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480 7th St NW
Washington, DC 20004
Fax: 202-628-7952
(20 Ratings)
JALEO invites you to explore the spirit and cuisine of Spain. JALEO means "uproar" or "melee" and also "revelry" and "merry-making". We knew it was the perfect name for our restaurant after seeing John Singer Sargent's painting, El Jaleo, at the National Gallery of Art in 1992. This dramatic depiction of the theatrical Andalucian dance seemed to capture the essence of Spain. The concept is owned and managed by ThinkFoodGroup (Jaleo DC, Bethesda, and Crystal City; Zaytinya, Cafe Atlantico, and Oyamel), under the culinary direction of Jose Andres - winner of the James Beard award and Bon Appetit's Chef of the Year. Patrons unable to make a reservation are more than welcome to walk-in. Jaleo reserves a limited portion of its dining room leaving available space to welcome its walk-in guests.
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Disappointing
changeisgood726 - 12/27/2007I first heard about Jaleo restaurant 2 years ago while watching Rachel Ray's show $40 A Day on the Food Network. At the time she was dining at the Washington, DC location. When I discovered a location had opened in Crystal City I was very excited and looking forward to dining there. Unfortunately I very disappointed. The food wasn't very interesting or tasteful and left a lot to be desired. I highly doubt that I will return but if I do it would be for cocktails and the pleasant environment.
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oj00000006569182 - 02/02/2007this place wasn't all that great. the best part about it was the service. we had a party for 20 and the waiters were constantly coming to check up on us and did a good job. the food however, not that good. i've had tapas wayyyy better than those at Jaleo. it might be huge and look fancy & nice, but if you expect excellent food then don't waste your time here.
- manosa1 - 04/29/2006
Tepid Tapas
hungryindc2006 - 02/13/2006As a an amateur tapa taster, I welcomed the invitation to DC's Jaleo enthusiastically. I had never tried the tapa experience and didn't know what to expect. I felt as if I was the only person left in DC who hadn't tried this hot spot. My date and I ordered 6 tapas which left us full but not satisfied. As another reviewer puts it, the dishes were bland and lacked any unique, flavorful seasonings worth mentioning. The dishes were edible, but nothing I would return back for. If I were Spanish, I'd probably be appalled at reviews claiming Jaleo as a good representation of typical Spanish tapas. My date and I jokingly renamed it the Spain-ish TGIF.