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  1. Checked the place out last night around 7:45 and there was a long wait. Went back around 8:30 and my friends and I were able to instantly order. I got the Poivre Recommended with Mustard Seed Gouda with mushrooms and onions. YUM YUM. What a great burger! The meat was excellent. My friends had the grilled and diablo, it was love at first bite. I really didn't miss having fries because the Burger was filling and the corn on the side was delish. Finished the meal with some MooRenkos Salted Caramel and Pralines, which was excellent. Can't wait to go back and congrats on the opening!
  2. I went to Vidalia Saturday evening for Restaurant Week. I loved all my dishes. I had the Pork and Beans, Duck Confit, and the Pecan Tart. Unfortunately the Shrimp and Grits were 86ed by the time we got there. The rest of my party's dishes were also wondeful. They had the Citrus Cured Wild Alaskan Ivory Salmon, Tuscarora Pork Charcutière, Bayou Étouffée, Peanut Butter Tart, and Lemon Chess Tart. OMG the Pecan Tart was to die for! Usually you can notice and feel that it's Restaurant Week. However at Vidalia, it didn't feel like it at all! Thank you for a wonderful meal RJ!
  3. I have a reservation to Kinkeads for 2 on Friday (18th) at 8PM that I can't make. Please PM me if you're interested.
  4. I went there for Bethesda Restaurant Week. Overall, I thought everything was pretty good. For the appetizer we had some buttery and garlicky goodness-- escargots. We were sopping up the sauce with their bread when we finished the tender little snails. 3 of us ordered the steak frites and the other ordered the pork chop. Steaks were a decent size but the cut was definitely not filet mignon, perhaps top sirloin? And Definitely Not Ray's!!! I had some trouble chewing because of the bits of tendon even when I asked for it medium rare. The pork chop with potatoes was really good. The potato had a vinegar butter flavoring with small bits of bacon mixed in was incredible. Dessert was suprisingly better than I expected it to be. The serving for the chocolate mouse was huge. The creme brulee was done right. It's a French restaurant I wouldn't mind going back to, which is very rare for me to say!
  5. Heading up to Ray's tonite to impress a New York foodie, soon to be DC foodie, with some good steak. Is the Chateaubriand special still going on or is there another one for the month of June? I can wait to get a slice of key lime pie for dessert!
  6. Stacy's Coffee Parlor is great. The customer service is wonderful there. My roommate plays on Wednesday nights for open mike sometimes. The cupcakes are good and decorated immaculately. I think the frosting is alittle too sweet for my taste, but better than the yucky buttercream frostings. They are great with a glass of milk. I think you have to go a little early for those cupcakes because the last time I went around 7, they were all sold out. From what I know Le Cupcake doesn't have a website.
  7. I'll let you guys know if the wings at Hooters Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas) are up to par with their restaurants when I stay there the first week of April.
  8. I went to Pauli Moto for lunch today. I had the mushroom, asparagus, and beef tenderloin robatayaki. They were all cooked very well with a subtle soy/teriyaki flavored sauce. It came with 3 small sauce dishes of ginger sesame oil sauce, a light soy sauce that had the flavoring of bonito, and a spicy mayo sauce. I also had the tempura sushi which I thought was very plain because it only had tempura shrimp and asparagus with no sauce. The tempura was very oily. My coworker had the new style sashimi which was salmon and white fish. THe sauce was very oily and the sashimi was slightly cooked as if it was nuked in a microwave. I love seared tuna, but the texture of this nuked sashimi was definitely not going for me. The pluses were attentive service and I liked the decor of the place. Not sure if I want to go back to the place to try out the main entrees...
  9. I used to go there for lunch time to time when I worked around the area. Haven't tried the truly Malaysian dishes because I always order the same dish. My favorite dish there is Hainanese Chicken Rice. The best part of the dish is the sweet soy sauce mixed with rice and fried onions on top. I've tried their fried rice with the fried egg and lettuce on top. Their prawn mee noodle soup is good for a cold day, but oily.
  10. Thanks for the help! I was thinking a different place for desserts to change up the atmosphere a bit to a more romantic setting. However, I will definitely let him know that desserts at Zaytinya are great as well. My favorite desserts: Black and White Martini Shake,Cafe Mozu Hazelnut Bars & Creme Brulee, Corduroy Baked Alaska, 2941 Green Tea Mochi, Kotobuki
  11. I was wondering if anyone had suggestions to restaurants or cafes for just desserts in DC. In addition, which restaurants are reservation friendly for just desserts. I'm helping out a friend who will be taking his date to Zaytinya for dinner so somewhere in that close vicinity. Zola? Rosa Mexicano? Indebleu? Thanks!
  12. Kimchi is definitely a good way to tell. I also look at the rest of the banchan to see the variety and how complex the side dishes are. Kimchi chigeh and Daenjang (miso) chigeh are also very good indicators.
  13. no "Amercanized" bibimbap for you edited. since grover beat me to the post (see above)! extra info: bibimbap was invented to pretty much utilize all unused leftover side dishes in kitchen. who would have thought it would become a gourmet dish in some restaurants?
  14. Monday- Zengo Thursday- Corduroy Going out of town for the weekend so that cuts a lot of days to explore.
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