hmmboy
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Great piece by Tim Carman today (with a nice add by the Rocks) on the passing of Ren's - hopefully temporary - and other favorites. I love Ren's and cannot believe that a place this good can't thrive in this city. http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/39637/rens-ramen-and-remembering-the-dining-spots-dcs-lost -
Actually preopening party is next Tuesday and grand opening a few days later. Yippee!!
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I could travel the world over and not have a more satisfying dinner than that shared with my wife on the patio at Palena last night. We consumed a beautiful heirloom tomato salad, a mind blowing bowl of the pot au feu, a plate of absurdly delicious corn ravioli (topped with crab), and, of course, the greatest roast chicken on the planet. Accompanied by a 2001 Rochioli East Block Pinot it was utter perfection. Two notes - first, the pot au feu is a spectacular summerized version of the amazing winter/spring consomme that sometimes adorns the Cafe menu. Second, 3 years ago I had Andrew Carmellini's corn ravioli at A Voce - it was the highlight of that particular dinner by one of NYC's greatest chefs. Chef Ruta's are better.
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The whole place is only 2800 sf but there are actually 19 bolted seats at the booze bar and an unstooled high top for 2 or 3 more.
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The veal milanese has always been my go to dish here.
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I was there Friday night - not a soul in the place but fantastic Miso Ramen - please say it ain't so. MK
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If this is true I am very very sad. Kudos to the 3 Johns and all involved in this effort - you created an exceptional restaurant that got better with every visit. I am really going to miss it.
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Go INOX!! http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/dining-guide-tom-sietsema-spring-2010.html
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I've also been here for 3 decades and have eaten at all those places (can recall many a night at the bar at the original Crisfield's woofing down raw oysters and fried seafood). I have great respect for both Kinkeads and Passion Fish, but for me Blacksalt is the best seafood restaurant this city has ever seen. And my son is too old to play with Jeff Black's kids.
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Chef and I dined here Wednesday night - we sampled extensively from every part of the menu, spent about double what Dean did, and left in no position to eat a sub (very impressed with that!). I generally agree with Dean's evaluation. The nigri was superb - among the best I have ever had in DC. I would order the kushiyaki pork belly again, ant the duck leg robata, a healthy leg for $9, was a relative bargain. I suspect I will find myself here quite often - mostly for the sushi and sashimi.
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Tony Lukes or not, I had one for lunch Thursday and it was yummy - I will return for the very same iconic toppings.
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Great stuff - the best eggy brunch dish I've had in DC
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Yes Michael - you should try it occasionally too!!
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I had both the spinach raviolini, morel mushroom, and poached egg consomme and the house cured ham with asparagus and goat cheese last night, as well as the baby artichoke w/cheese tart and the roast chicken (I was hungry). Everything was spectacular but that damn consomme brought tears to my eyes and a chorus of "oh my gods" from my dining companion - at least 20, as well as an "I could bathe in this stuff". If there is a better consomme on the planet I have yet to taste it. God bless Frank Ruta and Palena.
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Restaurants Open Wednesday, February 10th
hmmboy replied to Michael Landrum's topic in Events and Gatherings
Proof will be open tonite - Kitchen will close at 8:30 - 9. I think Palena is also opening. Have fun! -
Say what you will David (and you already said that the chow fun w/copious amounts of jumbo shrimp was the best you ever had - and I could not agree more), but in my opinion those 2 noodle dishes are among the best on the planet and are worth every penny!
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Next time say hello
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I apologize for our service missteps on Saturday, and for not acknowledging your birthday. Our policy is not to do anything, candle or otherwise, unless a request is expressly made in advance (simply noting it is a birthday does not translate to a candle request per my instructions). I reviewed the record and there was no such request indicated, but if it was in fact made I also apologize for our failure to properly execute. I have identified the server and plan to speak to him this evening. He is a fine and trusted server who has been with us since day 1 - this is the first complaint i have fielded about him in 2 1/2 years so I am prone to view this as an aberration. Regardless of his unblemished history or what he has to say, the bottom line is that his shortcomings Saturday night adversely affected your experience. For that i am very sorry. I truly appreciate the post and the detailed feedback on your evening. I know it was not made for the purpose of currying a freebe but I hope you will let me know when you next visit so i can buy you a glass of champagne as a small token of our contrition. Yours, Mark Kuller
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I don't think you are going out on a limb - I know that there was chatter on this site some time ago when Todd Kliman said that the Chinese cooking at the Source was the best in DC. I cannot claim to have eaten in every great Chinese restaurant in the area. But the noodle dishes prepared by Chef Drewno, particularly the chow fun with jumbo prawns and the noodles with kobe beef short ribs, are certainly among the best, if not the best, noodle dishes I have ever tasted. They are addictive.
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Not at all - I would personally enjoy one of these stories every morning with my coffee and bagel. Can we start a series?
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we (proof) were open last night - tonight is a walk in the park
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I was wondering if there are any DR Board members who would be willing to help me out with something relating to Estadio. As expected, there are residents in some of the adjoining buildings who are putting up a real stink about our project - the usual concerns, noise, smells, rats, rowdies,etc. My Voluntary Agreement with the local ANC (2F) is up for formal consideration this Wednesday at their monthly meeting: http://www.anc2f.org/ I need a few local residents to show up in support and perhaps take the floor to refute the dissenters (whom I expect to be vocal) and say a few words about why Estadio would be a welcome addition to the neighborhood. in a perfect world, I would love it to be residents of Lofts I or II, or Cooper Lewis, but any resident in ANC 2F (Logan Circle, Thomas Circle, Old City, Blagden Alley, Franklin Square, and parts of Shaw) is fine Anyone who might be willing to assist should PM me. Thanks. Mark
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I will ignore Rocks' snide comment and respond to Daniel's post in earnest. I love Jewish deli. I rarely visit NY without a trip to Katz's. But take a look at how many delis have survived in NY, let alone the rest of the country. In my view, despite the constant outcry for a good Jewish deli here, I have big doubts that one is commercially viable in DC. It is, for the most part, a one meal restaurant, which right there presents a tough economic model. I think perhaps a great sandwich shop that included non Jewish Deli sandwiches could work, but I'm not even sure of that. I may be wrong about this, and i will surely support whomever takes this plunge and happily admit I was wrong if it flourishes.
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Great post pool boy. And I feel compelled to echo your sentiments. This long weekend I was in NYC and on back to back nights had the prix fixe dinners at Eleven Madison Park and Blue Hill at Stone Barn. While both were outstanding (though IMO EMP much more so), I walked out of both thinking "Great, but the food at Palena is better." We are truly blessed to have one of the world's great chefs cooking his butt off six night a week in Cleveland Park. A final note on my trip, which also included stops at Minetta Tavern, Momofuku, Katz's, and The Little Owl - do not miss Andrew Carmellini's cooking at Locanda Verde (in the Greenwich Hotel in Tribeca). I had a fabulous Brunch there Saturday, after 2 spectacular dinners there the past 2 months. The service is crisp and the setting is casual but stunning.
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Just back from another stellar lunch at INOX. With all respect to the burgers that garner lots of attention on this board (Palena. Central. Hellburger). as well as my own personal downtown fave (The Source), INOX's patty melt is IMO the tastiest and most decadent burger being served in the DC region. The 3 Johns were all buzzing about today and I'm looking forward to returning soon for dinner.
