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  1. Bob Wells
    Totally agree on the Centreville TJ's crew. A few weeks ago two even complimented me on how organized my cart was! However, I have had two run-ins with customers at TJ's and both were in Centreville. One old bat didn't like how I parked and another old bat took issue with the decibel level of my voice.
  2. Bob Wells
    Welcome to the wilds of Virginia! Your first Centreville meal should be at Ciao Osteria in Centrewood Plaza. https://www.ciao-osteria.com/
  3. Bob Wells
    I'm a long-time PB eater. I totally agree it can be really dry and really bad, almost inedible without Tiger Sauce or horseradish. The sandwiches are usually huge but if you can barely choke the meat down, that's not much of a good thing. Now, since I don't see any mention of this item in the thread, here is my pro tip regardless of which pit beefery you try: order some 'burnt ends' aka 'charred ends' on the side. They are usually very cheap and to me much tastier than the pit beef itself.
  4. Bob Wells
    Ah, Tempt Asian -- had a few great Peter Chang meals there way (way) back in the day.
  5. Bob Wells
    Wandered over to the F St MK this afternoon. Cases are getting pretty bare but still some stuff left and it appears I was charged half price for the pastries. Good deal, but so sad in there.
  6. Bob Wells
    F St is around the corner from our front door, but I rarely buy lunch and I made the conscious decision to lower my intake of delicious sweet baked goods. And while the area is lousy with tourists, I suspect MK is not what many of them are looking for. There's a Corner Bakery right across the street... on the corner. 😄
  7. Bob Wells
    The food is not horrible but I don't need to buy five meals at once. The waste has to be massive. Where will tourists keep all the leftovers?
  8. Bob Wells
    Well that didn't last long! I confess to not getting much at Kayser in the past several months and apparently I was not alone. https://dc.eater.com/2019/8/2/20751710/maison-kayser-closure-dc Meanwhile, I think they are up to 17 locations in NYC.
  9. Bob Wells
    I work nearby. We will miss WT. Will not be "dining" at CF. Leave it for our friends from the hinterlands.
  10. Bob Wells
    Taking a break from serving ice cream in the middle of a hot DC summer?
  11. Bob Wells
    Belated report - tried the blueberry scones. On the cakier side of the scone spectrum. Nice lemony touch and very good.
  12. Bob Wells
    OK looks like we are trying the Conche on Saturday. Will report back!
  13. Bob Wells
    Were you in the area when the Black Eyed Pea was here? Country fried steak (I think they called it chicken fried steak) and fried okra was my go to order. My taste buds miss those places (but my waistline does not).
  14. Bob Wells
    How would you folks rate Ciao in Centreville? I'm always thinking I need to take my family there more. We've always enjoyed their pizza and other dishes. The place is generally packed.
  15. Bob Wells
    We're heading down with the kids to Rehoboth in two weeks for a few days of shopping and eating. I try to keep up with the Rehoboth Foodie (Bob Yesbek) as he is a good source of intel.
  16. Bob Wells
    LOL good point. We will definitely find out. But even if Reston Pupatella is 80% of Arlington Pupatella, that's about 100% better than Reston Pizza Hut. 😃
  17. Bob Wells
    Thanks -- that's great news. Love Pupatella but haven't been in a while. Nice of them to move out my way. Meanwhile, not sure how closely people are paying attention, but the array of eateries around the Reston West Metro station (which obviously is not even open yet) is already impressive. I'm hoping for more of the same out around the Loudoun Silver Line stations as well.
  18. Bob Wells
    Welp, was planning to go with some colleagues for drinks tomorrow and saw the place has closed. I had a very good if pricey lunch there soon after it opened with my brother (a trencherman of some repute) and our camp friend Josh Hahn, one of the original folks behind the highly successful Logan Tavern group. Never made it back and never heard much about the place so can't say I'm overly shocked. Guess it never found its groove like similar downtown spots such as Woodward Table. BTW, if any of you know Josh and are curious what he's been up to since he stepped back from the resto biz, he's now one of the co-directors of Camp Somerset, a very nice girls camp in Maine that reopened after a 30 year hiatus (website). I'm sure the camp food is quite good! Yeah, I'd say it looks good:
  19. Bob Wells
    LOL possibly. Open for debate. Only a music dork would seriously say the Beatles peaked in 61. What I posted was a common theme on music boards -- "You should have heard them [before they got the big record contract] [before they got any record contract] [before they got recorded] [before their first drummer quit] [etc etc]"🤣🤣
  20. Bob Wells
    And the Beatles peaked in 61!😉
  21. Bob Wells
    Thanks -- now I definitely need to try the local Naf Naf!
  22. Bob Wells
    Speaking of Tysons, old faithfuls, lobster rolls, etc, any word on what's going into the old Legal Seafood space in Tysons Galleria?
  23. Bob Wells
    It's not just the GARG joints -- the places run by GARG alums have many of the same/very similar items, just under different names. For example, the menu at Loudoun's thriving (for good reason IMHO, I'm a GARG fan along the lines of Dr. Delicious) Blue Ridge Grill mini-chain features: "Steak and cheese eggrolls" "Smoked salmon" "Brentwood Salad" (my go-to, it's a great deal and I get two meals out of it) "King Street Creole Pasta" etc
  24. Bob Wells
    Just got treated to lunch at Bourbon Steak today. Verdict: Very good food, very expensive. I got a Caesar salad that was pretty substantial, with whole anchovies in there. Very nice. Then got the "All-American Wagyu Burger." Luscious. Got an order of fries to share with my friend -- honesty, they were not spectacular. He got a steak cobb salad that looked really good. If anyone wants to treat me to another meal at Bourbon Steak, I'm definitely up for it!
  25. Bob Wells
    For me the attraction at Heidelberg is the bread. Not only is the variety impressive, but the rye breads such as the corn rye are easily some of the best I've had since the sissel breads of my youth in RI. The breads with various other seeds are really good too. The hamantaschen are excellent too, available year round, and I am pretty sure they even have mun (poppy seed paste) in addition to the apricot and raspberry filled. Maybe even the nontraditional chocolate? We've also enjoyed various of the pastries, such as the cream cheese slabs with blueberries and other ooey-gooey delights.
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