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  1. https://www.atxondo.com Tried a new to us place today. Our usual 4, so enough of us to try a decent portion of the menu, although there are still things we want to try that we did not get to tonight. And not to spoil the review's conclusion, but, well, we WILL be back. 14th Street NW, just south of Decatur, so close to home. Right across from the old bus barn. Opened in the pandemic times as a takeout only place, and I heard about it... and didn't get to it. And then once dining out became a thing again, I remembered it, but didn't get to it. Talking with a friend who lives over that side of the neighborhood this week, she was telling me how good it is. So I remembered it, and put it on the list for SOON. And so, after ensuring that they were OUTSIDE the boil water zone we have going around here right now, off we go tonight for dinner. Started with a round of drinks. A sherry cocktail, a vermouth cocktail, and 2 variations on hot toddies. All tasty. Then we move into food, accompanied by a pitcher of delicious red sangria. Cheese plate. Tasty. Tortilla. Also tasty. Crispy fingerling potatoes, AKA patas bravas. More tasty. Snack chorizo with house made potato chips. VERY tasty. (And this is the point where if you do not know that the owner is a former Estadio chef, you begin to suspect. Perfect clone of the chorizo and potato chip thing there. PERFECT.) Garlic shrimp. The seafood eaters LOVED it. They kept talking about how the lemon was so good. Said it was better than Jaleo, where they have always said they totally loved the garlic shrimp. We have many more things to try on future visits. For example, we did not get to the cauliflower. The seafood folks want to try the scallops, and the boys want to try the grilled octopus. Then, dessert. There are three items on the dessert menu: Churros with chocolate and "condensed milk" (More like a dulce de leche), Flan with coconut milk, Basque cheesecake. So we ordered one of each, along with more drinks - 2 glasses of cava, a sherry, and a hot toddy. Everyone had their favorites. The churros were puffy and very light. And while the other 3 really like the skinny Spanish churros (I like ALL churros!), these were a little fat, but so light! We all loved them. Cheesecake - we all liked it. I think it was a little drier than it should have been, but soooo tasty. Flan - 2 of us don't like coconut, but it was coconut milk, not coconut pieces. And so, we all liked that. Everyone had preferences, but we all agreed that all desserts were well worth eating. We may well just order dessert this way every time we go. Prices reasonable. Food delicious. Service lovely. Space - clearly a neighborhood place, but clean, and nice looking. Neither too bright nor too dark. Really, the only flaw is that there is no bar seating, and we are all barflies! We like to eat at bars. OK, there were 3 stools at the end of the bar, but clearly a service bar with a few seats rather than a bar. Also, we all miss being able to sit at the kitchen counter at Estadio and watch this food get made. And finally, we hope that when we get to summer, the corn from Estadio is on the menu. So, go. Eat. Drink. It's a good place.
  2. OK, been missing again. But back again.... I'd be interested in meeting up with you all, if you want the newer weirder folks to come!
  3. Salad - and lumpia from H Mart out of the freezer for dinner tonight. The best meal so far this week was Sunday night though. The boy grilled a rack of baby back ribs. Rubbed with mustard and spice mix and basted at the end with Dinosaur BBQ sauce. Also, salad, and grilled carrots. And grilled squash for him. (Where did you go this time Sarah? Back into the hole of medical crap. Apparently, things were not as settled as I thought last time I tried to resurface into real life! But I think.... this time I am approaching normal?)
  4. Pulled pork from the crock pot tonight, with dinosaur sauce. And of course, salad. Ice cream and cookies later!
  5. Cooked a nice meal tonight - easy. Chicken and chick peas. I also have some nice ice cream for later (some chocolate blackberry, some peach, and some blueberry cheesecake. Hard choices!) And I made some shortbread, adding some interesting extract. I hope it will be good. (And where have I been? Not eating much. I have been eyeball deep in medical stuff. Usually, my stress response is to overeat. Not this time. This time, food is uninteresting. But all is figured out now. So maybe food will be interesting again!)
  6. You can use them in booze too! Also, cherry leaves.
  7. It isn’t. You infuse the cream with them. Tastes kind of bitter almond. It’s a bi-rite creamery recipe, and is inspired by a recipe from chez panessse.
  8. OK, made it here last Friday. I've been having a bumpy few months with too many things going on at once. So it was only me and the boy on Friday and we decided to splurge, and to go see Kevin at the bar. Delicious cocktails. Nice wine by the glass, but my goodness the bottles are expensive. Food was excellent. The boy had soft-shell crabs and roasted halibut. I had beets and tagliatelle. I had the pretzel dessert, and he had a nice dessert wine. Service was fabulous, and no, it was not really affordable. But.. It goes on the special occasion list for sure.
  9. Cher Cher! I know, too late for this, but perhaps it will help someone in the future. I have been to Zenebech several times since it changed. Chercher is far better these days.
  10. I keep looking at the menu and thinking - I want to go here again, but... $$$$. I think I will wait a bit.
  11. Stir fry tonight - I had leftover broccoli slaw bag. Well, half bag. So, some pork (chopped boneless pork chop.), some leftover broccoli, some leftover broccoli slaw, Thai chili mango sauce. Over brown rice, garnished with chopped peanuts. Also, salad. Oh, and sake! We've been eating tons and tons of asparagus and strawberries, but no asparagus tonight. Strawberries will come later with dessert. Chocolate angel food cake, peach leaf ice cream, and strawberries.
  12. I haven't seen them in stores, but I ate them at Annabell the other day. Quite tasty.
  13. We have had no issues with food carried in either - just have to have it in those little clear NOT BACKPACK bags.
  14. It looks about the same price range to me, and Kinship is our 2x a year special occasion place. So indeed, this is clearly another special occasion place. Also, that sounds like a great deal! Will have to look into it.
  15. I talked to an Egyptian woman and an Algerian woman at yoga, and they agreed that it's hard to find Moroccan groceries around here, but some can be found in Middle Eastern and Greek grocery stores. They also told me that Fettoosh in Arlington serves Moroccan food (and they said that seemed strange as Fettoosh is not really a North African thing.) Clearly I have to try it. Their website will not come up for me so I can't investigate.
  16. We have not been yet, but a good friend just started bartending there. I would love to go see him and enjoy his excellent cocktails. But it looks really expensive! Is there a a way to eat here affordably, or should we starting planning it for our next special occasion meal?
  17. Been to the park twice so far this season and we are going again on Sunday. Prices have gone up even further, and the food is just not worth it. And ohmigawd the beer prices! So, I'm hoping to be able to bring snacks and water, and buy one beer a game. Also, still no cash (I expect it will be that way forever and ever amen), which is annoying. And the bag rules.... I love baseball. I love going to games. MLB sure is trying to change that!
  18. OK, made it back for our anniversary to find them open. YAY! Bar seats available. YAY! Asked about February closing, and was told that since they had been open on a not usual day for Valentine's Day, they had closed that Sunday. I did point out that it would have been nice to have that on the web page/facebook/twitter/SOMEWHERE. This did not seem to have occurred to them. One of the few frustrating things about this place. It has happened to us before - closed for a private event with no notice. But the drinks were great, the wine was good, and the food was stellar (as always) and we celebrated well.
  19. Help again please? I'm looking for a place to buy North African, specifically Moroccan, groceries. And bread. And desserts. Based in Petworth, but will drive. Thanks!
  20. Hey folks - is anyone aware of any dim sum places that are using carts again?
  21. Cooked again! Salad. Miso chicken. English muffins. And soon, more of last night's bread pudding! All tasty. My sister called right before dinner came out of the oven. Surprising how well that chicken held in a turned off oven. (Never skip a call from her - she lives close to our aging parents and does SO much for them.)
  22. Had dinner at the bar here Sunday after the failed attempt to eat at Kinship. It was good. Hummus, zucchini fritters, bone marrow kibbe, smoked beet salad. Chocolate rose and Turkish coffee chocolate cake for dessert. Tasty cocktails, and nice glasses of wine. Bar service always good here. Menu seemed a little shorter? And I STILL miss the carrot fritters!
  23. Made dinner tonight for the first time in a while. Salad. Then jambalaya! Turkey and andouille. Later, bread pudding. Happy Mardi Gras!
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