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Kind of off topic.... haha... but I have been wanting to try Rays for awhile. However, I'm a very picky eater and don't like to go to restaurants without seeing a menu online first. Does Ray's in SS have a website? Also, are reservations a must?

Bobby's was reviewed in the Washington Post Montgomery insert today. Here's the link the the review: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...8012301852.html

​Rehoboth Haven't been to Rehoboth in awhile, but was there in early January. Not many options, so finally tried Eden. Very impressed, one of the better meals out I've had in along time. Everything was excellent!

Sorry I don't have any specific recommendations, but the few times I've been in that area I've had some of the best Italian food. So, although you are in Mexico, don't pass up a good Italian restaurant!

I go to Myrtle Beach a few times a year. I think we've been to nearly every restaurant in town. Sure the chains are fine (Bonefish, Carrabas, etc) but why go out of town and eat at a chain? Here are some of my thoughts: Collectors: Similar to something you'd find in Rehoboth. Food consistantly good, service not so good. Small portions, very expensive, but it keeps the riff-raff out. ;o) Also great desserts. Pomodoros: Good modern Italian food. Villa Romano: Traditional red-sauce Italian. And I do mean red-sauce. Everything is drowned in it. But it's good for what it is. Good value - garlic bread, soup AND salad are included with all entrees. Veal is always excellent. (Come to think of it, all restaurants in this area tend to be excessive with salad dressings and sauces. Ask for it on the side if you don't like salad with your dressing.) Bistro 217 in Pawley's Island: Worth the drive. The Eggplant Treasure Chest is a highlight. La Playa in Pawleys: Latin restaurant, authentic, huge menu. Top quality ingredients. Sea Captains: Tourist trap, but good choice for lunch/breakfast. Great view. Throughbreds: If you are looking for a nice "classic" evening out, give this place a try. I'm not sure I'd frequent it back home in the DC area, but if you are looking for an upscale "romantic" steak & seafood place (think Ruth Chris/Palm/Mortons wannabe), Throughbreds is one of the only options in town. Bummz: great lunch place - big sandwiches, right on the beach. (warning, prostitutes working at the motel across the street will approach you.) Little Pigs BBQ: good hole-in-the-wall bbq joint. not greasy! Franks/Louis @ Pawleys: Haven't made it to Franks yet - seems like it's always closed when I'm there. But only heard good things. Louis' was okay, nothing to rave about but the atmosphere is good. They did have a GREAT Peanut Butter Pie dessert that was amazing. Capt Daves Dockside (Murrells Inlet): Good view, but underwhelmed by the food. Fly problem. Olivers (Murrells Inlet): Has very good reviews & word of mouth, but again, I was underwhelmed. Service wasn't very good either. I think the hushpuppies were the best part. Margaritaville @ Broadway: Friends picked this place...stay away unless you like tourist places. Bad food, noisy, bad service. Umbertos Pittsburgh Italian: My all time WORST dining experience in Myrtle Beach. This place gets RAVE reviews, yet I found it truly horrible. The food was disgusting (even the soup and salad), the place was dirty, flies everywhere, the service awful. I will never understand why this place is always highly recommended. I've had better meals at fast food restaurants. I don't eat seafood, but I've heard that the Calabash style places are terrible. Apparently everything is fried in years old grease.

The worst local experience I ever had was at Vivaldis on Connecticut Ave. It's since gone out of business, but that was one of the worst meals I can ever remember. More recently, I'd have to say 2Amys is somewhere I'll never go back to. The pizza we had there was so thin and soggy you couldn't cut it. There was barely any sauce and the cheese was mostly melted into a watery puddle. So disappointing! I understand alot of people like it and perhaps I just got a bad pie, but it's not somewhere I'll ever go back to. Also, in Myrtle Beach, I went with a friend to a very nice restaurant. When we arrived at the hostess stand and gave our name, she said "Oh I didn't realize it was for two guys." There was then alot of whispering between her and the manager. They let us know they had planned at putting us at a round table for 2, and were now trying to find another table. Not seeing the problem, we said the round table was fine, but they refused to let us sit there. We were then given a table hidden in the back as if they were ashamed to have 2 males dining together in their restaurant. The meal was fine but won't be going back.

If you check out the Hillstone website, they do have quite a few "Grill" restaurants. The site says each restaurant is "unique with a personality of it's own". (although a quick look at the menus show they are all very similar.) Maybe they are trying to expand/differentiate their concept since the two locations are so close to each other.

I like Houstons when in the mood for a sandwich. They have great fries, a good burger and an excellent prime rib sandwich. The Tortilla Soup is one of the better ones around too. But their brownie sundae is the real reason to go there! Unfortunately, the prices have gone up significantly over the years - most noticably after Montgomery Co went non-smoking. Now it's definitely overpriced for what it is, so it's been replaced in my regular rotation by RedRockCanyon. They may have locations through the U.S., but I wouldn't put Houstons in the same category as Fridays and Olive Garden. I thought that Slades was opened by a former owner of Houstons after they got into a business disagreement. Slades supposedly uses the same recipes.

Funny you should ask, because when he said "Clydes are better", he mentioned them having a crab cake special (for $15) and that they hadn't done it in awhile. In general, I think Bobby's is expensive because of the atmosphere. If the prices are going to be the same as "real" restaurants, then they shouldn't have counter service. If I'm going to pay $25 for an entree, I want a nice relaxing dinner with service - not to have to get up and get my own refills. I guess like opinions on food, I had a different view of "full". We had no problem finding parking, only noticed a handfull of kids skateboarding outside the Library. The restaurants we walked past on the way to Bobbys all were nearly empty (Taverna, Mo's, Stonefish, 5 Guys,etc.). We didn't go on the other street where Greystone/Gordons are. Seems like everytime I've been over there that entire area is desolate - but I hope I'm wrong and that the area takes off.

After reading all the positive comments on this board, went back to Bobby's for a second try. My opinion didn't change - if anything, it was worse this time than the first. I had a grilled chicken sandwich platter. The chicken was severely over-cooked (and/or reheated) to the point that the ends were so hard the weren't edible. It was drowned in mayo. Luckily the generous portion of fries were excellent! My campanion had the large crab cake platter. He thought it was "okay", rather small and expensive. He said he's had better and named Clydes and RedRockCanyon locally. He also didn't eat the coleslaw, but thought the fries were good. After two disappointing trips, unfortunately I don't think I'll be going back. We were also there at 6:30pm on a Friday night and the place was pretty empty (as was all of Rockville Town Square - how are these places surviving?)

Filomena's has consistently good bread!

I've eaten here too and wasn't really that impressed. The fries were good, but everything else was just okay. This was back in early November, so perhaps they weren't up to speed yet. Overall, I thought it was overpriced for an order-at-the-counter eatery. Haven't had any desire to go back.

I tried Wildfire at Tysons this weekend for lunch. I agree with the poster above - layout is stupid. You have to navigate thru either the dining room or the bar to get to the host station. Seems they could have come up with a better floorplan. Anyway, the food was decent but nothing to rave about. We started with the Spinach/Artichoke Fondue. It was okay; had better elsewhere. The house bread was horrible - tasted like wet cardboard. For entrees, I had the Chicken Club Sandwich. It's hard to complain about a chicken sandwich, but it did have a bit too much mayo. My partner had the Prime Rib Sandwich. He said it was good, but thought the version at Houstons was better. Service was fine. The waiter seemed like he needed to practice his speech a few more times, but he kept the refills coming and cleared the table timely. Again, no major complaints, but in no rush to go back. It wasn't crowded on a Saturday afternoon at 1pm, while Cheesecake Factory had a wait. So it will be interesting to see how this place makes out - they may get CF overflow.

This is amusing - on their website under locations, Dupont Circle says "Due to the ongoing repair of the side walk and street we have relocated to Rockville.".

Finally tried Isabellas this evening. I'm not a big fan of tapas, as I always leave hungry or spend a fortune to have decent sized meal. That said, Isabellas was good. Not great, but I'd go back. Two of us shared 5 of the hot tapas dishes. The Paella del Dia was Chicken and Chorizo. It was rather bland and dry. The Gambas al Ajillo y Tomate was up next - 3 average sized prawns in a lemon/tomato sauce. Very flavorful! The Grilled Chicken Breast with Savory Chocolate Sauce was on the menu, but apparently discontinued. It was replaced by a very bland chicken in a watery sauce with a few sliced red peppers on the plate. Boring! The Spicy Fried Potatoes with Tomato Glaze was pretty good, almost ordered seconds. Last to arrive - I think the waiter forgot to put in the order until we asked about it - was Pork Loin with Melted Manchego Cheese on Grilled Bread. This was probably the most substantial dish - it could easily be a lunch. The pork was tender, but i'm still tasting the manchego cheese. For dessert was a cinammon brownie with hazelnut ice cream. It's hard to say anything bad about a brownie, but there was a "Red Hot" candy flavor that was very overpowering. The brownie was so hot the ice cream was a puddle in minutes. A $5 special drink was a Pumkin Martini. Very unique tasting and they didn't skimp on the alcohol, but we were charged $8. That all sounds like alot of food, but if it wasn't for two baskets of the house bread, we'd have been hitting IHOP on the way home! ;o) Total bill was $50+tip. Again, I'd go back if I was in the area, but a little expensive for the portion size. I noticed they have a 3 for $12 special one night, that might make the value better.

I tried Zodiac Grill shortly after it opened in the former Last Mango space. Never went back. The menu was too ambitious and the food quality suffered. The Last Mango was pretty bad the one time I tried it. Doughboys is the best option in Kentlands. It's supposed to reopen in June.

I finally made the trip from Germantown just to try 2 Amys after reading all the rave reviews in the press and online. Was it worth it? Nope! Very disappointing! I ordered the DOC Margarita. It was so thin and soggy it was difficult cut. There was barely any sauce and the cheese was mostly melted into a watery puddle. My partner had the regular 2 Amys and it wasn't any better. Actually we couldn't tell the difference why one was "DOC" and the other was not. (assuming the type of cheese). For $28+tip for 2 pizzas and 2 sodas, this was extremely overpriced. Mama Lucia's pizza is better.