Last week, Eater readers nominated their picks for DC's most underrated restaurants, yielding a list of 30 nominations — several of which were roundly thrashed when listed in full on Monday. It's no shock that the word "underrated" means different things to different people given the many components of rating a restaurant. There's the obvious critic rating, but also media buzz and, perhaps most importantly, public perception.

While this doesn't claim to be a definitive list, here now are the cases for eight of Eater reader-nominated most underrated restaurants in DC.