CRITICAL ACCLAIM
“Modern Indian cuisine served in a vibrant, modern setting; ambitious recipes, a recent meal was superb, even the paratha and raita, get the tandoori trout.”
“Four stars” (out of four)
Washington Post Fall Dining Guide 2009, 2010 and 2011
#7 on Washingtonian’s “100 Best Restaurants 2012″ list
Washingtonian Magazine, 2012
Named as a Readers’ Favorite Restaurant
Washingtonian Magazine, 2011
#19 on the Washington City Paper’s “Most Powerful Restaurants in DC 2011″ list
Washington City Paper, 2011
“Three and a Half Stars” (out of four)
Washingtonian Magazine, 2011
#9 on Washingtonian’s “100 Best Restaurants 2011″ list
Washingtonian Magazine, 2011
“Three and Half Stars” (out of four) #8 in Washingtonian magazine’s 100 Best Restaurants 2010, 2011
Washingtonian Magazine, 2010, 2011
Nominated for “Best Chef- Mid Atlantic” 2009-2012
James Beard Foundation Awards
“Top 50 Restaurants 2008-2011″
Washington City Paper
Named “Upscale Casual” restaurant
Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington, 2009
“Three Stars” (out of four)
Washingtonian Magazine’s “100 Best Restaurants” 2009
#18 on “100 Best Restaurants 2009″
Washingtonian Magazine
Named one of the “100 Best Restaurants”
Washingtonian Magazine, 2008
“Three and a Half stars” (out of four), 2007, 2008
Fall Dining Guide By Tom Sietsema Washington Post Magazine
“Rasika is not just the best Indian Restaurant in America; it is also one of America’s best restaurants, period.”
John Mariani, Esquire Magazine, 2008
“Three and a Half Stars” (out of four)
2007 Fall Dining Guide by Tom Sietsema, Washington Post Magazine
Named “New Restaurant of the Year”
Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, 2007
Featured as one of Esquire Magazine’s “Best New Restaurants 2006″
Esquire Magazine, November 2006
“Three Stars” (out of four)
2006 Fall Dining Guide By Tom Sietsema, Washington Post Magazine
“One of the Hottest Restaurants in the world.”
Food & Wine Magazine, 2006