Czech and Slovak restaurant in Washington D.C.: Capitol Prague Restaurant and Cafe
I am happy to report that there is now finally a place in the Washington D.C. area where you can try Czech and Slovak food: Capitol Prague Restaurant and Cafe in Georgetown.
We went there about a week ago for a friend’s birthday (he is Czech) and I was not disappointed at all. The food was delicious, and quite authentic, given how hard it is sometimes to find the right ingredients. 
We had a fairly large group so we got to sample most of the dishes. All the typical specialties are on the menu: vepřo knedlo zelo, sviečková, goulash, schnitzel, halušky, strapačky, fried cheese (my friend’s favorite dish in Slovakia), even crepes and apple strudel. But best of all, they have a great selection of beers and they serve them with the foam on top, they way a proper beer should look. The only thing missing: Kofola!
Unfortunately, I did not have a good camera with me but here are few photos from my cell phone. The interior photo above was provided by the management.
Halušky and fried cheese
Czech Kout beer.
If you are in the area, make sure to stop by. The owners and servers are Czech and Slovak. And let me know if you know of other restaurants in the area, it’s great that finally Czech and Slovak food is making an appearance in the US capital.
Lubo, thanks for the heads up on this, we’ll definitely czech it out next time in the area. The menu made me drool… The prices, not so much… as my husband says, peeking over my shoulder… “what??? $23 for svickova??? we could feed the whole table for that in Czech Republic!” 🙂
Do you have a recipe for fermented mushroom soup made with rye bread? This is my husband’s favorite on Christmas Eve. Thank you for your help!
Is it similar to kapustnica? There is also a “sour mushroom” soup that I don’t have on the site yet.
here is one from Romania corner, It really look authentic and home made. It take some time to ferment ingredients but if somebody is not in rush it may be worth it
http://www.handpickednation.com/recipes/recipe-mushroom-borsht-soup-fermented/
this other one is simpler and done in a couple of hours, I just don’t know some ingredients and where to get them (aka fermented barley miso paste)
http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=75875
Does anyone know whether Knedlicky can be frozen prior to adding the breadcrumb coating?
Hi There,
I was in DC in December and made the trek to Georgetown for this. I had the potato salad and gulash (more Hungarian i know, but it was cold outside!!). I wish the potato salad was a bit more like the one above, it ended up being much more bland. Overall it is nice to have a restaurant like this, but the atmosphere was more like a modern Slovak or Czech cafe than an old-style restaurant. Also the main waiter was certainly not Czech or Slovak (He thought I wanted the Gulash ON the potato salad) and spent most of the time yelling at the cook.
I will go here again because it is one of the few restaurants serving food like this in the US and I want to support it, but it isn’t exactly what I was hoping for…also how could you not have Zlaty Bazant as a beer choice????
Did they bankrupt or what happened? Sad…
I would love to see your sour mushroom soup. We have long made a saurkraut juice based wild mushroom rice soup for Christmas’ HOLY SUPPER on Christmas Eve.
Please let me know where to find your recipe so Ican compare.
Does anyone have a recipe for lockshaw??spelling! I remember it being served Christmas and Easter. It was like a bread, sweetened, and with milk and poppy seed. My paternal grandmother made it, but my mother did not and my father loved it.
I know this does not seem very “Slovak” in spelling, but my family and I are trying to do a Slovak dinner at a memorial service for my mother (who passed in September) and father (who passed September, 2005).
Thanks,
Theresa Kozar Roberts
Phenix City, Alabama
tmmkroberts@gmail.com
Here you go: http://www.slovakcooking.com/2010/recipes/lokshe/
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