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  1. Marty L.
    What were the prices on the omakase?
  2. Marty L.
    The former (Os and As), not the latter. Steve on Chowhound, perhaps their biggest fan, swears by the shrimp with grits, the broiled (not fried) crabcake and the lemon pepper wings.
  3. Marty L.
    OK, I think we can live with three merely "outstanding" pizzerias, even if they are not (and don't really aspire to be) Bianco circa 2005!
  4. Marty L.
    If you mean that the one thing missing is Edan, he's only a hop, skip and jump away. On the merits -- Don, do you think something has changed for the worse at 2 Amys, Ghibellina, and Pupatella; or simply that none of them has ever reached "world-class" status? If the latter, what's your metric? Bianco? DiFara's?
  5. Marty L.
    I was told at Wagshal's that for now it is *only* a delivery service (to 20016), and not yet a carry-out. Is this wrong?
  6. Marty L.
    Not sure it was a "soft opening" event -- more like a private party, from what I hear. The space is not quite ready and they're shooting for "end of March"; but they've been saying "soon" for a long while. Whenever it opens, I have little doubt that it will be among the most enticing places in town, if James Wozniak's offerings at Union Market are any indication.
  7. Marty L.
    I agree with all of this, of course -- indeed, better to enjoy Frank's food one time a year than not at all! I only yearn for the perfect storm that once was the Platonic ideal of neighborhood restaurants, viz., when that burger was $9, and one had to choose between it and the ethereal ambrosia of the consomme (or even order both, and not break the bank!).
  8. Marty L.
    Wasn't the Palena burger 7 or 9 dollars not too many years ago? And $12 or so in the late iterations of the cafe? Well . . . "The Grill Room Burger ($18-$21) will appear on the lunch menu at the Grill Room and on the bar menu at the Capella hotel's Rye Bar beginning February 28." Gulp. This is what I was afraid of. I'm sure that any restaurant run by Frank Ruta will be wonderful. But the (expense-account) customers they'll be aiming for in the Capella Hotel will preclude this from being the neighborhood restaurant of our dreams, as Palena once was.
  9. Marty L.
    Peter Chang eggplant
  10. Marty L.
    Speaking of which, has Julien Shapiro landed anywhere in these environs?
  11. Marty L.
    better than the naem khao at Thip Khao or the yum mun phrai at Little Serow? . . . just to mention amazing crispy rice salads!
  12. Marty L.
    Dean: Please clarify: On Sunday and Mondays are the mussels and burger $10 only til 7, or til closing? Thanks
  13. Marty L.
    Meh. Have tried it once each at WF and UM. Very missable, especially at Union Market, where you have the much better options of District Fishwife and Maketto.
  14. Marty L.
    nam prik thai orn eggplant / green peppercorn / shrimp paste gap kai buu coconut husk / mud crab / dried shrimp tom kha hoy cockles / galangal / lime leaf yum mun phrai fresh turmeric / shrimp / cashew pla som fermented fish / lobster roe / yellow bean pla duk lam catfish in bamboo / tamarind / basil kaeng hang lay bone-in fish / dried spices / pickled garlic $55
  15. Marty L.
    Justin Bittner, on 29 Apr 2014 - 7:52 PM, said: a split tiramisu (which might just be the best one I've ever had) set us back 65 bucks with tip. What a awesome place. For 65 dollars, pre-tip, it had better be the best tiramisu you've ever had.
  16. Marty L.
    Fiona is my favorite vendor in town -- she's devoted to selling the best products; I've virtually never been disappointed. Prices are often high but reasonable (and she's always eager to point you to the best deals, including collars; skate; sardines; etc.). Vernon no longer works for her, but Fiona herself appears to be almost as particular in choosing her purveyors, and she's chosen well! (Plus she's much friendlier than Vernon.)
  17. Marty L.
    Based on your rec, Daniel, I will, indeed, try it next time I'm out that way, thanks.
  18. Marty L.
    Hmmm . . . count me cautiously skeptical whenever I hear that a sushi place is good because the nigiri/maki are "enormous" yet inexpensive. Value is certainly possible, and laudable -- see, e.g., Sushi Capitol, or Kotobuki seven years ago. But I, for one, find the Americanized huge rolls and cuts of fish to be, well, kinda gross.
  19. Marty L.
    Not to mention the Chronic videos.
  20. Marty L.
    Almost a haiku!
  21. Marty L.
    A discriminating fancier of Indian food just told be that this place is a gem in the rough. Anyone been?
  22. Marty L.
    Those service lapses might be simply a function of them being overwhelmed on a Friday night. I've had no service issues at all in the few times I've been, but they've all been on weekdays, usually after 8:30. Indeed, I've typically had all of the food on the table within 20 minutes of being seated--shockingly rapid. The meal I had there last night was the best yet -- I've been surprised how consistent the kitchen has been in light of the volume, which is much higher than anything they had experienced at BG.
  23. Marty L.
    No!!! Thanks for the trust, Don (not sure I deserve it). But mine is clearly the outlier among this esteemed group; and I would be mortified to think that my post caused any establishment to significantly lose customers from this site (a fear that often holds me back from posting a pan -- people are working hard in a very tenuous industry; and online slams can destroy livelihoods). I am fairly confident I had a decidedly unremarkable (and therefore greatly overpriced) meal last night . . . but I have no reason to think that the accounts in the posts above are in any way unreliable. Sounds as if my meal was not representative -- or, at most, that what we have here is an inconsistent kitchen (or menu), in which case we need to develop strategies for figuring out how to make the most of a meal at Soi 38.
  24. Marty L.
    Moo Yang Kati Sod and Yum Goong Fu appetizers -- both fine, if unmemorable. Pad Cha Talay, Pad See Eew and Khao Pad Sapparod for entrees. Latter two were very bland; former was spicy, but no complexity and fairly tasteless seafood. Lime ginger fizz had no kick, and very little taste of ginger or lemongrass.
  25. Marty L.
    Was looking forward to it, but unfortunately we had a decidedly mediocre meal at Soi 38 tonight -- very generic, and not cheap. Not nearly as interesting or tasty as Thai Taste by Kob, and [apples/oranges alert] the whole time I was lamenting that I wasn't having another superlative (and less expensive) meal at Thip Khao. Perhaps it was just an off-night; but I doubt I'll risk another visit unless others' reports are overwhelmingly enthusiastic.
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