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  1. kirite
    I've not yet been to Rabieng but plan to go. The two previous posts have left me confused to say the least. Has anyone else been there recently?
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    We had a wonderful vegetarian dinner tonight. The vegetarian salad with brocolli, cauliflower, red and green peppers, tomatoes, carrots, garlic and onion (served hot) was a beautiful blend in a tomatoey sauce. We added the chickpeas as a side. They were delicious and may have been in the same sauce as the vegetarian salad. We were able to snag one of the recessed booths and had a gracious and efficient server. One of us had a glass of red wine and with the $5 coupon, the meal came in at just over $42. Bamian is a gem, especially for those who want to eat healthy.
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    We tried the small plates tonight. The beet and baby carrot salad was very nicely done--would order it again. The fava bean raviolli was really interesting with pureed beans on the inside and peas and tiny mushrooms on the outside. We found the smoked chickpeas inedible because of more salt than a horse could lick, but we were comped. The lobster raviolli was OK--just two of them. We want to return. Both of us have flat bellies and small appetites, so two small plates each should suffice. We look forward to one or more of their salads. Service was professional and friendly.
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    The one in McLean appears to have closed. Hope something better replaces it.
  5. kirite
    We had dinner on Sunday in a cozy booth. The spicy ahi tuna tartare and the grilled baby octopus were exceptional. The octopus was incredibly tender and enhanced with Greek yogurt, and an array of finely diced vegetables.
  6. kirite
    You have an impressive memory, you guy.
  7. kirite
    We have reservations for Sunday dinner and will be driving from McLean. We're not familiar with this part of DC and would appreciate any off street parking suggestions.
  8. kirite
    Check out "The Great Salsa Book" by Mark Miller. It was published in 1994 by 10 Speed Press. It has a wide variety of salsa recipes including beans, fruit, seafood, tropical salsas, corn salsas, nut, seed, and herb salsas. All are ranked according to heat. We do salsas with fish almost every night, but carnivores would also find these recipes very useful.
  9. kirite
    My spouse and I have had lunch at Cassatt's many times and never experienced anything even approaching rudeness. It's true that lunch time is busy, and the wait staff is stretched, but we have always been treated very well.
  10. kirite
    We went there for dinner on Sunday for the first time and liked it very much. My papaya spicy salad was delicious. Everything was very fresh including tiny cherry tomatoes. I ordered the chicken cashew in taro nest with green and red sweet peppers, onions, and dried chilies. The portion was huge. +1 had slightly overdone Thai spring rolls and a very interesting mixed vegetables with fried tofu in brown sauce entree with lots of brocolli. The service was friendly and professional, and the background music featured a soft jazz violin. The best way to get there is to head south on Gallows Road and make a left turn at the light just before the Rt 50 intersection.
  11. kirite
    Salsa was tonight's feature. 1 1/2 cups of quartered cherry tomatoes, 8 cloves of minced garlic, 1//4 cup of kalamata olives, 1/2cup of diced artichoke bottoms, 2 TSPs of flat leaf parsley, 2TSPs of minced fresh basil, 2 TSPs of red wine vinegar, and 2 TSPs of olive oil. Mix, refrigerate for 30 minutes and serve with the fish of your choice. We had grilled salmon. Try it. and let me know if you like it.
  12. kirite
    Is this blog still active? There haven't been any new posts in almost three weeks.
  13. kirite
    It's probably not a genuine patio, but the outside tables at Zaytinya are very pleasant.
  14. kirite
    This veal chop worship almost makes me want to return to the days when I ate meat. Sounds fabulous.
  15. kirite
    That's the one. Perhaps a food cart could hide in the lot one of the many gas stations in this wretched intersection.
  16. kirite
    I realize that this is a pipe dream, but I'd love to see a food cart at the intersection of Old Dominion Drive and Chain Bridge Road in ugly downtown McLean.
  17. kirite
    Indeed they do, although Rabbit calls it a "classic grilled cheese" sandwich. But I understand that it is rarely ordered.
  18. kirite
    I discovered that Rabbit does not serve rabbit, but here's a rare bit of good news: The grilled vegetable and crusted tofu dinner is very tasty.
  19. kirite
    The Brits brought lots of colonial administrators to their global empire but probably imported more cuisines than they exported. Good decision. Just imagine London with only British food.
  20. kirite
    The Brits pronounce it rabbit, but, of course, the Brits pronounce many words differently than Yanks. For example, Leister Square is Lester Square for Brits.
  21. kirite
    I had this dish on Thursday night, and it was as the Hersch described it.
  22. kirite
    Perhaps the clamor is intentional. Deprived of conversation, patrons have but one option: focus on the food.
  23. kirite
    Really happy to see the Wa Po award 2 1/2 stars to the Maple Avenue Restaurant. I was unaware of the four seats in the tucked away bar.
  24. kirite
    Yep, it's very sweet. For most of the '70s and '80s I lived in a little town in rural Ohio with a population of about 15,000. The most popular restaurant was "Bland's Family Restaurant." I was (am) a wise guy, so I thought that the name was hilarious. Who would want to eat bland food? I should have been less judgmental.
  25. kirite
    We had our anniversary dinner here tonight, and the stars were the Burrata Mozzarella and the Ahi Tuna Carpaccio. But although we were seated at the very rear of the restaurant, the noise was overwhelming. So instead of attempting a conversation, we just looked at each other and frequently mouthed "I love you."
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