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  1. The excuse "The split was due to management differences" is akin to I am leaving my position of power to spend time with my family , generally not the truth. Fact is quality and consistency has eluded this place since opening.
  2. Who did not see this one cominig? Been saying that for a while now. I hope all the people that have bashed me and sent me messages that I have a personal adgenda about this place no send me an Apology.
  3. Stopped back in to Orso last week and had a better experience then the previous other visits. Orders the Meatball app, which was perfect. The sauce was amazing. Ordered a simple pizza with eggplant. Pies were decent, nice char, a little un-balanced with toppings, but overall good. The service on the other hand was a totally different experience. It was perfect, for me it was a total different experience. For two people, one app and two pies and a glass of wine the bill was $65.00 I find it a bit expensive, but will continue to go back every now and again.
  4. The fact that we seem to give him a pass is more based on old friendships rather then the facts, just my opinion. I have not been to the restaurant nor will I ever go. I can not get beyond his Business practices, including the theft and his inability to pay his employees , wages and collected tips. People make mistakes and should get second chances, but there is a overall pattern. For my the hiding of assets, not having any property registered in his name, and the way the ownership is set up for the new place suggest to me that he is not trying to make amends, but avoid. This is all public information and a issue that the eating public has every right to be vocal about. Not paying the employees Tips and Wages is not acceptable under any circumstance for me, it is not excusable and in my opinion there should be more outrage. I only hope that the current staff are getting paid. Maybe he should do without and get some money into the workers hands quickly. If he makes amends and pays them back I will think about supporting him, until than he is not getting my money. I would suggest that if anyone has a contrary opinion read the ruling that is attached int the thread.
  5. Article says it all. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/local-breaking-news/dc/-eighty-six-the-good-news.html
  6. Bruce has the smoker going and pulled pork and brisket on the menu tonight. Grabbed a few sandwiches for dinner tonight-- Had the pork before and it was amazing. Looking forward to dinner tonight There was a great vibe at the market tonight with the Beer garden being back open.
  7. Gather up all the food in the pantry that you are not using or need and deliver it and help work at the Kitchen on any given day. I use Free Cycle a lot and the past weekend I put out a offer for a box of food and within minutes I had well over 45 responses. While I felt good about the donation I was sadended by all the responses. I dug a little deeper and went out and bought enough for others and extended the offer and was able to help three homes directly. There is a lot of everyday people in need out there.
  8. Was in NYC recently and had a opportunity to stop into Eataly and a few occasions. Morning, afternoon and Night, the place was packed. Wall to Wall people. Initially the place overwhelmed the senses and defiantly takes some getting used to. We wandering around, had a glass of wine and desert, and looked at the goods and came away with the sense that it was ok, not great. To me there was nothing that special that would cause me to have to return. Conceptually I see what they were trying to do with the market feel, but I think that these contrived concept places are better served in Vegas or somewhere where people do not know any better. In the end we skipped out and went to A Voce Madison and had a great meal, (review pending)
  9. A little late in reporting , but I had a great brunch at Liberty a few weeks ago. Had the skirt steak burger with a side of greens. The burger was cooked perfectly, and just like I ordered, medimum rare. No cheese ,just the burger and the bun. It was perfectly seasoned, minimally, which allowed the flavor of the meat to come through. There was nothing else needed to make this a great burger.Coupled with their homemade bun it was perfect. Not in my usual rotation, due to crowds generally, but the last meal has put it back on the list. They had a specicial with a beer and I think it was around $11.00 which was a bargin, I might be off on the price , but not by much.
  10. Has anyone every been kicked out or denyed entry to resturant in the DC area for wearing Jeans? Me, I have never seen it happen, and I have never heard of it happening. I have been to numerous high end places and have seen people in Jeans eating. ( sorry if it is too much off topic).
  11. Let me clarify- my comments were more related to the distinct nature of the product that they are producing. There were in no way meant to take a personal shot at anyone. As you can see this is not my first time commenting on the visits, there have been many positive visits and I have noted them. I will edit my original comments to exclude that comment and focus on what was delivered.
  12. Can not help you are taking offense to my comments, I am sure you read my past comments and understand there is no bias. Just relaying my comments. To be clear the crispy to the center comments was relating to not one, but two pizzas that we had- Seems that people are taking it personally. I not discounting others positive experiences just sharing mine.
  13. In regards to the comments "I agree that there are some consistency issues, however this isn't McDonald's, where you expect the same dish no matter when or where you go" I fully understand that, but there are minimums and standards that should be held. Pizza at that level is a Art and a passion and is not eaisly passed to others. As far as the training issue that should not be my concern, if that is what they were doing they should have someone at the pass controlling the product. My comments were not based on a one time experience. We usually spend around $65.00 for two people there for dinner. I expect more than I have been getting.
  14. My many recent visits to Orso have been disappointing to say the least. Sorry to say after last night’s dinner we will not be going back. Over the past weeks we have noticed that the quality and consistency of the pizzas were all over the map. The other significant issues was the ingredients, there was no balance. Overcheesed or drenched in oil or lopsided ingredient placement. It was clear that no one was looking at what was being delivered. Last night started out with a glass of wine, that when delivered to the table the guest sitting next to me could smell that it was bad. We were presented with a slimmed down menu, with all but the basics left. No more clam pizza, which is one of their best. We ordered a few apps, the eggplant being one of them. It was presented with a nice crisped browned top, but the center was dead cold. The pizza’s were decent, but not worth the trip. Crispy to the center and would crack if you tried to bend. Burnt in spots while no char on others, ingredients missing and out of balance. It was clear that it was not a skilled hand at the oven. A point to be made is that I have noticed that each time there were issues MacQuaid was not at the oven and the expeditor was not at the pass. I did not let the fact that he was not cooking color my opinions, but what they delivered was subpar and kind of proved my point. They have one person that can make the pizza and without him there it is simply not worth going. As a note they have removed the arancini from the menu, which was a wise decision in my opinion. It always had issues, undercooked, lacking salt or overall flavor. The bright spot is the staff, always helpful, understanding and responsive. Unless things change I do not see them being open much longer, unless they have really deep pockets. The town is filled with mediocre pizza there is no need for me to go and spend $65 there.
  15. Noticed the same, however beleive it has more to do with people being on vacation. Some of the staff is in China. Not making excuses, but just a observation.
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