Description: A ridiculously charming Capitol Hill eatery and
bar, whose mint blue walls are adorned with antique tea trays and
swirling metallic stencils.
The draw: Dinette’s selection of fancy-schmancy toast, which
gets its very own section on the dinner menu. (During happy hour, the
toast special of the day is $3.)
Toast in literature: The profound: “Some idiot had stupidly
put [the toaster dial] on light. There was no point in doing that,
because when it was turned to light the bread would only stay down for
five seconds before springing up, imagining itself to be toasted” (Tama
Janowitz, By the Shores of the Gitchee Gumee). And the
embarrassing: “She asked for coffee and toast in a restaurant and
buttered it with tears” (Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones).
Happy hours: Tues–Sat 4–6 pm and Fri–Sat
9–11 pm.
Happy-hour drink specials: $3 Stella Artois, $3 sangria,
$3.50 house wine or well drinks, $5 margarita or Bloody Mary, $6 well
martinis.
Happy-hour food specials: Several tasty European-inspired
selections, such as the $5 tapas plate (with marinated Manchego cheese,
fried almonds, raw milk, and olives).
Other deals: Half-priced bottles of wine on Wednesdays! 
thanks! tama
there is a glass of raw milk on the tapas plate? do you just drink it or dip bread in it? that seems strange…
I’ve had one of my most memorable meals here. I remember the hand cut spaghetti noodles with lentils and a truffle oil, with a garlic breadcrumb crust. I’m not sure if it’s still on the menu, but I’d consider eating it everyday.