Pink Tiger on the Wharf

A Pan-Asian Rooftop Bar Overlooking the National Mall — And More December Openings in D.C. | Eater DC

"The dolled-up replacement at the Wharf will reopen with sake flights, sizzling wagyu with ponzu, and a groovy makeover as the inaugural project for D.C. restaurant group Be Our Guest; the director Brooke Demetriou—who has existing ties to the previous tenant as Armstrong’s longtime business partner—says, “Kaliwa was Cathal’s love child and his whole thing. I wanted to create my own idea,” and that whereas the former kitchen “prepared Korean, Thai, and Filipino dishes by the book,” this menu is going for “Southeast Asian fare with American flair.” The newly named Filipino chef Joe Castro, classically trained in French and Italian cuisine and most recently at Mussel Bar and MGM’s Voltaggio Brothers Steak House, is opening dishes such as miso deviled eggs topped with truffles, scallions, bacon, and Gochujang; a hot crab Rangoon dip with Sriracha cream cheese, scallions, sweet Thai chili sauce, and wonton chips; and thinly sliced wagyu beef cooked tableside atop a “hot rock” (lava stone) with ponzu sauce." - Emily Venezky