Chef Vikram Sunderam – Winner – James Beard Foundation – Best Chef – Mid Atlantic  2013.

President Obama Celebrated his 52nd Birthday at the Chef Private Room - Washington Post, August 2013.

Nominated for Best New Restaurant and Best Chef - Eater Awards, November 2012

3.5 Stars (out of four) - Washington Post Fall Dining Guide, October 2015

“Former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary last night at Rasika West End.” - Eater, October 2012

“This is the place to make a grand entrance” - Washington Flyer, July 2012 issue on Best Date Restaurants

“Ashok Bajaj’s newest location features an elevated patio that can accommodate 40 guests.” - DC’s Best Deck Dining, Capitol File, July 2012

Executive Chef Vikram Sunderam won the “Chef of the Year” award - Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington June 2012

#5 Washingtonian 100 Very Best Restaurants list 2016

“Rasika West End which is easily the swiftest passage to India the Beltway has ever seen.” - DC Modern Luxury, June 2012

“Some news for anyone who thought the second branch of one of the finest Indian restaurants in the country, Rasika in Penn Quarter, would reflect a mirror image: Rasika West End is not an identical twin…” - Rasika’s sequel is no clone, Tom Sietsema, Washington Post Magazine