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  1. fuzzy510
    One of these options is a Miami Cuban Sandwich. Do not order the Miami Cuban Sandwich.
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    Closed, and has been for a while. Although I believe they're still opening their location in College Park.
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    You missed the second one, also listed in that article:
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    Aaaaaaaaaand my head just exploded.
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    This. And even if you want to completely ignore the fact that asking a server to run seven cards is somewhat sadistic, I'm surprised you were able to do that - I've encountered plenty of places where running that many cards can cause the computer system to crash.
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    Maybe it was a bad idea that was going to appeal to a clientele that didn't exist, but they didn't even give the new concept a chance. They were open for maaaaaaaybe a week's worth of nights after the first renovation - I'm sure there are plenty of people (myself included) who wanted to see what they had done to the place who never got the chance.
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    Random, I know, but I feel like it's worth noting that this is probably the best help wanted ad I've ever seen.
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    I feel somewhat ridiculous posting for something this general, but there seems to not be a ton of brunch discussion around these parts, and I've been out for brunch maybe twice in the last two or three years. Anyways, looking for a brunch option for this Sunday; time is flexible so long as it's still morning to early afternoon. Nothing terribly extravagent, preferably not a buffet, and preferably Metro-accessible. I've got a shellfish allergy in my group, so something that doesn't lean too much on shellfish would be helpful. Also, not Birch and Barley (my first choice, no reservations available) or Matchbox (for reasons obvious to a couple people here). Thanks in advance!
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    Well that didn't last long - just walked by to see a sign stating that they're closed for renovations, and there's black plastic in the windows. It's a lock that they're changing it all back, right? Best of luck to the ownership if they are, but I can't imagine it'll be open for much longer if it's all going back to how it was.
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    I'm not really one to bury a place so close to their opening, so we'll call my meal here......discouraging? Does that work? Medium-well burger on an unremarkable bun that was pretty much just a vehicle for OK toppings, and the most absolutely flavorless hush puppies I've ever had in my life - seriously, there's no chance that any seasoning came close to being in or on them. Wait was pretty long (20 minutes) for the couple of customers that they had at the time, but I expect that while still ironing out the kinks. Like I said, I can't write off the place after just one visit (especially when said visit was less than 48 hours after their opening) and will return, but I'm not really excited to go back.
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    Just opened up Friday night in the old Sabroso spot after an absurdly short turnaround. That, or Sabroso was closed for longer than I realized. Anyways, it's burgers (duh) in a counter-service setting, owned by Spiro Gioldasis of Mrs. K's, Pacci's, and Pacci's. Being so close to the Fillmore, they're going for a rock theme to everything, including the burger names. The door says they'll be open "late," whatever that means (but it's a huge win for DTSS if they're truly going to be open late - the whole area dies by 9 or 10. Menu is attached. Aside from hating the "witty" names for the specialty burgers, my curiosity is piqued.
  12. fuzzy510
    R.I.P., journalism. (yeah, I know, it's not at all on-topic, cut me some slack here)
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    Say hello to Corporate Bar and Grill. Looks like they went in the complete opposite direction from the whole pirate theme. Couldn't get close enough tonight to see much of anything inside (and certainly not to GET inside), but my curiosity is piqued too much to not get here in the next week or so. Screw you, reality television.
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    Walking by there after work tonight, the sign has been yanked down, so I think the chances of Piratz Tavern re-opening under that name are slim to none (which is totally unsurprising now that I've seen the show - Jon Taffer has changed the names of about 70% of the bars he's worked with). I don't know that the re-do will help them succeed long-term, but I give them credit where credit is due - even if it's just out of morbid curiosity, I will probably find myself heading in there shortly after they open back up, whereas I had no plans to ever step back into Piratz Tavern otherwise.
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    Their Facebook page says that they're closing for a week to film for Spike's Bar Rescue show. I've never seen the show, but I gather that it's a bar-centric version of Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares. So that's......encouraging?
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    You know what's an even bigger hassle than trying to make a reservation for "Valentine's Weekend"? Trying to sell your significant other on moving Valentine's Day to the weekend so that you can work on Valentine's Day night and serve those people who are able to dine out on the 14th proper. Some people DO have different schedules, y'know.
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    It's counter service. They (rightfully so) intend to put no more effort into getting you seated than they would at McDonald's.
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    No kidding - this is now his fifth bar or restaurant in a three-block span, and they all look exactly the damn same. And as he prepares to open another three (three!) restaurants/bars fairly soon, I can only imagine that they too will have the same damn style elements as every other place he's opened. It's honorable to do your own design work, but when you apply the same basic elements to every restaurant you open, and you're opening all of them so close to each other, you have a problem. It makes it so much worse when your menus aren't terribly dissimilar from one another, either - at that point, you're basically opening up the same restaurant three or four times. (And I know the menus aren't exactly the same, but the cooking styles and flavor profiles from each of Chesapeake Room, Senart's and now Boxcar are so closely related that if they were all next door to each other and you told me all the food came out of the same kitchen, I'd believe you 100%) Maybe I'm wrong on this one, but I can't imagine that there's anybody on the Hill who'd consider dining at two of Xavier's establishments on consecutive trips out to eat, because they'd be repeating yourself. And if you're hitting that point of fatigue (such as in Pat's case, where it took a month for the first visit because of the feeling that it'd be exactly the same), then what's the damn point of opening the new place to begin with?
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    It's also helpful as a server for if you're working with a less-than-honest support staff - we actually fired a busser for taking cash tips out of check presenters, and one of the reasons we knew to start looking for something was that there were plenty of charge receipts with "cash" written on the check line with seemingly no cash left behind.
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    I haven't had this happen to me, nor have I heard of it happening elsewhere in the city. Doesn't mean that it doesn't happen - I'm sure it does somewhere if only because there's a ton of restaurants here - but so far as I can tell, it's by no means a widespread practice.
  21. fuzzy510
    Singular, no. Collective, yes, especially in a casual setting, which is where I'd imagine you heard it.
  22. fuzzy510
    Add me to the "meh" crowd. Fine sandwich, but I didn't think it justified the more than $12 price tag for it and a fountain soda - the whole sandwich felt somewhat smallish to me. Probably won't be back.
  23. fuzzy510
    Coming back nearly a year and a half later, I guess my initial problems weren't opening-jitters related. My pie was still soggy as can be in the center, to the point where there was a puddle on my plate. No thanks. The crust and sauce still probably make this the best pizza in Silver Spring, but I really don't think I want to bother again.
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    I think genericeric was spot on - they are in desperate need of recommended combos for the bowls, because the flavor combinations aren't as foolproof as they are at Chipotle. They also need to make it clearer what every topping is. Chipotle can get away with it for the most part, but even they do a great job of walking you through your options at each step. I didn't get any such help here, and maybe I missed it, but I saw no signage to identify everything. That meant I had to make snap decisions while my bowl was being made. With that said, everything individually in my bowl was pretty darn good - meatballs, green curry, jasmine rice, papaya slaw. I just wish I could have had a little bit more help in putting things together to enjoy the whole dish. I'll probably be back to try a meatball banh mi, which requires no choices on my part, because I truly did love the meatballs.
  25. fuzzy510
    There's presentation concerns with not pouring tableside as well. Unless you have an extraordinarily steady hand, it's extremely easy to jostle the soup and cause for a pretty sloppy bowl.
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