Apples & Bananas

Between B9 and the former Mexican place across the street, that little corner of downtown is hurting for dining destinations.

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

Sadly, completely has to do with Styx. In fact according to the "rules" of the place if Mr. Roboto comes on while you are in the store and you sing along you get 10% off.

I made an inaugural visit today. The product is good, though I really can't tell much difference between the soft and the tangy versions of the yogurt. I am with Apples & Banana that the fun is a bit annoying, it seems significantly less professional than TangySweet. But that is probably fine because I think their markets are going to be significantly different... TangySweet is in a great position to serve people during the business day, as well as residents of Dupont Circle and Georgetown at night.

For those interested they do have Mochi as a topping option.

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.

On the subject of other yogurt chains we went to Red Mango in Chicago, and I just visited TangySweet the other day. If there is not some corporate connection between those two I'll eat my hat. I couldn't find anything on their respective websites, but the menus are identical right down to the selection of quirky breakfast cereal toppings.

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

Management? Are you there??

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 saw some at the new Wegman's in Woodbridge this past weekend.

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.

Looks like some serious drama behind the scenes there:

Oceans Apart

A perfectly stormy dispute at Tackle Box

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=35770

(Mods: Please delete if this is inappropriate. It would be nice to get feedback from other forum-goers, though. I want to know if I can eat here in good conscience!)

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 ate at the new McCormick and Schmick in Annapolis recently as I had heard they have a pretty extensive happy hour menu. Everything was cheap (cheap=successful happy our) and the beers were cold (cold= successful happy hour), but I did have one minor issue. We ordered the "Annapolis Roll", which I had imagined to be something like a lobster roll, but with crab instead of lobster. The happy hour description said "fresh crab and avocado" and I had visions of a toasted buttery roll, a touch of mayo and sme delicious crab and avocado. To my surprise, what I was served was a sushi style roll, with rice, crab, avocado, seaweed, and soy sauce . I have no problems with sushi, but in this particular situation, it seemed an odd pairing with the mussels, burgers, and other items that we had ordered off of the happy hour menu. Why is McCormick and Schmick serving a sushi roll? Does that strike anyone else as odd? I mean I know they're a seafood restaurant and all, but I think i would have much preferred my crab and avocado on a wonderful, buttery hot dog roll.

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.

Anyone have an idea where they serve pancakes all day? Specifically in the next 2 hours and preferably in DC.

Thanks.

-Erik

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.

Really? I work around the corner, and even a burger craving only draws me there once a month. They're decent, but nothing special, and they don't know how to fire a burger to less than medium well, though they'll let you order rare.

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.

Can anyone think of a place in Arlington that has a really good burger? I seem to remember hearing of a place, maybe in Courthouse or Clarendon, that people raved about. I think it might have been a bar/restaurant type place. I thought perhaps it was Whitlow's, but they don't even appear to have a thread on this website. I apologize for being a little vague here.

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.

Arlington Market at Courthouse has been loaded with them. And rhubarb.

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.

A work buddy of mine came back from the weekend raving about this place and I couldn't find a thread on it. Is it as good as he claims?

Couldn't find a website, but the vitals are here

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

Looks like Beauchamp is out http://sarahmeyerwalsh.wordpress.com/2008/...-breaking-news/

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

Can we assume you'll be going to dinner immediately after touring the Smithsonian, and that you won't need to Metro back to Greenbelt first? And will you be having lunch down near the mall? Will you be having dinner Saturday after the air show? And will you want breakfast in Laurel?

Mitsitam Cafe is your no-brainer for lunch, but Friday dinner is more complicated: Fogo de Chao, Les Halles, or Capital Grille are obvious choices for a steak (The Caucus Room and Charlie Palmer will be too dressy for having just toured around). But all of these are also chains and not quintessentially DC. Let's see what others have to say about some more interesting, home-grown options based on your replies...

Cheers,

Rocks.

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.

Friday night. Wife wants burger. I don't want to cook. I say, "hey sweetcakes, I went to Five Guys coupla weeks ago and had a burger you'd really like. And hey, their website says there's another location 1/2 mile up the road!"

Wife takes bait. I drive over and order 2 cheeseburgers and 2 fries. I rush home. Face-stuffing commences.

The burgers were dry, dull, and a little gamey. The fries ranged from pretty decent to way undercooked.

Regret and shame set in. I guess I went to the wrong Guy.

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.

New locations? http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/fbh/624176301.html

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.

I wish I had seen this episode. Did he venture out of NO to Acadiana? He could have done a great boudin run.

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