This really has nothing to do with Steps One and Two from last Friday night. This post is about some snacks we had on Saturday afternoon after braving the gales at the Japanese street festival. Obviously, I'm exaggerating, but 30-40 mph gusts between the buildings on 12th St in DC were nasty.
After we snacked there (which was nothing of note at all) we headed to an area along Connecticut Ave that we knew had a few restaurants and some decent side-street parking. Well, after waiting forever in traffic (i.e. at least 30 minutes) to get past a dumbass wreck near the zoo, we parked and roamed a bit. We settled on some snacks and cheap wine at Yanni's. I don't know jack about the place, but we knew we could get some kalamata olives, feta cheese, and hummus - which my wife loves.
Yanni's was very laid-back, easy service, no one around but a few other patrons during this early Saturday afternoon. We ordered the cold appetizer plate - or something like that. It had hummus, feta, olives, tzatziki, etc, etc. It was good stuff and not that expensive for a lot of food. Plus, we threw in a large carafe of cheap house white wine and our afternoon was set.
So, whatever anyone else says about this place, if you're a)out on Connecticut Ave near Cleveland Park metro, b) like reasonably-priced Greek food, and c) also want cheap-ish wine, go to Yanni's. WERD.
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By the way, I read a review on Yelp about this place that derided it for it's poor brunch. Really? You judge a restaurant based on brunch?!? Well done, my stupid reviewer, well done.
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