David Guas, who has worked for decades as a pastry chef—including at his own Bayou Bakery in Courthouse—raises his (and McLean’s) game at this packed suburban dining room. There’s Instagrammy decor in Palm Beach colors, and dishes like crispy tuna croquetas with lime taste like something you’d find on a Key West vacation. But much of the menu is more rooted in the American south and in Guas’s native Louisiana. A skillet of buttery roasted oysters comes with plenty of bread for sopping up the good stuff, and there’s a slightly fancified take on New Orleans barbecue shrimp.
