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Blue Point Grill *
Alexandria , $$

This sophisticated seafood restaurant attached to the Sutton Place Gourmet store in Alexandria has remained remarkably constant through many changes of chefs.

A good place to start is the raw bar. A blackboard lists the varieties of oysters and clams available each day, and you can sample them all, plus lobster and shrimp, by ordering the towering chilled-shellfish platter, as either a main course or an appetizer for the table. The menu changes seasonally, or near-daily, depending on what fish is available. Alaskan halibut with saffron-flavored roasted potatoes was a recent hit, as was a Chilean sea bass crusted with blue cornmeal and served atop Great Northern beans with a smoky tomato-jalapeno sauce. Alaska king salmon, roasted in the wood-burning oven and served with a pile of mashed potatoes with roasted garlic and a ragout of wild mushrooms, has been on the menu since the beginning and is still superb.

Fish, not dessert, is the high point of the menu here, but the apple-walnut cakemoist, sweet, and served in a pool of creme anglaise flavored with cinnamon and Calvadosis a satisfying way to end a meal.

Blue Point Grill , 600 Franklin St., Alexandria ; 703-739-0404. Open daily for lunch and dinner. MapIt!

QUALITY: ****Excellent; *** Superior; **Very Good; * Good
PRICE RANGE: $$$= Very Expensive; $$ Expensive; $=Moderate; ¢=Inexpensive

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