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My BIL's 50th birthday party was catered by Celebrations Catering. Also our wedding was done by them. Really easy to work with.

R^3 has added NY Strips to the menu

When our daughter was 7 months old, we took her to Dino and it was definitely kid-appropriate. though when she acted up a bit, I took her outside. Not in the district, but we've taken her frequently (she's now 11 months old) to Minh's and Ray's the Third. Also the Guapo's in Shirlington and Bethesda. I'd imagine the one in Tenleytown would be similar.

Ice cream sandwiches remind me of elementary school and getting them as rewards for whatever (most books read, highest score on a test, etc).... iirc, they were probably like good humor ice cream sandwiches.

Kramerbooks - 1976 (link)

Tastee Diner - 1935 (link - Wikipedia says it's the Bethesda location that's the oldest)

maybe one of the Jeff Tunks places? I've snuck peaks at games at DC Coast.

Domaso Trattoria Moderna is in the Hotel Palomar in Rosslyn at 1121 North 19th Street (at North Lynn St).

And now it's Amuse (http://www.starwoodh...propertyID=3774)

So far, we have served on average 1500 diners each week at Ray's to the Third, at a check average of $21 per guest (including beverage). Of those 1500 diners each week, 500 choose to order a steak. Of those 500 diners who choose to order a steak each week, on average 20 diners per week--just under 3 per day--choose (chose) the Brazilian.

Meanwhile, at Ray's The Steaks and at Retro Ray's, we may run out of the Brazilian by 8:30 on any given night. So, as with all things Ray's, we invest and direct our resources to where, and how, we can disappoint the fewest.

Should any one desire their steak frites to be served with the Brazilian cut, or any cut for that matter, simply call ahead and your requested cut will be waiting (provided, that is, we can tell our restaurants apart enough to find the right one).

Beginning tomorrow, if Ray's to the Third is the one I'm thinking of, and not one of the others that even I can't tell apart, and my GPS sends me to the right place, there will be a new cut or two on the menu.

But no new beers. (In today's mythology, Sisyphus would be a craft beer drinker who each day after extolling his latest find to the very peak of exquisite and exclusive taste, wakes to find yesterday's elixir discovered by the dreaded masses and therefore rendered deplorable, only to inexorably begin his arduous task of anointment anew).

I hope that what you did have was satisfactory for the price and that you were treated civilly, if not well.

Thanks for the info Michael. We've always gotten great meals at RTS and now R^3. Now that we have an infant, we've found R^3 more casual atmosphere a better choice for us... plus it has a few more non-steak options for my non-beef eating wife (p.s. thanks for having the salmon diablo at all the steak establishments!)

We were at the 3rd yesterday.... sad to report that the Brazilian cut is now off the menu... according to our friendly waiter, it's been gone for over a week now.

It is on Saturday and Sunday but maybe not as sure a thing these days as dinner. Birch & Barley is also a good option. And, Black Market Bistro in Garrett Park is a very nice venue with a Saturday lunch option (no brkfst items though).

I think Birch and Barley brunch is Sunday only, albeit all day.

Retro Ray's? link

Since moving to Rosslyn, we've become semi-frequent customers here and I echo ktmoomau's thoughts. I particularly like the prices here... regular loaves of bread are $2.75/loaf instead of $5/loaf you see at other places. While perhaps not the type of bread you rave about, it's several steps better than what you get at Giant or Whole Foods for the same or greater cost. On the other hand, the croissants I will rave about... particularly the chocolate ones that actually taste like croissants with dark chocolate in them - instead of flaky chocolate pastries that passes for a chocolate crossant in other places. We've tried a couple of their cakes (raspberry and lemon) that were very tasty... they were birthday cakes and they were able to ice the requisite greetings.

We need to work our way through some of the mini-cakes and pastries - yes, I want to try everything....

I'm 40 so I don't know if I fit under young or old (at least I don't FEEL old) .... but I agree with the others.... while when you're out of the area, you may say you're from DC to indicate somewhere in the DC metro area.... when talking with locals, the District is within the city boundaries. When living in Logan Circle until about 18 months ago - I think there's definitely a greater allure to living in the District these days... but I don't know if there's the attitude that's like Manhattan and the other boroughs.

I never hear anyone say District government though.... it's always DC government.

Herman J Wiemer has long been one of my favorite Finger Lakes producers. About halfway down the west side of Seneca Lake. Konstantin Frank isn't too far away on Keuka Lake.

At all costs avoid Castel Grisch.

I absolutely second Wiemer and Dr Frank's... our third favorite up there is Standing Stone

Labor Day weekend at Wiemer and Standing Stone resulted in purchases of Wiemer semi-dry rieslings and late harvest rieslings... and 3 types of ice wine at Standing Stone (Gewrutz Ice, Chardonnay Ice, and Vidal Ice). We didn't make it over to Keuka Lake. A new find this year was JR Dill and a surprisingly good cab franc.

Went Sunday evening. So since Catharine's post, they've dropped the price a $1... it's $17.95/dinner all day Sunday and Fri/Sat. $15.95/dinner Mon-Thur. And they've now set up a local web page. Catharine's thoughts are still pretty spot on. I'll add that they have a teppanyaki grill where you can prepare your own plates (steak, chicken, assorted veggies) for cooking. They also had a selection of skewers for grilling. The octopus was outstanding. The chicken gizzards not as much.

Dim sum still disappointing. They had steamed blue crabs; shrimp cocktail; steamed clams; crawfish. There was baked lobster which was part of the buffet price but served to the table... meh.

Overall a pretty good deal for $17.95.... left very full.

Half-price dine-in pizzas at the Clarendon location on Mondays is quite the deal... and the place was packed at lunch today. Friends and I devoured a tasty Nighthawk (chicken pesto, mushrooms, caramelized onions).

I can confirm that the one on 5th street is still alive and kicking.....

Did I completely miss somewhere the establishment of web pages for the Michael Landrum restaurant group?

Ray's the Steaks complete with menus?

follow the links to the other establishments....

OpenTable is accepting reservations for Hill Country DC beginning Sunday Mar 13.

there's also places like Clyde's... Greene Turtle and Bar Louie could prob set up a table for 8 also. for Chinese, you could also do a place like Tony Cheng's Mongolian BBQ.

In Seattle last month - Poppy was very good. They serve Thali. Amongst 5 of us, 2 got the 10-thali vegetarian platter, the other 3 of us got the one with meat. Almost makes no sense to recount because the menus seems to change daily. Interesting selection of cocktails also.

Also had a great croissant and apple turnover at 3 Sisters Bakery at Pike Place Market.

A lot of days they don't even have food... particularly weeknights.... you'd think a sports bar would have food for monday night football.... but no. We used to come here fairly frequently after playing soccer at Cardozo... and mondays in particular seem to be dead with only the first floor open and a closed kitchen.... whenever the kitchen is closed though, they're cool about you bringing food in.

My wife and I will be in San Juan for two nights in a few weeks. Can anyone recommend some places in town for some real local flavor. And what do we do on friday during the day after I get my base tan finished up? I have heardthe rum tour is stooopid now.

In Old San Juan earlier this year, we dined pretty well at Raices for lunch.... get the mofango... mashed plantains topped with your choice of meat. In Isla Verde, I've liked Metropol. Very casual... tasty bistec. I was pleasantly surprised by how good Koco in the El San Juan was. They're owned by the same folks (OOF) that own Parrot Club and Dragonfly in old San Juan. "modern latin" cuisine.

I ate at Komi a few years ago, and want to go back. But now I am married and my wife is vegetarian. I cannot recall if they have anything veggie friendly on there weekday menu or do they accomodate them on there tasting menu. Any info from diners who went here recently or staff from the restaurant? Thanks in advance.

-M

ps i loved it when i went, the greek salad in a cruton was amazing.

They are more than accomodating - just mention it when making your reservations. I went one time with 2 vegetarians, and one of the vegetarians was allergic to mushrooms.... and I remember for one of the early dishes, we got 3 different items - one with meat for me, a vegetarian/mushroom, and a non-mushroom vegetarian dish. As mentioned, they also do very well w/ any food allergies with some advance warning.

Success at Total Wine for 3 cases of Wagner! Wagner isn't my favorite (that'd be Wiemer, Dr Frank, Standing Stone)... but it's also significantly cheaper then the others. $9/bottle with the case discount, compared to at least double that for Wiemer or Dr. Frank's. Think I'll still look for a case of Vidal Ice though..... calling Suprex is a great idea.