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Not so good. I've been here many times, though, and have successfully made reservations before. But it is pretty hectic there on Saturday nights. I would probably try to shoot for the tail end of the dinner hour, like 8:30. I'll call when I get back to DC this weekend and see what they say. -
Has anybody ever gone here with a large group, and if so, how large? I'm planning to do a birthday meal here next Saturday, but the guest list is blossoming into something like 15 people. I've done reservations here before but never for that many.
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Just reporting in from the conference. Went to Abattoir on Tuesday (I wanted to hit 4th and Swift, but my companion already had plans to go there tomorrow with a local friend, hence validating the recommendation.) I was completely satisfied. I took some pictures and can hopefully post them here upon my return. While I won't say I'll remember the meal for years to come, everything was of high quality. The service was great and the meat was delicious. (I destroyed the pork chop.) For future readers, I spent $15 each way on a cab for two from the Marriott Marquis to Abattoir. It took maybe ten minutes. This was at 7 p.m. on a Tuesday. I'm not sure if I'll get anywhere else before leaving on Sunday, but I'll report back if I do. Thanks again for the recs!
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OK, it looks like 4th and Swift and Abattoir are my best bets for something interesting based on their distance, and I've spotted both of them on the map. How much further away would JCT be? (And for that matter, how expensive of a cab ride would it be to either of the first two places?) And, what's the reservation situation like? Any chance of getting in same day? I sadly won't be able to get to Grindhouse, close as it is, because I'll really be a prisoner in the hotel until about 5 or 6 each day. Cheers.
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Thanks for the reply, I will look into these options. I noticed a mention of South City Kitchen upthread, so I spotted that on a map. How far of a cab ride would that be from the Marriott Marquis? And how does that compare to some of the options you mentioned above? I'm just trying to determine my reasonable cab ride radius and what would fall within it. I'm thinking like 10 minute ride max? Thanks for providing input. I'll try to pay it forward somehow.
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OK, another downtown customer here staying at the Marriott Marquis. It seems options are limited. Rather than asking where I should go, maybe I should say what are the best places to go that are easy to get to from there? (Cab not an issue, as long as it would be easy to get a cab back.) Upscale and downscale options appreciated.
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I wonder if it's related to this: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/18/AR2009081803328.html (Tough to tell which might be the cause and which might be the effect.)
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Are you doing the tasting menu? If so, they three-glass pairing might not be the best option. They cautioned that there would be a gap inbetween the second and third glasses, and I understand why -- you lose the momentum given by a constant flow of wine.
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I just thought I would share some pictures from a recent visit. I went in expecting that I'd need to order like four dishes just to stay full. This is not the case. I found no problem at all with the portion sizes. One chicken dinner at $12.50 is enough to leave any normally-appetited person full. The fish tacos were among the biggest I've seen. I think the plates were probably 12 inches in diameter, so you can get a sense of everything else in proportion. (Sorry for the poor quality on the tacos, I didn't use a flash on that one.) Oh, and the food was pretty good. I'll definitely go back. I also found nothing wrong with the prices. My party shared several entrees and sides, a few non-alcoholic beverages, and two pieces of pie, and after tax and tip split the bill at $23 per person — and some of it had to be boxed because we couldn't finish all of it; the leftovers made up another single lunch.
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Tosca continues to be one of the best restaurant week deals in town. Their full menu is available (with only two upcharges on big ticket items), and they are very flexible in that you can order a half course of pasta as your starter. Some of the entrees alone are greater than $35. And the pastas continue to be a major draw. The veal/prosciutto ravioli and tagliatelle with crab and artichokes were both excellent last night.
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Note the green text scrolling across the top: http://www.pollointi.com/
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Thanks for the information. I have also purchased at Rasika, so I am a repeat customer. I can certainly say that the makhani sauce (the only one I've tried) is the finest I've ever tasted outside a restaurant.
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After coming away empty handed on several visits, I finally found their sauces for sale at the P Street Whole Foods. It's fun to make the stuff at home, but probably not worth it economically. After buying the jar ($7.69) plus a pound of chicken or whatever, you're just a couple bucks shy of what you'd pay at the restaurant. (And the final product won't probably be as delicious.) However, I will admit it's nice to be able to come home from a long day at work and pour yourself a nice glass of makhani sauce.
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H St. Country Club, H Street NE
The Doctor replied to Spiral Stairs's topic in Washington DC Restaurants and Dining
I was there a few Saturdays ago, and around 8 p.m., there wasn't a wait for any of the above. By later in the night, the situation changed. I believe you just go up to the little golf booth (upstairs) and give your name, and they'll tell you what the wait is going to be. The bartender downstairs keeps the queue for the shuffleboard. The wait time is difficult to gauge sometimes because there's no time limit for using the tables. The skeeball seemed to be a free for all, but the turnover on that was pretty quick. That is, people would just play a few games and then move on. -
The icing on the cake is that in the new "recently added topics" box on the right hand side of the main page, the entry reads "Paolo's In Georgetown Suffers Fire by Michael Landrum"
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According to the menu on my visit there Thursday night, they have extended the half-price raw bar deal to Sunday evenings after 11 p.m., too. Hopefully this offer will be good when the following day is a federal holiday, but I didn't ask.
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I have to report one of the worst first impressions for a restaurant I've ever experienced. This refers to the bakery section, not the wait-staffed section. My friend and I got there around 1:30, a time when most of the lunch rush has usually passed. The bakery's menu had a small list of sandwiches. I got the muffaletta ($8) and the friend ordered the pancetta and egg panini ($4). We were in a hurry, but they said it would be 5-10 minutes, so we ordered it to eat there. After 15 minutes, the table next to us got their food, and we were told ours was coming right up. After another 15 minutes, we couldn't wait any longer (even for take out), so we asked for our money back. Then the cashier tells us, "Oh, that's coming out right now," and she rushed to pull one of the sandwiches off the grill. They offered a free dessert, but we had to leave immediately to get back to work. The take-out containers did not contain the green salads that we saw the dine-in customers get with their items. My muffaletta filling was good, but the bread was a little too crunchy from sitting on the grill too long. And my friend's panini had no traces of pancetta. It is totally ridiculous for an item — especially a simple sandwich — ordered at a counter to take 30 minutes to come out.
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So they offer sandwiches to go in the bakery section? (I mean, ones made to order as opposed to the aforementioned fridge case items?)
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Sunrise Deli, Dirt-Cheap Carryout Downtown
The Doctor replied to The Doctor's topic in Washington DC Restaurants and Dining
I still work in the building, but don't go as often as I used to. Otherwise, I would have major artery damage by now. They've raised their prices in the last year, but I still occasionally enjoy my grilled cheese and tomato for $2.41 after tax. -
Ray's made it as the Virginia entry in this Food Network Magazine nationwide rundown: http://www.foodnetwork.com/50-states-50-bu...kage/index.html
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Any word on a pre-Easter roadside operation? It would be considerably more convenient than a trip to the Broadway Market.
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Yes, but was the bistro special an option?
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The food is as good as ever -- maybe even better. I, too, forgot to ask if the bistro special would be available every day or not. But I did see the (enormous) bacon-wrapped filet medallions that are part of the special, and this has to be one of the best deals in the city. The bisque was great last night, and even more rich than I remembered it. (This led me to think they could also pass off a bowl of the diablo sauce as a soup. I'd eat it.) Service was great for being so crowded. The new place is three times as big, yet the demand for tables has increased right along with the size. So is the tablecloth section designated for those who have reservations? Hadn't pondered the difference. The call-ahead system seems to be going well. I did the old fashioned walk-in (at 3 p.m. on a Sunday), and that worked, too.
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The teriyaki place also gives you a substantial amount of food, which isn't bad. However, there have been times when I've asked the cooks what a certain customer ordered, and then when I went to the cashier to order what the cooks told me, it came out looking different from the item I had originally asked about.
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Thanks for laying that all out for us. Final question: Are the sunday night prix fixe three-course deals still in place at the new location? (If they were even still in place at the old location.)
