Saturday was the kind of weather that makes you want to sit outside all day and night and chow down on foods like hot dogs, hamburgers, crabs and beer. B&I had our hearts set all day on enjoying corn on the cob, crabs, peel-and-eat shrimp, and beer. But when it came time for dinner the sky wasn’t looking so good (again) and crabs are definitely outside activity! So we decided to save that idea for another day and go to Plan B.
We drive by this little Mediterranean café (Astor) all the time on our way into Clarendon and always want to stop. So Saturday we finally went. They have a menu packed full of all our favorite Mediterranean foods; baba ghanooj, fava, hummus, tabouli, gyros, lamb kabobs, etc. Every since we got back from Greece, B&I can’t get enough of this cuisine!! You order at the counter and then take a seat either in the cute café or outside on the covered patio. We ordered two glasses of white wine (an essential for any “greek” meal) and the baba ghanooj to start. And for our “main course” we each got the mixed kabob consisting of Greek salad or rice and a kabob of lamb, beef, chicken, and kufta.
Our kabobs were amazing as was the Greek salad. The salad had beets in it and although I don’t normally like or eat beets, they were tasty. And the different kabob meats were so tender and delicious. I even enjoyed the chicken which I don’t normally like. I would say though that the baba ghanooj definitely wasn’t the best I’ve ever had. Next time we’ll go with the fava or hummus.
Everything in glass enclosed cases inside the café looked amazing as did everything that came out of the kitchen. Especially the lamb shank! But the guy behind the counter said the pizza is the way to go.
Astor Café is definitely at the top off my list for a great place to go for good, fairly inexpensive food with a great atmosphere. The outside patio was the perfect place to spend an evening chatting with my hubby and reminiscing about our Mediterranean adventures!
Check out Astor's review on Yelp and a recent article in the Washington Post.
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