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Probably heading down to Williamsburg this weekend. Anything new and exciting this year? If not, the wife and I will probably hit Blue Talon again and there's certainly nothing wrong with that.
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Friday night at the Courthouse Five Guys, the sign said Sugar City, Idaho.
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There's a coming soon sign in Centrewood Plaza on St. Germain Dr. for a BBQ Chicken and Beer. It's to the right of the Giant by Charlie Chiang's. As best I can tell, there's one in Manhattan and then the rest are foreign locations. The yelp reviews of the NY location indicate it's a Korean chicken place. Makes sense in Centreville. Some competition for Cheogajip I guess. Any chance this is going to be good?
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I spent most of my time in Nashville eating home cooked meals in the homes of relatives, so I didn't get a chance to dine out much. The only place I did eat at was Greek Islands. It was solid, but nothing spectacular. However, I'd like to point out that that area of Nashville looked promising. That west end area around Vanderbilt and Baptist Hospital seemed to be loaded with options. I saw several Sushi and Indian places and even a place called Jerusalem. I think it would be worth exploring. Near our hotel in Brentwood, there was a drive thru bbq place called Corky's. Yes, drive thru bbq. My wife was extremely excited to get fried okra at a drive thru. Sometimes, the South is very awesome.
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Tim Carman reports:
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I'm picturing the Sweedish Chef just throwing almonds up in the air.
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I wish I had remembered this last night. We headed over for dessert around 8:30 and were disappointed when we saw they were closed. I was really looking forward to trying the key lime tart. Sigh. I hate when that happens. We'll have to get back there again soon.
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Ate at Captain John's in Cobb Island this weekend. We split the fried seafood platter ($26.95), replacing the oysters with a soft shell crab ($3). So, it came with fish, crab cake, soft shell, clams, shrimp, and scallops. Everything was at least good with a few items that were very good. I amazed every time I go to some place on, or near, the water that talks up their crab cakes and then they end up being mostly filler. Captain John's came through, though. Their cake was almost all crab with very little filler. (Looking back, I wish we upgraded to the premium crab cake for a few more $ to get the lump meat. But, the regular cake is very good. You could also upgrade the fish to rock fish, but we didn't do that either.) The soft shell was huge and cooked perfectly. Not sure I've had a soft shell that large and plump. The platter comes with 2 sides. We chose hush puppies and...hush puppies! To me, there are very few meals in life that beat a plate of fried seafood and hush puppies. That's the southern boy in me, I guess. I have my born and raised Tennessee mom to thank for that.
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La Rue 123, at the Bailiwick Inn in Fairfax - Closed
dgreen replied to wrash's topic in Washington DC Restaurants and Dining
Here's Tyler Cowen's comments about Rue 123. It's a couple years old, though. -
It will be interesting to see how they do. Downtown Clifton has added a few restaurants the last couple years and tends to be a little more crowded that it used to be. It used to just be Heart in Hand and Hermitage. Now, in addition to Heart in Hand and Trummers, there's Peterson's Ice Cream Depot (which also serves hot dogs and a couple other food items), a cafe next to Peterson's (looks like it's called the Clifton Coffee Mill online, but that's not what the sign says on the building), and a restaurant in the General Store (Main St. Grill or something like that).
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Don Churro Cafe, South American Cuisine in Chantilly
dgreen replied to ulrath's topic in Washington DC Restaurants and Dining
We went yesterday for the first time. We also had the Papa Rellana and Chicharron de Calamar. We enjoyed both. The calamari was very tender and easy to chew. We added a couple empanadas: Saltana Boliviana and De Queso. I'd order both again. The De Queso (just cheese filling with sugar on top) would make a decent, cheap ($1.99) dessert. I thought a couple of the sandwiches looked really good and will probably try one on my next visit. Service was very good. Our waiter was very knowledgeable about the menu and food. -
Sietsema says it will open Monday.
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Also take a look at Tyler Cowen's Ethnic Dining Guide. Along the right are links to different geographic areas.
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I definitely think it's a more old-fashioned view point. But, there's nothing wrong with that. Similarly, I don't see anything wrong with someone going to Proof in a t-shirt. I also see no problem if Proof wants to turn them away. In any scenario, diners simply need to weigh all these factors and decide where they want to dine. How important is it to you to be surrounded by well-dressed diners? How important is it to the 25-year-old to be able to wear a t-shirt and have a fancy meal? And, "respect for...the food you are about to be served" is certainly a "dining elitist" type of comment. Again, nothing wrong with that. This message board is full of people who know what they are talking about. However, one must realize that 99% of the people dining out aren't the type of people on this message board. The average poster here can probably rattle off 50 DC chefs off the top of their head. The average diner might be able to come up with one...as long as that one is on Food TV or was appeared on an episode of American Idol. The dcdining.com world is a different one than the general population. And as someone who is more like the general population, I love that about this place. My dining frequency has declined greatly the last few years. However, the quality of my dining has skyrocketed since finding this place a couple years ago. You guys are the experts; in the top 1% of the population when it comes to dining. You know the dos and don'ts. But, you have to realize most don't know and they never will. In fact, they are the ones who will change the dos and don'ts, especially in areas such as how to dress. If the restaurants you love are going to remain successful and thrive, they will be forced to change to accommodate society's changes. They can't survive only off of the business of the top 1%.
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Plain t-shirts or ones with pics/words/logos on them? I think plain tees can look ok, even for a higher-end restaurant. Times are changing.
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Picante, Chantilly Park Shopping Center
dgreen replied to ol_ironstomach's topic in Washington DC Restaurants and Dining
I've been here a few times the last couple months and there's never a crowd. I've been on weeknights and weekends. It's empty. It's been open a while, so their making ends meet somehow. How do they make their money? Weekday lunches? Catering? Or is my small sample size not telling the usual story? -
Wife is looking for somewhere to go tonight with a couple friends. This place still good?
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I had some GREAT Alaskan King Crab Legs at a Legal in Boston about 10 years ago
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Yes, they can have a very long wait. They should have call ahead seating, though. You can call at like 6 for an hour wait, hang out at home for 45 minutes, then go.
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What about Passion Fish in Reston or Coastal Flats in Fairfax next time you don't feel like driving downtown?
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Yep, that would probably be why. I probably haven't been out that way since our CSA farm closed for the year last October. Maybe we'll give this place a try once we start heading back out there in a couple weeks.
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I've seen the lobster truck and a produce stand many times, but I've never seen bbq there. I've never stopped either, so that could be why I've never noticed the bbq.
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Hmm, apparently so. I generally don't even think about whether a place is open for lunch or not, so I didn't even think to look.
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Closed on Mother's Day? We tried to go for lunch yesterday and it was closed. We were looking forward to our first visit there. Oh well, we'll have to try again some other time.