If I were to summarize my dinning experience at Firefly, I would say it was phenomenal. There were many highlights and I was impress multiple times throughout the meal. I am very glad the BF took us here for an early Valentine's Day celebration, otherwise I wouldn't have discovered such a great restaurant. It was still the DC Restaurant Week when we visited, but we didn't expect to order from the RW menu, however when we got there, they offer their entire menu for RW with a few exception, so it was a no brainer to go the RW route. (I might come back next time for RW again! )
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| Poached Octopus |
We wanted to order an extra appetizer and were debating between the chicken fried oysters or the poached octopus. We consulted our server, and turned out the poached octopus is her favorite of all appetizers and she guarantees that it would be amazing. And I cannot agree more after we had it. The octopus was poached with red wine, grilled to give it the smokey flavor, and served with roasted olives, cappers, avocado, and olive oil. It was perfect. My BF doesn't like olives, but he loved it as well. It was the best appetizer out of the three and I highly recommend this one! I don't think I have had better except for in Spain.
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| Deviled Eggs |
The deviled eggs were served with a garlic chip on top. Creamy and flavorful eggs with crunchy heaven on top. Great texture and flavor. A good choice of appetizer off of the RW menu.
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| Chicken Soup |
This is the weakest dish of the entire meal and it was supposed to be the family recipe too! Anyway, it was bland and the texture of the chicken ball was too soft. This was disappointing.
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| Market Fish |
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| Cooked Perfectly |
I got the market fish of the day for my entree. It was arctic char with polenta and braised kale. The char was cooked perfectly. Char and salmon has very similar texture, so one really shouldn't cook them well done (overcooked). This char was cooked medium rare. It was declious. Not overcooking it allows one to taste the freshness and the nature flavor of the fish. This dish really was executed with perfection because the side items are also delicious. The polenta was very creamy and the kale has great flavors to it.
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| Pork Cheek Stroganoff |
The pork cheek stroganoff was also fabulous. Braised pork cheek with pappardelle pasta served with pearl onions, and cremini mushrooms. Cremini mushrooms are like baby portobello mushrooms, they are filled with flavors and like all mushrooms, absorb juices very well. I think the Chef really chose some great ingredients and seasonings together to make this dish. The flavors are amazing. We were very satisfy at this point of the meal, and almost forgot that we have dessert coming.
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| Persimmon Cheesecake |
The persimmon cheesecake tastes almost like carrot cake but it was served hot. I like combining the cold fennel ice cream and the hot cheesecake when I eat them.
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| Chocolate Hazelnut Ice Cream Sandwich |
Chocolate cake, peanut brittle, hazelnut ice cream, caramel sauce, and sea salt all on my dessert plate. I think that should put it in perspective. Just a small comment here, the ice cream in the middle was very cold and hard, and it is probably because the ice cream sandwich was pre made and was in the freezer before it was served. However, I think I would stick it in the microwave for like 5 second to melt the ice cream a little bit before serving, because everything on the plate has a firm texture due to the freeze; even the ice cream. Just something small to improve the overall texture and balance of this dish.
Overall, the food was great and I loved my meal at Firefly. I highly recommend it and t definitely worth coming back to.
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