Josh Radigan

Maybe expansion has taken some of the excitement away from the product.

Don move as needed. [] Whitey's closed because they lost their liquor license after years of angering the neighbors with unruly customers. There was never a fire. Had Calvin Seville been a smarter owner he never would have opened the second side which was never a part of the original Whiteys. he did open it, added too much additional space that never really filled up. The neighborhood for the most part did not care for Whiteys, they banded together and spoke out at his license renewal and he lost.

I read the same article yesterday, turned to one of my colleagues and said 'Uh....thats strange, seems to be reverse thinking on business.' Lets hope it works out.

Good point. I still loathe AmEx, not so much Costco. Decent wine program.

Good thread. My wife and I shop at WF and lately have been adding more of MOM's in the mix since its right down the street from us in Arlandria. Not really sure about policies and politics, what is right and wrong. If a company exhibits poor labor practices and skirts responsibility within the by-laws of farming practices (Not really organic, low grade meat companies) then its something to investigate further. Being a Vegetarian and now off dairy, my food options have really hit the low mark, but maybe for the good of not only my health but wallet. The DelRay Farmers market is middle of the road and quite frankly I find that its more of a place to be seen than to actually shop. I bet if it were in another location, lets say the parking lot of the Giant that time forgot, the market would see far less traffic. As for Costco, meh, the fact that its cash or AMEX is enough to make your head spin. Really AMEX? Oops, as well we do a bit of shopping as well at Fort Meyer Commissary, which helps out as well.

Dined at C and D's last night, bar. Its different when you have an 8 week old with you but one owner, David, is more than delighted to take him off your hands and walk him around the restaurant greeting people. So, yes, I do have some 'in' with the owners and GM, who happens to be my brother-in-law. Look, lets just state the facts as they are in reality, C and D's is not going for top 100 restaurants, they don't really want to simply because its not their style. Surprisingly the move from Clarendon years ago proved to Falls Church IMHO made better sense for their concept. Neighborhood. As well being a vegetarian their menu fits many needs for me and my wife. Veg Heads enjoy options, not just the run of the mill Mushroom and Roasted Red Pepper Sandwich or my favorite, Penne Pasta with Veg in a cream sauce..Yuck! They have plenty of Tofu options on the menu which makes dishes more enticing. I will say this in response to our fearless leader the beer selections on Tap are much improved, from Fat Tire and Lost Rhino. Service is solid, as they have virtually no turnover with staff. Look, Clare and Don's is a neighborhood joint that doesn't want to make things overwhelming in anyway shape or form, the owners spend time on the floor and in the kitchen, the food for me is what I expect, solid, not over the top, and hey, I grew up on Frozen Fries. So I am a homer, sue me, but its a place where both of my sons are treated as just one of the neighborhood regulars.

in response to Don's picture, I am going with Don Arturo's on washington blvd.

http://newyork.grubstreet.com/2013/02/the-best-pizza-in-america.html#

porcupine-what about dino

I know the gang that owns the spot which this pop up is going into. Real nice guys who have had the same trouble that everyone else has with that space. Hard to find, parking (unless you hit the garage) and no one really knows what to do cuisine and service wise. Too often catering to the KC crowd, but not enough emphasis on the neighborhood. As that area grows and develops restaurants will need to focus on the neighborhood, and less on The KC overflow. Focus on the bar and its size, the outside patio, and scale back the menu to lower menu prices.

or Cedar? Being a vegetarian Hamburger questions are a tough one, as well as a no dairy diet for the next 3 weeks.

hmmm, sea legs as well seems to be a clue, Urbanna?

bun looks like Brioche....hmmmm, housemade pickles and aioli. Eat Bar

I grew up in Arlington and as a youngin' I used to hit up McKeever's since they never carded back in the day, the early 80's. I used to sneak into the back alley of Whiteys, before the expansion, and sneak into the kicthen and into the bar. The one I truly miss, Crow Bar. --- McKeever's Pub (u-bet!)

suna

Liberty tavern?

Mitsam

Since both my parents (who live in Kilmarnock) and in-laws (have a house in Urbanna, VA) its an easy slide to go to Locklies and enjoy the oysters. A great setting and really cool people, do the real thing, head there and enjoy. Great part of the state that once thrived through the oyster industry. I remember spending time down there in the early 80's and enjoyed watching the oysters boats coming in and out of the Rap River and Bay.

First meal at orso with great friends, what we had...everything that Chef Will could throw to us. Follow-ups at Del Ray Pizza hard to believe but Veggie Chili Nachos at Nats Park, hey, anytime a veg head gets to sit and watch his favorite team play at least 25 times at home, anything tastes great Sitting at the Bar tasting through the whole menu at Tria (Philadelphia) before preggers Brunch at The Standard Tap (philly) Sandwiches from The Wine Merchant on our way back from multiple OBGYN appt's in Baltimore And the best, Salad Bar at The Whole Foods in Mt. Washington, Baltimore, hours after seeing for the first time my newest addition, Cooper Joseph.

Everything eventially evolves to change with the times. Looking at his WA over the past 15 years not much has changed in style, yet the depth of his reviews have evolved with time. No longer just RP and Pierre Rovanni, those days long past, but new breath brought into the establishment. Reviewers focusing purely on their area of expertise, and not outside of the comfort zone. With the wine industry changing, seemingly everyday, the newness will take time to adjust. Some will love it,some will want it to stay as it did 15-20 years ago. For Parker, bound to happen, and it seems that there was a constant question posed to him year in and year out, when will you sell?

http://delray.patch.com/articles/la-strada-to-close-dec-31?ncid=newsltuspatc00000001

Understand but at the same time I have to wonder on pure speculation what happened overall. They made some slight inerior adjustmenst to the place after they opened and again have to wonder if doing two side by side one robbed bsuiness away from the other. The only observation I took away were that the prices were very high (understood cosnidering the market value of that property) as well the food was ok, but missing something. I wish the other location great success.

Sad to hear, not from a consummers side of view, went once and found the food to be 'ok', but from a small business aspect. Hopefully with the shuttering it means more time with Osteria 1909 next door.

I think the correlation is in regards to artists= chefs. Back in the late 80's when I started my collection of skin art, i was attending VCU before VCU became what it is today. tattoos were somewhat the norm, and mine are all spiritual, a collection of birth rites from boths ides of my family. But I tend to find chefs are and can be very expressive and tattoos may be the link between their food and thought.

Although I have been out of the public eye in regards to everyday 'operations' with public restaurants, VABC can and will do special orders for certain liquor. Now the kicker comes with demand, if you only agree top buy a bottle here and there throughout the year, they go back to the US distributor with the request to see if the order can be filled, and in some cases they make the business commit to a larger order. That being said I am sure Fuego could place a standing case order on several Mezcal products and there would be no issue overall. They may wait to see if there is high enough demand through the initial first months of business.