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Mark Dedrick

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  • Birthday May 20

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    I like to eat. And drink. And cook.
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  1. This is our go-to spot before DC United and Washington Spirit matches. We're always able to grab seats at the bar, and the service is very good, and pre-match we get happy hour prices. I'll also note that a few months ago they expanded the Navy Yard location's menu, adding items that previously were just on the Shaw location menu.
  2. Sounds like a delightful evening. We ate at Seki last week and also had a wonderful meal, as always. The pacing issue is key. We've found that it's best to have an opening salvo, then a second round, and then to reassess how we're feeling and what else we'd like. We always save the onigiri for last, because while delicious it will absolutely fill us up as I've learned in the past.
  3. Sorry if this topic already exists, I couldn't find it! I've now eaten here twice, and I really like the place. I love Spanish food, and the type of food they do is very up my alley. The menu is divided into "raw bar", "from the fire" and "Let's Go". There's also a list of daily specials which include oysters and other items that would otherwise fit into the first two categories. It's a confusing set-up, but how we've navigated it both times is to get around two "Let's Go" for four people, and round the meal out with around four items from the other two categories. In both cases this yielded roughly the right amount of food, and as you'll notice if you check the menu, will also lead to a rather expensive tab. I think the food justifies the price, but it's good to go into this with your eyes open, particularly since they have billed this restaurant as not a fine dining destination. Standout dishes for me have been the Jonah Crab (basically crab rice), and the Ribeye from the "Let's Go!" section. The Hearth Veg from the "From the Fire" section are fantastic. And everything I've had from the raw bar or the daily specials car has been great.
  4. Agree completely with this. The food is fantastic here, but the menu never changes. We dismissed going here out of hand recently as we'd just been.
  5. We walked into this place on Friday night. They have an online system where you can add yourself to the waitlist and be texted when your table is ready. Do not use this. We signed up for this, then popped into Bar Elena for a cocktail. I kept checking the waitlist, and it didn't change. After our drink I walked over to the restaurant and checked, and was told that we could be seated immediately. We sat at the bar, where you can order a la carte. It was, across the board, a good experience once we were seated. Service was good, pastas were good. It felt expensive, but I think everywhere is expensive these days. We'll be back.
  6. Last night we both had after work events, and ended up walking into Daru at 8:45. The place was packed, but they were able to seat us quickly indoors. The meal, again, was fantastic. This restaurant is firing on all cylinders right now.
  7. Last time we ate there they definitely did, and I heard them mentioning it to other nearby tables as well.
  8. I don't think there is a thread yet for this place and there should be! Daru is the closest restaurant to our house, and it is absolutely spectacular. It deserves all of the local and national attention it's getting. The cocktails and the food are exceptional, inventive, and fun. It can be quite challenging to book a reservation, but if you live in the neighborhood they don't take reservations for the patio, which means it can be relatively easy to walk in. I strongly recommend folks check this spot out, it is really good.
  9. I've been back to Granville's a few times recently, and I think they're hitting on all cylinders. It very much reminds me of their glory days right now.
  10. With the demise of Nooshi, we got takeout sushi from Sushi Capitol and it was both cheaper (big surprise) and better (not a surprise) than Nooshi. I still have never eaten there, but based on this experience I would very much like to.
  11. Well, I hadn't been to the Monocle for many years but a friend suggested it for lunch a couple of weeks ago so I made my return. It was good? I had the crabcake sandwich, and enjoyed it. It was a nice crab cake. I'm going to put the Monocle back into my lunch rotation.
  12. This pretty well sums up my feelings on this place as well. We had a very nice meal there, it was very pleasant, but nothing wowed me. The room is nice, however.
  13. Thanks for the update! We live just north of Lincoln Park, so this is great news for us. We've only tried their pizza once, via delivery, but really enjoyed it. Excited to give it another shot.
  14. I would agree with this. I was shocked by some of his selections. Art and Soul is right by my office and we don't even consider it when going there for lunch or dinner for work. We gave it another shot earlier this year, and have no cycled it back out of our rotation. This was the restaurant I was most shocked to see in there. I like Andy's Pizza quite a bit, I think it's very good, and I like that they sell by the slice. I have no problem with it being in there.
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