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It was an awesome finish, and reminded me of this comeback in this year's Florida state 4 x 400 relay championships.

To Chelsea's improbable Champions League victory over Bayern Munchen after so many years of frustration.

I'm looking for fabulous seafood restaurants in these cities/towns. Broiled or grilled, not fried. Thanks.

TS has downgraded it to 1 star, which I find hard to believe. We've had dinner here twice this year and both times the experience was very positive. I espeicially enjoyed the grilled baby octopus.

To Edward Lear at 200: http://www.nonsensel...ear/ll/ybb.html.

I've been reading "Manhunt: the Ten Year Search for OBL" by Peter Bergen. I'm drinking to the SEALS.

+10000!!!!!!!!

And to Joe Biden, that lovable and probably unintentional "stalking horse."

To my good friend Allan Karl, who lost everything, said "fuck it," and took off on a motorcycle.

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I know this sounds really wonky, but I'm drinking to Richard Lugar, a statesman and a gentleman.

Well I am!

Picture how disgusting and greasy the video game control sticks are. And how slippery the bathroom doorknobs are because of all the grease on them.

Now, think where all that grease comes from. Eeeeww-whee!

As for Subway, I can identify the restaurants by smell alone from almost a block away, 100% of the time. There's no other smell on this earth quite like it (although I think it's the bread baking, not the pizza). Does anyone else know what I'm taking about here? I have a keen sense of smell, but it's not *that* sensitive.

It is the bread baking, but it doesn't smell like good bread baking. It gives off a vaguely chemical odor.

I believe it. I walked around looking for it, finally asking an attendant..."nope, no more shake shack" - maybe she was doing me a favor to avoid the line, or thought I was a Phillies fan. Later saw a sign for it. Thanks for the heads up- I was afraid I was losing my sanity

I looked for a vegetarian outpost at Nationals Park, but I couldn't find any. To answer my question, no Washington BB team has ever started 18-9. The starting rotation is incredible, and just wait until Zim, LaRoche, Storen, and the Beast return.

I'm pretty sure my husband commented on how long the line was at Shake Shack when he went to Blue Smoke to get the sandwich.

When was the last time that a Washington BB team started 18-9? After reading what food is available at Nationals Stadium, I decided to bring trail mix.

A) I didnt intend a new thread, but sometimes knowing what to avoid is as important as knowing which way to turn.

B ) Growing up I'd occasionally go see my uncle play in bowling leagues in alleys in north Jersey. Of course there's now way to confirm this now, 35 years later, but the pizza seemed ok. But I think bad pizza is against the law in those parts.

C) that dried, grey slice in the 7-11 glass case is probably rock bottom. But sometimes rock bottom is where one finds oneself.

D) Maggie's served something other than beer?

E) chuck e cheese holds a special place, simply because the setting is so painful. I like amusement parks, kids, arcade games and all that but just can't hang with the chuckster

F) concur with DanielK. Potomac pizza may have actually improved recently, and still isn't very good, but seems better than Cicis.

G) Zios, back in the day, used to be sort of cutting edge in pizza for those parts. I'd never heard of pineapple or white pizza before Zios. They'd pack the place on weekends and it was a special exotic treat for me and my siblings. I don't know where/how they went wrong.

H) Grotto's in Dewey, DE gets an honorable mention simply because I don't think I've ever actually fully digested it - it always found its way back up.

I did the math last weekend and have 10 places selling pizza within 1 mile of my house. Some are good, none are great.

Perhaps it's time to begin a conversation about best pizzas.

Well, Aykan actually told me he was shooting for "mid next week," but I worded my post to give him as much slack as possible (you never know what's going to come up at the last minute).

Anyway, unless that sign specifically said "May 7" (your post doesn't make it clear) I would go with "mid next week," and don't blame me if they miss their target date - I've seen it happen, time and time again, especially for non-chains (chains are good at predicting opening dates and sticking to them because they've been through the process many times).

Don't forget also that they'll probably be doing private friends and family test meals, so I wouldn't assume they're open even if you drive by and see people having dinner.

Cheers,

Rocks

Can't wait. IMHO Evo Bistro is the only decent restaurant in McLean, but I've not been there since it changed the menu.

This chain recently opened a new restaurant on Route 7 in Falls Chuch-Pimmit Hills. To its credit the website has extensive nutritional information. I looked at the sodium content and was not surprised to see that many of the items at least contain 2000 mg. The FDA recommends no more than a daily intake of 2400 mg. Diabetes anyone?

Sam's and Rima's daughter handles the web site in a very, very part-time manner. They could probably use a little upgrade there....

But here's what you get at Layalina that you can't get anywhere else in the DC metropolitan area....

The most gracious host of any dining room in our area.

Plush and warm dining room decor that puts you in the mood for a Middle Eastern feast.

Genuine Syrian cooking.

A mezze selection that other Middle Eastern restaurants would be hard-pressed to beat, especially with seven different versions of hummus.

When you order ahead, the best kibbee nayeh, stuffed grape leaves and stuffed chicken in our area.

Even if you don't order ahead, lamb shanks that are blow-you-away good.

No rush....eat all night if you want to....Sam will join your party after closing time too....

Layalina is solidly in my rotation. When I look at Sietsema's or Washingtonian's various lists and see Artie's or a food cart, or even places that are now closed, I'm thinking Layalina isn't getting its appropriate share of love.

It's not getting enough love. Went there tonight for the second time and our experience confirmed Kibbee's. We used a Groupon coupon which implies that it needs a whole lot more love.

Last two times I've been to any of the clyde's restaurants was old ebbit both times. Food was good not super good. 2nd to last time we were put in a crowded seating area. service always very professional.

I've been going to various clyde's around the region for a long long time. Always good...can't recall when i'd call it great. Probably most liked the one in Friendship Heights. Used to love the way the food runners would deliver dishes with plates stacked up their arms.

And the vintage autos at the Friendship Heights location are fun, but the food is on a par with Chef Geoff.

Work seems to have stopped here. I pass by here a couple of times a week and no signs of any activity. It was supposed to have opened in late March.

The happy hour bar menu at Black Salt (5 to 7 p.m.) is a great bargain, if you are willing to be an early bird. Many of the choices are the same dishes on the regular menu at a considerable saving. I had a hearty bowl of Provençal seafood stew for $10. (This replaced a disappointing fish and chips plate: thin, skinny filets were overwhelmed by a thick coating of mushy batter.) But the staff were really nice about wanting me to be happy. J had expertly fried calamari with chipotle remoulade, and a very tasty, juicy burger. He had a mojito, I had a carafe of Rioja. We got out of there for $44 before tip.

This remains a great restaurant. We had not been here since early December. After attending a wonderful concert of the Washington Bach Consort at the National Presbyterian Church, we had an extremely good dinner at BS. We each had two hot appetizers instead of entrees. North Carolina monkfish, Florida pompano, and butterfish with lobster. All were inventive, surprising, light, and satisfying. Among the sauces were a red pepper coulis, a green curry, and a pickled cucumber with mysterious vegetables.

For the next few weeks I need to do dinner carry outs in McLean, North Arlington, and Falls Church. I prefer vegetarian and/or fish and have put Rabbit, Lebanese Taverna, Bamian, Ravi Kabob, and District Taco on my list. I don't eat pizza. Does anyone have additional recommendations?

Those paper-wrapped, pre-made sandwiches (on ciabatta-type bread) always look so appetizing sitting there in the case (right next to the prepared foods like the meat loaf, chicken, green beans, etc.), and more often than not, they're just eight dollars worth of meh.

The hot bar, much of the salad bar, and the soups are loaded with salt. John Mackey must have low blood pressure.

We're looking for some recs in NOVA for veggie burgers. Thus far, veggie burgers have remained at peace.

Any recommendations for dinner at or near Southbank Centre?

We just returned from two weeks in the West End. We dined at Skylon in Royal Festival Hall at Southbank Centre and spent $180 for a very good meal. The standout was the wine braised aubergine. Other restaurants that we enjoyed were Sardo, Menulla, Bam-Bou, and Pescatori. All of them are on Charlotte Street which must have more great restaurants along three blocks than any street in London. Sardo is Sardinian (surprise!), Menulla is Sicilian, Bam-Bou is Thai-Vietnamese, and Pescatori (as the name implies) is Italian seafood. Also of note is 2 Veneti on Wigmore Street.

Angelo Della PIzza had a fantastic pizza with an incredible ambience: brick walls, wooden floor, wood beamed ceilings and open wood fired oven in the front of the room with a pizzaiola tossing dough ten, twelve feet in the air-inches from the ceiling. Jammed on a rainy Sunday night. A GREAT pizza and room. If someone called this the best pizzaria in any Italian city I wouldn't disagree. But it's in Munich.

Glockinspiel Cafe overlooks the Marien Platz on the sixth floor of an office building; breakfast to equal any I have had anywhere. Michelin starred Terrine was excellent but we didn't like the room-a number of tables were wedged into a corridor. Dinner of the trip was at Barestovino which was also a true bargain at E 49 prix fixe for four courses plus amuse. Great, softly lit room with 24 seats; very personal, intimate and romantic. Downstairs, as romantic and myserious of a wine bar as I've seen anywhere. In the basement an open roped off closet which was a shrine to Uncle Scrooge next to another open, roped off closet which was a shrine to Mick Jagger. Serious. Carl Barks drawings, original comic books and paintings for one; for the other posters, photos and tickets to early '80's concerts along with T shirts and magazines. All of this a few feet from a ten seat table in a brick walled wine cellar where diners eat by candlelight.

Most reading this have no idea of the excellence of restaurants in Germany.

We had two fabulous dinners and a lunch at the vegetarian Prinz Myshkin in Munich last year. Large, airy, friendly restaurant in the Old City.

It's only the second day, but this is the best restaurant in Clarendon right now.

I couldn't find the menu, but are there some vegetarian options?

To Acadia, surely the greatest cocker spaniel ever. 1999 - 2012.

To Ovie and the Caps for making the playoffs, but they're down to one goalie.

It's odd that Nando's plays up the Portuguese angle but uses the spelling "peri peri". As far as I remember from my time in Portugal, the spelling "piri piri" is universal there.

It's great that Nando's is opening more stores around DC but the menu, compared to their places in the UK, is extremely limited. I wonder if Nando's US will eventually expand its offerings to wraps, soups, salads, etc.

I too adore the new format!

Somebody today, not me, asked TK why the dining is so poor in McLean. It's a question that he and TS get fairly frequently, but today TK had a rather compelling answer. He noted the paucity of fine dining spots in Potomac, McLean, and to a lesser degree, the Palisades. He could have added Great Falls to the list. He offered three reasons: none is densely populated, none is served by the Metro, and none has cultural institutions nearby unlike, for example, Penn Quarter. I live in McLean, and the usual stock answer is that everybody here dines in with food prepared by their personal chef. I wish!