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what the area needed, what niche needed to be filled. We tried to figure out that niche.” And they have been successful.
The Public House is open for lunch: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dinner: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., and Sunday 5 to 8 p.m.
The restaurant will be closed on Christmas Day. Starting Jan. 1, they will no longer serve Sunday brunch. Instead they will offer an extended dinner from 3 to 8:30 p.m. To call for reservations: 675-1700.
Four and Twenty
Blackbirds
Just down the street from the Public House is Four and Twenty Blackbirds, a restaurant that has made the top lists in Washingtonian magazine and Zagat’s survey for Washington, D.C. area restaurants. Mr. Pearson stresses that “Four and Twenty are great neighbors. They’re not our competition.”
Four and Twenty is owned by Vinnie DeLouise and Heidi Morf. The two have been married for nine years and the restaurant has been around for an equal length of time. DeLouise runs a smooth floor operation and Morf whips up fabulous concoctions in the kitchen.
Four and Twenty has less space to decorate for Christmas than the Public House and the intention is to keep it simple. Walking into the foyer a decorated Christmas tree greets the guests. And the food and the ambiance make dining at the restaurant always festive.
DeLouise says, “We’re busy all the time. It’s not as seasonal as it used to be. The summers used to get slower.” DeLouise thinks that the shift from seasonally busy to consistently busy began close to four years ago, when Zagat’s
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