Toast For The Coast

Since opening in 1998, DC Coast’s excellence has resulted in the following notable accolades:

EATER.COM – November 14, 2011 – Passion Food Hospitality was a finalist for the Eater.com DC Awards in the “Empire Builders” category.

RUDY MAXA’S WORLD – October 28, 2011 – Gus DiMillo was a featured guest on the radio program where he discussed Passion Food Hospitality’s great success in the Washington, DC dining scene.

BISNOW DINING – September 23, 2011 – DC Coast was named the #23 Most Powerful Restaurant in Washington, DC in Bisnow’s annual ‘Power List.’

AOL CITY’S BEST – August 1, 2011 – DC Coast’s Farmers Market Primavera Pasta was highlighted as a light pasta dish for summer.

PARTY DIGEST – June 6, 2011 – DC Coast was featured in a Washington, DC travel guide.

SPOKESMAN-RECORDER -- April 8, 2011 -- DC Coast was included as a highly affordable restaurant pick in DC, particularly for families.

EXPRESS NIGHT OUT – February 22, 2011 – Jeff Tunks’ recipe for “True Grits” was featured in a story on “Oscar-Inspired” dishes, perfect for the 2011 Academy Awards, both online and in print.

WASHINGTONIAN.COM – February 9, 2011 – The Food Editors of the Washingtonian selected DC Coast’s “Campfire S’mores” as one of their favorite chocolate desserts in DC.

WASHINGTON FLYER – January/February 2011 – DC Coast’s annual “Men’s Only Cupid Cooking Class” was featured as top activity in the district for Valentine’s Day.

WTOP RADIO – January 23, 2011 – Nycci Nellis highlighted DC Coast and their Half Price Wine Week promotion during her show “The List Are You On It.”

WASHINGTONIAN.COM – January 20, 2011 – The Food editors of the Washingtonian praised chef de cuisine Brendan Cox’s “deceptively simple” cooking at DC Coast.

THE DAILY BEAST – January 13, 2011 – Editor Robert Irvine named DC Coast a “must” see on the culinary scene when visiting Washington, DC and one of his “Fresh Picks” for the area.

WASHINGTONIAN MAGAZINE – January 2011 – DC Coast named one of the Top 100 Restaurants of 2010.

SUTRO MEDIA DC TRAVEL GUIDE – January 2011 – DC Coast featured in the travel app as restaurant with “delicious food, ready to stimulate your photographic and gustatory passions.”

FODOR’S GUIDE TO DC – 2011 – DC Coast included in the annual travel guide as a top restaurant location in Washington, DC.

THE WASHINGTON POST – December 13, 2010 – The restaurants of Passion Food Hospitality are featured for their increase in holiday parties for the season compared to other DC locations and trends.

CITYSBEST.COM – December 1, 2010 – Icelandic Ambassador Hannesson lists DC Coast as one of his favorite DC restaurants that serves authentic Icelandic food.

CHEERS MAGAZINE – October 2010 – DC Coast and Wine and Beverage Director, Scott Clime, are featured in an article on the lost art of cordials in “Caught Up in Cordials.”

THELISTAREYOUONIT.COM – October 13, 2010 – Chef Brendan Cox offers his advice and a special recipe on how to cook with Monkfish during the fall season.

DCIST.COM – September 8, 2010 – Chancellor of Education, Michelle Rhee, lists DC Coast as one of her family’s favorite restaurants when she dines out with her two daughters.

EXPRESS NIGHT OUT – July 7, 2010 – Chef de Cuisine, Brendan Cox, offers DC diners his tips for making the best chilled summer soups, including choosing overripe tomatoes that shine in his heirloom tomato-melon soup at DC Coast.

THE WASHINGTON POST MAGAZINE – June 14, 2010  – DC Coast’s Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes of  Gulf of Mexico crab with just a pinch of bread crumbs, a little mayonnaise, mustard, egg, lemon and chives, and a dash of Tabasco sauce and cayenne pepper for a tickle of heat were featured as one of eight top DC crab cakes.

THE WASHINGTON POST – June 9, 2010  – DC Coast is featured as a “Where to Eat in June” for its “Cheaper by the Dozen” oysters on the half-shell to celebrate its 12^th anniversary.

RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON – 2010 –DC Coast’s General Manager, Ryan McCarthy, was nominated as Restaurant Manager of the Year.

BOSTON GLOBE – January 24, 2010 – DC Coast is described as a “seafood palace” in the Globes “Rave” travel section feature “In Washington, crab cakes and oysters served with a twist”.

DESTINATION DC –January 2010 – DC Coast’s Table #67 is named under the “Top 28 Romantic Spots in DC”.

EXPRESS NIGHT OUT – November 6, 2009 – DC Coast named as the “Best Seafood” in Washington, DC.

THE WASHINGTON POST – July 22, 2009,  –  the crab cakes at DC Coast named one of the area’s seven best by the Food Section in a round-up, “The Lump Sum”

RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON – 2009 & 2008 –
DC Coast employee Jennifer Roe nominated for Best Restaurant Employee RAMMY Award.

THE HILL –May 7, 2009 – Profile of chef Brendan Cox highlighting his experience as a chef.

WUSA CHANNEL 9 –April 2, 2009 – Chef Jeff Tunks appeared on morning show cooking segment to promote figure-friendly cooking.

THE TODAY SHOW – February 16, 2009 – Chef Jeff Tunks appeared on cooking segment promoting heart-healthy meal ideas including the Southwest Buffalo Burger and Grilled Chicken with Black Bean Corn Salsa.

WASHINGTON POST – March 4, 2009 – Owner Gus DiMillo featured in premiere “Restaurant Mogul” series profiling a day in the life of top restaurant owners in Washington, DC.

THE WASHINGTONIAN – 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 & 2005 – DC Coast selected as one of the “100 Very Best Restaurants in Washington.”

RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON – 2008 –Passion Food Hospitality and Scott Clime voted Wine & Beverage Program of the Year by Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington. 

WINE SPECTATOR – 2008 - 1999 –DC Coast received for nine consecutive years the Award of Excellence.

AOL CITY GUIDE – 2008 – Voted one of ten of the “City’s Best Dining: Seafood.”

OFF THE VINE – Summer 2008 –Selected Passion Food Hospitality and Scott Clime one of 40 “Passionate Wine Service Award” winners.

DC MAGAZINE – February 2008 – DC Coast named one of the “Ten Top Chef’s Tables” in the “Best of the City” issue.

WASHINGTONIAN MAGAZINE – January 2005 – Gus DiMillo, Jeff Tunks and David Wizenberg named Restaurateurs of the Year.

WASHINGTON, DC, NATIONAL CAPITAL RESTAURANT AND HOSPITALITY AWARDS, 2004 – Hospitality Ambassador of the Year: Gus DiMillo.

WASHINGTON, DC, NATIONAL CAPITAL RESTAURANT AND HOSPITALITY AWARDS, 2003 – Chef of the Year: Jeff Tunks; Industry Ambassador of the Year: Gus DiMillo.

ZAGAT GUIDE – 2003 – DC Coast one of the “Most Popular Restaurants in Washington.”

CELEBRATED LIVING – Summer 2002 – DC Coast one of the “Top Three Restaurants in Washington.”

WASHINGTONIAN MAGAZINE – July 2002 – DC Coast’s crabcakes rated one of the “Best in Town.”

USA TODAY – December 2001 – Jerry Shriver includes DC Coast in his “Most Memorable Meals.”

TOWN & COUNTRY – January 2001 – DC Coast named a “Most Memorable Dining Experience.”

GOURMET MAGAZINE – October 2000 – DC Coast named one of Washington’s “Top Five Restaurants.”

BON APPÉTIT – September 2000 – DC Coast featured in “Favorite Places.”

FOOD & WINE – July 1999 – DC Coast named one of the “Best New Restaurants” in Washington.

WASHINGTON, DC, NATIONAL CAPITAL RESTAURANT AND HOSPITALITY AWARDS, 1999 – DC Coast, Best New Restaurant of the Year.

TRAVEL & LEISURE – April 1999 – DC Coast named one of the “Top 50 Restaurants in America.”

BON APPÉTIT – January 1999 – DC Coast listed as one of the “Top Tables in Washington.”

ESQUIRE MAGAZINE – December 1998 – John Mariani named DC Coast one of the “Best New Restaurants in Washington.”

WASHINGTON POST MAGAZINE  – October 1998 – DC Coast included in Phyllis Richman’s “50 Favorite Restaurants.”