One of our favorite small bites is to sit at the bar at Persimmon and order the fish tacos appetizer and a glass of wine. But it turns out Persimmon is closed for renovation, so we made a return trip to Black's Bar and Kitchen nearby in Bethesda.
I'm glad we did -- the food was great and a weekend night during a holiday was uncharacteristically mellow and nice. I ordered the grilled whole fish, branzino, and Andrea ordered the salmon, so we got our fish fix. My fish was perfect -- moist, tender, with the delicate branzino flavor (and presumably a good dose of butter). I ordered a side of the brown butter cauliflower with my unadorned fish and it was very nice, with some fennel stems mixed in. Andrea was very happy with her salmon.
It was a reminder of the consistently high quality of Jeff Black's restaurant group. Addie's we always like, though it's something of a schlepp. Ditto for Black Market Bistro in Garrett Park. Black's Salt is good, but a bit pricey and we'd just as soon spend the money at Pesce as a rule. But this Bethesda Black's is convenient and this will encourage us to go more often.
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