when one spots famous faces in the...

Chef-owner Todd Gray displays culinary momentum as this regional-centric restaurant adds more specialty dinners and continues its seasonal menu, one that Gray evolves with differing takes on local ingredients. Gray adds a new twist to at least one seafood dish: curing the Maine diver scallops at the table on Himalayan salt slabs. Using local lamb, he serves it three ways and dubs it...

Virginia-born chef-owner Todd Gray looks to area purveyors for hard-to-find heirloom and local foodstuffs at his low-key American eatery. The furnishings and the food are simple and elegant, rebounding nicely following a 2009 fire that destroyed part of the kitchen. The fresh ingredients speak for themselves: grilled lamb rib eye with a puree of local Blue Ridge chestnuts, roasted black bass...

A fire that temporarily closed Equinox in 2010 also gave the restaurant the opportunity to renovate, so now the main dining room feels warmer and more open and the bar is updated with granite counters, translucent shelving, and a glass back bar. Diners have flocked back, knowing they can expect the same creatively delicious American food. You'll eat all your vegetables here, because as much...

Equinox Restaurant is located at the address 818 Connecticut Ave Nw in Washington, District of Columbia 20006. They can be contacted via phone at (202) 331-8118 for pricing, hours and directions.

Equinox Restaurant has an annual sales volume of 2M – 4,999,999. .For more information contact TODD GRAY, Owner or go to...