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  1. saf
    There is a corner. 4 on the end, then I am not sure how many along the front. We actually took the 4 on the end.
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    At the bar itself. We are all bar people, and will preferentially eat at bars. There are some tables in there, although they are too low for me. When there are more of us, or anyone underage, we will get a table, but we do love eating at bars.
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    Four of us had dinner at the bar here last Friday (10/12). We had originally intended to go to Kinship to celebrate a friend's birthday, but it turned out that they were closed. So... up the block and across we went. Just us at the bar when we arrived (early), but it filled up. When we eat there, we usually do the $30 bar menu, but being as this was a celebration, we decided to go for the $70 "Chef Surprise" 5 course menu. They were remarkably accommodating, as I do not eat seafood, and 2 others don't do mushrooms. I really appreciate this. It was absolutely delicious, and as ever, the drinks and wine are fabulous. I don't get here very often, and am always astounded that the wonderful bartender (whose name I have forgotten again) remembers us, and even remembers what we drink. I don't think we are that memorable - she's clearly a customer service genius. And the wine advice is really good too!
  4. saf
    Well there's the problem. We had checked the night before, when confirming time to meet. That seems a little late to me.
  5. saf
    Wow. That's amazingly annoying. I feel like this is a bit more prone to happen to us, since we tend to eat at the bar when possible, so don't always have reservations. Still, some notice out there seems sensible to me, unless you are a reservations only place.
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    I love this place. However... (you knew that was coming, right?) Last Friday, 4 of us tried to go for dinner at the bar. We checked on the website, facebook, and twitter, and saw no reason not to go. Got their hours and arrived at opening. Seems they were closed for a private event, but had not put information out there to prevent folks from making the trip. I feel stupid doing this, but now I think we have to call before trying to go every time. Good thing Corduroy is so close!
  7. saf
    I like the vegetarian pho at 14th and Park NW.
  8. saf
    Tomatoes, lemon cucumbers, and sunflowers. Stupid squirrels.
  9. saf
    I am not Astrid, but... We have a potted pomegranate tree. It comes inside in the winter. It fruits, but the fruits are very small. Some have ripened, but as I said, very small so far. The biggest ones have been golf ball sized. There are a number on the tree right now, but squirrels have been taking them before they ripen. They take 2 bites, and then leave them on the ground. Stupid squirrels.
  10. saf
    YAY! Thank you for sharing.
  11. saf
    I never liked the cream. I always scraped it out and threw it away. Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers are quite nice, and cookie-wise, very close. Better - NewmanOs have both good cookies and good cream.
  12. saf
    Much like TNG... yes, season one is weak, but essential.
  13. saf
    Season one is, in many people opinion, the weakest. I like it. I find season 5 the weakest. So, if you don't like the first season, you are not alone. But the background is useful.
  14. saf
    Tab Hunter - one of my mother's favorites, although best known as Joe Hardy.
  15. saf
    I used to eat at Negril a lot when it was on 18th Street. It was good. And cheap! I was so young and SOOOOO broke then. I like rotis. When they have bone-in chicken, it can be a problem, especially when badly hacked up. A skill I never developed. Also, a skill that the folks at Teddy's Rotis never developed.
  16. saf
    I often find this situation in Caribbean and Indian places too. So frustrating. Meat on the bone is fine. Hacked up random bits of meat and bone are just annoying.
  17. saf
    Aside from her intermittent issues with FoH staff.... It was such a neighborhood place. So many of us got to know each other there - new and long-time neighbors. I so miss it.
  18. saf
    I have to admit we have several places like this - mostly because we live right up the street from the 11th Street blob of restaurants so we are down there a lot. Domku used to be our Cheers. How I miss Domku!
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    Ramps

    saf replied to cjsadler's topic in Shopping and Cooking

    I go to Silver Spring to get them. Saturday, 3 farms had them.
  20. saf
    Jhoon Rhee died the other day. Nils Lofgren wrote the jingle for the TV ad for Rhee's Tae Kwon Do studios. (He was a student there.) Nobody bothers me!
  21. saf
    I don't eat seafood, so I can't testify personally, but the dining companion says "Get with the "Ocean" sauce."
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    Butter

    saf replied to Sthitch's topic in Shopping and Cooking

    Thank you! I'll be trying this.
  23. saf

    Butter

    saf replied to Sthitch's topic in Shopping and Cooking

    That's fascinating, and I would like to try doing that. Recipe? Or instructions?
  24. saf
    Last time we were there (11/16), we were told they were going to have to move - the museum owns the building, and uses the upstairs for storage. They apparently have decided that archives and restaurants should not share a building. They were looking for new space at the time. In the meantime, try Adolfo's, on Frenchman, above the Apple Barrel.
  25. saf
    I have many issues with this. This is the only decent pizza that I can get delivered. Now what am I going to do?
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