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Looking to pick up about 6 hanger steaks for a party this weekend. Any suggestions on the best place to pick these up? Since I assume Michael will not part with any of his. I saw some at Balducci's last weekend. What about some of the butchers in the area - anyone had any luck. Alexandria or Bethesda if possible.
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Stopped by Balducci's today at lunchtime and they are advertising the following: USDA Prime NY Strip Steak - $9.99/lb (Regularly $25.99/lb) Wagyu Kobe Beef NY Strip Steak - $15.99/lb (Regularly $45.99/lb) Has anyone ever tried the wagyu from here? Is it worth the price? Prices are good from 5/20 to 5/25. Also, there is a $5 off $25 purchase in the Post today.
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Just finished off my first Al's cheesesteak and it was a pretty good original for this area. The meat was finely diced with very little fat and and good amount of meat on the roll. The roll was also a nice version of the original and held up well to the steak and onions. I will definitely be back. I thought I recall seeing some shaved ribeye at Trader Joes a while ago.
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I should mention that for the $8.50 at Black Salt they do clean them for you.
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Picked up some nice soft shells at Black Salt on Sunday. I believe they were from NC. Not cheap though - $8.50 each.
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It has been awhile since we have been here but four of us hit the Georgetown location last night. We arrived around 7 and found about a 30 minute wait, which gave us a chance to sample some beers in the downstairs bar. We were seated in about 30 minutes in the downstairs part of the restaurant. We shared an app of the crostini (garlic bread with goat cheese, prosciutto and mushroom). It was ok nothing special. All four had pizza (2 atomicas, 1 margherita with anchovy, 1 paradisio). Everyone had the same conclusion on the pizza - it was just ok. Pizzas were slightly undercooked so they were a little doughy and the crust just seems to be missing something in my opinion. For my money I would rather head to Two Amy's or Mia's.
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Perfect place to celebrate a birthday dinner tonight. Everything was perfect but the best part of the night was when my 5 year old (after devouring 1/2 of the hanger steak) turned to me and said "why have you never brought me to this place before, this is awesome. I had the bistro special with crab bisque, hanger steak and key lime pie. Also had a NY strip, which was perfect. They were nice enough to split the bistro special for my two kids (salad, hanger and cheesecake). Also had the Las Perdices malbec. Great birthday meal, could not have asked for more.
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They don't pretend to be cutting edge or aspire to be that. They aim to be consistent and offer options that most people are comfortable with and enjoy and I think they are successful in that plan. If you are looking for anything more you will be disappointed. Based on how busy they seem to be even in this economy I would say they have foudn their target audience.
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Made a reservation today for Ray's the Steaks on Thursday (easier for us to get there than Classics during rush hour). The little ones have no idea the treat they are about to have. Wish my parents would have taken me to some place like this when I was 7 or 5 years old.
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My birthday is this Thursday and my wife would like to take me out to a special dinner. The only catch is that we will also have our two kids with us, ages 7 and 5. Any suggestions for places to get a great meal that can also accomodate kids. My 7 year old will be fine anywhere but the 5 year old is a little more difficult (pickey eater and not one for long drawn out meals). I was thinking maybe Palena Cafe, Ray's, Black Salt. We are in the Bethesda, NW DC area so anything nearby would be helpful as we will both be coming from work and likely will not have time for a long commute.
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Not sure about Pat's but Jim's does offer a Steak Hoagie (lettuce and tomatoe). My go to places for a cheesesteak when I get back home is either Mama's Pizzeria in Bala Cynwyd or Dalessandro's in Roxborough both offer cheesesteak hoagies, although I have never been tempted to try one. Why ruin something so good by putting a salad on top of it.
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Thanks. This is the version we went with and it was a big hit. We also added some additional fruit. Not really my thing but my wife wanted to make it and everyone seemed to enjoy it. Thanks again to all who provided suggestions.
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My wife is making a batch of sangria for a party this weekend. She found a recipe that is supposedly from Jaleo. What type of red wine does one typically use for sangria. Also, I am a little skeptical of the recipe. If anyone has a go to sangria recipe please send my way.
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Heading here for dinner on Friday with some out of towners. Any new interesting wines since the takeover by Slater.
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We will have family in town the weekend on May 2-3 and thought we would try an ealry mother's day brunch since it is rare that we have everyone in the same place at one time. We will be 8 adults and 2 kids and looking for something in lower Montgomery County or NW DC. Never really do brunch so I am kind of at a loss for ideas. The only thing that has crosssed my mind to date is Black Salt.
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Not too much in this area. We went to a show a couple weeks ago there and we hit up the Old Ebbitt for happy hour specials before the show.
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Seems like this topic won't die. From Kilman's Chog Today:
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Stopped by tonight for dinner with my two kids (7 and 5). Nice space - hardly resembles the old Lousiana Kitchen. Arrived around 6:30 and the place was less than half full but by the time we left if was about 3/4 full. They also have a few tables outside and 3-4 seats at the very small bar. Seeemed to be family friendly as their were a couple tables with small children. The wine list by the glass is fairly pedestrian but then again it is MontCo. I was able to find a malbec for around $6 a glasss. Very happy to see they had a kids menu. Typical kids menu - pizza, chicken fingers, buttered noodles, etc. My kids seemed to enjoy their meals - mozarella stick (actually a mozarella sandwich) and pepperoni pizza. My 5 year old stated he preferred the pizza at Mia's over the pizza here. I tried a slice and it was actually a pretty decent kids pie for the price. I think it was around $5.95. I had the the Sausage Rigatoni $ 12.95 Red wine tomato sauce with sausage, shallots and fresh fennel. I was not expecting much but it was actually above avergae. The sausage in the dish was tasty but did no overwhelm the dish. In total $40 + tip for 1 adult meal, 2 glasses of wine and 2 kids meal. Fairly decent value for Bethesda where we have gotten used to being overcharged for mediocre food, wine and bad service. Nice, attentive service. We will be back to try out some other dishes. All in all a nice addition to the neighborhood. Hope they can make a go of it in a tough location. Pizza Zero next door looked virtually abandoned.
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Convinced a couple coworkers to hit up the Brabo Tasting Room for lunch today. Not a very large space but decent size with a bar for single diners. We hit a couple things on the menu including the Five Onion Soup ($8), Roast Beef Sandwich ($12), Oven Roasted Chicken Sandwich ($12) and the Mussels ($15). Just going back now and reading the menu on-line I realized that the two of us who ordered the mussels did not receive any frites, not sure how I overlooked it. I don't recall seeing it on the menu while we were there but on-line menu clearly shows that it comes with it. The clear winner was the mussels, nice size portion and very size nice. Had a couple of bottle beers each, no beer on tap as reported by others and confirmed by our waiter that they have no plans to add tap beer. Service was very nice and pace of the meal was excellent. They seemed to be doing a fairly decent business at lunch. Man I am bummed I did not get any frites. Since I work in the area I will have to put this on the regular rotation. Would also like to hit the main restaurant part soon.
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Le Gaulois, King Street in Old Town - Closed
jandres374 replied to crackers's topic in Washington DC Restaurants and Dining
On February 17, 2009, 1106 KING RESTAURANT, LLC DBA LE GAULOIS filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. -
Finally had a chance to eat here today for RW lunch - they are not open for lunch and I work pretty much across the street. The place was packed today at around 12:30, although the dining room is not very large. There were 5 us and between us we had: Apps Painted soup (smoky chestnut, gingery squash, beet cider) sourdough beignets | caramelized apples | candied red cabbage Mains Tarragon gnudi cinnamon roasted pork loin | sweet potato | african cabbage confit Salmon Dessert Chocolate espresso cheesecake Sorbet of some type Everything was well received by the group with the soup and salmon being the highlights. Did not get to try the pork but it looked very tender and cooked perfectly. Good pace to meal with nice service. Only a few minor quibbles - noticed we did not get any bread like other tables with 4 different spreads and waiter kept mixing up who was getting what dish and he also had same problem with drinks and dessert spoons versus forks. Really wish this place would open for lunch on a regular basis, even if they only do it on Fridays like Hank's Oyster Bar does in Old Town.
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Since I work down the street from the Old Town location we usually hit the place up every two weeks or so. The lunch deal is hard to beat - 2 slices of pizza and salad, drink included for $6. The pizza is usually fairly consistent.
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I am working from home tomorrow and thinking about stopping by for lunch. What is the crowd like at lunchtime - is it difficult to grab a seat at the bar during lunch this week?
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Wow - seems a little steep granted without knowing much about the details of the menu. By comparison: CityZen - $110/5 course Komi - $125 This would put the cooking in the price range with some exceptional company. I look forward to trying it out soon. Wish them all the best on the opening.
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Noticed this place tonight, located on Bethesda Ave next to Pizza Zero. Anyone know anything about this place. Noticed a few people inside but chairs were stacked on tables so it does not look like they are open yet.