Apples & Bananas

Also the corpse of Red Sage that still sits there (or at least did last time I walked by).

Mr. Yogato is the college keg party to TangySweet's martini happy hour. And it's so good to see Mochi. I hope that TangySweet catches on.

Just came back from Mr. Yogato's opening with mixed feelings. They really emphasize the "fun" aspects of their restaurant, but found it overdone to the point of annoyance at times. The product is good, with a good number of flavors and a fantastic variety of toppings, but I found the different varieties were underflavored - i'm sure due to the fact that they're probably still working on their formula. The space is also very small and the ordering system is a little confusing (you order at the register instead of going up to the people making the yogurt). It's the first day, and there's a lot of promise here. I just hope that it doesn't get drowned out by the incoming wave of foreign frozen yogurt invaders.

I hope you saved room for that hat, there's no connection between the two.

Perhaps I'm missing this, but at any point did you ask this while you were there? I'm all for dissent and criticism, but to do so as harshly as you have, with your first post, probably not the best move.

I'm looking for a restaurant in the area where I can get them. Sorry for the confusion.

Going on a date with the girl this Saturday and need to know of a good, relatively inexpensive place where we can score some soft shells within Metro range. I'm not sure if this is possible, but it's worth a shot asking.

I think it's worth noting that the restaurant continued to preform well under the pressures detailed in the article. Speaking to people within the organization after I got Bechtold's comments on my blog, I decided then, and still believe it's a non-story, primarily because it simply hasn't made an impact on the quality of the restaurant.

I think this goes to show how beyond mainstream sushi has gone. Hell, even Ruth's Chris does a tuna app that's essentially sushi.

Steak and Egg in Tenleytown has always done me well. Just make sure you down a six pack before hand just to make the experience complete.

To be honest, the actually burger is the least impressive part. I usually either get the bella or the mahi and find it fantastic. Plus, I like making my own vanilla coke.

If you're willing to go the extra mile down to Ballston, Big Buns is currently my favorite burger joint.

Zola

Get there early though. The strawberries run out within the first hour.

Talking with a co-worker of mine who lived in Edgewater, he said it's the Ray's the Steaks of crabcakes. You wouldn't think it's such a quality place at first glance, but it's supposed to be spectacular.

Any thoughts on where he'll go now? Or who will take his place?

Perhaps Ray's the Classics...which I believe would be somewhat on your way back to Greenbelt from downtown.

Went last night with a few friends from work-- this place is (not surprisingly) pretty great. For $13 I had a plate of at least 8 lightly-fried oysters, a big pile of some of the best collards I've ever had, and a fresh and tasty frisee salad with basil-walnut vinaigrette. Everybody else seemed quite happy with their food too. But what really makes this place great (again, not surprisingly) is Barton Seaver, who was in the "kitchen" (/behind the counter) last night. Turns out his cooks accidentally made two of one friend's meal-- so we got the extra plate too (more oysters? more asparagus? sure!). When my plate came out with a green salad instead of the potato salad I requested-- no problem, here's some potato salad, enjoy! And when a third friend's plate took a little longer than the rest of ours (its an order-at-the-counter-and-wait type place, so this is to be expected) Mr. Seaver came out to hand-deliver it with a big slice of amazing blueberry pie as a token of apology. And it was all very tasty. I think he's got a big winner here-- the inside of the space is cute and homey already, and it was more than full by the time my crew and I left to enjoy Ben & Jerry's free scoop night. The staff makes it clear that you are their priority. At $13 for a plate of good, carefully prepared food, its a bargain on M Street. And with enough options to please just about any picky eater (the mac'n'cheese was reportedly fantastic, and there are both hotdogs and hamburgers on the menu), I see this becoming a go-to spot for tourist families looking for a quick, easy, and "DC-special" place to grab lunch between splurges. And lets be honest, the Georgetown kids who are missing their traditional summers on the Cape won't hurt business either.

Which location did you go to? That actually seems to matter quite a bit.

There's a sign up at a vacant storefront near Courthouse where RTS will be moving/expanding. Now if they can only expand and take over the Cheesecake Factory space I'd be happy.

If you're looking to open a restaurant, maybe the good folks at NBC can help... http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/tfr/604060682.html It looks like there will be an open casting call for a new reality show and the grand prize is money towards a new restaurant.

Are they true? A friend who walked by yesterday said that she talked to a few former Galileo folks are opening up a deli in the next couple weeks. Is this true?

A co-worker of mine was in search of a good slice of pizza, a la Famous Ray's in NYC. Are there any places like this downtown that I somehow happen to be missing? I'd imagine that a place like this would do well, especially with the lunch crowd...so why are we sans a slice?

You could also do an Armstrong run in Old Town - Start off with Eamonn's, then the Majestic, Eve and finish it up with a drink at PX.

No, he stayed in the lower 9th Ward and focused primarily in NO.