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    Haven't gone to Taste of Saigon (Tysons) in a long time but I was reminded of its existence last night when we went to O'Malley's to celebrate St. Paddy's day. Thus reminded, I went back to TOS today for lunch. The cha gio were a bit greasy and the crepe dish very bland (full of sprouts, shrimp and chicken). After reading this thread, I think I ordered poorly. I should've tried one of their signature black-pepper sauce dish.
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    One of the comments was "call me when Masa starts delivery."
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    me too.
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    20 minutes can get you half way across town after 8 p.m. You could be in Bethesda or downtown DC. As for what's great but not expensive in Tysons, McLean, & Vienna, your best bet may be to take advantage of one of the steakhouse deals at Ruth's Chris, Morton's, or The Palm. For small plates and good wine, consider Evo Bistro in McLean (Moroccan & tapas). For some edible food in McLean, try Capri (italian), Ocean M (american), Le Mistral (french), Tachibana (japanese), Kazan (turkish) and Greek Taverna (Greek). In Tysons, I'd say Neisha Thai is the best Thai in the area. Woo Lae Oak at Tysons serves half ass Korean. In Vienna, Cafe Renaissance is a possibility for french/italian.
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    The squid does not look right. The color is too golden. Was it overcooked, oil not fresh, or just not the typical batter?
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    From your office to Spice Xing, how long would it take? I also haven't been to Passage to India and I'm interested in both.
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    When I had the dorade, I thought it was by far the best whole fish I've ever had in DC in any restaurant. I'm glad that I'm not off my rockers.
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    How did you like it? I didn't think there was much of a difference between their soup and the ones commonly found at Cantonese restaurants but it's been a long time since I've had Cantonese egg noodle soup (I don't like the thin Cantone egg noodle at all).
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    Just let me know when you guys want to hit up Archibald's.
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    So Mark's going to spend all his time at Hellburger right?
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    Saturday was quite nasty, cold and wet so we didn't have an issue parking about a block away, right on Penn Ave. At 6, the place was already packed so it was fortunate that we had reservation. The menu is relatively small but full of tasty-sounding dishes. We had pate and cod with pureed potatoes as appetizer. My entree was rabbit with fettucini while my wife had something chocolaty (yeah, she skipped the entree because she had a late lunch and wasn't hungry). The rabbit was good but not as good as the rabbit with spatzle served at Central, both were cooked wonderfully but I like Central's sauce better. The service was very prompt. Less than 2 minutes after ordering, we got our pate and cod potato, which incidentally was pretty good in a fishy kind of way (the flavor definitely is dominated by the fish - reminded me of baccala).
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    Koreans have magical bellies. I wouldn't believe them at first but I've seen them myself.
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    Anyone up for brunch on Sunday?
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    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...9031000677.html Kindai bluefin tuna. We had it seared ultra rare over a bed of rice with yuzu and ponzu sauce. We also had it lightly seared served with foie gras with a pinot noir reduction. Go for the sashimi-like preparation. I don't know high end fish unless you smack me with it and I got smacked pretty hard tonight. About $50/entree...
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    Khoa quit because he can't stand all the bickering between the losers (he was on the losng team). He looked like he was going to cry the whole time.
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    Didn't take much to make him cry "uncle."
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    The restaurant was very accomodating to our huge group but I think the food may have suffered a little because of our group size? I truly enjoyed only 1 dish tonight (pork shoulder I believe). Everything else was on the tough and chewy side: pork belly, beef, octopus, and intestines. I actually thought the intestines were kind of gross because they tasted just like intestines (guess that means I only like non-intestine-like tasting intestines....) Oh yeah, we got some Hite beer. When we looked over at another table (presumably Koreans), they were drinking Coors Light. Incidentally, both beers have the temperature ready label (if the label is blue, it's at the right temperature). Despite all my complaining, it was a cultural experience. The place was packed on a Tuesday night. Korean pop music wafted through the air and we all left smelling like we could use a shower.
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    Getting yourself ready for a night out with Paris Hilton?
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    That goes for just about every post I've read from him/her.
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    I'm happy to go there for brunch Sun 3/15. No chance that I'll ever make it there on a weekday night.
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    Third Thai meal in the span of a week. I started last week at Paya Thai, then Nava Thai, ending at Neisha Thai. If "Thai" wasn't in a restaurant's name, is it still Thai food? The spring rolls were good, stuffed with purple cabbage with a nice thin crispy wrapper. The five sauces (soy, hot sauce, chili powder, soy with chili peppers, and vinegar with chili peppers) were fun to experiment with. This is what kills me, 3 smallish spring rolls were $5.75. Have spring/egg-rolls prices gone up everywhere without me noticing or are Thai restaurants just more expensive (Paya Thai also didn't have an appetizer under $6, IIRC)? I tried the POO GOONG OBB WOON SEN - shrimp cooked with cellophane noodles, shitake mushrooms and vegetables topped with crabmeat and served in a clay pot with sweet lime dressing on the side ($12.95). The portion was decent, the shrimp overcooked (never had shrimp that's not overcooked in a clay pot anywhere, frankly, why cook shrimp this way?), the noodle flavorful. You end up eating lots of shredded ginger since that's mixed in with the noodle.
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    Quick questions - do they accept reservation and will we need reservation for early Saturday evening (around 6 p.m.)? How's the parking situation? valet? street parking?
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    Thanks, that gives me a good idea of the portion size. It just sounds like so much food....
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    Did you manage to eat all that food or were there leftovers?
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    D'Acqua wasn't particularly good with the fry platter of calamari, zucchini and eggplant. The seasoning was fine but the frying was oily and limp. The sea urchin was listed at $94 a pound but fortunately the sea urchin pasta only cost $24 (I was sweating bullets for a little while). The rockfish was listed at $99/lb and even the tilapia was $34/lb (pretty expensive!). The urchin pasta turned out well but after having it twice (I liked it better than Corduroy's, only because there's no distracting seaweed), I'm ready to take a break. Next time I go to Le Bernadin, I'll have to try Ripert's version with caviar. My wife enjoyed her shrimp & prosciutto and her fettucine bolognese. Very good meal with very good service, but with the $10 valet parking, this place is more expensive overall than its competitors.
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