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As for 2941, I'll have to take a look. Right now the options running through my head are Art and Soul, Proof, and Corduroy, though I've got no idea how kid friendly the latter two are.

Of the three, I would pick Corduroy. Art and Souls' s food didn't impress me and I don't think Proof is appropriate for kids. Have you looked into Wolfgang Pucks The Source - Upstairs.

Ted's Montana Grill in Ballston has a couple small rooms.

Thanks for the feedback.

Agreed it's a good value. Went for teh first time last night after a show at Studio. I had Gumbo which was spicy and packed full of shrimp and sausage along with a salad w/ fried oysters. She had a vegetarian mushroom "meat" loaf and said was very good (I took her word for it). Perfect after theatre meal.

I agree w/ cafe du parc. Also nearby, Chef Geoffs has a nice wine list by the glass and you could stick to apps to keep it light.

The Daily Grille in the Hyatt.

Cava on Barracks Row.

Taking my wife to see Paul McCartney at Fedex Field Saturday night. Any recommendations for a nice sit down dinner before (show starts at 7:30)? We are comming from Arlington.

Check out Domaso in the new Palomar Hotel in Rosslyn. Nice food, Great View.

Hi -

I am looking for a restaurant with great food, decent ambience within 10-20 minutes of the Westin (7801 Leesburg Pike) in Tyson's Corner. Ol_Ironstomach is off to the races and I am left to entertain a friend from NYC. Dinner won't be until after 8pm, so the restaurant must be open until atleast 10pm. My friend is a fairly adventurous eater.

Thanks.

Gubeen / Catherine

For very good and relatively inexpensive Turkish food try Kazan in Mclean. Ambience wise: Its in a little strip mall but the place is cute inside. Call for directions and to confirm how late they are open(703) 734-1960.

When is passover and what's Dean serving?

From Dino's website: My Mother Ella was famous for her Passover dinners. Even when the various branches of our family were not talking to each other, we always had a full house at the Gold's! We will be offering her favorites: haroset, chopped chicken liver, matzoh ball soup, gefilte fish, your choice of lamb, roast chicken or fish and special passover treats for dessert. Our 5 course feast is $55 per person, $25 for kids. We will have a flight of 4 glasses of wine (not kosher!) to accompany your meal for $30. If you wish to celebrate Seder with us for the first two nights, please bring your own Haggadah and we will provide the Seder plate!

Brett, Daniel and Grover, Thanks! Those are all great options. Dean Gold (Dino) has it listed as "Ella's Passover Dinner" on his website. I will call Todd Gray (Equinox)and Allan Popovsky (Hudson) since they don't have them advertized and report back.

A few years back, I attended a Passover dinner at Spago in Chicago. The menu was modern (non-kosher) interpretations of traditional jewish foods paired with Austrailian passover wines. They also had a non-religious service in english lead by a spiritual adviser to Wolfgang's daughter who was the GM. My goyish friends and I had a blast. Anything like this in DC?

Mortons, in the Hyatt across the street, is doing well and is far from "value". The Palm might work.

The sushi/asian place CHA at the new Donovan Hotel.

Surfside in Glover Park. Fish Tacos and shrimp quesadillas.

momo sushi - 212 Queen St. They only have two tables and a counter.

For brunch with a crowd, my parents always pick The Daily Grill in the bethesda Hyatt. Huge menu and pots of coffee on the table makes everone happy.

Clients, a group of 8 from NY, want to go to either The Source (upstairs) or Corduroy for dinner in two weeks. Right now which is best?

SVT took the words right out my mouth. El Pollo Rico is in a class by itself. Don Pollo is a notch below, especially if the chicken has to wait.

In Bethesda, my family thinks Chicken on the Run is still better than the new Don Pollo. Altho DP is more convenient.

Our chef, Miles Vaden, has already developed a pretty wicked version of this sandwich. He spent years cooking (and eating) in Chicago and is pretty passionate about doing a bang-up version of the Italian beef sandwich. It will be on our bar menu when we open in the next month or two.

He's got his pickled vegetables in jars already and has developed a fantastic recipe for the sirloin dipping liquid. Still working on finding the perfect bread though...he was working on bread recipes last week so we may be able to do the Italian rolls in-house.

Huge Als #1 fan here . They even cater office lunches in Chicago. Those meetings are very popular. I think the bread is key.

Thanks fopr the update. I am sooo looking forward to this. The old LE was slipping a bit at the end, tho.

that clambake looks good but my wife's not gonna want to eat outdoors....

If it stays as cold as it was last night, pobably a good move to avoid.

So if my calculations are correct, and the tasting menu was $85 as Daniel pointed out, the wine pairing was $50 each? That is certainly not on the expensive side.

I recently received a gift certificate to BS so I will be making a return at some point in the near future. I cannot say that I particularly enjoyed my past trips, but all these positive reviews have me eager to return.

I think your calculations are correct. This was a special evening and not how we regularly "roll" when it's just the two of us and , more importantly, not on expense acct. Was it worth it? Yes.

Going to see Cirque du Soleil at the National Harbor this Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately, due to the lack of interesting restaurants, we're slated to suck some ventworm nuts. Will report back on the texture of them nuts.

We're doing the same on Sunday. From the website there isn't much else, yet.