Chef and co-owner Jeff Watson has slightly retooled his Korean-inspired restaurant, almost a year after it opened.

Quick-service restaurants have long wrestled with the question of how much choice is too much. Some chains lean into sprawling menus with dozens of SKUs, banking on variety to draw in customers.

Bruner-Yang, who also owns Eater DC’s 2024 Bar of the Year Providencia, spearheads the menu at Manifest’s 66-seat (h)ours, where he weaves his love and appreciation for D.C. and personal story into ...