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#12 of 1,028 restaurants in Washington DC
  • Cuisines: Seafood
  • Average price*: $ 25
  • Address: 4883 MacArthur Blvd, Washington DC, DC 20007
  • Phone:  202-342-9101
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Reviews of Blacksalt

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“Puts the "special" in special occasion”
5 of 5 stars
Mdlocalguy
rockville, md
Aug 25, 2008

We just celebrated our 35th anniversary at Blacksalt, and it truly was a memorable evening. I noted why we were coming when I made our reservation online. When we opened our menus, the daily specials sheet had a "Happy 35th Anniversary" banner across the top. Nice touch. Our waiter was a low-key personable guy who knew every detail about each... more

“Great soft shell crabs!”
5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Aug 7, 2008

Great soft shell crabs! more

“Best waiter EVER - great...”
4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Aug 1, 2008

Best waiter EVER - great food; cool fish market more

“Fish done right.”
4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Jul 10, 2008

Fish done right. more

“Fantastic seafood. It's...”
5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Jun 16, 2008

Fantastic seafood. It's spendy, but it's worth it. more

“Skip it unless you love fish with sugar”
2 of 5 stars
llizzierunge
st paul mn
Jun 8, 2008
2/4 found this review helpful

I have never written an online restaurant review although I have lived and worked and eaten around the world. But a recent experience, led largely by other's reviews, proved so disappointing that I thought I would write. BLACK SALT is a seafood market and restaurant in Washington D.C. near the reservoir. It is filled with cosseted regulars from the tony... more

“Damn good”
5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
May 30, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

Damn good more

“Black Salt Restaurant”
5 of 5 stars
ISandee
Paradise
May 6, 2008

We were 4 for dinner in this out of the way small restaurant on MacArthur Boulevard. They serve almost exclusively seafood ( there is a small seafood shop at the front of the restaurant). The emphasis is on Spanish preparation. We all had something different, but could not agree on the best dish because they were all fabulous. The service... more

“Excellent seafood and...”
4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Apr 22, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Excellent seafood and this Palisades neighborhood restaurants more

“This is one of my...”
5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Apr 10, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

This is one of my favorite Seafood places in DC. Really fresh Seafood and very good menu choices. Really good wine list and desert menu to top of the meal more

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4883 MacArthur Blvd, Washington DC, DC 20007
Tel: 202-342-9101
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