dLeña Unveils New Chef’s Table and Dinner Menu Items
Enjoy decadent offerings and new experiences in the heart of Mount Vernon Triangle
Washington, DC—dLeña by Chef Richard Sandoval is excited to announce enhancements to its dinner menu and luxury chef’s table experience. Innovatively crafted with seasonal ingredients, while paying homage to Mexican culture, Chefs Richard Sandoval and Carlos Camacho have created flavorful dishes for Mount Vernon Triangle locals and visitors to enjoy.
Celebrating bold flavors and regional inspirations, new sharable starters include the tlayudas & salsas ($12) and bone marrow & adobo pulpo ($27) with grilled octopus, panela cheese, guacamole, xni-pec salsa, pickled vegetables, charred serrano, and blue corn tortillas. Other appetizers include the snapper tiradito ($21) with charred habanero aioli, achiote ponzu, yuzu avocado cream, cucumber, radish, and cilantro, and the creamy corn soup, chilled with smoked crab, huitlacoche truffle, crema fresca foam, and chili oil. Choose from an array of new entrée options like the atún tacos ($23) with seared tuna, ají amarillo aioli, citrus jicama slaw, blue corn tortilla, and sundried chili sauce, and whole zarandeado ($45), a butterfly branzino with green and red adobo chili, grilled avocado, corn salsa, cherry heirloom tomatoes, and citrus slaw. Order a side of the esquites mac & cheese ($12) or end with the newest dessert, fresas con crema ($14) with agave yogurt foam, berries, strawberry sorbet, ricotta cheese, mint, bee pollen, and cotton candy.
Those looking for an even more elevated experience can enjoy decadent chef’s table offerings with dynamic beverage pairings Tuesday through Saturday evenings with two seatings per night. For $160, exclusive of tax and gratuity, guests will revel in an eight-course menu with $90 optional beverage pairings. Enjoy innovative dishes like charred avocado with green apple relish, chile de árbol peanut purée, cashew aioli, purple watercress, charred lemon, and arbequina olive oil, Chesapeake Bay grilled oyster with chili morita bacon jam, smoked trout caviar, and chipotle mignonette, and A5 wagyu taco with quail egg, horseradish garlic crema, osetra caviar, tortilla de maíz criollo, charred tomato salsa, and shaved truffle. Other courses include Pacific tuna tostada with sundried chili sauce, peanut pipián, pickled chili, yuzu avocado purée, blood orange, olive oil pearls, and blue corn tostada, birria chile relleno with braised achiote lamb, creamy nogada sauce, roasted corn esquites, pickled vegetables, and cotija cheese tuile, Chilean sea bass with chipotle miso glaze, charred celery root purée, bacon relish salsa, and Monte Xanic beurre blanc, and chuletero iberico pata negra, grilled pork loin with smoked huitlacoche corn purée, sundried chili gastrique, and smoke grape chimichurri. Finish the meal with something sweet with the firewood crema catalana with creamy corn, yuzu pearls, gooseberries, crispy cinnamon churro, and popcorn gelato.
dLeña is excited to participate in Metropolitan Washington Summer Restaurant Week from Monday, August 18, through Sunday, August 24. Enjoy a special three-course lunch ($35) and dinner ($65) menu with optional beverage pairings at the modern Mexican concept. For more information, visit dlenadc.com/restaurantweek.
dLeña and dLeña ROJA are located at 476 K Street NW, Suite D, Washington, DC 20001. Lunch hours are 11am to 3pm Monday through Friday. Dinner hours are 5pm to 10pm Sunday through Thursday, and 5pm to 11pm Friday and Saturday. Bottomless brunch is offered at dLeña from 10am to 3pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Reservations are available until 30 minutes before the restaurant closes. Visit dLeña ROJA Wednesdays through Saturdays for an additional hour of beverage service. For more information on dLeña’s upcoming programming and offerings, visit dlenadc.com.
About dLeña
dLeña by Chef Richard Sandoval is a modern Mexican restaurant located in the heart of Washington D.C’s Mount Vernon Triangle neighborhood. Featured in the 2023 and 2022 editions of the MICHELIN Guide DC, a Best of Modern Luxury DC Award Winner since 2022, and one of OpenTable’s 2024’s Top 100 Restaurants, the chef-driven concept celebrates “leña” or firewood, and the nuanced flavors smoke imparts on both its wood-fired food and smoky mezcal and tequila-centric menus. For more information on dLeña, visit dlenadc.com. For additional updates, follow dLeña on Instagram and Facebook.
About Richard Sandoval Hospitality
Richard Sandoval Hospitality is a leading restaurant group founded by Mexican-born chef, restaurateur, television personality and philanthropist Richard Sandoval. Known for offering guests an unparalleled culinary experience, this internationally recognized contemporary Latin restaurant group successfully owns and operates over 60 restaurant concepts around the globe. US restaurant locations span 10 states and the District of Columbia – as well as internationally in 11 countries including Canada, Costa Rica, Greece, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Qatar, Serbia, St Kitts, Turkey and the UAE. For a complete list of restaurants and more information, please visit www.richardsandoval.com.
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