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They only serve Fried Chicken at Hank's Oyster Bar (DC) on Sundays. It is worth the trip.

I serve a Curry Fried Chicken with a mango drizzle and collard greens and 3 cheese mac and cheese, and if you don't like it dinner is on me.

2 Amys by a little bit, or a lot? - by a mole-hill, or by an Empire State Building?

2 Amy's by a Sear's Tower...

For some reason, I thought there was a thread on B.O.P., a corner pizza joint right in the middle of Fells Point which has been there since 1997. If you look at their website, you'll see raves coming from Kevin Bacon, George Carlin, Melissa Etheridge, Luciano Pavaratti, and David Byrne.

A Slice of Pepperoni ($2.90) was just awful, as bad as any slice I've had in memory, with toppings reminiscent of something you'd find in a university cafeteria. The one redeeming quality was indeed the oven, which burns hot (24/7) and imparts a pretty good char to the otherwise bready crust.

If you like Spam, they're currently featuring a Spam pizza for $14.95. Let me know how it is.

Cheers,

Rocks.

BOP has good pizza after a night of drinking but I would not go there unless I was intoxicated. I remember those days going to Max's and then strolling over there and getting a peperoni pizza with ricotta... but I would rather go to 2 amy's in DC.

area Vace locations also sell Vaccaro's cannoli, filling seperate from pastry. its made to travel.....

If you want a gallon of the filling Sysco carries it....

Calling all interns or culinary grads. Looking to hire cooks at POSH Restaurant and Supper Club please email me at chefchris@poshdc.com

You know, I don't even agree with this. When they first started serving them (and my memory is cloudy here, but I think this is before "Best Buns" was actually "Best Buns"), these things tasted like wickedly good, freshly fried donut holes (which I guess, in theory, they still are), but they've really changed over the years and have become a bland product. I used to ask for a second order for dessert - and they'd always bring them happily. The most recent thing I liked in their bread basket (which has become much less bountiful) was the jalapeno-cheddar bread, but I don't even like this anymore - it has become sterile and very "white-bread" tasting.

They serve those wonderful fried doughnut holes at their other restaurants except there... Only on Sundays they told me last month.. Was Mikes the second one they opened?

Q: What do you call a moose on Mount Olympus?

A: A moussaka.

There's something surreal about sitting in an empty Bon Chon Chicken, whilttling away the 35-minute wait furtively (*) sipping soju, and helping your young dining companion with his word study.

Observations:

1) Large order of chicken served with maraschino cherry

2) There is a bottle of Louis XIII Cognac sitting on top of the bar

3) Kindly server concocted a "chicken-soju" combo tab ($30.95)

4) Gratis soup (with both sausage- and pita-looking gluten) and nasty Russian-dressing salad shred

5) Open until 2 AM Tuesday-Saturday

6) I've eaten more MSG in the past three days than I have in the past three months

7) The take-out menu has the chutzpah to tout that the hot sauce contains vitamins A and C

Cheers,

Rocks

(*) "What is that?" "Oh, it's sort of like sake." "Why do they serve it in those little glasses?" "Korean custom."

Its even better the next day, the crispy skin keeps the chicken moist and its still crunchy.. those wings are the best I have ever had..

When I used to work in the UMBC Tech Park, we would go to Dimitri's for lunch at least once a month. By far, the best gyro I have ever eaten. It's that good, and worth a drive. I never got past that and the Greek salad on the menu, because it was impossible not to order the gyro.

I was the Chef there in 2001 and the family knows there food... Try the Beef kabob also and spinach pie... We made the spinach pie from scratch every morning...its not from Sysco like others....

Case in point: the parents of Komi Chef Johnny Monis own a red sauce Italian spot.

If you want authentic family greek food try Dimitri's International Grille in Catonsville outside of Baltimore (I think its on Frederick Rd right before you get to Ellicott City. The best Gyro and moussaka in town, also skordiya, taramaslata, grape leaves, saganaki, spinach and rice, and other favs.

The only truly period food at the faire is the lady doing demonstartion of authentic rennsciance cooking. She has an open fire and a table for a cutting board. It's really cool. Unfortunatly only the cast members may eat her food but you can watch her do it! I think that the Dinner Impossible people did an episode where they tried to make a feast under those conditions.

Try the Fried Twinkies or the Fried Oreo's...

There is a new Peruvian chicken place that just opened up in the Layhill Center at 14338 Layhill Road. We decided to try it out, and will definitely be adding it to the rotation. Excellent, juicy chicken, good sides (pay a little extra and the the plantains), some salads, and wonderful Empanadas. It is a family run joint, and I hope they do well. They also have Choripan sandwiches (Argentine pork and beef sausage) as well as salads and Buffalo style wings. Chicken comes in two styles, charcoal broiled or Herb BBQ (marinated with herbs and spicy sauce and oven grilled.) We had the Peruvian style this time, but plan to try the Herb BBQ next time.

There is also one in Waldorf. The chicken has great flavor and the empanadas are amazing, the only thing is that the plaintains get really soggy when you take out.

Been compiling a list of Restaurants that will extend the RW deal. Hopefully what I've captured is accurate [plz let me know & I can update it]:

1 week

Jaleos (all locations) - 8/24

Cafe Atlantico - 8/24

CoCo. Sala [short one - 8/20]

Rasika [slightly short - 8/23]

Mie n Yu - 8/24

Indebleu - 8/24

Le Bergerie - 8/24

Oyamel - 8/24

Teatro Goldoni [short one - 8/19]

Willow [slightly short - 8/23]

Zaytinya - 8/24

Zengo - 8/24

701 - 8/24

2 weeks

Dino - 8/31

PS 7's [slightly short - 8/30]

Il Mulino - 8/31

Beacon Bar and Grill - 8/31

POSH [slightly short - 8/30]

Tabaq Bistro - 8/31

Very Long Extension

Farrah Olivia - 8/1 through 9/22

POSH will be doing restaurant week till September 6th. you can either have 3 course of Al la carte.

Saw this on the Washingtonian's website (http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/restaurants/bestbites/8804.html):

Mendocino and Tosca (usually RW's best values) are booked solid. But there are still spots open for Circle Bistro. Can anyone confirm they are, in fact, offering the full menu? I know they have not in years past. If they did, this would be another fantastic value.

POSH Restaurant is doing 85% for restaurant week and will be doing it from August 12-30th, and if you want some extra items it will be a $5.00 extra. If you would like to see the menu please visit our website www.poshdc.com

If you want good crabs.. go to Prices Seafood in Havre de Grace MD in Harford county (where I grew up). Its a crab shack but a family run place thats small and crabs are delivered daily from local fisherman.

the story was on first the story was on first dcnightliferaw.typepad.com/folder/2008/06/diamond-in-the.html.

I did not write the article, I just cut and paste this. I do not have any hatred to Mr. Seitsama but after the review I did change the menu,concept, and some staff because when you do open a restaurant you have high expectations and you do have to be cut down and I respect that. The food is a little less showey and go a bit more southern. Hope everyone enjoys the 4th and I will be open at 9:30 this friday for late night apps and drinks.

For anyone else curious about where this came from, it appears to be pulled from a chowhound post.

the story was on first dcnightliferaw.typepad.com/folder/2008/06/diamond-in-the.html.

I thought he gave Pigalle no stars.

Posh Restaurant & Supper Club: Diamond in the Rough

We've seen it happen so many times. A restaurant opens it doors to the public with aspirations to revolutionize the city’s dining scene. Based on a skewed view of public expectation, it peppers its menu with grandeur visions of culinary fine dining. Before it has had time to find its niche, a major market critic capitalizing on the restaurant's novel appeal hastily reviews the new locale and slams it for not meeting his or her antiquated gastronomical standards. The venue subsequently acquires a less than favorable reputation, which - oftentimes - it never overcomes.

Posh Restaurant & Supper Club, could be the poster child for this culinary adage.

In late 2006, Posh emerged on the DC scene as the new "it" trend in dining experiences: a hybrid of the supper club theme then making its way through Los Angeles and New York hot spots and a nightlife destination. To support a fine dining reputation Posh flaunted progressive takes on nouveau riche cuisine with menu items, such as, shrimp cocktail presented in dry ice, Cornish game hen glazed with pomegranate sauce and snails in puff pastry. Less than five months after the Grand Opening, Washington Post restaurant critic Tom Sietesema bashed the restaurant with a 1/2 star review for cuisine not meeting his standards.

Foregoing a debate of Mr. Sietesma’s journalistic merits - which are frequently and heavily criticized for being pretentiously "gay chic", not catering to the general public and containing obscenely low ratings for the sole purpose of grandstanding - one can agree that the restaurant’s Beta release should have avoided a Michelin star approach to dining. Posh, like so many other restaurants before it, fell victim to the classic industry misnomer - that the common diner’s interests are primarily reflected in the often elitist culinary views of the critics that review them.

Since that time, however, Posh has certainly found its place in DC's dining scene: an upscale restaurant serving consistently excellent modern American fare with a backdrop of live entertainment.

In finding its own, former private chef for novelist Tom Clancy, Christopher Willis (one of the most underrated chefs in the nation) streamlined Posh’s menu so that it now contains simple takes on classic American dining: perfectly grilled salmon with roasted sweet corn and wild rice pilaf, meaty jumbo lump crab cakes crisp with panko, and some of the best truffled French fries in the city.

The highlight of Posh’s menu, however, may come as a surprise: the grilled black Angus filet. At a price almost $10 less than the same presentations at fine steak houses it is only surpassed by BLT Steak’s cut in our vote for the tastiest filet in the District. Not to mention, that it is accompanied by some of the best garlic mashed potatoes we’ve ever had.

When dining out almost five nights a week, it is hard to find a restaurant that both appeals to the general public’s taste and delivers consistently outstanding quality in terms of food and value. Based on a baker’s dozen of visits over the past two years, in this respect - Posh has never disappointed.

Wanted to let everyone know that I will be open from 9:30pm-2am this July 4th for late night tapas and dancing.

Christopher Willis

Executive Chef

Just had a request for buffalo wings, and am drawing a blank. My favorite two wings in town are Comet Ping Pong (will be slammed tonight) and Bombay Curry Company (was just there earlier this week). I went to Urban Burger this afternoon, so that's out too. I've never tried the ones at Johnny's Half Shell, but I fear they'll be too spicy for the Mattster. Likewise Bon Chon. Hungry child on hand. Refuse to go fast food. If you're not a member but have an idea, please email me at donrocks@donrockwell.com. Help!

POSH Restaurant has Guava BBQ wings with a gorgonzola cole slaw..