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6 minutes ago, DonRocks said:

Please remember that Grapeseed is closing in two days.

And is already sold out on Saturday night, so go tonight or tomorrow if you need one last meal there.

Amada, Zahav, Dizengoff jump immediately to mind.

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Re-reading the Galileo Grill thread was a pleasure yesterday after a long day at work. Thanks for the memory tickler!

pjnewman and his +1, turbogrrl, and me and my +1 all had a lovely time at the HH.

The rest of you missed out. :-(

1 hour ago, dcandohio said:

Advice.  I heated a pot of soup to boiling at about 8:30 last night.  It contained chicken and beef, vegetables, and chicken stock (all of which had been previously heated and refrigerated overnight).  I  set it to cool, and forgot to put it back in the refrigerator.  When I saw the pot this morning, I immediately put it in the refrigerator… Because of the air conditioning vents, my kitchen is the coolest room in the condo, and so the pot sat in a fairly cool room overnight.  Do you think I can reheat it and eat it, or is it a total loss?  Smells OK. 

Looks like if you reboil it, should be safe. 

http://www.thekitchn.com/soup-left-out-overnight-is-it-still-safe-to-eat-178685

I'll be the short bald guy wearing black jeans and a green polo, and giving the staff a hard time. Will try to be there promptly at 5.

Good idea!

I imagine these lists will also be driven by location - e.g., my most visited places are going to be in central MoCo because I live in Potomac.

1. Grapeseed - sigh
2. A&J/Bob's Shanghai/China Bistro/Peter Chang's/East Pearl/New Fortune/Iron Age/Riverside Hot Pot/Niwano Hana - ok, cheating, but I don't want Asian to be most of my top 10.
3. Pizza CS/CSNY - disclaimer, my kid is working there for the summer, but we were regulars from the start anyway.
4. Spice Xing/Bombay Bistro - Sudhir Seth's modern Indian, or KN Vinod's classic Indian?
5. Kinship/Metier - our go-to for birthdays and other special occasions
6. Corduroy - the other go-to (with the occasional drop-in at Baby Wale)
7. The Classics - food is great, of course, but sitting at the bar with Elliott or Nick is a great way to spend an evening.
8. Fishnet/Drift - the go-to when visiting the kid in College Park, or our choice when in Shaw
9. Dino's - the other choice when in Shaw.
10. Taqueria La Placita - on the way to DC United games at RFK. Though I suppose this will fall off the list next year when they have the new stadium.

Don, you just resurrected a thread with one response, nearly 12 years after. Must be a record for the site, no?

Try Kakuro puzzles instead for math-related puzzles.

I'm also going to be there tonight - 4-top with wife and 2 teens. Say hi if you go!

In, probably +1

The lobster french toast is probably too rich for a single person to have as an appetizer. I've had it split between 2 or 3, and that worked well.

If you search on Instagram for #danielandedith2017 you should see bunches of pictures taken by our guests.

Thanks!

There were two full tables of friends we made courtesy of this website, so special thanks to you, Rocks, and we wish you could have joined us.

1 hour ago, ktmoomau said:

We ended up at Sabai Sabai Thai 

Sabai Sabai is a gem - definitely one of the better Thai places in the metro area.

Without traffic, I'm 20 minutes from Classics and 30+ from Ray's. We're at Classics a lot more than Ray's these days, but there's not a significant difference. Classics has the bistro menu, and the entree salads and burgers. Ray's has the specialty dry aged cuts. But they both have the core steaks, spinach/mashed, apps, bisque, etc.

If I lived significantly closer to one, not a huge reason to make a longer trip to the other.

Too late I think, but consider Grapeseed next time. Not only can you get bar seating, you can also sit at the kitchen counter. Traditional app/entree menu, and while they are seafood focused, there's always a steak on the menu. And super easy drive from you.

1 hour ago, dcs said:

Restaurant closings energize debate about Cleveland Park’s future, By Rachel Chason, June 22 at 5:12 PM, on washingtonpost.com

I think the writer, and half the commenters, read this thread first...

2 hours ago, Simul Parikh said:

you right!

Ah, that's what went in the old Fu Shing space.

ETA: Just looked it up - holy crap that was about 6 years ago it closed!

If you're considering Batik for dumplings, IMO, better off at one of the Rockville Chinese restaurants such as Bob's Shanghai or China Bistro.

Why not come a couple miles further south and hit one of the amazing Chinese places in Rockville?

56 minutes ago, Kev29 said:

Is this the first casualty at Pike & Rose? 

First restaurant casualty - there have been several retail closures already.

1 hour ago, DaRiv18 said:

But I am actually more inclined to head over to Petworth nowadays than CP, for food.

This is pretty much the reason CP restaurants are closing in record numbers. Petworth/Columbia Heights/Shaw/etc are all hot dining spots, and a lot of these diners used to head to CP frequently.

It's easily solvable - just add some parking and drop the rents a bit, but as long as there are chains willing to take those spots at the current rate, or landlords willing to sit on vacancies, this will only accelerate.

1 hour ago, silentbob said:

We're really lucky that there are so many as good or better options in Rockville, but won't hesitate to return here if/when in the area again.

I think about 3-4 years ago, GG was *better* than most of the good places in Rockville, but has since slipped a notch. It's still on my list of places to hit in the area, and I still unreservedly recommend it to locals, but there have been enough weak spots on my meals in the last couple of years that I'm not usually willing to make a special trip here.

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