Ivy City Smokehouse and Tavern

This is my third or fourth time at this restaurant and I will say the food is amazing and consistent with taste portion size. At times the service is a little bit hectic but if you?re patient it?s worth it. My go to dish are the garlic shrimp which is phenomenal and the Bronzino stuffed with crab meat. The cob salad is humongous!

Whatever else you choose to order, start with the smoked fish sampler. It's enough for a whole meal for one or as an appetizer for several. Diverse flavors, including candied salmon (a favorite). Diverse crowd, too. Great rooftop spot!

Best restaurant out of all of my visits to the DMW. I was recommended by a real foodie and this place did not disappoint. I love seafood and they definitely hit the spot! I had the smoked salmon dinner, my friend had the 2 crab cake dinner (worth $50! , and my boyfriend had the southwest bowl (no meat . All very delicious!

Very disappointed with the service at Ivy City. I went to an event and ordered the $15 calamari from their menu, which totaled $24 with the tax and automatic gratuity. It was the skimpiest, driest calamari I have ever had! I expressed my frustration to the bartender, who knew, based on the looks of the calamari, that it was a very tiny amount and didn't look appetizing. He then went to get me another order and after waiting 15 additional minutes it came out the same. There

Unfortunately, as much as I wanted to love this place, I couldn't. The food had no seasoning and the drinks were blah. The outside environment has a great vibe! But, everything else was wayyyyy below standards. I wouldn't recommend this place.