The DC Write-Up

Unlike most fine-dining restaurants that pride themselves on glamour and showiness, Komi is a restaurant that thrives on mystique and simplicity. The exterior of its location on 17^th St. NW is non-descript, with a few closed windows and the name in bold red and black. The website is equally sparsea blank white background with a small viewing window that shows a procession of pictures of a man gathering vegetables. A sign nearby reads “Komi” in what appears to be Cyrillic. The menu options below invite the user to contact them for more information, and the menu is a mystery other than that it’s set at 125.The reason for the lack of information (or at least one of the reasons) is that Komi is a tasting restaurant, which offers a continuing series of delicacies to make your night one to remember. Each new treat is even more delicious when you don’t know what to expect. Suffice it to say that the majority of the food is Greek- and Italian-influenced. Read the rest of this entry »