hillvalley Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Mongo and I have been in touch and he wants to try Temptasian. We can figure out transportation when we get closer (I am sure someone can do a pickup at the Pentagon City Metro if necessary). Stay tuned for details. Stop creating problems Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Not to nitpick, but it is Bombay Curry Company and would probably be a good spot for a $20/Tuesday dinner. I'm in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenB Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Mongo and I have been in touch and he wants to try Temptasian. We can figure out transportation when we get closer (I am sure someone can do a pickup at the Pentagon City Metro if necessary). Stay tuned for details.Stop creating problems Mike I'm always eager to revisit TemptAsian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongo Posted December 22, 2005 Author Share Posted December 22, 2005 okay, party people, it is confirmed: dinner at temptasian on the 29th. drinks after. we will not be able to begin before 7 pm and will need a ride or directions. who's in? who's out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 okay, party people, it is confirmed: dinner at temptasian on the 29th. drinks after. we will not be able to begin before 7 pm and will need a ride or directions.who's in? who's out? I believe that I am in and can offer transport. I will confirm tomorrow. As mdt will attest, my car will fit one normal size person in the front and one extremely skinny person to share the back seat with Peanut's throne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Scott and I are in, and we have a van that will seat 4 others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 I'm in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenB Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 okay, party people, it is confirmed: dinner at temptasian on the 29th. drinks after. we will not be able to begin before 7 pm and will need a ride or directions.who's in? who's out? I'd like to join you for the dinner sector. I may skip the drinks part, if that's OK. I'm driving from Gtown and have room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilrus Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 I'm in, possibly plus another. I'd offer a ride, but I'm coming in from the other end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenB Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Is somebody going to call the restaurant to make sure they expect our rather sizable group? And that they have the fish for the roasted fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongo Posted December 22, 2005 Author Share Posted December 22, 2005 we will accept the offer of a ride from heather--a large van sounds good (i have a rather gigantic arse). plus there's the possibility of neil diamond. heather: 7pm in the lobby of our hotel? the doubletree at the address upthread. i don't know how many combos of tall indian man and short korean-american woman there will be but to be on the safe side i'll have a copy of "turning the tables" between my teeth. look forward to meeting you all (yes, al dente as well). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenB Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 If Heather isn't picking up Santuckus until 7, we had better adjust our start time to 7:30, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 look forward to meeting you all (yes, al dente as well). What's that supposed to mean?!?!?! I'll do my best to be there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 I think we are up to at least 10, not including SO's. Who is going to offer to call? I have no voice so I can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 Where to for drinks afterwards? Annandale ain't exactly party central. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongo Posted December 26, 2005 Author Share Posted December 26, 2005 Where to for drinks afterwards? Annandale ain't exactly party central. heather, who has backed out of dinner, and i have talked about drinks somewhere in the vicinity of our hotel--no place has been named yet though. when do you think we're likely to be back in that end of town post-dinner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 heather, who has backed out of dinner, and i have talked about drinks somewhere in the vicinity of our hotel--no place has been named yet though. when do you think we're likely to be back in that end of town post-dinner? You'd be back to your cardboard box over the heating vent within 1/2 hour of leaving TemptAsian. Viridian is over near there. It's a slick new joint with a few wines by the glass that won't break the bank. Nice bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 We were thinking of something a little more lowbrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 We were thinking of something a little more lowbrow. Well then, how about Murphy's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongo Posted December 27, 2005 Author Share Posted December 27, 2005 we leave for the airport in a bit. as of now we don't have a ride (to temptasian, not the airport). will probably get online at the hotel at some point, so i figure it will get figured out by the 29th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Well, Prof Jones told me to name a place and gave me his hotel number, but hasn't set up his mailbox for me to leave him a message. I suggest that all interested parties head to Bistrot du Coin after dinner. Scott and I will be there around 9:30. The nutty prfessor has my cell phone number if more coordination is needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilrus Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 (edited) Well, Prof Jones told me to name a place and gave me his hotel number, but hasn't set up his mailbox for me to leave him a message. I suggest that all interested parties head to Bistrot du Coin after dinner. Scott and I will be there around 9:30. The nutty prfessor has my cell phone number if more coordination is needed. Yes ma'am. Will do. BTW - for whoever is keeping count, it looks like I am not going to be +1 after all. I'll just be 1. Edited December 29, 2005 by bilrus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 We are still going to dinner at Temptasian though for those who were planning to meet us there. For now the plan is to arrive at around 7:30ish-depending on traffic. Would someone be willing to call the restaurant and let them know a large group is coming at that time? How many are we for dinner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 I'm not sure I'll be able to make it after all tonight. Barring a miracle, I'll be working late. Sorry folks. Some other time, Mr Jones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 I'll be there. If Prof and Mrs. Jones still need a ride, I can take the car seat out of the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Did a quick run through of attendees. I count firm committments from: JPW hillvalley StephenB mdt bilrus and, of course, mongo Any others? Let's put a noon cutoff on attendees. I'll call the restaurant after that with a number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mame11 Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Did a quick run through of attendees.I count firm committments from: JPW hillvalley StephenB mdt bilrus and, of course, mongo Any others? Let's put a noon cutoff on attendees. I'll call the restaurant after that with a number. I would really like to go... I probably can get there right around 7:30. I like responding at the last minute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Update JPW hillvalley StephenB mdt bilrus NCPinDC and 2 maybes and, of course, mongo and Mrs. Jones. Remember folks, I'm calling at 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 I just called TemptAsian and secured us a spot for 10 people at 7:30 based on the list in the previous post. It's under my name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Are you still going to be going to Bistrot du Coin afterwards? If so, what time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Skipped out on BdC after dinner at TemptAsian, but we had a good meal and it was nice to meet Mongo and Mrs. Mongo. Here is what we ate: Apps Ground Fish Rolls with Cilantro Spicy Beef Rolls Baby Wontons in Chili Oil "Anesthesia" Beef Picked Mustard with Shredded Pork Soup Mains Ma Po Bean Curd Roasted Fish Smoked Duck Tong Po Roasted Pork (Belly) Spicy Fish in Hot Pot Asparagus with Crystal Shrimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotteeM Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Sounds like you hit the highlights! Wish I could have joined the group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 To echo mdt it was very nice to meet mongo and Mrs. mongo. We had a fun group. The appetizers were uniformly excellent. The weakest of them was probably the spicy beef rolls, which were merely good. The entrees were more hit or miss. The best were the two fish dishes with the ma po coming in third. Spicy, but far from the hottest Szechuan that I've had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 "Anesthesia" Beef What's the story with this? I had something at Joe's Noodle House that seemed to have an anesthetic effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilrus Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 To echo mdt it was very nice to meet mongo and Mrs. mongo.We had a fun group. The appetizers were uniformly excellent. The weakest of them was probably the spicy beef rolls, which were merely good. The entrees were more hit or miss. The best were the two fish dishes with the ma po coming in third. Spicy, but far from the hottest Szechuan that I've had. Good time seeing old and new freinds. I agree with JPW's sentiments about the appetizers being better on the whole than the entrees (although I did really like the beef rolls). In the end I was a little disappointed with the food. That may be partly attributable to the order the dishes were served in. We started with the crisp and pleasantly greasy ground fish rolls and the luscious wontons in chili oil, both of which proved to be my favorite two dishes of the night. And the two outstanding fish entrees were served first so the meal ended on some bland, unispiried notes with the tame shrimp dish and the pork belly dish that needed to be hotter or sweeter or something other than sticky. I also wonder if it might not be attributable to not knowing the secret code to getting the truly hot stuff (or is that all a big urban legend?). I kept waiting for something to really heat me up and it never came. While I like hot foods I'm not exactly a chili head either. I just went in looking for something that wasn't there last night. Even the "anesthesia" beef did little more than tickle my tounge with black pepper flavor. Many of the dishes were vibrant, with different levels and varieties of spice, but I just wanted a little more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 What's the story with this? I had something at Joe's Noodle House that seemed to have an anesthetic effect. Szechuan peppercorns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenB Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Skipped out on BdC after dinner at TemptAsian, but we had a good meal and it was nice to meet Mongo and Mrs. Mongo.Here is what we ate: Apps Ground Fish Rolls with Cilantro Spicy Beef Rolls Baby Wontons in Chili Oil "Anesthesia" Beef Picked Mustard with Shredded Pork Soup Mains Ma Po Bean Curd Roasted Fish Smoked Duck Tong Po Roasted Pork (Belly) Spicy Fish in Hot Pot Asparagus with Crystal Shrimp Well, the Mongo Joneses were a big disappointment. On the basis of pre-publicity, I thought he, at least, would be as spicy as the H-20 at Joe's. But it turns out they are a pleasant, demure couple with excellent manners. Isn't it often the case that people who write scathingly live docilely? As for the meal, one of our group said she was looking for some relatively bland orders among the fiery ones. So the Crystal Shrimp was pedestrian. And what the roasted pork lacked in flavor it made up in slipperiness. But the two fish dishes, appetizer and main course, hit the spot with unexpected richness, as did the mustard-pork soup. And of course the wontons in chili met their own high standard. In the end, I don't think we raised the spiciness rating of the known world, but both the food and the company were fun and easy to take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongo Posted December 31, 2005 Author Share Posted December 31, 2005 Well, the Mongo Joneses were a big disappointment. On the basis of pre-publicity, I thought he, at least, would be as spicy as the H-20 at Joe's. But it turns out they are a pleasant, demure couple with excellent manners. it is true that i am always a big disappointment but this is the first time i've been called demure. i must remember to hurl some dung at stephen if we ever meet again. nice to meet those we met, and sorry to miss some that i'd hoped to meet. dinner was quite good, on the whole, with highs and mediums (no real lows). the post-dinner activity at bistro du coin and then raven (?) was a lot of fun as well, even if i was dragged away from the bar before my jukebox selections played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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