Social Restaurant and Oyster Bar Jeff Barillo Gift Thongpukdee THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Social Restaurant & Oyster Bar

THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Social Restaurant & Oyster Bar

1307 Old Chain Bridge Rd. (Rte. 123)
McLean, VA 22101
703-847-1379
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Cuisine: American / Seafood
Abbreviated menu of American cuisine in a tiny restaurant in Northern Virginia.
Openings: Dinner Tues.-Sun.

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THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Social Restaurant & Oyster Bar Restaurant Review:


Perhaps one of the suburbs’ smallest restaurants, this McLean eatery stars two chefs who once cooked for RJ Cooper’s Rogue 24 in DC. Suitable to an abbreviated space, executive chef Jeff Barillo and chef de cuisine Gift Thongpukdee have structured an abbreviated menu to showcase fresh oysters, assorted seafood appetizers and entrées, and a select number of meat-based dishes. Why not start off with fried oysters and mini crab cakes before spooning up portions of the best bouillabaisse in the metro area? (Sadly, the latter is not always on the main menu.) Meatier choices may include short ribs, duck breast and filet mignon. Brioche bread pudding with crème anglaise and caramel sauce puts an exclamation point on the meal. Check out the wine, beer and cocktail list, too, and do not be surprised to see a motorcycle at rest by the front door.