Imperfecto Menu

1124 23rd St NW, Washington, DC 20037
  • À la carte

    • MOUSSAKA CIGAR

      Phyllo dough, smoked eggplant, ground lamb, pine nuts, goat-manchego cheese cream
      $22.00
    • TOMATES

      Heirloom tomatoes, feta cream, pesto, tomato consommé, balsamic, home-made rye
      $23.00
    • FALAFEL

      Latin tahini, sumac, cardamom
      $15.00
    • ALADDIN BURRATA

      Tamarind hummus, crispy lentil tabbouleh, apple compote
      $27.00
    • TUNA TARTARE

      Bluefin Tuna, papaya-pasilla adobo, avocado, Pecorino, lavash
      $28.00
    • CELERIAC

      Roasted celery root, heart of palm, chimichurri, salsa cruda, tepache
      $28.00
    • TRUFFLE TAGLIOLINI

      Homemade pasta, sweet corn cream, asparagus, Pecorino, truffle
      $28.00
    • TIGER PRAWNS “A LA DIABLO”

      Lemon-butter sauce, Imperfecto Cholula, house-made sourdough
      $36.00
    • SPRING ONION RISOTTO & CALAMARI

      Bomba rice, ramps, goat Gouda, calamari escabeche, squid ink aioli
      $32.00
    • STEAK TARTARE

      Hand cut angus beef, whipped sheep's-milk ricotta, spicy Ras el Hanout honey, home-made sourdough
      $31.00
    • FOIE GRAS

      Crispy plantain brioche, soursop compote, Parmigiano Reggiano, shaved truffle
      $37.00
    • SWEET POTATO & LABNEH

      Nixtamalized sweet potato, sumac seasoned labneh, crispy quinoa
      $28.00
    • LATIN KABKABOU

      Aged branzino filet, Ecuadorian prawn, clams, sweet plantain, house-made bottarga sauce
      $48.00
    • SPANISH COCHINILLO

      Slow-roasted suckling pig, peas, cauliflower, beans, consommé
      $51.00
    • DUCK MAGRET

      Pickled green banana, morels cream, parsnip purée, l’orange jus
      $48.00
    • LAMB TERRINE

      Robuchon pomme purée, red cabbage confit, lamb jus, truffle
      $52.00
    • A5 JAPANESE WAGYU

      3 oz strip loin glazed with aged balsamic vinegar, torched to serve, taro root-parmesan terrine
      $95.00
    • AUSTRALIAN WINTER TRUFFLE

      /gm
      $15.00
  • Dessert

    • EPICURIOUS CACAO

      White chocolate ice cream, milk chocolate custard, 66% ganache, cacao nibs, lemon gel, sweet plantain
      $16.00
    • RICOTTA BRULEE

      Ricotta creme brûlée, kumquat confit, almond tuile, beet syrup, housemade tangerine sorbet
      $17.00
    • IMPERFECTO ECLAIR

      Mascarpone mocha cream, coffee anglaise, orange jelly, crushed hazelnut
      $15.00
    • THE GOLDEN PEAR

      Bosque pear poached in Sauternes, thyme-vanilla ice cream, tonka bean anglaise, Sicilian lemon gel, tuile
      $18.00
    • SEVEN SORBETS

      Tangerine, pink pineapple, Fragosika-grappa, black tea-white peach, blackberry-rosemary, green apple-vanilla, Sicilian lemon
      $19.00
  • Brunch

    • PANCAKES

      Halva foam, seasonal fruit
      $19.00
    • ORA KING SALMON CARPACCIO

      Cured salmon, feta nata, focaccia, gem lettuce, trout caviar sauce
      $35.00
    • BURRATA

      Potato latke, cherry tomatoes, aged balsamic
      $25.00
    • ANCIENT GRAINS

      Couscous, quinoa, shishito dressing, pickles, cabbage barbecue
      $25.00
    • OYSTERS

      Half dozen seasonal oysters, Latin mignonette
      $22.00
    • WILD MUSHROOM OMELET

      Wild porcini & black trumpet mushroom, crispy plantain brioche
      $25.00
    • MIDDLE EAST BENEDICT

      House-made sourdough, poached eggs, tomato-lamb merguez ragú, sumac hollandaise, gruyère, fine herbs
      $23.00
    • SPICY AVOCADO TOAST

      Focaccia, fresh avocado, grilled octopus, smoked jalapeño dressing, harissa mayonnaise
      $28.00
    • HUEVOS ESTRELLADOS

      Sunny-side up eggs, roasted potatoes, bell pepper, bacon, summer truffle
      $23.00
    • MOULES ET FRITES

      Bang Island Maine mussels, white vermouth, frites, in-house sourdough
      $26.00
    • WAGYU BURGER

      Gruyère cheese, crazy mayo, onion compote, pickles, potato sesame bun, fries
      $25.00
    • TIGER PRAWNS “A LA DIABLO”

      Lemon-butter sauce, Imperfecto Cholula, in-house sourdough
      $29.00
    • MILANESE SANDWICH

      Ciabatta, pork tenderloin, labneh-toum, cheddar, heirloom tomato
      $28.00
    • CHICKEN & WAFFLES

      Corn waffles, feta nata, double fried chicken thigh
      $26.00
    • Royal Osetra Caviar

      (.5 oz) Soft Scrambled egg, chive Sourdough
      $70.00
    • YOGURT & GRANOLA

      Greek yogurt ice cream, housemade granola, fresh fruit, orange blossom syrup
      $14.00
    • CHOCOLATE & BRIOCHE

      Warm brioche, house-made gianduja, sea salt, orange anglaise
      $15.00
    • SEASONAL TART

      Almond sablé, tropical caramel, mascarpone vanilla cream, fresh raspberries
      $15.00
    • Chocolate

      $5.00
    • Pistachio

      $5.00
    • Vanilla

      $5.00
    • Sicilian Lemon

      $5.00
    • Raspberry-Mint

      $5.00
    • Green Apple-Vanilla

      $5.00
    • Apricot-Cayenne

      $5.00

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Menu Gallery

  • Menu 1
  • Menu 2
  • Menu 3
  • Menu 4
  • Menu 5
  • Menu 6

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