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    Hi Tenunda and thanks for your nostalgic post. I also remember how wonderful Roberto Donna's pork shoulder sandwich with green sauce in Laboratorio space tasted especially after navigating the line that would snake around the dining room. Actually recall seeing Senator Mark Warner have lunch at a table and perhaps wondering why all these people were walking back to the kitchen. However your thread title reminds me more of my youth and my default favorite sandwich at Shackey's Pizza Parlor in Tysons Corner. Their Steak and Cheese Sub was just a perfect combination of bread, thin grilled steak and cheese. I use to go there so frequently they knew my order especially my teenage age days working at the mall.
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    http://kottke.org/17/07/how-to-safely-enjoy-the-2017-solar-eclipse-a-buyers-guide-for-normal-people
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    I'm curious what people's experiences are having sushi in grocery stores. Locally, my best experience has been in Balducci's in Mclean. The quality of the sashimi is quite good and even quite close to some DC Japanese restaurants. When I've talked to the sushi chefs working the counter there, they seem to be quite well informed and many years of experience. Does anyone have any good experiences in getting sushi from grocery stores?
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    The best places that I've been in Japan are just a different ballpark than what you can get here in the US. Even if a restaurant can get the same quality of fish sent to the US, a lot of the other ingredients are not the same quality. It has been a long time since my last visit so I may be romantizing a bit but the seasonality of individual parts of the Japanese cuisine is what is missing from the experience in the US and those textures and tastes can be quite compelling in their uniqueness.
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    Really need to get over there to try it out. But still holding out that I'll be able to make Tokyo this fall.
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    Nice review Kibbee Nayee! We drove by the restaurant going from Merrifield to Tysons and both my wife and myself wondered exactly what kind of restaurant it was and if it was any good. Thanks for the detailed analysis.
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    Not sure what would work in RTC at this point. Was surprised to see Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurant was build into the parking lot near Potbelly's outside the RTC.
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    Goat

    lion replied to DanCole42's topic in Shopping and Cooking

    Look for the Halal markets that have butchers associated with them. They will cut the goat accordingly to what you plan to cook.
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    RTC was pretty busy for Father's Day lunch today. I wouldn't say as busy as in the past or as busy for a Mother's Day.
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    Interesting development with Jackson's lawsuit.
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    Goat

    lion replied to DanCole42's topic in Shopping and Cooking

    Not close but Medina Market in the K-mart shopping center in Herndon has goat meat particularly goat leg which is good for goat curry. Been going there for over a decade. Its not organic quality level but it's still pretty good.
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    That's funny! Just tried them for the first time this afternoon at Mom's Organic Market in the Mosaic and picked some up. They do taste a bit like cotton candy.
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    It is good news that BP decided to modify some of their parking polices but I think some damage has been done. Peoples' habits have had six months to adapt to going other places and more importantly explore new places. When the Reston Metro Station opens up some of the volume of traffic will increase and make up that deficiency but probably not in the same way Tysons Corners 1 mall has had happened.
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    Good to hear that Red's Table has a new chef. After multiple visits, we like the setting and the relaxed atmosphere of a neighborhood restaurant, however the quality of the food has been subpar. The bar does have a good selection of VA beers though. In some ways that reminds me of Brown Bag as well. Going there it seems like the food will taste better but inevitably its a disappointing.
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    Decent deli sandwiches It is a shame that Reston doesn't really have a good deli. Just a quick drive down to Vienna and The Italian Gourmet makes good sandwiches. Noodles/Ramen Not really familiar with any noodles or ramen place in this area that are non chain. I would say Dumpling Queen in Chantilly is good. Thai In Herndon one of the oldest Thai restaurants still around and doing good business is Thai Luang. Also there is a new Thai place called Hibiscus Thai Cuisine but haven't gotten to it yet since we usually get our Thai fix from Elephant Jumps or Sisters Thai. BBQ Willard's just opened up in the shopping center near Home Depot between Reston and Herndon. Indian Madras Chopsticks or Masala Wok in Herndon. Burger In Reston itself I would say just Five Guys. But if you are the west side, I would say go to Melt in Leesburg. Definitely worth the trip. I've listed most non-chain restaurants since those are the harder ones to find. Otherwise the RTC has a bunch as do the strip malls in the area. For example there are 3 or 4 Noodles and Company in that geographic area.
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    Any kind of particular foods?
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    We also used David Lebovitz's "The Perfect Scoop", it's good.
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    Loudoun Tribune reported that they thought about opening in DC or Reston and picked Leesburg. It would have been nice to have something like Delirium in the local neighborhood.
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    We ended up getting the KitchenAid ice cream maker to use with the mixer. I recall using it 5 or 6 times resulting in some tasty soft style ice creams. However it ended up next to the bread maker.
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    Rent.
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    Nearby areas like South Lakes shopping center have full parking lots a majority of time. It is interesting to me that Willard's moved into the Home Depot shopping area which on a recent visit even an hour before lunch time was filled with people. Also Kung Fu Tea opened up in Hunter Woods Shopping Center. Already have gone three times. They were doing good business. Frankly, it doesn't make any sense for Boston Properties to not have a business like Kung Fu Tea at the RTC because it would add value. I'm sure Kung Fu Tea got a good deal in rent since Petco left that location.
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    Tried it recently for take out and found it to be in the ballpark for taste compared to HKP or Uncle Liu's. They are working out the kinks with service and running the new restaurant. It is a little smaller than I thought but has two private dining rooms. Think they should lighten up the decor a bit and drop the sushi component of the menu. It would be great if they added dim sum. Also if they brought in more specialized szechuan dishes that would take care of my chinese cuisine needs.
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    It seems like good poke is hard to find outside of Hawaii and the many times I've tried it in the DC area has been something that just doesn't come together. That said look forward to hitting some of the new spots.
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    I was just having a similar conversation on a different topic with a friend down in TN. If you don't have the population base to support inventive or non commercial endeavors, what does become mainstream has lost most of its uniqueness. Frankly, DC cuisine is always going to be less interesting than other cities on East Coast because of the economics. NYC will support original or obscure restaurants if it is good. Philadelphia has a population base that will try new things. DC and the surrounding metro area have high rents that preclude chefs from taking risks and over the past decade as gentification has taken hold in the DC proper and quasi urbanization has weaved itself into the suburbs, it has only gotten worse. Of course this has nothing to do with Mirabelle or Chef Ruta's restaurants, we have enjoyed Palena on our visits.
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    $20-30 for the toll? What a failure of long term regional planning from Richmond and WMATA. It would have been so much better for the region, if there had been a Metro line all the way around DC in that space.
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