This lively location is connected to the Hotel Harrington, at the busy intersection of E and 11th Streets, NW. It's a favorite of both locals and tourists, and becomes fairly crowded from afternoon on. Both indoor and outdoor seating are available. The food is excellent, and the staff is relaxed and friendly.
Decor is strictly seventies, or, probably more precisely, fifties updated in the seventies. Walking into Harry's can be a trip; it reminds me so much of so many midwestern "family" restaurants I found myself forgetting I was in the middle of D.C. But then, the flashy ESPN Sports Zone is right across the street so the illusion of small-town America only goes so far.
If you're looking for dinner and a movie, Harry's is half a block from E Street Cinema, "an eight-screen luxury movie theatre specializing in first-run independent and foreign language films, documentary features and classic revivals." We saw "Supersize Me" there a couple of weeks ago, and may be returning later next week for the opening of "Control Room." Oh, and "Fahrenheit 9/11" opens the 25th. We're so there. Who needs blockbusters like "The Day After Tomorrow" or whatever, when you've got great movies like this?
