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  • Birthday 04/12/1970

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  1. Well duh - I was positing it globally. 😁 I think we're talking about the same thing. When I talked to Jon after this whole "plan" came out, he seemed to have a pretty good understanding of the future terrain. I wouldn't be surprised to find out they have a short downtime contingency in place. (Maybe that's why CSNY is here?) Anyway, we're all agreed; develop the space, and please continue the business.
  2. I wish to clarify this remark: I meant, "me and a 12 year old ate the whole damn thing with gusto, and we loved every second of its brief lifespan on our tray." Thanks, everybody! R
  3. Well that sucks - that was our delivery place also. If you find something you like, throw it up here! I knew they'd been contracting their space for a while. They got rid of the dining room a few years ago. Which is too bad - that's the first place I ever took a date (like 1986.)
  4. I went yesterday, and it is daaaaaaaarn fine. "Better than Texas" is not for me to decide, but ... well, let's put it this way. I have had brisket that makes me happy: La Barbecue, La Condesa, Mueller's. Then I've had brisket at multiple places around here, none of which distinguished itself from shoes. This brisket made me undeniably happy. Although: great as the brisket was, the pork belly and the turkey didn't stand a chance. Well done.
  5. Yeah. It's a little sad for me - Fred Parker is a personal friend, and he is as nice a guy as you'll meet. His brother Jim was pretty hands-on at Clarendon, and he passed a few years ago. (Not for nothing, but Jim was just like Fred.) When we were young, Ol' Ironstomach and his friends had a tradition: they would give a quarter to newbies to HTC, and they would have to pick a song out of the jukebox, which was all country. I wussed out and picked Johnny Cash. Our middle brother picked Hank Williams' "Tear In My Beer." This does not at all contribute to lingering feelings of inadequacy for me. Just saying.
  6. So, I forgot to post this, but we called Sweet Pea's last summer (August 2015) and held an impromptu wedding celebration for my brother-in-law and his wife. It was lovely. They pushed together tables outside, it was a beautiful evening, the pizzas, appetizers, and drinks flowed freely, and a good time was had by all. Edan was there (I checked beforehand) and the food was just lovely. I hope he's still there. His wife was the one who accommodated our giant reservation - they were very nice to do it. We were 15, and we told them we would come whenever they told us. They said regular dinner service was okay. We're coming back in two weeks, same gang, and I'm sure we'll want to "get out of town" and come back, so I hope it's still humming along.
  7. Sorry for the break. I haven't been to PassionFish, but FWIW, I did recently drop in on the Reston location, and it seemed fine (didn't have enough time to eat.) I've heard PassionFish is good but a poor price performer, even accounting for the price difference of seafood. But - it's summer, so we'll check it out!
  8. Quick update: beer and wine license pending. Tried the olive and mushroom yesterday. Good, needed to be just a little more piping hot. But maybe it was, and I was knee-deep trying to revive my long dormant skill at Phoenix. Pro tip: for video games that require more than one button push, use the MAME cabinet that faces the counter - three of the buttons are clustered and easier to reach than on the other cabinet. There ARE two older ("vintage") pinball machines that cost 25 cents. One is a Williams Argosy, and I forget the other, but they're both cool to play. The down angle is a lot flatter, so it's great for the kids.
  9. We went last Saturday afternoon for a quick lunch - loved it! We had the smoked bluefish rilletes, wife had the burger with the smashed potatoes (insane), and I had a croque monsieur, which was a misstep - should have gotten the croque madame. I recognized the FOH manager that day as Jonathan, whom we met previously at RANGE - he took my young sons and I on a tour of the kitchen. Wonderful guy. A plate of profiteroles and a glass of sauternes later and there went the diet for the week. They have a TON of "bargains" - lunch and Happy Hour deals, pre-movie deals, etc. So happy for all of them. Only wish we lived closer. On the other hand, we do kinda dig the Merrifield Garden Center. Edit: wife had the vegetable omelet, not the burger. I thought something didn't sound right. We regret the error, by which mean, should have also ordered the burger.
  10. They were 50 cents. Some of the other patrons and I agreed that he needs either a Black Night or a Stargate table.
  11. Clarification: my above reference is to Oriole Park at Camden Yards. [Moved] (Yes, there's real food on the 300 level at Nats Park. Still figuring out our next getaway.) Sorry for the confusion!
  12. I went for lunch on Friday. I gotta say, I had no expectations going in but I really enjoyed it. Three of us started with the hummus and smoked eggplant dips, and the tomato cucumber horiatiki; we added on the roasted cauliflower and a beef souvlaki. There's just so little worth writing home about down there that when someone does something, anything, it tends to make me happy. So at least we have something.
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