Rose's Luxury

Located at 717  8th St SE, Capitol Hill, Rose's Luxury is one of the best restaurants I have been to in Washington D.C. Rose's Luxury has an ever-changing menu that feature small plates and a few family style shared dishes. If you want to make a reservation you are out of luck. Rose's Luxury does not take reservations so I suggest getting there early to be able to have a table. When I went to Rose's Luxury, my family and I ordered a bunch of delicious small plates to share, and for our main dish we ordered the smoked brisket which came with toast, horseradish sauce, and a fresh coleslaw. To start there was house-made brioche with whipped butter which was spot on. There is nothing like homemade bread in my opinion. For our small plates we started with the pork sausage with habanero, and lychee salad. This dish we had to stir all the ingredients in the serving bowl first to let the flavors blend together. The combination of the sweet lychee, the creamy dressing, the pork, and the spicy habanero was divine. There was grilled asparagus with pineapple aioli, fried jalapeno, and chive oil which was out of this world. There is something magical when you grill asparagus versus boiling or steaming them. The asparagus takes on the taste of the grill and the natural sugars come out making the asparagus like candy. We sampled their interpretation of jerk chicken which came with pickled peach raita, and green mango salad. The jerk chicken was not too spicy and the spiciness was offset by the pickled peach raita and the green mango salad. Our final small plate was the masa fried squid with avocado, lime and radish which was absolutely delicious. The fried calamari were not chewy and were fried to perfection. The lime and radish provided a much needed contrast in flavor to the fried calamari and the rich avocado. The smoked brisket was fantastic. The horseradish sauce and the vinegary coleslaw provided the needed contrast to the rich, fatty brisket. The plating of each dish was spectacular and looked as good as it tasted. The wait staff was top notch as well which in fine dining restaurants can be stuffy. They were extremely amiable which is what you expect from a wait staff. They did not hover over us and let us enjoy our meal.  The casual atmosphere at Rose's Luxury is quite refreshing and you don't feel like you are paying for the ambiance. Instead, you feel like you are paying for the food and drink which is nice. If you live or visit the Washington D.C. area, I implore you to try Rose's Luxury. It is a top notch restaurant that I guarantee you will fall in love with after your first bite of food.