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  1. Marty L.
    I agree that the original Chang restaurant was the best--and that he, like Chef Li, remains capable of hitting those highs on occasion.
  2. Marty L.
    The fridge is almost cleaned out, so tomorrow night (Tuesday) is the last dance for Grace Garden--the most unusual, and most nights the best, Chinese restaurant in the DMV for the past 14 years. Very sad to be losing such an idiosyncratic, family-run place with a master at the helm. (The meal we had tonight might have been the best ever.)
  3. Marty L.
    Thought folks following this thread might be interested: Tomorrow night is the last dance for Grace Garden in Odenton--the most unusual, and most nights the best, Chinese restaurant in the DMV for the past 14 years. Very sad to be losing such an idiosyncratic, family-run place with a master at the helm. (The meal we had tonight might have been the best ever.) Not everything will be available tomorrow -- they're trying to clean out the fridge -- but there's probably enough to make for a great, varied, meal.
  4. Marty L.
    Bad Saint?
  5. Marty L.
    Because it's a social embarrassment to serve crappy food in New Orleans.
  6. Marty L.
    Anyone have a place they swear by in the District itself that's roughly comparable, in price and quality, to Takumi? The sushi version of Seki, say? (I know some of you think the omakase at Ogawa is excellent, but because of the $$, I'd only go there for special occasions. Same w/Taro's omakase.) Happy hour at Taro fits the bill, obviously, but that requires advance planning and a wait in line. How's the new, Chinatown location of Sushi Capitol? I haven't been to Nama or Kaz in a long time. Recent reports? Gakyu? Perry's, even? Others?
  7. Marty L.
    I just called and they confirmed that Thursday is their last day! This is so, so sad (but I'm happy for Chef Li and his wife, who've been working very hard for many years).
  8. Marty L.
    The granite (bar countertop) was a giveaway. The patrons sitting next to us concurred that the pork was delicious -- but head's up: it's $48. (All the dishes we ate were at least good, and the branzino was great (mostly, like the pork, because of accompaniments that put it over the top). The cocktails -- not so much.)
  9. Marty L.
    Unfortunately there's a paywall --- can't read it.
  10. Marty L.
    I'm still in the pupusa/tamale camp. One order of each is a *lot* of (good) food, and a much better deal than virtually anything else in the park.
  11. Marty L.
    Yes, it warrants a Bib Gourmand. Didn't get one last year because it was closed due to the flood, but now it's reopened and better than ever. Seki, too, might be BG-worthy, but a star wouldn't be crazy, either.
  12. Marty L.
    The omission of Little Serow, 2 Amys and Bad Saint is absurd. https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/washington/washington-dc/article/news-and-views/michelin-guide-washington-dc-2020-results
  13. Marty L.
    Why on earth anyone would choose (other than for religious or medical reasons) not to order the soft-shell sandwich is inexplicable.
  14. Marty L.
    Quick report: ZZQ brisket *very* good (but the brisket I had at Hill Country a couple years back was its equal). Hot guts sausage also tasty. Turkey nothing special. Very fine place to hit if you're in Richmond (very friendly staff), but certainly not worth a special trip.
  15. Marty L.
    That's devastating. Their $10 gallon of Grape Nut flavor is one of my favorite vices.
  16. Marty L.
    https://www.northernvirginiamag.com/food/food-features/2017/04/11/best-asian-restaurants-no-14-taiwan-cafe/
  17. Marty L.
    The dried scallop fried rice is my stand-by. It's addictive. But only occasionally sublime.
  18. Marty L.
    With Full Kee's closure, New Big Wong is probably the best remaining Cantonese restaurant on Chinablock. No one has written a substantive post on it here for over a decade, but my experience is that it's the same it's always been: inconsistent but with occasional flashes of brilliance.
  19. Marty L.
    I've used the Bittman and Marcella Hazan's Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking more than all other cookbooks combined. They could easily get him through many years of good cooking.
  20. Marty L.
    Ray of hope? (although, frankly, that's probably no different than simply the opening of a new Cantonese restaurant--could be better or worse than FK).
  21. Marty L.
    This is truly, truly, sad, although I hardly begrudge them their retirement after many decades of hard work. Wish I had known so that I could have had one last meal. My very first food-blog post was about Full Kee--the beginning of soft-shell season on May 19, 2000. My family and I had many wonderful meals there--as did my students and I several times a semester; I made countless reservations "for 11 at 1" over the years. P.S. The Full Key in Wheaton hasn't been related to this one in many, many years.
  22. Marty L.
    This just might be the most important post on this site in years. Can't wait to try it. (UPDATE: Just glanced at the Yelp reviews -- no, I don't trust them in general, but boy there are a bunch of awful ones in recent months. I'm sure Brian is right that his meal was fantastic, so there's no doubt it has great potential--I hope several of us can check it out to assess whether there's a consistency issue and/or better days than others to stop by.)
  23. Marty L.
    FWIW
  24. Marty L.
    If you travel through Cork, don't miss Miyazaki (very small).
  25. Marty L.
    It's fun for a family to use the metro (and bus system!) at least once or twice in a new city to get the hang of it and get a sense of everyday life here--highly recommended--but an Uber/Lyft/cab will rarely be much more than the cost of Metro/bus tickets for four, and I suspect you'll be able to walk 80% of the places you're going, so I doubt it makes sense to buy Metro cards for multiple rides in advance. Definitely use an Uber/Lyft/cab from Dulles, *especially* if you're planning to eat dinner downtown and/or the kids will be tired.
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