Hi All, I'm just starting to visit this board again after a long while. (Keep up the good work MM). Anyhoo, I live in DC with my madrileña fiance and we'd love to get together with others in the area interested in Madrid.
We've been to Jaleo in Bethesda once; I liked it, Maria was unimpressed (she sent the patatas bravas back to the kitchen because they had alioli (sp?) sauce on top instead of just bravas sauce
).
We both really liked Andalucia de Bethesda. Unfortunately, it's recently closed. But I believe the "original" Andalucia de Rockville is still open. Never been there.
In Adams-Morgan there is the "Churreria Madrid"; Maria says dinner there is terrible, but they do have real churros in the morning!
Also in Adams-Morgan is "El Rincon Español"; we were there about 3 years ago, and Maria says there was nothing really "Spanish" about it, neither the cooking, the decor, nor the people working there (even though their sign has the colors of the Spanish flag). I think now it's a restaurant during the day/evening and they turn it into a club at night.