IN THE NEWS: Washingtonian magazine’s Erin Zimmer reports the Oct. 27 closing of four-year-old Restaurant Kolumbia (1801 K St., NW; 202-331-5551; restaurantkolumbia.com), while Sara Levine stops by newly opened and buzz-heavy The Source by Wolfgang Puck (575 Pennsylvania Ave., NW; 202-637-6100). washingtonian.com … Ruth’s Chris Steak House Inc., hoping to reach more executives in the Washington, D.C., area, was to open its sixth restaurant in the region Oct. 26, the Baltimore Business Journal reports. The Heathrow, Fla.-based chain said it is throwing a New Orleans-style parade to kick off its location at 8521 Leesburg Pike in Vienna, Va. The steakhouse is replacing The Essential Grille, a restaurant formerly owned by Michael Sternberg and Michael Kaufman (owners of Harry’s Tap Room in Arlington, Va). baltimore.bizjournals.com …

The Washington Post’s Tom Sietsema gives one and a half stars to pizza place RedRocks (1036 Park Rd. NW, Washington, DC) and details the upcoming opening of Domaso Trattoria Moderna, the fourth-floor dining room in the soon-to-open Hotel Palomar Arlington (1121 N. 19th St., Arlington; 703-351-1211), with chef Massimo Fedozzi. … Jane Black’s Worth the Trip visits Il Pizzico (15209 Frederick Rd., Rockville, 301-309-0610; www.ilpizzico.com), and Leigh Lambert’s Good to Go stops by Cornucopia (8102 Norfolk Ave., Bethesda, 301-652-1625). washingtonpost.com … The Washington Times’s Corinna Lothar reviews Ceviche (2404 Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202/333-3877). washingtontimes.com … City Paper’s Tim Carman reviews Indian Ocean (4221-B Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-362-4444). washingtoncitypaper.com

By Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com

Filed under: Washington D.C. Restaurants | Tags: Ceviche, Cornucopia, Domaso Trattoria Moderna, Essential Grille closed, Il Pizzico, Indian Ocean, RedRocks, Restaurant Kolumbia, Ruth's Chris, Source by Wolfgang Puck |