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Yes, mostly for dumplings, which are the best in the area (DC itself has very few good Chinese restaurants, of course). I recommend that you order uncooked dumplings and bring them home. They freeze very well. The noodles dishes are generally good as well.
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I should also point out that the room was less than half full on a Saturday night. Seems like the market also wants Chef Ogawa to focus on the bar.
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I went last night and thought it was good but not as transcendent as some of the other posters seemed to think. Perhaps the problem was that I sat in the dining room, where I had the $80 omakase, rather than at the bar. Appetizers included a pumpkin-eggplant dish that came out without eggplant (and was not remedied when pointed out to the server). The fish was very good but mostly standard varieties like salmon and tuna - I wish I would have gotten some of the types referenced above, like uni. Also the nigiri had a lot of wasabi put on by the chef between the rice and fish. I like wasabit but it was a lot for me. My wife had to take off the fish and scrape it off. The dessert was a chocolate pudding with some blueberries and strawberries on top.
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This place has a nice large patio (indoor seating as well) and is an interesting addition to the strip mall on Massachusetts in Spring Valley. It doesn't take reservations, and the wait was about half an hour on a nice Sunday evening. Parking can be tough along that strip although I bet there is plenty in nearby lots or side streets. The food is a bit of a mish-mash of New England and California themes. I had the Eel Point tacos, which were good - rare tuna with a creamy slaw thing in flour tortillas (I usually like corn tortillas for tacos but they aren't trying to be authentic Mexican so I'll let it go). My companions had the Smith Point tacos (we decided the Eel Point were better) and the 40th Pole quesadillas. Dessert is served out of a standalone ice cream stand on the patio - lots of fun for kids. Everything was good, although the atmosphere is the real calling card. If the weather is nice I anticipate it being a popular neighborhood destination.
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Dining in Cleveland Park
afelton replied to The Hersch's topic in Washington DC Restaurants and Dining
I think it's because that neighborhood is mostly families and older people. Families don't go to Ripple. If the young people who live in CP are out on a date they go to U St or H St. The neighborhood has continually failed to support great higher-end restaurants like Palena, Dino, Ripple, etc. The family-friendly restaurants, from Dolan Uyghur to Bread Furst to Alero, are doing great, as noted above. I think a family-friendly pub-style restaurant like Meridian Pint would do great and there isn't really one right now in CP, Van Ness, or Tenleytown. -
I have also found myself eating here a lot lately. I usually get something similar to Rovers2000's meal above - super greens, lamb meatballs, tzatziki, eggplant, crazy feta, olives, cucumber, sriracha greek yogurt.
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Went to Chez Billy Sud last night and had an excellent meal. The setting is like a French townhouse - more traditional and less sleek than I would have expected from the Hilton brothers. Started with a generous terrine of the chicken mousse, served with raisin bread. Paired it with a delicious Bees Knees cocktail. For the main course, I had the trout, which was a large square piece of delicious trout served over a fennel puree. The skin was just the right level of crispiness. The vegetables were also cooked perfectly. My wife had the duck breast, which was also a good portion and delicious. I drank a good Chablis recommended by the server.
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Ate here last night. The Mom's Laghman (noodles) were the best dish, with beef and peppers and quite a bit of oil. I also liked the fried eggplant, which also came with peppers. They were large scored slices of eggplant. The goshnan, which is described as being like a pizza, was not great, and arrived about 20 minutes after the rest of our food. It was ground meat inside a flatbread. It was too much and a bit heavy. The dumplings were fine, with a similar ground beef filling, although I would prefer to go over to Wisconsin Avenue to Dumplings and Beyond. All the dishes felt like they were variations on the same few core ingredients. I saw some other diners eating a whole fish that looked delicious. For dessert, we had the bak-kal-li, which was a cake drizzled with chocolate and not as much almond flavor as I was hoping for.
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Had a very nice dinner at MR tonight. The temperature was in the high 60s and the patio was very pleasant. No need to say what I ordered, but all of it was very good. The salad and bread to start out with were surprisingly good with the best nice and crusty. I had both servings, of course, along with a nice Cabernet. The table split a huge ice cream sundae for dessert, which came piled high with whipped cream and sprinkles.
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I have been here twice and agree that it beats TDF. I had the lengua, carnitas, and barbacoa. My wife has the torta pollo Milenesa. All were great. The torta was a good size. The tortillas were fresh.
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I enjoyed C&O quite a bit; it's in a very nice old house. We sat in the garden area, which was very pretty. Might be a bit too hot for that now, though. It was about a year ago, so I don't recall specifically, but I think I fondly recall a ceviche appetizer.
