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  1. dcs
    No arguments. I just found it shocking that a restaurant, any restaurant, could be completely devoid of customers at that hour.
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    I walked by tonight at about 8:30 and looked through the window and saw absolutely no one inside. The same can be said for most of the rest of the shops on this strip. Let us all take one for the team and support more local restaurants during these trying times.
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    Ruffino's Spaghetti House - 1975. It says it right there on their sign.
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    Barcelona

    dcs replied to Joe H's topic in The Intrepid Traveler

    This coming Sunday, the New York Times Travel Section feature "36 Hours in . . ." will spotlight Barcelona. There are a couple of ideas in there, which you can read now on the internet.
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    If you really will get there by 8:30, Metro 29 Diner should be able to accomodate you. If you go much later you may experience a wait. I would call ahead to let them know you are coming. It is about 10 minutes or so to National Airport if you know where you are going.
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    The Portland location was featured on Food Network's Secret Life of . . . Pancakes. The Dutch Baby looked interesting, if not moderately unhealthy. You slather it with butter, shake on some sugar, and squeeze a lemon over the whole thing. I don't suppose I could get this in Falls Church?
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    Millie & Al's - 1963 source
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    I spent many a dissolute evening at Mr. Eagan's in Dupont Circle during the 1980s. The food was never the best, but the beer was cold and the clientele always friendly. I miss that place.
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    Phnom Penh 706 University Blvd. Silver Spring, MD 301-431-3228 Never been. If the name is any tell, this place should serve Cambodian cuisine. Let us know how it is.
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    I suppose it's all relative, and I understand that "ingredients matter," but this is still essentially fast food, albeit of a slightly higher quality. I guess I am just not used to spending $35 to feed 3 children. As a point of comparison, I can take my $35 to Ray's Hell Burger to feed 3 and come back with change, not to mention premium burgers that must be 2 1/2 times as large. I do not want to be Mr. Negative, and will allow that the milkshakes are quite good and on a level not found in ordinary fast food establishments. The hamburgers are definitely superior to McDonalds or Burger King. Wendy's? I'm not so sure.
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    It was indeed open on Tuesday. Not too crowded around 5:30pm. Looked like a lot of staff to me, but I am sure they wanted to make sure everything went smoothly on opening day. Everyone was trying hard to be helpful and solicitous, and succeeding. This was my first time and the food was fine, but at close to $35 for 4 burgers, 2 fries, and 3 milkshakes, the place isn't cheap.
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    Bagels

    dcs replied to amyblues's topic in Shopping and Cooking

    I went this morning. No baker's dozen. No freezer bags. WTF?
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    If you can swing by for lunch, the same dish is a remarkably reasonable $12. Probably a smaller portion, but more than ample for lunch. Oh, yes, don't forget Dale's Pale Ale on tap.
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    Well this certainly blows. I was in there on Sunday mid-morning and the place was packed - nary a seat left open. Riddle me this, Batman: If the rise in rent makes it financially not viable for Murky to maintain a coffee shop in this location, how can the Liberty folks afford to move in, renovate the space, and open another coffee shop? Is Clarendon moving in the direction in which 3 or 4 groups of folks will own and operate all of the food establishments? I hope the Liberty folks show some class and occasionally threaten one of their customers with a good 'ole fashioned punch in the dick.
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    d'accord. go now. off the hook. one helluva dish. might i suggest dales's pale ale on draught as an accompaniment? yes. i do. 20 oz.
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    Sure, it's not haute cuisine, but nothing goes down better after spending 3 1/2 hours in the Beacon Theatre watching Eric Clapton and the Allman Brothers tear the house down than two dogs fully dressed and a papaya at Gray's Papaya at 71st and Broadway. The "Recession Special" price brings this in for under $5. The dogs have a nice char/crispness to them. Don't you dare contaminate them with ketchup; relish and mustard only. The papaya drink had a rich creaminess to it, and is apparently a cure-all if you are to believe the numerous placards posted throughout the store. It was so good that I slipped out to the Gray's at 8th Ave and 37th St the next morning to drink one for breakfast.
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    For the truly adventurous: Head and Hooves Breakfast Soup.
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    Busy trip, but did make it to two places worth mentioning. Cook's Fresh Market is a homegrown style market along the lines of Dean & DeLuca that should be supported if for no other reasons than it prepares fine food and is not a national chain. If you are there for breakfast I can recommend the egg, ham, and cheese breakfast panini, with mustard aioli, lettuce, and tomato on homemade bread. If you are on Larimer Street in LoDo and cannot get in Rioja, a situation I encountered with no reservations, I suggest ambling a few doors down the street and grab yourself a space at the long bar at Osteria Marco and settle in for some nice Italian comfort food. I only had time for a quick antipasti and salad. It may not sound like much, but the meatball sliders were an excellent combination of veal, pork, and beef and served on tasty toasted homemade rolls akin to brochen. In this case, simple was better. The shaved lamb salad was generous in portion, with tender meat roasted in-house right in the dining room, and served with goat cheese, kalamata olives, and roasted peppers on a bed of greens and tomatoes. The combined price was less than $20 without drinks. Not a bad deal. Not a bad deal at all.
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    A number of tempting recipies are linked to this page.
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    Burro Grill is now open in the Lyon Village shopping center in Arlington. It looks like a limited menu: Burrito; Fajita Wrap; Burrito Bowl; Quesadilla; Tacos (steak, chicken, carnitas, or mahi mahi); Salad Bowl; and Chili Cheese Nachos. Everything is only $5.90, except the nachos which ring up at $4.90. They also offer a selection of hamburgers (btween $3.20 and $5.50), which sounds like a dubious combination in a Mexican place, but I will reserve judgment until I get a chance to eat there. They also are running a catering business. They promise: garden fresh produce; lean steak and skinless chicken; no canned ingedients; no microwaves; and salsas and guacamole made fresh every day. This spot is not as cursed a location as the current Tap & Vine building, but I have trouble remembering any successful business lasting there for too long, restaurant or otherwise.
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    The website reports: "Callaloo Cuisine has closed its doors."
  22. dcs
    Anthony's Restaurant - Falls Church: 1972 http://www.anthonysrestaurantva.com/
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    Indeed and at about half the price of a Metro 29 breakfast quite the deal. Has a real diner vibe that would be right at home on Route 22 in Union, New Jersey.
  24. dcs
    Apparently, neither was anyone else. Walked by on the way to the Italian Store this morning and it looks closed. Sign on the door says it is moving the location to Tyson's Corner, no doubt in hopes that folks out there are more easily impressed.
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    Chocolates

    dcs replied to Pete's topic in Shopping and Cooking

    scroll through for some ideas Also, I had some fairly good fudge from this place: ACKC Cocoa Bar 1529C 14th St. NW Washington, DC 20005 www.thecocoagallery.com
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