Eat The Rich

4 (49)

$31 to $50

Seafood

1839 7th St NW, Washington, DC 20001

About this restaurant

Lively
Innovative
Neighborhood gem

We accept reservations at our communal tables on Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday for dinner. Limited reservations are accepted Thursday-Saturday.

You are welcome to walk in and add your name to our list or dine at our bar.

Eat the Rich is an oyster bar by James Beard award nominee Derek Brown and award-winning oysterman Travis Croxton of Rappahannock River Oysters. Featuring local oysters and a menu inspired by the Chesapeake Bay, Eat the Rich is a tribute to mid-Atlantic cuisine and the great oyster houses of Washington, D.C. The kitchen offers seafood dishes ranging from smoked trout hash to skate wing. The bar, manned by bar manager Paul Taylor, serves oyster shooters, classic drinks, and signature pitcher cocktails.

This isn't your typical oyster bar. At Eat the Rich, you can eat, drink and listen to rock music. It's named after a Mötorhead song, after all.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Seafood, American, Organic
Hours of operation
Sunday through Thursday: 5:00pm - 12:30am Friday & Saturday: 5:00pm - 1:30am
Website
http://www.etrbar.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
1839 7th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Neighborhood
Shaw
Cross street
S St and T St
Parking details
There are meters on the street as well as a paid parking garage under the building, which is accessible through the alley.
Public transit
Shaw/Howard University metro stop (green/yellow line). Major bus routes including the 70.
Additional
Bar Dining, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Wheelchair Access, Wine

1 Doz Oysters
Rappahannock™, StingRay™, Olde Salt™, and Barcat™
1 Doz Clams
Olde Salts™
Peel & Eat Wild Gulf Prawns
Small Combo
1/2 doz. oysters and 1/2 doz. clams
Big Combo
1 doz. oysters, 1 doz. clams and 4 gulf prawns
Seafood Tower
1 doz. oysters, 1 doz. clams, 12 gulf prawns
Redneck Laundry
Caviar with Route 11 potato chips & fixins (trout roe)

Appetizers

Trout Hash
Smoked Carolina trout, new potatoes, onions, egg yolk
Baby Gem Caesar
Grilled baby gem lettuce, fish sauce caesar, boquerones
Fried Oysters
Barcat oysters, caper-chive remoulade
Crab Dip
Cream cheese, cauliflower puree, cheddar cheese, Old Bay

Entrées

Fried Fluke Sandwich
Comeback sauce, choice of chips or side salad
Crab Cake
Roasted sunchokes, dill aioli
DB3 Burger
6 oz patty, special sauce, pickled garlic, Manchego cheese, choice of chips or side salad
Prawn Mac and Cheese
Gulf prawns, Gruyere, breadcrumbs

Sides

Hush Puppies
Red peppers, Old Bay mayo
Parker House Rolls
Honey, butter, smoked salt
Roasted Cauliflower
Parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs, horseradish creme fraiche
Grilled Corn on the Cob
Sweet corn, garlic mayo, queso fresco, Old Bay, lime

Sweets

Smoked Chocolate Tart
Dark chocolate ganache, pretzel crust, toasted marshmallow
Ice Cream Sundae
Vanilla ice cream, salted caramel sauce, chocolate chips, rainbow sprinkles
Strawberry Shortcake
Bourbon infused strawberries, pound cake, vanilla ice cream, mint
Cheese
Cypress Grove "Humboldt Fog", honeycomb, lavash

Happy Hour

Locals Only! Happy Hour
$1 oysters and drink specials from local producers. Tuesday-Friday 5:00pm-7:00pm
Late Night Happy Hour!
$1 oysters and drink specials. Tuesday-Saturday 11 pm - close and Sunday 9:3o pm - close

What 49 people are saying

Eat The Rich reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.0

4.0 based on all time ratings

4.0Food
4.1Service
3.7Ambience
1.9Value

Noise • Energetic

49 Reviews

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Janice Gold
Washington DC43 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 7, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We went for Miracle on 7th Street and it was incredible. Every drink was delicious. The food menu was fun and approachable. I highly recommend!
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Lovenewspots
Washington DC3 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 3, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Went there for Miracle on 7th. This year was bigger than last year and still a great time!
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Gene
Washington DC1 review
5.0
Dined on November 15, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Belle découverte. Une cuisine simple et efficace. Des huîtres évidemment et surtout des cocktails à la hauteur des plus exigeants.
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ConnieK
Washington DC5 reviews
4.0
Dined on October 11, 2016
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Love having a hand crafted cocktails and some delicious oysters at happy hour. The bar tenders are informative and engaging.
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PolskaPani
Washington DC4 reviews
3.0
Dined on August 20, 2016
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
The wait staff was phenomenal. Great service! The oysters were delicious and a good value. The crab cake was breads and dry, however. Sub-par. But the side dishes were well done. Not an A+ experience, but still good.
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Ruby Gold
Raleigh53 reviews
4.0
Dined on August 13, 2016
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
This was a convenient (to Shaw-Howard metro stop) place to grab a bite on the way to a concert nearby. But wow, was it ever loud inside! The dining area is communal picnic-style wooden tables, so you definitely overhear the conversations from parties next to you. (Also, parties of two are directed to sit side-by-side -- which irked me at first until I realized I'd have never been able to carry on a conversation across the table.) Oysters and drinks were tasty, although I wish I'd come at the late-afternoon or late-night happy hours as that seems like a far better price for the raw bar items. If I try it again, it would be during happy hour, hopefully before or after the peak crowds and noise.
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mrmoonpie
Washington DC3 reviews
2.0
Dined on August 9, 2016
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
We were looking for a nice seafood restaurant, but this is more a bar with a few tables. Good for what it was, but it isn't a special-occasion destination, more of a nice place to stop in for a drink and a dozen oysters. We had a pretty good meal made up of appetizers, but I wouldn't suggest this as a place to go for a romantic dinner.
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Lcrt Gold
Washington DC20 reviews
5.0
Dined on July 22, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
This is a great little neighborhood place. We went early on a Friday night and it was quiet, but I imagine it starts hopping later on. There are two lively bars in the store front and a room in the back with communal tables. The oysters are the stand-out--very fresh with delicious sauces for dipping. And they are a real bargain during happy hour at $12/dozen! It's a small menu but covers the bases. Nice drink menu. The service was attentive and super friendly without being overbearing. Will definitely go again.
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street
Washington DC4 reviews
3.0
Dined on April 23, 2016
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
Way too much $ for what we got... Line for bathrooms, average service, VERY casual atmosphere. The mac and cheese is a very small portion. Crab cake was good and a good size, but had a TON of dill (?!). Fried oysters were delicious. Raw oysters were also delicious but $4 each. Not recommended overall but maybe for a splurge.
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SDB1
Washington DC5 reviews
2.0
Dined on March 19, 2016
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
We went here for an early dinner before a show at the Howard Theater. We enjoyed ourselves and the food we ate was pretty good, I just didn't think there was anything special about it and it wasn't great value for money. I think Derek Brown is supposed to be known for his cocktails, but I found the cocktail menu not all that interesting. The oysters were good, and I usually like beer with my oysters but I thought the beer menu was very limited - no hefeweizen/wheat beer options. The other food we had was the redneck laundry (caviar and potato chips) which was good, the "meat and foods half smoke" which was essentially a $17 hot dog with some potatoes, and the charred carrots, which again, was tasty, but was essentially just a well-cooked carrot (it was a side, and appeared to be equivalent to about one average sized carrot cut into a few pieces). So a weird review for me - I enjoyed the food and the atmosphere, but didn't feel like I got great value for the nearly $150 we spent. I love oysters and think it would be fun and much better value to come for oyster happy hour.
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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Seafood, American, Organic
Hours of operation
Sunday through Thursday: 5:00pm - 12:30am Friday & Saturday: 5:00pm - 1:30am
Website
http://www.etrbar.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
1839 7th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Neighborhood
Shaw
Cross street
S St and T St
Parking details
There are meters on the street as well as a paid parking garage under the building, which is accessible through the alley.
Public transit
Shaw/Howard University metro stop (green/yellow line). Major bus routes including the 70.
Additional
Bar Dining, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Eat The Rich

About this restaurant

Not available on OpenTable

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Raw Bar

1 Doz Oysters

1 Doz Clams

Peel & Eat Wild Gulf Prawns

Small Combo

Big Combo

Seafood Tower

Redneck Laundry

Appetizers

Trout Hash

Baby Gem Caesar

Fried Oysters

Crab Dip

Entrées

Fried Fluke Sandwich

Crab Cake

DB3 Burger

Prawn Mac and Cheese

Sides

Hush Puppies

Parker House Rolls

Roasted Cauliflower

Grilled Corn on the Cob

Sweets

Smoked Chocolate Tart

Ice Cream Sundae

Strawberry Shortcake

Cheese

Happy Hour

Locals Only! Happy Hour

Late Night Happy Hour!

Overall ratings and reviews

Additional information

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