DanielK Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Craptactular - I have to cancel as well. I'll catch the next one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 I'm am out too. Have a wonderful meal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Craptactular - I have to cancel as well. I'll catch the next one. Â Â I spoke a bit too soon - my +1 friend still wants to join the group. So it's DanielK's +1 (Sheldon, not yet a member), but not DanielK. Treat him gently, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mame11 Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Help. I was supposed to pick up MBK at the Clarendon metro and give her a ride. I was going to return her safely and promptly to DC. I had forgotten that Arlo Guthrie is playing at GMU. I don't want MBK not to be able to join everybody. Is anybody available to assume my responsibilities. I would greatly appreciate it. I feel terrible. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnb Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Best change our status to highly doubtful. I came down with a good shot of food poisoning on Friday and it's not clearing up as fast as I'd hoped. We'll be very sorry to miss it. johnb+1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBK Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Help. I was supposed to pick up MBK at the Clarendon metro and give her a ride. I was going to return her safely and promptly to DC. I had forgotten that Arlo Guthrie is playing at GMU. I don't want MBK not to be able to join everybody. Is anybody available to assume my responsibilities. I would greatly appreciate it. I feel terrible. Thanks Unfortunately, I'm going to have to bow out -- NCPinDC, don't feel bad -- I really should stay in tonight and get some work done. But the next time you guys venture out for good Chinese food, count me in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Johnston Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 THIS SUNDAY AT A VERY SPECIAL $20 DOLLAR THURSDAY Dinner at China Gourmet ie Szechuan Boy April 2 at 6pm at 9901 Lee Hwy Fairfax, VA 22030-1703 (703) 293-9898. Barbara +1 cucas87 Dean and Kay Danielk (guest) Lackadaisi +1 (Jlock) LydiaR +1 mdjordy PollyG +2 Bougouni (Penelope) Scott Johnston StephenB ustreetguy 18 right now We have three tables reserved at this point and a chef that is awaiting our return. We will only need 2 tables in case I am not the first one there, Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrescentFresh Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Taking Don's clarion call to heart....... $20 Tuesday? We haven't done Vietnamese IIRC. If we do it April 25, we can always conclude with a free cone at Ben and Jerry's nearby. How's that for keeping it on the cheap end? Anyone game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meaghan Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Taking Don's clarion call to heart.......$20 Tuesday? We haven't done Vietnamese IIRC. If we do it April 25, we can always conclude with a free cone at Ben and Jerry's nearby. How's that for keeping it on the cheap end? Anyone game? I love Minh's! I'd even go for a $36 Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Taking Don's clarion call to heart.......$20 Tuesday? We haven't done Vietnamese IIRC. If we do it April 25, we can always conclude with a free cone at Ben and Jerry's nearby. How's that for keeping it on the cheap end? Anyone game? I'd be game. And why do I see a group of 10 with 9 people ordering the caramel catfish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cucas87 Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Sounds good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 do it April 25 I'm in, probably with Mr. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrescentFresh Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 I'd be game. And why do I see a group of 10 with 9 people ordering the caramel catfish? Hmmmm. I have an idea for the next time Ben and Jerry's does their "Pick Our New Flavor" contest. Seems like we have at least a half dozen folks for April 25....so why don't we say it's a tentative go and we'll do a head count on the 24th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escoffier Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Hmmmm. I have an idea for the next time Ben and Jerry's does their "Pick Our New Flavor" contest.Seems like we have at least a half dozen folks for April 25....so why don't we say it's a tentative go and we'll do a head count on the 24th. You can add Grover and I as well. I'm always game to try a new Vietnamese place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 I miss Saigonnaise. Craig and I would like to come to this, too, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shogun Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Me too </AOL> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legant Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 Taking Don's clarion call to heart.......$20 Tuesday? We haven't done Vietnamese IIRC. If we do it April 25, we can always conclude with a free cone at Ben and Jerry's nearby. How's that for keeping it on the cheap end? Anyone game? Ooh! My first DR event! Count me in +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 Ooh! My first DR event! Count me in +1 Have no fear. ALL OF US showed up at something for the first time. And, we all lived to tell the tale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capital Icebox Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 If there's still room, The Poster Formerly Known As That Dude would like to join you, +1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escoffier Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 Has April 25 become the official date for the Minh's dinner? No one seems to have seriously set a date as of yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrescentFresh Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Has April 25 become the official date for the Minh's dinner? No one seems to have seriously set a date as of yet. Yes. 25th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escoffier Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Yes. 25th. Can we go for a time? 7:00PM good? 6:30 PM too early? We can make it anytime after 5:30PM so almost any time is good for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrescentFresh Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Can we go for a time? 7:00PM good? 6:30 PM too early? We can make it anytime after 5:30PM so almost any time is good for us. We'll resolve the 24th or so. This will not be a planned menu dinner/event. I'll say now to figure approx. 7pm. It may or may not change. It probably won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escoffier Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 We'll resolve the 24th or so. This will not be a planned menu dinner/event. I'll say now to figure approx. 7pm. It may or may not change. It probably won't. Just wanted to start planning on when to stop eating so I can pay proper homage to the food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Landrum Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 To encourage the renewed neighborhood feel at Ray's, and to cut a spring break for those whose appetites exceed their bank balances, we are now offering the following special: $20 Bistro Dinner Choice of: Cup of Crab Bisque or Onion Soup/or Mixed Greens or Caesar Salad Choice of: Hangar Steak or Salmon (Diablo/Blackened/or Grilled) Mashed Potatoes/Creamed Spinach This offer is open to anyone, anytime (until further notice, but at least the next weeks) but Rockwellians can expect the usual second class treatment. For those concerned about waits, so far the new system is working this way: We are doing as much business, if not more, as before, but in a much more easy-goin atmosphere. However, waits are minimal--usually 20-30 minutes, sometimes 45, rarely up to an hour and 15 minutes (our average dining time is and always was a comfortable 75-80 minutes despite all the whining). Those who arrive before 6:15 should be seated right away. No promises, but that is the way it has been working so far. I am going to post this in "Twenty Dollar Tuesdays" as well so that people who don't even bother with the Ray's thread, assuming that any new post is either a shrill attack or even shriller counter-attack, will hear about the deal as well. Look forward to seeing you all soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meaghan Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Also, another good candidate for a $20 Tuesday is Cafe La Ruche. Good on the patio, quaint; there's no epiphany, but it's pleasant. I did it for, like $23 with with wine, and then moved down 31st Street to Lowes to catch a show. Also, there was a dude playing guitar on the patio, a really great song as I left. What was that song? I forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escoffier Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Grover and I have to beg off...we have a theater date on the 25th that I completely forgot about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrescentFresh Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Ok, my tally shows 14 people for dinner tomorrow night at Minh's. Please let me know if you are adding on or dropping out. Let's shoot for 7pm. Here's who I have coming. Meaghan Mdt Cucas87 Porcupine +1 CrescentFresh +1 Barbara +1 Shogun Legant +1 ThatDude +ThatChickWhoHasn'tRegisteredYetHasShe? See ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Ok, my tally shows 14 people for dinner tomorrow night at Minh's. Please let me know if you are adding on or dropping out. Let's shoot for 7pm. Here's who I have coming.Meaghan Mdt Cucas87 Porcupine +1 CrescentFresh +1 Barbara +1 Shogun Legant +1 ThatDude +ThatChickWhoHasn'tRegisteredYetHasShe? See ya! Craig and I are going to have to make our regrets on this one. But, I look forward to your reviews and thanks for organizing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenB Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 I've just been relieved of a Tuesday obligation. Too late to sign up for Minh's? Am I correct that the location is a few blocks past Ray's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrescentFresh Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 You're in, Stephen. I haven't been there myself, but according to the map it's like dead between Courthouse and Clarendon metro stations....so a little bit further than a few blocks up from Ray's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 You're in, Stephen. I haven't been there myself, but according to the map it's like dead between Courthouse and Clarendon metro stations....so a little bit further than a few blocks up from Ray's. I am iffy for tonight, but will let you know later. Did you call to warn them about the crowd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCMark Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Enjoy yourself tonight. We went there for lunch two weeks ago. Based on that, I would avoid the crispy fried calamari entree. The shrimp cakes, spring rolls and garden rolls were excellent. There is a parking lot on the side. Make sure to get a token from the restaurant before leaving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Ok, my tally shows 14 people for dinner tomorrow night at Minh's. Please let me know if you are adding on or dropping out. Mr. P and I are out. Y'all have fun. I want to read all aboot it tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shogun Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Yeah, turns out I can't go either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Yeah, turns out I can't go either. What is going on? All you guys going to BP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparrott Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 You're starting at 7? You get a cab from BP at 6:45, you're golden. Heh, heh, heh.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 What is going on? All you guys going to BP? hmmm, tempting. But I'm afraid it's turned into a stay-at-home night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 What is going on? All you guys going to BP? hmmm, tempting. But I'm afraid it's turned into a stay-at-home night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparrott Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 BP is like home. With beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shogun Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Sounds awesome. Sorry I missed it, but I had game and by the time I realized the conflict it was too late to get out of it. If anybody wants to make another trip anytime, I'd be game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrescentFresh Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 I haven't been to Afghan Restaurant probably since Eve Zibart wrote this review in the Post. But, with a reminder about this place from Capital Icebox, I was thinking it would make a pretty decent spot for a $20 Tuesday. Essentially across from Potomac Yards on the Arlington/Alexandria line, it's a pretty short bus/cab/carpool ride from either the Crystal City or Braddock Road metro stations. Would anyone else have interest in giving it a go for $20 Tuesday? Next week is too soon. May 23rd might be ok. The following week is just after Memorial Day, and I don't know if that's a good idea. And there's June 6 after the picnic. Perhaps we should just assess first whether folks might be interested in trying it? Anyone else game for a Tuesday evening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 I haven't been to Afghan Restaurant probably since Eve Zibart wrote this review in the Post. This place gets the award for most foul-smelling napkins. They need to seriously check their linen service. BTW, last firkin when I was at Birreria Paradiso was Capitol City, ahem, ahem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 I haven't been to Afghan Restaurant probably since Eve Zibart wrote this review in the Post. But, with a reminder about this place from Capital Icebox, I was thinking it would make a pretty decent spot for a $20 Tuesday. Essentially across from Potomac Yards on the Arlington/Alexandria line, it's a pretty short bus/cab/carpool ride from either the Crystal City or Braddock Road metro stations.Would anyone else have interest in giving it a go for $20 Tuesday? Next week is too soon. May 23rd might be ok. The following week is just after Memorial Day, and I don't know if that's a good idea. And there's June 6 after the picnic. Perhaps we should just assess first whether folks might be interested in trying it? Anyone else game for a Tuesday evening? When I was working in the area (last couple of years) a few of us used to go there for their buffet lunch. Seemed to do a decent business at lunch with various meat, fish, and veggie dishes that were good, although some were a little greasy, and I have always wanted to try it out for dinner. I say just pick a date, like May 23rd, and those that can come will. No reason to make it a big project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escoffier Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 Grover and I are thinking about doing a $20 Tuesday, "Red Devil, Straight out of Napalm, Spicy and we mean SPICY, Korean dinner"...this one will be spicy only (with a non-spicy something just for contrast). At the last Korean dinner, some people thought the food wasn't spicy at all. This one will be Grover's revenge. Anyone interested? Obviously this isn't going to happen next weekend (Watkins Glen and 40 other crazy Honda S2000 owners) but sometime in late June or early July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shogun Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 Bring it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cucas87 Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 I'm in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escoffier Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 I'm in.You guys sure you know what you're in for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legant Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 Grover and I are thinking about doing a $20 Tuesday, "Red Devil, Straight out of Napalm, Spicy and we mean SPICY, Korean dinner" Count me in! I've got my bottle of Maalox ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 If I'm not working, I'm in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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