Rasika

633 D St NW, Washington
(202) 637-1222

Recent Reviews

Pavan Nandi

Vegetarian options: There are plenty of good and unique vegetarian options

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Christina McLeod

We had a wonderful experience here! The palak chat was as good as everyone says, a definite must. We also got the sweet potato samosa which were great! For dinner we had chicken tikka masala, lamb roganjosh, and the cod. Our kids were with us and they agreed everything was very flavorful and we enjoyed everything. Desserts were also amazing! My 9yr old loved the chocolate samosa (she wasn’t wrong, I tried a bite!). Overall highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Apple Jalebi Beignet, Black Cod, Palak Chaat, Chocolate Samosa, Sweet Potato Samosa

Ryan Davis

Upscale Indian place. The food was good, but not great. Go here if you’d like to spend a little more to feel better than the next guy without actually being better.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Dal Makhani, Sweet Potato Samosa

Athresh Guruprakash

The best in the business.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Apple Jalebi Beignet, Palak Chaat, Cauliflower Bezule, Chocolate Samosa, Raan-E-Rasika, Cardamom Ice Cream, Dal Makhani, Salad

Tara Galloway

Had been to this place one before and really enjoyed it. Came again, and was blown away. The food, service, drinks, ambiance were all top notch. The makhani sauce is so good, as is the paneer, and the pistachio korma was a hit. We had a small issue early in the meal, and our server Steve went above and beyond to rectify everything. He was delightful and earnest and we really enjoyed his service. Would recommend whole heartedly for a special meal, or just some upscale Indian.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Date and Toffee Pudding Berries, Sweet Potato Samosa

J Neal

The food was overall quite good, but unfortunately the service left much to be desired: inattentive, rude, and sarcastic.Highlights of the food were the dosa and the eggplant dish, while the curries were—in my opinion—under-spiced and without much complexity of flavor, and no heat to speak of.Our server was rude and condescending, hardly came back to the table, and seemed to outright lie about a dish.The service was enough to put me off from returning, even though the food was good.Overall, I found Rasika to be very overrated.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 1

Bo Li

We were able to get a seat in the patio on a weekend evening. Our server was attentive and friendly. Amazing food and upscale dining experience overall.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Dal Makhani

Nisha C.

I had the pleasure of dining at Rasika on Thursday, April 11th for dinner around 7:30 pm. My birthday was 1 night before & so my husband decided to celebrate. As we got there, we were seated at a small 2 person table even though there were other 2-person diners seated at a bigger table. Nevertheless, it didn’t bother me that much.I looked around & did notice a celebrity dining right next us, which was SO cool. I didn’t go up to them but just being in their presence was an experience within itself.To start off, we ordered the Nectar of Soma m-gin based, which was so good but so strong! My husband ordered a beer. We also started off with the palak chaat (ended up getting 2), and it was SOO delicious. I’mstill dreaming about this! My husband also ordered a lamb dish which he liked but it was too filling and he couldn’t finish it (also, I’m vegetarian so couldn’t help him). For dinner, we ordered the tandoori salmon, which my husband loved & paneer mirch ka salan, which I did not like at all. The paneer was good but didn’t like whatever the gravy was. I know now in the future to fill up on the appetizers, as there were more I wanted to try. All in all, a great dinner and I would come back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Palak Chaat

Jacob Zwillinger

Been to this location 3 times, and the whole experience is consistently excellent. Had the eggplant to start and the mixed grill and red snapper for mains. The eggplant was flavorful without being mushy. The mixed grill was well spiced and juicy (chicken very slightly overcooked) and the red snapper, while a bit small portion wise, was delicious. The chocolate samosa for dessert was delicate, crispy, and the perfect amount of sweet. The service is top notch and the wait staff all treat you well without being obsequious. Looking forward to my next visit!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Michael Berg

Amazing! Food was unique, flavorful, and plentiful. Service was exceptional. Ask for James B, best waiter in the restaurant! Just a terrific dining experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Date and Toffee Pudding Berries, Palak Chaat

Shweta Gaikwad

The food was really disappointing. Ordered garlic naan but received plain naan that too was very hard and chewy. Tasted like frozen naan that you get at stores. Also ordered bhindi amchuri which tasted bland and was slimy. The reviews given by the others were very misleading.

María Yunen

A boy from Salvador, named Argelis, attended us, he made the experience wonderful with his sweet and attentive way. Good job Argelis, I hope they appreciate your great work

Jody Manor

Always the bomb. Where Indian food meets cream I like to say. Really so delicious. Busy dining room and for good reason. Been a superstar for many years. Much prefer the original location (this one) to the West

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rahul Agarwal

The ambience is very nice and the service is good. The food is quite average. We tried the salted lassi, sweet lassi, Palak chaat, Seabass, the pea cutlets and chicken tikka for appetizers. All were very average, except for the pea cutlets which were quite nice. In the entrees, the paneer Tawa was average, but they had good quantity of paneer so I would give it 4/5. The green chicken, butter chicken and dal makhani were average at best. The masala tea was good. Black rice pudding with cardamom ice cream was decent. Lastly, when we asked them to take a picture, they cut one of the five people in the group by half and two out of three pictures.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Cardamom Ice Cream

Neil Vora

Great food and service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Palak Chaat, Cardamom Ice Cream, Dal Makhani

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