Celebrate the founding of Panama Viejo with traditional native dinner specials with wallet-friendly pricing for two.
Esencias Panameñas, Washington’s only Panamanian
restaurant featuring authentic Panamanian cuisine with a Caribbean
twist, located at 3322 Georgia Avenue, NW, will celebrate the
Foundation of Panama Viejo (or Old Panama) from
3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on
Monday, August 15th.
This marks the day when Panama City was founded in 1519. Chef/Owner
Yadira Camp will honor her native country on this historical day by
treating guests at her restaurant to tempting dishes from Panama during
dinner service. On August 15, one can purchase one dinner entrée and
receive the second dinner entrée for just $8.15.
Guests can anticipate entrées such as
Arroz con Pollo, saffron rice with chicken, olives, capers, peas, carrots, fried plantains, and potato salad with beets; Filete de Corvina al Ajillo, Panama
imported Corvina fish filet with garlic and butter sauce over a bed of
sautéed kale, served with boiled yuca in a citrusy onions, garlic and
parsley sauce; Bistec Vegetariano, beefless strips with
onions and peppers, in a sweet & tangy sauce, over a bed of coconut
pigeon peas and rice, fried sweet plantains, and kale salad; Plato Típico,
Esencias Panameñas signature dish, saffron rice with chicken, olives,
capers, peas, carrots, potato salad with beets, ground corn chicken
tamal, fried sweet plantains, and house salad, and
Rabo de Buey,
oxtail with onions, peppers, and tomato chutney, over a bed of coconut
pigeon peas and rice, fried sweet plantains, micro greens, and a house
salad. Entrées range in price from $17 to $25.
It all happens Monday, August 15th from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
At Esencias Panameñas,3322 Georgia
Avenue, NW.
Esencias Panameñas is located four
blocks from the Georgia Avenue-Petworth Metro accessible on the Green
and Yellow lines.
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