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Kibbee Nayee

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  1. Kibbee Nayee
    There are plenty of places to get a good cheesesteak in and around Philly. Pat's and Geno's are not those places. Locals don't eat at Pat's and Geno's.
  2. Kibbee Nayee
    Not to be forgotten is that ketchup is the national condiment of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. A righteous Pennsylvania restaurant will have salt, pepper, and ketchup on every table. Heinz may hail from the western portion of the state, but it is the official brand of Pennsylvania ketchup. And only in Pennsylvania is ketchup on a hot dog acceptable.
  3. Kibbee Nayee
    Well, both are Italian beef sandwiches. I think the differences are subtle. My definition -- others may have their own definition -- is that Chicago is sliced roast beef on a roll, dipped in the jus, and covered in giardiniera. In Philly, the beef is usually wet, but the whole sandwich isn't always dipped, and is served on a round kaiser bun. Also in Philly, you're not likely to see giardiniera as a topping, but you are more likely to see ketchup as a topping. You almost never see ketchup as the topping in Chicago.
  4. Kibbee Nayee
    I agree. Never have I ever uttered the words "Whiz wit" in my life. Give me provolone every time. Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia should get a shout-out. Carmen's and Spataro's are two of the better cheesesteaks I've enjoyed. Wit-out Whiz.
  5. Kibbee Nayee
    This guy just ate 16 cheesesteaks in 12 hours, which is death-defying. He declared Tony Luke's the best. Has anyone eaten at the Pentagon outpost?
  6. Kibbee Nayee
    I'm a purist. I grew up in Lancaster, an hour's drive from Philly. I like some variations, but the simple Philly cheesesteak is a classic. The others are knockoffs, and some of them are fine, but I'm nostalgic for the real deal. I find that the Italian hoagie comes closest to the real deal around here. If the bread is right, the rest is straightforward enough to copy. But please just call it an Italian hoagie, not some cutesy name. And the Schmitter has never, to my knowledge, been attempted down here in DC.
  7. Kibbee Nayee
    Still too cutesy with the names -- The Hebrew Hammer? -- a decent hoagie, a passable cheesesteak, and no Schmitter.
  8. Kibbee Nayee
    Philadelphia sandwiches that I love, and that are not really available in our area in their precise forms: 1. John's Roast Pork 2. Italian Hoagie 3. Italian Roast Beef 4. Philly Cheesesteak 5. The Schmitter If someone were to open a place that offers these five sandwiches without silly names and with genuine composition, that would be a winner.
  9. Kibbee Nayee
    Yes, I'm glad I never went there. The names aren't cutesy, they're pretentious. And WTF is turkey bosom? Is there a place in our area where I can actually go in, order a Philly Cheesesteak, and get a real one?
  10. Kibbee Nayee
    My Marine Scout Sniper son is headed to Afghanistan soon, and I wanted him and his new wife to savor some cuisine that he is not likely to encounter on his deployment. We had a really good meal. We had the hot appetizer platter and an extra serving of aushak. We wiped both plates clean with the accompanying bread. Then came the mains. Son devoured a kabob platter -- it disappeared in mere moments. I had the qabili palow with lamb shank, which I loved. The two ladies had the saffron salmon, which may or may not be indigenous to Afghanistan, but they had to put salmon on the menu because everyone does. Happy faces all around. I'm glad this place is in Springfield, because I can eat here at least weekly.
  11. Kibbee Nayee
    Lingering question in the back of my mind....I watched that buildout for about a year. It was extravagant. Who eats that expense, and what does the Galleria do with that single-purpose space now?
  12. Kibbee Nayee
    I LOVED Tivoli. Tony was the waitstaff stalwart, and now serves the busy dining room at Lebanese Taverna Tysons Galleria. We underappreciate the really good waitstaff we have in this area, some of whom are reason for going there. You, sir, are the lodestar of cofveve...!
  13. Kibbee Nayee
    You, sir, are the lodestar of fascinating information.
  14. Kibbee Nayee
    There are more than two problems. I was kind of kidding. the Amazon I was talking about is the HQ. The offices and conference space and development labs, not the watehouses for shopping. They have a huge campus for that out near Herndon. And those leases are with the dying brick and mortar retail world. He can pick them off one by one for pennies on the dollar.
  15. Kibbee Nayee
    If I had Jeff Bezos kind of money, I would grab that mall and convert it into the eastern HQ of Amazon. In a heartbeat. Location, Metro, restaurants, location, built-out infrastructure, nearby housing, and location.
  16. Kibbee Nayee
    "The Post also spoke to a commercial real estate agent, also anonymous, who said that he was contacted by the owner of Tysons Galleria to seek new tenants for the food hall." Who needs 41,000 sq ft of highly expensive mall space with very little foot traffic?
  17. Kibbee Nayee
    Two years sine the last update....and this place keeps getting better. There's a new menu and we ordered carryout. What a pleasant meal. I had the #45 Steak Thai Ghang Waan, and Lady KN had the #42 Pad Chad Talay -- the latter had 3 stars of heat, and dang, was it hot. But is was also good. We led off with the larb gai, still very delicious. Best Thai in Springfield, and at least three rungs to low on the Dining Guide's ladder.
  18. Kibbee Nayee
    I stopped at Cafesano for lunch today. For $13.50, I had a pleasant platter of chicken kabob, with another skewer of vegetable kabob, with a not-too-complicated green salad, a small cup of tzatziki-like sauce, a very nice pita cut in quarters, all over a bed of competent pilaf.the food quality/value ratio was good. I give it a solid B- on a scale of 10.
  19. Kibbee Nayee
    Sorry, brain cramp.
  20. Kibbee Nayee
    While we're wandering off-topic, the best place you've never eaten at in Tysons Galleria is the Marketplace Cafe in Nordstrom's.
  21. Kibbee Nayee
    I mostly agree, but I won't lump Lebanese Taverna in with that crowd. The Tysons Galleria outpost is one of the best of the Lebanese Tavernas, along with the expanded original on Washington Blvd in Arlington. And footsteps away is the dependable Paul Bakery, one of the better coffee shops in Tysons. Other than those two, you are right. You even missed Cheesecake Factory.
  22. Kibbee Nayee
    I miss Blackie's.
  23. Kibbee Nayee
    Right, this plus the fact that the Galleria is basically empty all day long. Overpriced boutiques with very few shoppers day and night. Department stores dying from the internet's disruption of the retail market. Was it originally intended that this food hall would attract a whole new crop of diners? If so, that hasn't quite panned out.
  24. Kibbee Nayee
    Not so sure that you haven't changed a thing. I know this community has many other mediocrity haters, myself included, and you are our spiritual leader.
  25. Kibbee Nayee
    Someone needs to figure out the formula. This operation has turned a piece of property in Tysons that couldn't support Inox-type quality into a gold mine. Wherever they open and dump mediocrity and indifference on your plate, they make bank. What's the key to their playbook?
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