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Bring on the sake and bring on the rum

1/3/2018

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Benjamin asked, “It’s called Sakerum, do you have a drink with both?”

“We don’t," replied our waitress. "But let me see if we can make you one. What’s your name?”

“Ben.”

“We’ll call it The Ben.”

Ben, Alex, and I alongside 8 people met up for dinner at Sakerum to feast before the New Year. Bird cages that were converted into light fixtures adorned the ceiling of this dimly lit Latin-Asian restaurant. The mood was right, the company and conversation was great, and the food flowed. This bi-level eatery’s best dish came in the form of a soft-bodied, eight-armed mollusk we commonly refer to as an octopus. The Yaki Tako, charred octopus in lemon oil with a mango picante sauce, shocked me. Before I took a bite I thought, “Wonder if I will even like this?” And like it I did. Superbly cooked, seasoned, and served. One hit wonder? I certainly hope not.

The soy butter brussel sprouts and the kimchi spiced tuna poke with seaweed salad didn’t disappoint. But to be honest, we tried several dishes and none repulsed my taste buds. The churrasco, a prominent Latin American dish, was made with sliced grilled short rib and topped with the finely chopped parsley, minced garlic, vegetable oil, oregano, and white vinegar sauce commonly found in Uruguay and Argentina, chimichurri. Often times the chimichurri overwhelms the meat’s flavor, yet at Sakerum it complimented the short rib not over powered it.

Skip on up 14th Street NW past U Street to Sakerum, and while you are at it ask for The Ben.

Sakerum, quite the yummm!

P.S. by Paulo is a food-critiquing site dedicated to bringing Washingtonians the best food D.C. has to offer through short & pithy reviews. Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PSbyPaulo/ and Instagram @PSbyPaulo. Share it with your friends!
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    As a little boy I would repeatedly say, "A mí me gusta comer y dormir." "I like to eat and to sleep."

    Some things never change. I still love doing both.

    D.C. is full of great places to eat, as is the rest of America. As such, I will now write restaurant reviews. (Maybe I secretly want to become the next Anton Ego from the Disney movie Ratatouille... who are we kidding, I'm not mean, that dude is simply a jerk!)

    I digress.

    P.S. by Paulo will not be a boring blog critiquing food, I will be pithy but more importantly brief... because who wants to spend a lot of time reading when you can spend it eating.

    P.S. stands for postscriptum, Latin for postscript or afterthought, and the two letters also happen to be my initials. (I see what you did there, Paulo!) I will share my "afterthought" whenever I visit a new restaurant in town. Basically, I am now a food critic, but a nice one unlike Anton Ego!

    So do this hungry hippo... err man a favor, and let your friends know about it!

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