Eat like a lobbyist, at least for a week

We would be remiss if we didn't mention that the winter lull Restaurant Week starts January 10. It's a great way for us tight-fisted folks to try some of D.C.'s more expensive eateries for a moderate set price (up a penny this time around to $20.05).

The last restaurant week took place over the summer, partially overlapping with the Democratic Convention. We went to Ortanique, the semi-tropical themed joint on 11th St., NW that looks like a skeezy theater from outside but turns out to be quite opulent in the main dining room. I remember the food as being very good, but the service was beyond awful, making lunch stretch out for two and a half excrutiating I-wonder-if-my-boss-will-notice hours.

Where do you want to go for restaurant week?