Ericandblueboy

Asparagus, kohlrabi, and orange vierge sauce, according to the menu.

I took them with my iPhone and cropped them.  I don't claim to know anything about photography.

Are either Shanghai Lounge or Dumplings & Beyond worth visiting from across the river?  Which one has better soup dumplings?  I'm in McLean, for decent soup dumplings I have to either go to Alexandria (Kung Fu Kitchen) or Rockville (Bob's Shanghai 66).  Do either of these restaurants compare to KFK or Bob's?

It doesn't specify whether tax & tip is included in the $995.  OTOH, maybe if you can afford $995 pp, it just doesn't matter.

@gnatharobedAny idea when dine-in will resume?

Saw someone recommend Nak Won on Facebook (Washington DC Foodies).  Anyone been?

I like Nina May but not THAT special.  Some place on the water?  Jackie? Albi? Compass Rose? Maydan?  Tails Up Goat?  I like the atmosphere of Le Dip but Convivial has better food.

I finally cut the cord.  Upgraded my fios internet, got Sling, and Netflix, and Peacock, and Disney+ and ESPN+.  

Went for brunch.  An order of pork soup dumplings (xiao long baos) came with 6 very soupy dumplings.  The skins were thin but held up the soup.  They were using disposable plates and utensils so I had to ask for soup spoons in order to save as much juice as possible.  We also got an order of pork pan fried dumplings (jiao-zi, 5 per order), Shanghai pan-fried pork bun (shen jiang bao, 5 per ordedr), scallion pancake, chili oil seaweed salad, and sliced beef tendon in chili sauce (tripe & sliced beef, fu-qi fei pian).  I thought the shen jian bao skin was a bit thick, but everything else was pretty good.  As far as I know, they still don't serve any booze.  

When I was in college, I had some frat bros work at the nearest Mellow Mushroom.  They were always stoned and so apparently were others who worked there.  So pizza was often late because everyone forgot and the pizza got burnt.  So we went to the Mellow Mushroom in Herndon after soccer today.  When our waitress said the pizza's gonna be late because it got "stuck" and burnt - it just reminded me of college.  I haven't had MM in 30 years.

Went back to TT to try their Goong Nam Pla - raw shrimp served with sliced garlic with a fiery sauce.  The heat just keeps building until I cried uncle.  And this is just a 2 chili dish.  I think their sauce is overly spicy and lacks other flavor (or maybe I just couldn't taste anything else because it was really spicy).  

I'll go back to try their crispy rice salad.

I went back for brunch a week ago.  Started with some oysters - they have a nice selection, served of mignonette and a tobascoey cocktail sauce.  Then I had a cup of not particularly creamy chowder, which tasted fine.  Then I got the stuffies and fried clam bellies.  The stuffed clams are supposed to be topneck but they're cherry stone sized.  The fried clam bellies were tiny in portion, bland and a little greasy.  Not impressed at all.

We (actually my kids ate them all) tried the shrimp scallop dumplings.  They look nothing like the picture on the menu, but l was told they were really good.  

Isn’t lamb worse than beef for the environment?

Did they ever get a booze license?

How's the hummus these days?  Anywhere near as good as Dizengoff?

Morgan and Addison were the former chefs at Maydan.  For some reason, they thought they could do some research and just open a Caribbean restaurant.  

That restaurant happens to be Bammy's, located between Osteria Morini and Agua 301, in the space formerly occupied by Whaley's.

Twas a Sunday afternoon after a Nats game, so the area is pretty crowded.  And many people were just there for drinks.  They have a dinner menu and a game day menu.  They were serving both - I was gonna leave if they were only serving the game day menu.

We started with Pimento Fried Chicken and Mac Pie.  The chicken was boneless and mildly spicy.  I don't like boneless chicken.  The mac 'n cheese was loaded with black pepper.  One kid liked the chicken and detested the mac 'n cheese, the other was vice versa.  I wouldn't bother with either.

Next was Goat Curry, Shrimp Curry, Chana and Cole Slaw.  The curries scorched my kids' taste buds.  This was really annoying.  Neither was labeled as spicy and I've had curries all over the Caribbean and they're not generally spicy.  At least I enjoyed the shrimp curry, very tender and coconutty.  Nothing else warranted a revisit.

Do they have table service?  

3 hours ago, Bart said:

Can you expand on this Eric?  What do you mean?  Are you saying that high end sushi is expensive, but it shouldn't be that expensive?  In other words if the piece of tuna on your plate cost $10 to buy, prepare and serve, they will charge you $20 for it?

Yes. I think high end sushi is disproportionate to its cost.  That pricing is Michelin 3 star pricing for 19 pieces of sushi and 3 small slices of uni (we didn't get the 2 uni nigiri).  The pours with the pairing were far from generous, which is why we each sucked down 2 more glasses of champagne.  

That said, I do have to say the quality was top notch.  Every bite was delicious.  Especially impressive is just the flavor and temperature of the rice.  I'd be interested to know the profit margin of a top end sushi joint vs. a French Michelin 3 star joint.

@Sthitch and I went to Nakazawa on Saturday.  We sat at the sushi counter and each party is separated from the other parties by a pane of glass.  The chefs and servers were double masked. 

We did the classic for $150, with booze tasting ($90), some add on for sea urchins (Maine, CA and Japan), and a couple of glasses of champagne.  With tax and tip, I think the bill came to $450 pp.  

The service and food were fantastic.  I'm just not sure I really buy into the pricing of high end sushi.

There are two Thai Treasures and I don't know if they're related.  They have separate websites.  The one I visited is in Vienna (website).

I think the place is pretty new, a block away from Lotus Garden and Plaka Grill.

What drew me there is their street food and Lao food (but not labeled as such).

I ordered their liver salad (liver laab) - the flavors are bright, the livers are thinly sliced, barely cooked and very tender.  This reminds me of the Padaek beef & innards laab on the secret menu, which has more variety of offal.  If you like liver, you will love this dish.  They didn't ask how spicy I wanted it and it came out not spicy.  Next time I'll ask for some heat.

I also tried their Chinese broccoli with crispy pork belly.  I almost always get this dish if available and I enjoyed it.  The portions here are pretty big, and reasonably priced.  

I ate in because I'm fully vaccinated and no one else was eating there.

There are lots of non-inspiring Thai restaurants (Busara, Neisha, Pasa, etc.) in the area.  This place stands out as being authentic.

Golden Roasted Chicken 金牌炸子雞 - at Han Palace in Tysons.  Haven't tried it.

I believe angry nonsensical opinions have killed the "Super" league.

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The massive indoor/outdoor, 500-seat seafood restaurant—the first to open at the burgeoning Buzzard Point development—is perched at the intersection of the Anacostia and Potomac rivers and flanks a large marina. It’s a quick hop by water or land from Navy Yard, the Wharf, and further down the way, the Georgetown waterfront, where Casten and uncle/business partner Tony Cibel have operated Tony & Joe’s and Nick’s Riverside Grill for over 30 years.

Casten’s philosophy: “You can’t go wrong being on the water, unless you serve bad food.”

 

I would argue that Tony & Joe's and Nick's have survived notwithstanding serving bad food.  Hope The Point serves better (the restaurant referred to in this article).

Spurs sacked the special one (Jose Mourinho). 

Top 6 of the Premier League plus the top 3 of La Liga plus the top 3 of Serie A has decided to form their own "Super" league.  The Brits are ENRAGED!!!!