Neighborhood Eats: Marvin

Reviewed by Cynthia Hacinli , Ann Limpert , Sara Levine

Marvin

2007 14th St., NW
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 202-797-7171

Cuisines:
Belgian, American, Southern

Opening Hours:

Wheelchair Accessible:
Yes

Nearby Metro Stops:
U St./African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo

Price Range:
Moderate

Dress:
Upscale Casual

Noise Level:
Chatty

Reservations:
Recommended

Special Features:
Late Night, Party Space

Website:
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Best Dishes
Onion soup; endive salad; chicken and waffles; French fries with three sauces.

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Fried chicken and waffles is the star of the menu at Marvin. Photograph by Scott Suchman.

Fried chicken and waffles is the star of the menu at Marvin. Photograph by Scott Suchman.

A faux-weathered hotspot owned by the team behind Local 16 and the 18th Street Lounge is the last place you’d expect to find a tasty plate of chicken and waffles. But the spicy-crispy fried breast over a buttery Belgian waffle is a destination dish in itself. Oversize salads and fries with ketchup and two freshly whipped mayonnaises are good, too, but despite the place’s Belgian overtones, the mussel preparations are disappointing.

-March, 2008