Jump to content

Bob Wells

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    1,034

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    12

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Bob Wells

  1. Bob Wells
    Lotta good little eateries in Chantilly, VA!
  2. Bob Wells
    We have a nice little stretch of eateries from South Riding out to Aldie right on 50: Cerrito's Pupuseria and the Lopo's Seafood and Halal Guys food trucks in SR, Shiro and the new cheesesteak place in the BP near Stone Ridge, Hammerdown BBQ in Lenah, Arno's and the Pit Stop at Gilberts Corner, and then Little Apple and Brassica's in Aldie (which I need to check out).
  3. Bob Wells
    That's in my range! Will give it a try.
  4. Bob Wells
    We still haven't eaten at a FF. I'm just mind-boggled at how this place can apparently be so bad. Having said that, they were handing out free donuts in Reston pre-opening. It was Passover so I didn't partake, but the donuts looked good and the donut prices -- $1, 2, or 3 -- are certainly fair. The rest of the grab n go breakfast prices seem reasonable too. Of course, if the wares suck......
  5. Bob Wells
    That's how my brother does it, way up yonder in Belgrade Lakes, ME. https://www.facebook.com/168-Main-134485510225693/
  6. Bob Wells
    Reston opened yesterday (4/11).
  7. Bob Wells
    Quick report: The pizza is really good! We got two pies. One butter chicken pie, and one barbecue chicken pie from the traditional section (never mind that bbq chicken is not traditional pizza regardless of where you are from). The crust is deep dish-ish, if that makes sense, so it's not quite as heavy as something you'd get at Lou Malnati's. Toppings were generous. The flavors of the Indian pie were on point. We also got two appetizers: Samosas (which were, grease-free, really spicy, and to me delicious) and palak paneer (also very good). When we left the place was absolutely packed.
  8. Bob Wells
    Yep, in fact there are (or at least were) two fairly distinct Jewish populations -- Providence East Side/Pawtucket and Cranston/Warwick. (Not to mention the smaller communities in Newport, Woonsocket etc). Both had kosher delis, bakeries, and butchers. Now Rainbow Bakery in Cranston is the last of the Jewish bakeries, and you can still get a good sissel bread (rye) there. Not sure if there are any Jewish butchers or delis left at all. But the Jewish cemetery on Post Road is in good shape!
  9. Bob Wells
    LOL great memories. Big G was another small local chain. I remember going into the one in Pawtucket that became a Douglas Drug and marveling at how small "Supermarkets" used to be. Don't remember "Meat Street." We went to a butcher shop because my mom kept a kosher kitchen at home. Unfortunately the local kosher butcher turned out to be a real goniff (thief).
  10. Bob Wells
    Anyone try this place yet? First East Coast location of this California chain. Going on Saturday to celebrate the end of Passover. Chicago-style pizza with Indian flavors? Train-wreck potential but appears to be good. http://ashburn-ashburnrd.chicagospizzatwist.com/zgrid/proc/site/sitemnup.jsp?mnuid_it=314102
  11. Bob Wells
    Thanks, team. I go to the Yafa at McPherson, not the one at Dupont, but when the weather gets a bit nicer I will make the slightly longer walk to Naf Naf just to try it out (And burn a few more calories en route). These places (along with Cava) are a nice addition to the downtown lunch scene. Kinda funny how decades ago, downtown workers ate a lot of lunches in cafeterias, then the cafeterias basically all went away, and now we are lining up again -- but the food is completely different and would in fact be unrecognizable to the worker bees of the 50s and 60s.
  12. Bob Wells
    No idea we had a Naf Naf too -- we saw one in Philly near our hotel but didn't have time to try it. How does it compare to Yafa (which I think is really good)?
  13. Bob Wells
    BW Beath would have a field day in the restaurant world of 2018. https://www.amazon.com/Reservations-Recommended-trade-paperback-Kraft/dp/1105873420
  14. Bob Wells
    Question for the group: My kids are begging to go back to Honey Pig. Personally, that much meat gives me the meat sweats, but once or twice a year I'll bite the bullet. I'd like to suggest an alternative if there's a good one. I've had sushi at Yechon but that was many moons ago. Is the barbecue appreciably better than Honey Pig?
  15. Bob Wells
    Thanks pras -- that's a great guide. I wish we lived a little closer to Annandale, but even Centreville now has a good number of Korean eateries.
  16. Bob Wells
    My family was very impressed with RTM during our December visit to Philly. Great mix of vendors.
  17. Bob Wells
    Yeah, I saw that on the sandwich board (no pun intended) outside the TG on Pennsy Ave. Reminded me of some of the weird combinations at the Korean food counters of local Asian markets. Pretty gross, if you ask me.
  18. Bob Wells
    Just happened upon this thread and thought I'd mention that Russ & Daughters sells a superior bialy too. Well worth the wait.
  19. Bob Wells
    Haven't been to the Espositos in years, but glad to hear it's alive and well. Reminds me of so many of the little Italian joints we used to go to on Sunday nights in RI.
  20. Bob Wells
    Interesting -- Mistral is the name of a trend-setting Boston bistro now 21 years old and still going strong. https://mistralbistro.com/
  21. Bob Wells
    Funny thing -- the address they give for the new Chantilly store -- 25451 Lizzo Center Drive -- doesn't appear to exist. It might be the management company's office, but that's really not much of a help, is it?
  22. Bob Wells
    Is this what would be called a Sirroco in the desert? You're right -- this wind has been blowing since the middle of the night and we had a gloriously sunny day here.
  23. Bob Wells
    Westerns are not served with Old Bay, but now that you mention it, that is a great idea! But yes, definitely plucked from a stainless steel bin. I cut my teeth on the Westerns at the old Homewood Deli on St. Paul Street in Charles Village (peculiar motto: "A pleasure dome of easy and filling foods"). The Homewood also had a small Silber's Bakery inside it, until the unfortunate rat droppings episode circa 1980 put paid to ol' Silber's. Of course, let's not pretend that Westerns are something unique. It's just the name they go by in Baltimore. People of a certain vintage still wax rhapsodically about the "Fraked Potatoes" at Rummel's Dairy in Waterville, ME. When I got to Baltimore and saw Westerns my immediate thought was "Frakes!"
  24. Bob Wells
    Not sure about the Gibbles, but they have Zapp's. My daughter has soccer practice at the Sully Highlands complex nearby, and we usually make a post-practice stop at Wawa or CFA next door.
  25. Bob Wells
    There's a Wawa on Market St in the heart of Philly, within blocks of innumerable good eateries, including a newish Cheesesteak shop called Cleavers that already is earning comparisons to the best of the Cheesesteak old guard. And I'm sure others in the city as well, we just happened to be staying a block from this one. So it's not like someone got the bright idea to put one in the heart of DC out of the blue. Just like there is a Royal Farms at the corner of Light and Lombard in Baltimore.
×
×
  • Create New...