edenman Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Just back into town and fiending sweetbreads. I've loved the renditions at Eve and Proof; who else has them and doesn't screw them up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Just back into town and fiending sweetbreads. I've loved the renditions at Eve and Proof; who else has them and doesn't screw them up? The bar at Cashion's is a good choice for a ten-dollar, Sunday-night sweetbread fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synaesthesia Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 I enjoyed the ones on the charcuterie menu at Commonwealth. Tasty, even though Waitman compares them to a hedgehog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genericeric Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 I recently had a very good app of sweetbreeds at 1789. I've also had good luck with these at Blue Duck as an entree in the past, though they aren't always on the menu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBK Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Proof. I know you said you've had them already, but have them again. Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waitman Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I enjoyed the ones on the charcuterie menu at Commonwealth. Tasty, even though Waitman compares them to a hedgehog. I did say they were "addictively tasty." Not, perhaps, the most nuanced presentation, but wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry Mary Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Bar Pilar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waitman Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Who has the best sweetbreads in DC (or just really, really good sweetbreads, let's not get all list-y)? And not as course 8 on a 23-course culinary voyage. Some good honest heart-choking lobes from a reasonably-priced (for the kind of place that has sweetbreads) joint -- your La Chaumieres and Bibianas. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Who has the best sweetbreads in DC (or just really, really good sweetbreads, let's not get all list-y)? And not as course 8 on a 23-course culinary voyage. Some good honest heart-choking lobes from a reasonably-priced (for the kind of place that has sweetbreads) joint -- your La Chaumieres and Bibianas. Thanks. You already know about Marcel's, and the previous post about Bar Pilar is probably correct (Justin, are you there?) Cedric Maupillier retweeted this last month about Mintwood Place. I checked Bistro La Bonne (which you need to try for their Navarin d'Agneau), and didn't see anything on the online menu. Also, I remember these at Maple Avenue Restaurant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deangold Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 We are doing Border Springs lamb sweetbreads as an app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Anda Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Proof, in my opinion always has killer sweetbreads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 I second Proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookluvingbabe Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Beck and/or Proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuneBacon Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Boundary Road ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Horoscope Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Oval Room Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotteeM Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 I love the hay-smoked sweetbreads at Bibiana. I order them almost every time I eat there. They're always hay-smoked, but the accompaniments on the plate change with the seasons. I've also had good sweetbreads at Restaurant Eve as part of the Lickety-Split menu in the bar, but I don't think they offer them regularly--maybe someone else knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kibbee Nayee Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Renaissance in Vienna....this little throwback delivers some good dishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plarkins Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Green Pig Bistro. My first experience with sweetbreads was here. Good enough I'd eat them again, despite now knowing what they are... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogprince Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Had a perfectly fine sweetbread vol-au-vent at Bistro D'oc last week; nice pastry, pearl onions and mushrooms bathed in champagne cream, made one almost regret finishing it, had not the veal brains in brown butter been thrust upon me a little too soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Bittner Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I'd go with proof too, no matter the prep they are slammin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngfood Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Boundary Road ! I'd go with proof too, no matter the prep they are slammin. Same. Proof is my go-to (though I am less found of the recent preps with veal tongue), but Boundary Road's are a nice alternative as they are grilled, which I've not seen elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toogs Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Had them at Volt recently, perhaps my favorite preparation of them. The crispiness was next level. Of course they cheated and presumably cooked them in bacon fat. I like to make them as well, not as hard as you might think. Braised, then grilled, with chimichurri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABoy Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Restaurant Eve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thistle Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 I'll second the recommendation of Restaurant Eve, I poached some off of my lunch companion's plate (I think I got the bouillabaisse, because I wasn't brave enough to just get the sweetbreads), & they were delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 I'll second the recommendation of Restaurant Eve, I poached some off of my lunch companion's plate (I think I got the bouillabaisse, because I wasn't brave enough to just get the sweetbreads), & they were delicious. My MIL had sweetbreads at the Eve Bistro when in town on a visit. It wasn't very recently but she was impressed with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Bittner Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Can you even buy sweetbreads in a grocery store? I know butcher shops basically don't exist anymore. I'm pretty sure a non industry person could attempt to buy them from maybe an Amish farm, does Bev sell them Sundays? Sorry to rant but this thread made me wonder if they are available retail. We get them from marcho farms through fells point. And even for us they can have spotty availability Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotteeM Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Can you even buy sweetbreads in a grocery store? I know butcher shops basically don't exist anymore. I'm pretty sure a non industry person could attempt to buy them from maybe an Amish farm, does Bev sell them Sundays? Sorry to rant but this thread made me wonder if they are available retail. We get them from marcho farms through fells point. And even for us they can have spotty availability I've found them occasionally (maybe seasonally) at Wegmans in Fairfax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaRiv18 Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Can you even buy sweetbreads in a grocery store? I've seen veal and lamb sweetbreads more often than not at WF Foggy Bottom. Also, I would call Harvey Bros. at Union Market, they just opened their butchery and had all sorts of things there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefgunshow Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 They have them at Union Meat at Eastern Market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Boy Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 On 8/31/2008 at 3:07 PM, edenman said: Just back into town and fiending sweetbreads. I've loved the renditions at Eve and Proof; who else has them and doesn't screw them up? If you are lucky enough, they have them on Kinship's menu from time to time. mmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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