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10/25/2007
This venerable Middle Eastern restaurant has excellent food at reasonable prices and is worth a visit, especially for the roast half chicken, the hummus, and the baba ghanouj.
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Phone: (202) 232-5431
Address: 1967 Calvert St NW, Washington, DC 20009
Website: https://mamaayeshas.com
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- General Info
- Our founder, Mama Ayesha Abraham, was born in the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem in the late 1800s. After running 24 farms by the age of 21, she came to the United States in the late 1940s and was hired as a cook for the Syrian Embassy. After toiling at the embassy and working at several D.C. restaurants, she opened her first restaurant in 1960, Calvert Café. The booming café served ambassadors, foreign dignitaries, and U.S. officials. Known as the Calvert Café until Mama Ayesha's death in 1993, the building was renamed in her honor in 1994. Now run by her nephews and great nephews, although Mama Ayesha is no longer with us, her memory and recipes remainOur founder, Mama Ayesha Abraham, was born in the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem in the late 1800s. After running 24 farms by the age of 21, she came to the United States in the late 1940s and was hired as a cook for the Syrian Embassy. After toiling at the embassy and working at several D.C. restaurants, she opened her first restaurant in 1960, Calvert Café. The booming café served ambassadors, foreign dignitaries, and U.S. officials. Known as the Calvert Café until Mama Ayesha's death in 1993, the building was renamed in her honor in 1994. Now run by her nephews and great nephews, although Mama Ayesha is no longer with us, her memory and recipes remain
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- Extra Phones
Phone: (202) 232-1231
Fax: (202) 232-1231
- Payment method
- all major credit cards, amex, discover, master card, visa, cash
- Price Range
- $$
- Neighborhoods
- Adams Morgan, Northwest Washington, Lanier Heights
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- Other Information
Parking: Street
Wi-Fi: Free
Bike Parking: Yes
Attire: Casual
Wheelchair Accessible: No
Cuisines: Mediterranean, Caterers, Family Style, Middle Eastern
Alcohol: Full Bar
Takes Reservations: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Price Range : Average
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