Possibly the best Caribbean cook in the whole metro area, Green, a native of Trinidad, has dished out her island cuisine for several decades, warming the hearts of countless patrons, who often become her friends. As an islander herself, she believes that you can't cook island food unless you are born to the cuisine, and that explains why Green herself oversees the kitchen and cooks daily. Open daily except Monday. Sizzling fajitas, shrieks of laughter, and the general din of conversation set the tone at this Upper Wisconsin eatery. A favorite destination for couples, kids, twentysomethings, and solos, Cactus Cantina serves up Southwestern food with an attitude, although few of the dishes will be exotic.
Groups gather at outdoors table in good weather and surely party on into the night.
It's often crowded, so don't wait till peak mealtimes, or you may end up in a line. The roasted flour tortilla topped with a shrimp and scallop ceviche rates thumbs up. Exotic Morocco beckons tourists with its bazaars, heat, and dazzling food, the subject of numerous cookbooks. But to outsiders, it seems like a destination with great mystery, which you'll understand if you spend one evening at DC's electrifying Marrakesh restaurant. Without much fanfare or garish signage, Marrakesh lies just off the main DC power-restaurant corridor.