Fishnet

For a casual lunch or dinner this place is consistently great. Have eaten here about 5 times now and it has never disappointed, food wise. Oddly, the only complaint I have is one time we came and there were a half dozen mosquitos attacking us at the booth near the door. Eeep! Turns out the restaurant had had the door open on a warm day not expecting an apocalyptic swarm to enter. We killed 4 and ran from the others, our food in a to go box. Can’t blame them for that.

Great food. Fresh. Cooked well. What else is there to say? It’s not a five star restaurant but it’s not trying to be. Good happy hour with drink specials. Not sure why more people aren’t giving this place some love. It’s solid.

Fishnet won me over because each time I have gone NONE of its seafood was overcooked and dry. This may seem elementary but so many other places overcook their fish leaving their $ 25+ seafood entrée (notably the salmon) dry. I’ve noticed that Fishnet’s crab cake sandwich prices are on par with other restaurants in the area (and its even better than half of those places).
Its food is REALLY good. I really enjoyed the salmon tacos, fries, crab cake sandwich, and fish cigars. Fishnet has become one of my favorite fish eateries around town — its solid, consistent good food that’s prepared well with seafood entrees less than $ 20.

I’ve eaten at Fishnet once or twice before, and remember being reasonably satisfied, but this review is for my most recent experience having a couple beers and a bowl of fish soup at their late evening happy hour on a *Friday*.
Let’s explore this a bit. Fishnet has a happy hour from 9pm plus (until they close at 10pm ish, and echoing their 4−6pm HH), even on Fridays, with $ 3 pints of very good draft beers (respectable Brooklyn Lager; hotshot already-​popular new kid Flying Dog Blood Orange; local standard of standards DC Brau Public pale ale; the sweet delicious new-​to-​me brown ale that is Alewerks Tavern Ale; King of Wheats Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier; and even the bow-​down-​in-​respect, my-college-roomate’s-favorite-beer, rarely-​on-​tap, rarely-​vos (??), Ommegang Rare Vos). This is *unheard* of in DC — and it doesn’t even come with a divey atmosphere or dim lighting, but instead a short list of reasonably-​DC-​priced seafood dishes.
They were out of the local corn soup with basil oil, but the bartender/​server recommended the cream-​based fish & shrimp & potato soup they had instead, which I ordered and was quite satisfied with although the portion was a bit small. But the service was pleasant, the food was fully satisfactory, and the price for value of the happy hour brews — a mere 6 blocks from my Bloomingdale home! — was phenomenal. Four point six stars, rounded to five because hey let’s be excellent to one another. Would definitely late-​evening solo drink here again.
Did I say solo drink at the bar after working late on a Friday? I meant to say, I’m very popular. So should be Fishnet.

Visiting from Boston and stopped in for lunch. Decided to try the lunch special. Catfish sandwich with fries. The bun I guess was supposed to be toasted but was burnt and gave the sandwich a burnt taste every bite. I did not like the fish, maybe I’m not a catfish fan. On top of that the waitress left the store to run after a customer who I assume did not sign the credit card transaction. She ran out and left my food on the counter while I sat there waiting.. Not good..

Some of these reviewers are crazy! This was great value and the food was delicious!
We had both soups. A spicy lobster bisque and a sweet corn soup. Both were Earle and rich. We also had the catfish bites. They were cooked perfectly and clearly fresh. The remoulade was great. A very good start. My GF loves whole fish and we had the Orata. Cooked perfectly! We had four drinks and our total was only 64 $ This is a missed out on gem in shaw. I’m sure overshadowed by its northern neighbors.

Pretty good atmosphere, but the tall booth sections were pretty hard for petite adults, like me. I had a hard time getting up there.
My partner had «not your mom’s fish sticks;» my friend had fish tacos, and I had grilled mahi mahi with salad. I enjoyed my meal. It’s not wowed, but it’s pretty good. I tried my partner’s fish sticks, but it’s more of fish «nuggets». I like it too. I ordered white wine since they offer happy hour at table service, so thumbs up for me.
I like the fact their seafood is sustainable and healthy. I agree to some people saying it’s expensive, but it’s seafood. It will always be expensive than other proteins, plus the street is getting new trendy place to go. The property value increased.
The service was good. It was not a busy crowds. We were one of the few tables being serviced.

Saw great reviews online but was terribly disappointed at the food portions and prices. The food was mediocre at best. Portions were very small for the high prices.
Staff was great though but that didn’t mama up for the overly priced «snack» I had.

I’ve lived right around the corner from here since they opened and I totally misjudged this place for the longest time. For whatever reason, I thought it was a fast-​casual setup where you go up to a counter and then bring your food back to a table. What I thought looked like a counter from my frequent views from the sidewalk, however, is actually a full-​service bar and Fishnet is a pretty upscale, sit-​down restaurant.
Thinking it was basically a seafood version of Chipotle, the high prices scared me away until last night. I’m glad I gave them a chance to dispell my oh-​so-​wrong impression of them because the food here is really, really good and worth the high tab.
I kept it simple and ordered the fish-​and-​chips for the first time in ages. The fish was cooked perfectly and the hand-​cut fries were excellent. We also got the cavatelli pasta, which was a little too oily but still enjoyable.
Even for a nice restaurant with great food, dinner is a small splurge. With that said, the portions are VERY generous. The pasta appetizer we split easily could have been a small entrée at another restaurant. My fish was also enormous and they gave me a ton of their delicious fries.
Although it’s a stone’s throw away from my house, I probably won’t become a regular here. At these prices, there are simply other restaurants in the area that I like better. But I’m glad Fishnet’s around and I certainly expect to satisfy plenty of seafood cravings here in the future.

The had such a tiny menu with only 8 items, and were out of a few of them! Very expensive took long to make our food and we were the only people in here!

This is my new FAV local watering hole. The food is exceptional and after some begging, the chef gave us an impromptu cooking lesson.

My swath if experiences here has placed it at a solid three. I had AWESOME fish and chips and decided to return. I was singing its praises to some friends and we decided to come here before a show at Howard Theater. Te service was so unbelievably slow we thought we weren’t going to make it back to the venue on time. I had to cancel an order so that we could get out of here and left hungry after spending $ 20 on what ended up being a delicious «small plate“of three scallops (technically my fault, it was labeled as such but for the price I didn’t think it would be a tapas portion). Came back and in an effort to try something different got the crab cake. The crab cake was horrible and looked and tasted like anything but a crab cake. The haricot beets were tasty but greasy. The Tempranillo was delicious and on happy hour ($ 5!!). The lavender crème brûlée smelled great and had an appropriate crust, but was barely filled, tasted like perfume, and the consistency was cottage cheese like and not at all smooth. I would say come here, but only order fish dishes.

Try FishNook the chef’s table version of fishnet. Chef Yalcin is a perfectionist and very easy to see, a food lover. Get to know him. That’s what food is about, aside from satisfying the belly of the beast.
We had a menu but he also threw in a couple additional items. Japanese prawns grilled on a slab of salt were the closest seafood can get to butter. Everything was done with calculation and with respect to quality food. Haven’t tried the Net but the Nook is where you’d want to be!

Fishnet is too expensive to reel me back in again.
After my work moved to this neighborhood recenly, I quickly noticed that the prices on 7^th Street are a lot fancier during the day than the surroundings. But this place really takes the cake though as far as overpricing its food so much that it’s a poor choice for a lunch. Especially for vegetarians.
Now of course I realize that a fish restaurant is not the best place to grab a vegetarian sandwich regardless but $ 10 is their starting pricing for any sandwich. And their sandwiches are just sandwiches. They don’t offer fries or hush puppies or anything on the side with them that would actually make them a decently substantial meal. It’s almost as if they’re trying to keep the riff raff out during the day to preserve how fancy it is at dinner. If that’s the goal, they shouldn’t even bother with a lunch menu at all!
Even for the price, however, the falafel sandwhich, while very small, is delicious. The bread isn’t a pita but it’s the perfect foil to the spices in the sandwich. I found myself wanting another one not only because it left me hungry but because it was so delicious!
It definitely tempted me to come back in someday for dinner or especially their happy hour since they seem to have a good selection of beers. But someday when I don’t work for one of the many non-​profits in its surrounding area and have a lot more money than I do now.

What I ordered was fantastic. When I go back, I’ll order the same thing. (My dining companions also loved my food but didn’t rave about their food.)
They have $ 3 craft beers after 9pm and from 3−7pm (I think). Last night, they had $ 4 beer all night.
Here is what was amazing:
— Shrimp with cavatelli pasta with a coconut milk curry sauce
— Scallops with shitake mushrooms and sweet corn
The mac and cheese was fine. The gooey cheese on top was appealing, but the noodles lacked flavor once that was gone. The fish and chips were fine.

This was the worst take out dinner I’ve had – I would have rather eaten McDonalds. I’ve never taken the time to write a review before but I feel that others should be warned and that I should get my money back.
Boyfriend and I ordered fish sandwiches and 1 side of coleslaw. That cost $ 30. Sandwiches come with no sides and the platter sides are pre selected and we were not able to substitute. 1) terrible food: my grilled sandwich had no flavor and had scales (not just a couple). Boyfriends was fried and all of the breaded crust came off. Both were incredibly soggy and did not have enough sauce. 2) I waited 30 minutes for this food despite doing to-​go and there being no line to order. Only 1 table was seated and they got food a couple mins after I ordered. 3) Overpriced — $ 12 for a sandwich with no sides, no flavor, and no premium ingredients is ridiculous.

This is my first negative Unilocal review. I wandered in looking for a grilled cheese but if I knew how bad it was going to be I would’ve saved myself $ 7.00 and made one myself. This restaurant doesn’t know if it wants to be fast food or a sit sown restaurant, my table was broken and spun as I sat down. The environment overall was strange and the assorted elevator jazz playlist didn’t help. My attempt at a sandwich though… Everything from the butter and grease soaked bread to the fact they put one skinny slice of tomato and two slices of cheese. Half my overly toasted bread didn’t have cheese on it. I didn’t order toast, I ordered a grilled cheese. If they charge $ 7 for a grilled cheese that awful and poorly made, I’d be terrified to try their fish.
When I brought my concern to the lady at the register and showed her my sandwich and asked if I could have another slice of cheese her response was ‘there are two slices in there, an extra slice is 1.00′. I said okay, walked away and as I opened the second half of my sandwich then I decided to ask if I could speak to a manager. Which the girl at the register could not find one. Do they not even keep a manager on the clock? I’ve worked in the food industry for 8 years myself and couldn’t comprehend how the staff here stared at my blankly and refused to make my experience here worth the money. Anyways She told me I could sit there and wait until a manager came in, but I figured I’d save myself the torture of sitting in that hellhole for another minute and come home to write this instead… and to make myself a grilled cheese.

I’ve been looking forward to trying out Fishnet since it opened and finally had the chance to stop in last night. While service was friendly and the space low-​frills, I can’t say I was totally impressed with my visit. They were out of several items, including catfish (so no fish and chips, among other dishes), rockfish, and soft shell crabs. With a small menu as it is, they were basically out of my first, second, and third choices. So I went with the fish tacos, a bit skeptical of the «fried salmon» part. The tacos were decent in flavor, though a little dry for my tastes and I’m still not yet sold on the fried salmon. They come out more like taquitos, flour tortillas rolled up upon itself, and for $ 12 you get two of them, which won’t fill you if you’re feeling extra hungry. For the price, I think they could have thrown in a small side of fries.
The other disappointment was that there really wasn’t much on the menu that represented local fish or any indication that the other fish items were sustainable-​catch certified. With the prices they are charging and the limited menu, I had hoped that this would be part of the restaurant’s philosophy.

Love this place. I been to the original one at College Park, heard about that it was going to open another branch near Howard University. Finally, this place opened 3 weeks ago.
Saw on their Facebook page that soft shell crabs are in season. Off I go. The deco is contempory, there are tables at the front, a couple of booths for groups. I like it.
My soft shell crab is very well done, served on a bed of salad. The calamari is grilled served with a couple pieces of toast. Plenty of craft beers available.
The soft shell crab was even better than the one I had in Tangier Island, Virginia. A very pleasant surprise indeed.
I can see myself coming back here again and again.

I like to give businesses a few weeks to settle into a routine before I try them out. That way, the food is at its best and the kinks in service have been smoothed over. But Fishnet had a giant «50% OFF EVERYTHING» sign painted on their window. I would run into a burning building if everything was 50% off.
I scanned the menu, which was kind of scrawled out. In general, if you’re going to handwrite a menu, pick an employee with good handwriting. I decided on the yellowtail — grilled and on a sandwich. The fish tasted fresh and was a good sized portion, but as a whole it could have used a bit more flavor, spice, salt, anything. The coleslaw was unequivocally sad — watery and lacked salt or any sort of binding agent (mayo, anyone?). If the spicy aioli were spicier, and it was smothered on top of everything I ordered, this review would probably be 4 stars.
The operation was, as expected, a little frenzied. People haven’t really settle into their routines and some people were standing idly while others were running around like it was the end of times. So it wasn’t the most polished opening day but everyone was friendly and earnest, which is what really matters when it comes to first impressions.