Warren Rojas

Washington, D.C., United States

Local Dining Reporter at The Washington Post

Now: local dining reporter for @washingtonpost. Then: @the24sight, @BusinessInsider, @Eater_DC, @rollcall I'm all ears: [email protected]

Articles

Widespread ICE visits leave D.C. restaurant owners, workers rattled

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Warren Rojas |Maria Paul |María Luisa Paúl

Widespread ICE visits leave D.C. restaurant owners, workers rattled (washingtonpost.com) Widespread ICE visits leave D.C. restaurant owners, workers rattled By Tim Carman; Warren Rojas; María Luisa Paúl 2025050719293800 Agents with the Department of Homeland Security visited restaurants across Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday, serving them with demand letters to produce documents proving their employees are eligible to work in the United States.
6 of the best spots for alfresco dining in the D.C. area

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Warren Rojas

6 of the best spots for alfresco dining in the D.C. area (washingtonpost.com) 6 of the best spots for alfresco dining in the D.C. area By Warren Rojas 2025050716004500 Summer is nigh! Time to stretch leisurely weekday lunches into base-tan-building sessions, drink in a delicious breeze during a sunset dinner or commune with nature while picking at each other's brunch plates.
15 of the best late-night dining spots in the D.C. area

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Warren Rojas |Fritz Hahn |Gabe Hiatt

15 of the best late-night dining spots in the D.C. area (washingtonpost.com) 15 of the best late-night dining spots in the D.C. area By Warren Rojas; Fritz Hahn; Gabe Hiatt 2025043016004600 The most important decision you're faced with on a night out might not be which IPA you order, or whether you attempt to make small talk with the good-looking stranger at the other end of the bar.
6 of the best restaurants in Adams Morgan

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Warren Rojas

6 of the best restaurants in Adams Morgan (washingtonpost.com) 6 of the best restaurants in Adams Morgan By Warren Rojas 2025042116000100 The onetime home to some of D.C.'s buzziest nightclubs has also spawned a vibrant dining scene — one that's equally eclectic and exciting. Bounce around the historic neighborhood of Adams Morgan and get a taste of the world, from Michelin-starred mirth makers to Indian street food slingers.
‘It’s just not sustainable’: D.C. restaurants pushed to the brink

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Warren Rojas |Emily Heil

‘It’s just not sustainable’: D.C. restaurants pushed to the brink (washingtonpost.com) ‘It’s just not sustainable’: D.C. restaurants pushed to the brink By Warren Rojas; Tim Carman; Emily Heil 2025041416003300 "What you created here was really special," a father stops to tell Brookland's Finest co-owner Tony Tomelden while herding his two school-age kids out the restaurant's door on a bustling Friday night.
Tell The Post: Vote for your favorite local sandwiches

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Warren Rojas

Tell The Post: Vote for your favorite local sandwiches (washingtonpost.com) Tell The Post: Vote for your favorite local sandwiches By Warren Rojas 2025040819262400 A few weeks ago, we asked Washington Post readers to brag about the best sandwich in the D.C. area. Dozens of you rallied to the cause, regaling us with tales of fabulous meals that live on in your memories.
The D.C.-area restaurant openings we’re most excited about this April

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Warren Rojas

The D.C.-area restaurant openings we’re most excited about this April (washingtonpost.com) The D.C.-area restaurant openings we’re most excited about this April By Warren Rojas 2025040716004900 Breaking into our local restaurant scene is never easy.
9 of the best restaurants in Shaw

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Warren Rojas

Picking a place to eat in Shaw can feel a bit overwhelming. More of a “Which rabbit hole shall we tumble down?” conundrum than a “Know anywhere good around here?” scenario. When you’ve got nationally recognized Peruvian chefs, multiple Michelin-starred vegetarian restaurants and buzzy Panamanian coffee shops around every corner, the world really is your oyster.
Looking for the best bowl of soup in D.C.? Here are 8 of our favorites.

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Warren Rojas

Chef Brian Rowe learned the hard way how serious soup lovers are about their must-have bowls of steaming sustenance. He once tried to rotate French onion soup off the menu of local restaurant Junction Bistro, Bar & Bakery. The backlash was swift and severe. “There was a riot,” he recalls. Sorry, chef, but we’re with your customers on this one. There is nothing more comforting than a perfectly executed bowl of soup.
Restaurateur Stephen Starr’s newest D.C. hot spot is already a landmark

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Warren Rojas

Stephen Starr, the Philadelphia native who has invigorated Washington’s fine-dining scene with a string of transporting restaurants — lush, stylized sanctuaries that reflect a Wonka-like ability to build worlds of pure imagination — is almost ready to dazzle diners with his grandest project yet. It’s 119 years old, half a block from the White House and already a historic landmark. But of course Starr thinks the dining room attached to the famed Willard Hotel could benefit from his touch.