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The restaurant itself is as beautiful as the food they serve. I have been to almost all the Michelin starred places in DC and this is 100% top 3 for me. The service was excellent, as you would expect. I went to Bresca a few times before Jont and loved it each time so it makes sense I would enjoy Jont even more. There were too many courses for me to describe. A few highlights would be the risotto with white truffle, wagyu dishes, uni with peas, the many caviar/fish courses, and of course their famous duck. They also have a fun arrangement for desserts - presented in a wood box with pull out drawers. This place is a must for special occasions. Unique food + wonderful atmosphere. One of the best around.

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The wife and I have been to a number of fine dining places and its always fun to try things in other parts of the country because most of the time these type of restaurants highlight local ingredients. I must say that we were very happy with the meal and the service. The Michelin star rating is well deserved and really one of the major highlights of our trip to DC. Truly a dining experience. Definitely recommend this to anyone whos looking for a special dinner to celebrate with their loved ones.

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Jont is situated on top of its sister restaurant, Bresca, on 14th street. Once inside, you forget that you're in the middle of Logan Circle. The dining room fits 14 people with all seats having a view at the open kitchen. The wait staff greets you with a glass of champagne before you begin your culinary journey. As of now, there are 32 different preparations with some heavy Japanese influence. The experience can be broken up into 3 sections: snacks, savory, and sweets. I will pick 2 hits and 1 miss from each section. Snacks:Hit - Chawanmushi + Japanese Prawns with Truffle shavings: the chawanmushi was extremely smooth with a hint of savoriness coming from the truffle shavings. The Japanese prawns were fresh and seasoned well. This dish was the most refreshing one out of all the snacks. Hit - Wagyu + Tuna with Golden Oscietra Caviar: a common theme throughout the dinner is the usage of caviar. You will probably eat about 5 spoonfuls by the time you're done. The bite sized piece is a sneak peak of what's to come. Miss - Potato Pancake with Gouda and Dry aged dairy cow: unfortunately, this was a miss for me because I felt like the Gouda had a really strong taste. Savory:Hit - A5 Wagyu Tenderloin + Malt + Whiskey + Gem Lettuce: I would go as far to say that this was the best cut of A5 Wagyu I've ever had. I was super impressed by the flavors that came out of the wagyu, while being a touch on the rarer side. You can watch a chef make it on the right side of the kitchen, and I was anticipating it all night long. Hit - 21 Dry Aged Duck + Sauce a La Royale: the dry aged duck had a nice umami flavor to it and the sauce a la royale was made from an in-house machine. I was impressed by the technique used to make this dish. Miss - Pink Pineapple: the pink pineapple has been very trendy on social media so I was super stoked to try it. Unfortunately, it taste like over-ripped pineapple to me. Sweets: It's hard to pick a few hits because I enjoyed every single piece of dessert offered. Hit - Madeleines: they are sprinkled with sugar and warm. I've never had proper madeleines (outside of the ones at costco), but this dish had me hooked. Hit - Mont Blanc: it was nice watching the chef prepare for it in front of me. It was a cold + warm dish with a hint of gold on top. Miss - Chestnut Honey Canelé: nothing wrong with it, but it didn't wow me like the rest of the deserts. Few things to note: the wait staff notices EVERYTHING. Every time I went to the bathroom, my old napkin was replaced with a new one. After a few sip, my sparking water was refilled immediately. Lastly, I have a really small food Instagram and somehow they were able to figure out who I was, even though my name wasn't on it. Overall, I'm extremely impressed with the service and the amount of detail the waitstaff put into my experience. Another thing, I thought their utensils and dishes were creative. Usually we use the tapered side of the knife at home to cut into our food, here you use the straight side. This allowed the cut to be more smooth and clean. The utensils were replaced after every meal and I believe they were made in Portugal. Overall: a great 2 Michelin star restaurant to celebrate milestones in your life. The experience is about three and a half hours long, so please allocate enough time for it.

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Well worth it for Valentine's Day. So many courses, perfect ambience, incredible service. Felt like art for all the senses.

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This restaurant has been a topic of conversation in my group since I visited a few months ago, and the more I think about it, I cannot stand behind a five star review. While the food was definitely top notch, and the presentation and showmanship were exquisite, it boils down to the fact that I can not whole heartedly recommend this restaurant to many people because of what I think is a poor value. In my opinion a five star restaurant should have not only an exceptional quality of food, but it should be at a reasonable price point. I cannot say this is the case for Jont.

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I've been to a bunch of high end michelin starred places in the bay area, so was excited to try out Jont as I was visiting DC and haven't been to that many high end places in other areas. After eating here, I have to say that I'm a bit disappointed with Jont: I'm not entirely sure how this compares to other high end places in the area, but the dishes didn't feel as creative or interesting as comparable places such as Birdsong or Acquerello. At this price point I was expecting a bit more, but am not sure if it's just a mismatch with my preferences or what. The food quality was still reasonable, but feels on the lower end of what I would expect at this price point.Ambiance - The restaurant is presented as a private kitchen above their other restaurant, and is all bar seating which feels interesting and more personal. Most of your meal is served there, and then you are moved to a lounge area outside for desserts: I liked the change of scenery / ambiance, but this also serves a practical purpose of allowing them to serve the second seating of guests faster so it's a win / win for everyone involved. The music was more casual and had a lot of hip hop / kanye / etc. HighlightsJapanese snow cone - The highlight of the course for me was the snow cone: I liked the cheesy-style top and fruit on the bottom, which gave the dish a bunch of fun textures and flavors. DecentlightsSea bream and uni - The bream skin was just a little too bitter and charred, uni was a little sweet, liked it with the sauce. Inner parts of the fish paired well with the sauce.Bluefin tuna - Tuna tasted a bit like ham which was interesting, liked the slight bitterness of the foam and the light caviar.A5 wagyu - I liked the slight bitterness of veggie to pair with the meat. The wagyu was tender but a bit firmer compared to other a5 I've had, sauce was reasonable but a bit standard. I usually don't like the meat course at most places because the chefs focus on just bringing out the natural flavors of the meat, and this sort of followed suit.Duck - Similar to the wagyu, was good but a bit boring. Texture was good, sauce was good. I liked that they gave bread to clean up the rest of the sauce. This was also served with some additional things to make it a bit more interesting - in particular, the duck bone broth was a good palette cleanser, though a bit salty.Forest Chocolate - Good presentation, lots of chocolate. Log texture was fun.Banana tart - Very bananay, liked crispiness of tart with it.LowlightsRice with crab and truffles - Bit salty and the flavors felt a bit one dimensional. Truffles were okay when paired with the rice.Roe - Little bland, interesting texture with the beet.Veal caviar - Weirdly had the opposite issue of the roe - Caviar a bit salty, veal has chewier texture than expected which worked okay when paired with the caviar.Potato pancake - Flavor was okay but it was served lukewarm - would have liked to see it be a bit warmer.Foie gras donut - The foie gras overpowered the donut a bit too much, would have liked subtler flavors on the donut.

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