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Obelisk

2029 P St. NW (bet. 20th & 21st Sts.) Washington, DC 20036
Phone:
202-872-1180
Cuisine:
Italian
Neighborhood:
Dupont Circle

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Obelisk Stats

Meals Served:

  • Dinner

Reservations:

  • Suggested (Highly)

Payment:

  • Accepts Major Credit Cards

Dress Code:

  • Upscale Casual

Date Opened:

  • Jan. 1987

Good For:

  • Quiet Conversation
  • Romance

Special Features:

  • Winning Wine List

Special Meals & Menus:

  • Prix Fixe Menu:
    • Dinner

Hours:

  • Tues: 6:00PM - 10:00PM
  • Wed: 6:00PM - 10:00PM
  • Thurs: 6:00PM - 10:00PM
  • Fri: 6:00PM - 10:00PM
  • Sat: 6:00PM - 10:00PM
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67 Member Reviews for:
Obelisk

  • 1-5 of 67
0 out of 3 people found the following review helpful:

Reviewed by JohnP3859 on 07/22/2009.
Member since June 2009, Total Reviews: 5 (Potomac, MD)

This Zagat food rating is way off. This is a 23 food rating at best. Obelisk would have a tough time in a more sophisticated city like New York. We ate there recently and were very disappointed. First of all there is too much food. You have only one choice which is the tasting menu. The antipasto was weird. They offered a fatty suckling pig slice followed by a plate of octopus. Can you say Alka Seltzer? Skip this one and feel healthy!

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1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Reviewed by edgy39 on 07/16/2009.
Member since January 2000, Total Reviews: 53 (Falmouth, MA)

The prix fixe menu defines fine Italian dining. Multiple antipasti are followed by two entrees, cheese and dessert. Go hungry and with a full wallet. Wine offerings are very well chosen and the staff are most helpful in making good matches with food.

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4 out of 4 people found the following review helpful:

Reviewed by KenNSonya on 01/24/2009.
Member since August 1999, Total Reviews: 28 (West New York, NJ)

The decor is simple, but the food is outstanding and the service is knowledgeable and good. Although the menu is set at $70, the uniqueness of the dishes, the combination of flavors, and the availability of some choice makes this restaurant one that we will go back to, if for no other reason than to try whatever the new menu may offer. It has to be delicious.

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3 out of 4 people found the following review helpful:

Reviewed by AlanW1149603 on 01/14/2009.
Member since December 2005, Total Reviews: 57 (Male, Washington, DC)

Where does gourmet end and gourmand begin? Obelisk's prix fixe is a never ending feast. Appetizers are exquisite, pastas unsurpassed, fish superb, cheeses heavenly, desserts to die for--and you might considering the enormous quantity of food offered. But, alas , you will almost never see a salad or a vegetable. Obelisk is a pricey treat but it left me wondering whatever happened to the Mediterranean ideal of balance and moderation.

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5 out of 5 people found the following review helpful:

Reviewed by MarcAnthony9999 on 09/15/2008.
Member since May 2008, Total Reviews: 39 (Brooklyn, NY)

Obelisk is a dining pleasure! Unique and inventive menu and very knowledgeable servers! The pre-fixe menu was outstanding and don't miss the brilliant wine selections! Our server pointed us in the right direction with a wonderful bottle of Paolo Bea, a small winery producing small batches of delicious vino!

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