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    They've also been doing pop-ups at Green Almond Pantry in Shaw
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    i can't seem to click on open times. what am i doing wrong?
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    I haven't posted much recently because I haven't had many meals that have been inspiring one way or the other. That changed last night. I went to Benito's Place by myself and had a delightful experience. The mole guerrero was a brilliant ruby red, with incredible depth and a lovely kick, accompanied by beans, rice and fresh tortillas. The pupusas were gooey and much lighter than most pupusas I've had in the area, which I've found to be mealy and dense. Service was lovely, space was quiet and friendly. All for $20 + tip. Highly recommended on a cold winter night or, really, any night. WaPo had a favorable write-up of it last year: Feb 13, 2018 - "Benito's Place Restaurant: a Fantastic Food Tour of Latin America" by Gabe Hiatt on washingtonpost.com
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    What is everyone's favorite casualish bistro in Paris? I'm thinking something like Le Diplomate and Bistro Du Coin (but the real thing!). Thanks. --- Le Bistrot d'à Côté (Mark Slater)
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    that was my comment!
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    I went here a lot because I live a block away. Their "Cali Girl" sandwich used to be on delicious fresh milk bread with a great runny egg, until about a month ago, when it was on clearly delivered bread with an egg-mcmuffin type hard egg. Gross. I suspect when Marjorie left to St. Anselm the money went with her.
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    Haven't been here since Chef Rubba left, but going Saturday. MAN does this menu look good though--love the creative uses of veggies.
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    Happened to go here today for the first time in a while; I find that I go here during winter more often for some reason. But you're spot on: black rice with spicy chicken and veggies is a GREAT lunch. The noodles/soups I've had have been much worse.
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    I just saw this comment, and it rubbed me as a unnecessarily snarky. What's wrong with opening a second location? Certainly it's better than a vacant space. And there's now easier access to good food downtown. And (hopefully) the owners make money from it. Turns out that restaurants aren't charities and, at the end of the day, the vast majority of them exist to make money. Do you have a job? Do you work for free or do you try to "monetize[ ] it as thoroughly as possible"?
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    Had the falafel yesterday and thought it was great. A bit too heavy on the sauce that comes with it though. The balls themselves were freshly made and tasty. I have no idea why they insist on charging 75 cents for tiny thimbles of shug/harissa. They ask if you want them without telling you it's an upcharge, which I dont like. I'm excited that you can add falafel balls to any salad for only $1.75
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    I've finished two before, but I don't ususlly want to pay $23 for a fast casual lunch
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    This raises an issue that I have there: one pita/salad isn't quite enough and two is too many. The sides have never interested me, so I end up getting two and saving some for later.
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    Theyve condensed their menu to remove a few of my favorites but MAN that mushroom pita is still the best philly cheesesteak I've had in a long time, even if it doesnt have any meat, onions, peppers, mayo or cheese.
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    Wow. Great post (seriously!). Looks like they need some better QC.
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    Ive always thought it was never a part of Ethiopia but am far far far from an expert
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    The french way, I think. Ethiopia wasnt ever colonized, but was briefly occupied by Italy. Eritrea was colonized by Italians. --- Eritrea (DonRocks)
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    I forgot to mention re the amaro bar: the bartender was not familiar with Don Ciccio, one of the nation's most well respected amaro makers, which happens to be based in and made in DC.
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    Surprised there isn't a thread for this place yet. It has, for my money, the best Ethiopian food in Shaw/U Street. Wonderful veggie platters, plus delicious kitfo and doro wat. Note that they don't have fuul or chicken tibs though (just beef and lamb). Great takeout too; tons of food at great prices. Anyway, I'm posting because of this exciting, yet concerning article. Chercher is expanding, which is great, but the article contains a tidbit that I desperately hope will turn out not to be the case: ""Abebe says he’s also started work on a 60-seat Columbia Heights location at 3608 14th Street NW that’s scheduled to open in February. That Chercher, the smallest of the bunch, will house a large kitchen in the back where staffers will prepare and cook all of the food for the entire chain. Abebe says he’s installing a central kitchen, in part, to maintain quality control across the brand. "Ethiopian Chain Chercher Plots Massive Area Expansion" by Lenore Adkins on dc.eater.com (*) “The problem is … they don’t cook the same,” Abebe told Eater DC. “Because why does it take a while to cook a stew, like chicken stew long hours? So we (will) cook in one place so everywhere people go, they get the same kind of food.”" They're going to make all the food in Columbia Heights and then, what, reheat it? This sounds like a no-good, very bad plan.
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    This new massive restaurant from the owner of Masseria opened last week on the Wharf, so we went last night. The entrance is right on Maine Avenue, unlike the majority of the restaurants on the Wharf. You walk into a relatively casual café and market, and are led to your table upstairs to a swankier dining room. The room was a little too brightly lit for our tastes, but I know many complain about rooms being too dark, so we may be in the minority. We started with a decent bourbon and amaro cocktail to start, followed by delicious buffalo mozzarella and figs stuffed with ricotta and nduja. We then split a delicious pasta (note: I am FAR from a pasta snob/expert, so others may disagree) filled with cauliflower with a hint of anchovy before our entrees: decadent tortellini filled with fall squash for my fiancé, and a whole branzino with a dill-lemon emulsion for the entrée. My branzino was very good but unexciting (to be clear, I didn't expect it to be exciting when I ordered it), and the sauce was tangy and refreshing. The tortellini was fantastic and a decent portion; the parmesan on it reminded me, in the best way, of the nostalgia of the Kraft pre-grated cheese in the green container that we all grew up with. The side of beets we got with mint, oranges and fennel was a HUGE portion for $10. Lastly, we shared a rhum cake with freshly whipped cream that was outstanding. Service was super friendly and, for the most part, knowledgeable. Our waitress was quite engaging and glad to show off her knowledge of the menu. One quirk: we mentioned during our meal that we wanted to check out the vaunted "Amaro Library" after dinner. Before our entrees came, our waitress said they had spots open and that we should go now. We resisted a bit because we were happy at our table and didn't want all the food to have to be brought to the bar, but she was pretty insistent, saying that the bar would likely fill up soon. So we went, regretfully so. I love eating at the bar alone, but it made it difficult to carry on as nice of a conversation when we weren't sitting face-to-face. Worse, the bartender, who was otherwise perfectly nice, was a bit stressed out about all the tickets coming in from the waiters, and got a bit snippy with them, which dampened the mood a bit. As for the amaro bar itself, we were let down. Despite having an interesting-looking collection, there was no menu, so we didn't know what was available and what flavors they had. The friendly bartender revealed that he had limited knowledge of the actual amari and had to defer to a colleague for some help. We liked what we ended up getting, but were disappointed considering how much they've hyped up their amaro bar. The selection and knowledge at Little Coco's is much better, at least for now. The crowd, by the way, was extremely Sceney, the same type of crowd you'd find at RPM or Nobu. Not sure what it is about the Wharf that attracts these crowds (not that I totally dislike it), but it's starkly different from the people you'd see at other restaurants in the city.
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    Convivial validates parking for free in the adjacent garage
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    Just as (or nearly just as) close as Kinship: Dabney, Tiger Fork, Espita, El Sol, Chercher, Unconventional Diner, All Purpose, Convivial...I suppose those places are more likely to be jam-packed than the bar at Corduroy though
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    The problem is that the type of people who want to be in politics are the exact type of people you don't want making decisions for the country.
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    I have been a long, long-time fan of Bub and Pop's, but haven't been there for a while for two reasons: 1) for some reason, I can't get over the mental block that they are very unhealthy, even though they can't be much more unhealthy than other sandwiches I have for lunch, and 2) their large sandwiches are $18, which must be the most expensive in the city. I know they use very high-quality ingredients and rent is high in that part of town and they're a small business, etc. etc. but that is a very expensive sandwich.
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    where did I say that it's exclusively "old" people? i literally just described the only other gentleman at the bar last night. you're reading something into my post that simply isn't there.
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    @LauraB I probably would have mentioned his age regardless, but i can't know for sure. I thought it may help set the scene and advise others as to the crowd at the bar, at least on this Saturday night. Apologies for the typo--I'm posting from my phone without the benefit of spell-check. Since we're on the subject, your quotation of my misspelling should be in quotation marks, not apostrophes.
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