Coverage
Press
What the city’s food press and the industry have said about a room on P Street.
Washington Blade
Best of Gay D.C. XVII
Readers named Commissary among the best of gay D.C. — a nod to seventeen years of the neighborhood claiming this dining room as its own.
Washingtonian
7 Weekday Brunch Spots for Your Best Day Off
Weekday brunch is not a special occasion here. Breakfast runs from 8 AM every single day, which is exactly why the list included us.
Washingtonian
Where to Find Veteran's Day Deals on Brunch
Our long-running Veteran's Day brunch offer has been picked up by the city's food press more than once.
RAMMY Awards
Manager of the Year — Heidi Minora
The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington recognised our general manager among the city's best floor leadership.
The two things we get written about
Read across the coverage and the same two threads appear. The first is brunch — specifically weekday brunch, which is unusual enough in the District that lists get written about the handful of places that serve it. Commissary qualifies for the simple reason that breakfast has always started at 8 AM, seven days a week.
The second is the room’s standing in gay D.C. The Washington Blade’s readers have returned Commissary to their Best Of list repeatedly, which is a reader vote rather than a critic’s pick and means rather more.
Awards
The RAMMY awards are decided by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington — by the industry, in other words, rather than by diners. Commissary’s general manager Heidi Minora was named Manager of the Year, which is recognition of floor-level operational work rather than of a menu.
It is arguably the most telling award a restaurant like this can win. Consistency across a fifteen-hour day, seven days a week, is a management achievement before it is a culinary one.
Press enquiries
For interviews, images or menu information, email the management team with your outlet and deadline in the subject line.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Has Commissary won any awards?
Commissary’s general manager Heidi Minora was named Manager of the Year at the RAMMY awards, which are decided by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington. The restaurant has also been named repeatedly in the Washington Blade’s reader-voted Best of Gay D.C.
Where has Commissary been featured?
Coverage includes the Washington Blade’s Best of Gay D.C. and Washingtonian features on weekday brunch and on Veteran’s Day brunch offers.
Why is Commissary known for weekday brunch?
Because breakfast is served from 8 AM every day of the week rather than only at weekends, which is unusual enough in the District to generate coverage.
How do I make a press enquiry?
Email commissary@eatwelldc.com with your outlet and deadline in the subject line.
Come and see us
1443 P St. NW, Washington, DC 20005 — open from 8 AM, seven days a week. Call 202-299-0018 to book a table, or start an order online.