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tentimesodds replied to DonRocks's topic in Events and Gatherings
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Really good idea to ask this question--we're going to try and go to the game as well. Do you think tickets will be a problem? I'd think not given that NHL arenas seat ~18k and Heinz Field seats 70k...
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Didn't the old in-person reservations policy at the original RTS have "seatings" at 5, 6:30, 8 and 9:30? (or 5:30, 7, 8:30 and 10?) The point being that they were contemplating the meal (including paying the check) taking less than 90 minutes? (I could be totally wrong here, blasted memory)
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Thank God for table service. The Bethesda vultures that populate the original are ridiculous. One of the best burgers I have ever had, but having to fight for a table makes the experience unpleasant. I will visit this incarnation shortly. Edit: I softened my tone slightly because the behavior of its diners is not the fault of the restaurant or its staff.
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ArlNow.com also has a good rundown of specials in Arlington here.
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Would you care to enlighten us on three menu recommendations, good sir Rocks? Also, what was the eclipsing pizza 30 months ago?
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Well, you are the mayor on Foursquare, and I tried unsuccessfully to unseat you for damn near two months at a time. The $15 steak special, of course, does not compare to what RTS does on Monday nights just a parking lot away. That said, I agree about the nachos, and good bar food here in general. The potatoskinadilla is a guilty pleasure, and the hummus plate is good. Also, this place has the friendliest, best neighborhood bar service I've ever seen.
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Argh. My office moved from 20th and M to 21st and K last year. The wrong side of K.
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Just went for the first time, and since I've never been to their cart (wish I worked in Ballston...) it was my first Pupatella pizza. I will say this--it is not enough to say that this is the best pizza in Arlington. It's really fantastic. I think everyone above has discussed all the flavor and texture elements that you need to know, but just go get a pizza and you'll know what they mean. We had a margherita, margherita with pepperoni, two Mexican cokes, a glass of fizzy wine, and two gelatos (chocolate and chocolate hazelnut) for around $37. The operation is clearly new, and as such none of the following are gripes, as they are to be expected when opening a new restaurant. I was going to comment that they need to get A/C and an ice maker, but lo and behold the power was actually out when we went, as it came on right as we were leaving. So clearly just a case of bad luck and not their fault. That said, the restaurant had no ice for the drinks from the drink cooler (which were of course now warm due to the power outage), no plastic utensils for to go orders, and one lonely Heineken as the beer selection. These would be easy areas to improve that were only lacking because of the unfortunate circumstances. It appears as if the gnocchi (which I was going to get) is no longer on the menu, which is a shame because I love gnocchi. Perhaps it could be a special once a week or month, like is done at Piola. It would not surprise me if this restaurant becomes incredibly crowded as word spreads. It's really quite good, and I am thankful to its owners for opening it.
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Last Monday at the Courthouse location: Delicious focaccia bread. Spiced cashews. Two cups of the best soup in the world (crab bisque). Two huge (way larger than the advertised 10 ounces) top sirloin steaks. Mashed potatoes, creamed spinach. One of the best desserts I've had in years (key lime pie with strawberries, and I don't even like key lime pie at all), on the house for no reason. Two huge glasses of wine. Two Boylan's sodas. $50.14. This is the best restaurant deal on the entire planet, and the best restaurant in the Commonwealth, in my book. Kudos.
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Nick, did you kill the pork burger? Because honestly, I had it one time, and it was gross. The fries were amazing though, and I like what you are doing enough to come in to sample the rest of the new menu. I don't mean to be an asshole critic, I just thought the pork fat burger was kind of nast. Cheers for the expansion
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Was there anything good in Cruz Bay? We aren't going to have a car but are staying at Caneel Bay and figure we'll be in Cruz Bay a lot.
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Going to St. John in April for my honeymoon. Have incredibly generous parents, so am staying at Caneel Bay, but have little cash left over for food/drinks. Any hidden gems or beach bars worth checking out? Thanks
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tentimesodds replied to Kibbee Nayee's topic in Help Needed
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I'd never claim to be half the aficionado of any of you that read this board. But it seems to me that in order to appropriately judge a dish, even french fries, one needs to actually, in fact, in the flesh, eat the dish. And In-n-Out's fries suck.
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McDonalds spun off Chipotle and divested completely in 2006. Not owned by McDonalds at all...check your facts.
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Though I am not a sushi guy, the food and service I've had at Sticky Rice in Richmond has been terrible. I don't know why so many people were excited when this place opened in NE. The tater tots thing is so overdone at this point that they should really just move on to some other hipster-friendly fried item.
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I go to Summers about three times a week during NFL season. I don't think it does very good business, apart from me. The soccer crowd might come and watch EPL at 8am, but they're gone by noon, and they don't eat or drink much. On Friday and Saturday nights there's never anyone there. They need to combine the daytime business they get from showing sports with some kind of night-time crowd, something I've seen chain sports bars like Buffalo Wild Wings achieve, but never Summers. Also, they never have any decent specials, a must to get that type of bar crowd. I've seen it packed for Sunday NFL games but everyone leaves immediately after the game.
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Dining in Courthouse
tentimesodds replied to Meaghan's topic in Washington DC Restaurants and Dining
I think this is important, because there was never anybody at King Street Blues, it just takes a fresh makeover (and some serious cash investment) to get people interested in a place. There's restaurant space in the hotel that's going in across from Me Jana, and there's an empty Camille's Sidewalk Cafe next to Jerry's, I'd have to think those are sites you're considering (I'm not familiar with others in the neighborhood). If I won the lottery, I'd buy Summers--totally underutilized, great location. -
What I did was suggest that people who get up in arms about what other people are wearing at restaurants are snobs. I refuse to believe that the posts complaining about t-shirts, shorts, zubaz, tourists, Manassas and trailer parks were really motivated by anything other than a feeling that the common folk don't deserve to share a table or a room with the poster. I fail to see where anything I've said is logically fallacious (and I can assure you that nothing I said was intended to be fellacious) or any of the other sharp adjectives you used. Also, I didn't say anything about The Man or how people should dress, so please address concerns with that idea to those who actually expressed it. When I go out to eat, I obey dress codes, say please and thank you to wait staff, and tip generously, because I think it is the right thing to do. I just don't get my panties in a bunch because someone next to me doesn't share the same behavior, because at the end of the day, fuck, there is so much more in the world to be worried about than shorts and fanny packs. Get over yourself, your elite dining experience is just not that vital to the rest of the world. OK, OK, fine, I would have a problem with fellow diners vomiting on my table, stealing my girlfriend, exposing themselves to passers-by, throwing things or yelling at me. But if a fart from across the room never reaches my table, should I really give a shit? Obviously the behaviors you describe cannot be ignored, but a t-shirt can be.
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I didn't call anyone a wimp or a pussy. I just implied that people should keep to themselves and mind their business. If your perspective is of a restauranteur, expecting your patrons to show you the respect that you show them, fine. If your perspective is as a diner, the table next to you owes you nothing.
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No love for the gopher?
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It's ridiculous that you even care about what people at other tables are wearing (assuming they are not bothering you or naked or something like that). Is it possible that the reason you don't like it when people at the table next to you wear shorts is that you feel that you're better than them and they don't deserve to share the establishment with you? It does make you sound like a snob that you aren't focusing on your table and your meal, but somebody else's--indeed, it makes you a snob. My point in discussing the restaurant's right to enforce a dress code is that it's up to the owner who he wants to serve, and it's only up to you whether you want to dine. You don't have a right to demand that a place be exclusionary just because you think the food is high class.
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I'll make sure to show up to your house for dinner in white tie, no matter the occasion. Some of the attitudes here are a little ridiculous. A restauranteur should set the tone she wants to set at her establishment. If the Prime Rib wants to require coat and tie, they should. If Michael Landrum wants to own a top-notch steakhouse that doesn't care if you wear jeans and a polo, he should. Neither choice is better than the other.
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Michael, a quick question about the news that the current Hell-Burger site will become Hell Express, and the old RTS site will become Hell-Burger. Will Hell Express have any tables at all, or only takeout? I try to patronize as often as I can for take-out (I live two blocks away), but the crowds (and, to be honest, the unsurpassed rudeness of a small minority of your customers) have turned me off a few times. A dedicated take-out window would be well received, at least by me...