Rasika seemed to be the popular choice for Washington’s A-list this weekend. First lady Michelle Obama dined there Saturday night with two female friends. A repeat customer, she has been spotted at the Penn Quarter Indian restaurant before.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito lunched there with Academy Award-nominated actress Marsha Mason on Friday. And, on Thursday night, hip-hop millionaire Russell Simmons, wearing a baseball cap, had a late dinner at Rasika with four friends. They ordered a variety of appetizers and entrees.