DonRocks Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 Many restaurants will be closing today or tomorrow. If you're a restaurateur, and know your status, please chime in here and keep us updated. I, for one, have no food in the house, and a 15-year-old who will probably be wanting lunch in a few hours. Two out of my three appointments today (one in DC, one in MD) have called to cancel (and I'm waiting for my third, in VA, to do the same), so I suspect there are going to be a lot of business closures throughout the area.
Rovers2000 Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 Not necessarily restaurant related, but Brookville Market and CVS in Cleveland Park are both open. Brookville had bread / milk / eggs and no water.
DonRocks Posted October 29, 2012 Author Posted October 29, 2012 Not necessarily restaurant related, but Brookville Market and CVS in Cleveland Park are both open. Brookville had bread / milk / eggs and no water. Thanks Dave - information like this is useful. Twitter is wonderful, but it's also important to have a central repository of data that doesn't get buried. The Twitter hashtag #Sandy was getting 5-10 Tweets *per second* a short while ago. Note also this news about the Wegman's in Fairfax and the Target in Burke, i.e., it might be a *great* time to get to these places. There's nothing more annoying than sniveling little nits overreacting to a little rain, but this storm is pretty big, and I'd be very surprised if there weren't power outages in the next day or two. Sustained winds have a way of snapping tree branches, that's for sure.
sparkycom Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 Whitlows on Wilson-will open at 11:00 am, half-priced burgers all day.
bookluvingbabe Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 Whole Foods in the Kentlands is open until noon.
arleneivana Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 Sundevich in Shaw tweeted they would be open at noon as usual today.
dcs Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 I saw folks in the Italian Store at around 9:30 this morining preparing to open. The Starbucks and the GIant in the same strip were also open. I do not know how long they will remain open. It would be best to call ahead. The Java Shack was closed, as was the Starbucks at Court House.
Adambroth Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 Argia's in Falls Church will be opening for lunch at 11:30 today.
liz2041 Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 The Giant on Columbia Pike is wide open and not crowded. So is the coffee shop across the street. There were people in Eamonns and Taqueria looking like they were in there opening up. Bob & Ediths was open as always.
rbh Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 Giant in Virginia Square was open.... not all that crowded this morning around 9am. Well stocked unless you're looking for water or seafood.
Justin Bittner Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 Bar pilar is closed for dinner service, with the metro and Marc trains down I know it takes our staff available down to nil, I'm sure other district restaurants have the same issue. The bar was a maybe last I heard and no update has been given tomorrow.
Eric Reid Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 For the safety of my employees and friends. We're outta here! Be safe y'all.
Ericandblueboy Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 Great Wall in Merrifield is open, including the restaurant inside. Well stocked but not many shoppers. The idle cashiers were saying to each other that power outages wouldn't last very long in China. Days without power would only happen in this country.
cajcaj Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 In Clarendon, open: Hard Times Rien Tong Kabob Bazzar Goody's Trader Joe's - and very well stocked Looked to be closed: BGR Delhi Club Rabbit
SeanMike Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 Ragtime has posted they'll be open - they almost never lose power, and put their staff up in the Hilton next door often times.
Pat Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 The Post has this list. I don't know how much they're going to keep it updated.
ulysses Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 Estadio and Proof are both closed this evening.
sparkycom Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 Lyon Hall closing at 3; Liberty Tavern will stay open.
Adambroth Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 Argia's is closed for dinner service this evening.
chefgunshow Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 Boundary Road will give it the good old college try and open for dinner. We will offer a limited menu and probably close early. Please call us to confirm if you're in the neighborhood. Please be safe and only swing by if you live around the corner. The bar's open now and we have meats and cheeses available for snacks.
Jeff Heineman Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 Grapeseed will be closed tonight. Please come by Tuesday to make my drive in worthwhile.
Chris Cunningham Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 Willow will reopen on Wednesday....Gone Fishin till then
DonRocks Posted October 29, 2012 Author Posted October 29, 2012 In Clarendon, open: Hard Times Rien Tong Kabob Bazzar Goody's Trader Joe's - and very well stocked Looked to be closed: BGR Delhi Club Rabbit The bar at Liberty Tavern had 63 people in it at 4 PM.
dbortnick Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 Hi everyone- FYI - All of the Kimpton Restaurants will be open as we are lucky enough to be able to house our staff in the adjacent hotels. This includes: Firefly Urbana Poste Zentan Jackson20 Brabo Grille at the Morrison House
Ferhat Yalcin Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 We are closed on Tuesday. Normal hours will resume on Wednesday.
Michael Landrum Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 Today gave me the opportunity to coin a phrase (which is so pitifully apt to a peculiar type of non-neighborhood restaurant--no offense to small mom and pops without the resources or local powerhouses with a conscience-- which has proliferated in and plagued the DC dining scene, and which could only exist here, oft-times with much ballyhoo from the Post and others, helmed by ex-TV game show contestants or license-fee only photogenic and pouty-lipped star-fuckable "celebrities" or those just provincially and pathetically wishing they were) while indulging in my shameless and, quite frankly, unhealthy (as many who know me know), possibly fetishistic, obsession with Timberland, Filson, Schott, Pendleton and Duofold (among others) gear before doing my rounds in Arlington--which was "a Members Only jacket in a Frankenstorm". I hope to meme the fuck out of this phrase, especially as it applies to restaurant fads and failures, and in fact first shared it with one Monsieur Carman, who happened to be dining at Ray's in SS--I think that's where, but can't be sure-- hopefully seeking solace from the wilderness and a lifetime of toil and blood where blackness is a virtue and the road is full of mud--but certainly on his own dime, as I can not imagine the Post expensing even a cashew at one of my joints at this point. All this to applaud, really, those who preserved the safety of their staff, as necessary, or served the public, as we all do as best as possible, when possible. And, if it comes up, think about who's wearing a Member's Only jacket in a Frankenstorm.
Michael Landrum Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 Oh, and, with apologies to Young Goodman Zimmerman, who will give you Frankenshelter from the Frankenstorm? (Who'd've thought I could've worked some Hawthorne into my usual Nabokov/Pynchon/Shai Agnon/Primo Levi/Biggie Smalls schtick?)
Escoffier Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 Michael, I'm perpetually amazed (amused?, perplexed?, confused?, titilated?, never irritated?) by your posts. Here's hoping your protein palaces escaped the wrath of Sandy.
DonRocks Posted October 30, 2012 Author Posted October 30, 2012 Cup of *hot* coffee needed in NoVa area, emphasis on *hot*.
Escoffier Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 Cup of *hot* coffee needed in NoVa area, emphasis on *hot*. You know where we live.
New Foodie Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 Called ahead and The Heights opened at 11:30am today for lunch. Heading over there in an hour to meet some friends who live nearby. Getting a little stir crazy stuck in the house!
mtureck Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 Oh, and, with apologies to Young Goodman Zimmerman, who will give you Frankenshelter from the Frankenstorm? (Who'd've thought I could've worked some Hawthorne into my usual Nabokov/Pynchon/Shai Agnon/Primo Levi/Biggie Smalls schtick?) C'mon Landrum, you couldn't work in a Blowin' in the Frankenwind joke too? A Hard Frankenrain's Gonna Fall? Idiot Frankenwind?
DonRocks Posted October 30, 2012 Author Posted October 30, 2012 You know where we live. Thanks Ken! But I'm toastily enjoying an Americano af Caffe Amouri - now, if I could only find a plug since I'm nearly out of power.
Jeff Heineman Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 Grapeseed opens at 5 as per usual. Special Post Sandy menu in place, and 1/2 price wines by the bottle.
qwertyy Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 I really wish more restaurants would use their social media accounts constructively and strategically. Seeing menu updates is nice and all, but during the three or four weather emergencies a year--or even federal holidays--those accounts are your moneymakers. I'm not going to wander around the neighborhood in the hopes that someone is open. But if I KNOW you're open, I'm probably going to rally the troops and stop by.
JimRice Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 Lighthouse Tofu in Annandale was closed - no power. Honey Pig was open, and was tasty.
Escoffier Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 now, if I could only find a plug since I'm nearly out of power. Got those as well, Don (as well as some nice 30 year old Scotch that you may remember ).
DonRocks Posted October 30, 2012 Author Posted October 30, 2012 I really wish more restaurants would use their social media accounts constructively and strategically. Seeing menu updates is nice and all, but during the three or four weather emergencies a year--or even federal holidays--those accounts are your moneymakers. I'm not going to wander around the neighborhood in the hopes that someone is open. But if I KNOW you're open, I'm probably going to rally the troops and stop by. And I wish that more restaurants would use this central repository of data known as donrockwell.com - which is read only by people who actively tune into this channel, and are thus actively interested in the information - more constructively and strategically, especially considering it doesn't cost them a dime, and the target audience is hyper-focused on what they have to say. I saw a couple other "open and closed" compilation lists thrown together by 20-something interns yesterday. I called a few places, and about 50% of the entries were dead wrong. They may have been correct at the moment of publication (or assembly), but the situation changed so rapidly and dynamically, that things became outdated within hours, if not minutes. When restaurateurs themselves come online and say, "we're open, but only until 4 PM," you can pretty well bet that it's accurate. My sincere thanks to everyone in the industry who responded in this thread. 40 replies and 1300 views in 36 hours - that translates into dollar$ for savvy industry professionals, as well as accurate, current information for potential diners.
qwertyy Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 And I wish that more restaurants would use this central repository of data known as donrockwell.com - which is read only by people who actively tune into this channel, and are thus actively interested in the information - more constructively and strategically, especially considering it doesn't cost them a dime, and the target audience is hyper-focused on what they have to say. Don, someone had to tell you someday, so I'll step up: DonRockwell.com is social media. Standard websites are repositories for information; they may be updated regularly with press releases, event announcements, or menu updates, but that content is a one-way street, a blast of data into the world. Social media are an avenue for interactive dialog--a data blast that encourages response, a question and answer, a conversation among multiple interested parties. It is DR.com's social exchange--and thoughtful moderation--that elevate it from a regular online community to something truly special and unique. It may be unprecedented in the social media world for its organization, civility, and usefulness, but a social medium it is nonetheless. Sorry to have to break it to you.
DonRocks Posted November 1, 2012 Author Posted November 1, 2012 Don, someone had to tell you someday, so I'll step up: DonRockwell.com is social media. Standard websites are repositories for information; they may be updated regularly with press releases, event announcements, or menu updates, but that content is a one-way street, a blast of data into the world. Social media are an avenue for interactive dialog--a data blast that encourages response, a question and answer, a conversation among multiple interested parties. It is DR.com's social exchange--and thoughtful moderation--that elevate it from a regular online community to something truly special and unique. It may be unprecedented in the social media world for its organization, civility, and usefulness, but a social medium it is nonetheless. Sorry to have to break it to you. NO! WE ARE *NOT* SOCIAL MEDIA. We are social media only in the sense that we've gotten our asses handed to us by Facebook and Yelp. We do NOT come into your living rooms, unless you set your television sets to our channel. We do not get in your face. We remain a content-driven news channel that will survive, or die, by its substance. Period.
arleneivana Posted November 1, 2012 Posted November 1, 2012 NO! WE ARE *NOT* SOCIAL MEDIA. We are social media only in the sense that we've gotten our asses handed to us by Facebook and Yelp. We do NOT come into your living rooms, unless you set your television sets to our channel. We do not get in your face. We remain a content-driven news channel that will survive, or die, by its substance. Period. My question is: what's wrong with being social media? You say it like it's a bad thing. Social media is defined by content produced by individuals on an easy(ish) to use platform that was designed to facilitate social interaction. Isn't that what we're doing here? Isn't that why this is in a forum format, in order to facilitate discussion among many users? As far as the the fact that this website does not "come into [my] living room" you're describing what some people would consider a feature, not a bug. For example, RSS has improved my life greatly because it means that content is sent to me instead of me having to go out and harvest it from individual websites. Maybe you don't see value in this, which is a fair opinion, but it's still a personal preference.
sparkycom Posted November 1, 2012 Posted November 1, 2012 Pains me to say it, don't stop believin'. (Thirty-one years later, I still do not like this song.)
KMango Posted November 1, 2012 Posted November 1, 2012 I'm struggling to understand what would be lost if this site were henceforth forever labeled as "social media" by everyone who dines in DC... Resistance to change, especially to labels, is usually grounded in fear or aversion to some kind of loss. What's lost? (p.s. it's already gone) (whatever it is) (this is social media)
qwertyy Posted November 1, 2012 Posted November 1, 2012 A duck can call itself a goose if it wants. It's still a duck.
Pat Posted November 1, 2012 Posted November 1, 2012 NO! WE ARE *NOT* SOCIAL MEDIA. We are social media only in the sense that we've gotten our asses handed to us by Facebook and Yelp. We do NOT come into your living rooms, unless you set your television sets to our channel. We do not get in your face. We remain a content-driven news channel that will survive, or die, by its substance. Period. So, you don't think eGullet qualifies as social media either? Internet forums predate the term "social media" but that doesn't mean that they are not now subsumed under the category "social media." They're user-driven and interactive.
SeanMike Posted November 1, 2012 Posted November 1, 2012 I think Pat hits it on the head. One of the things that amazed me was how much Twitter reminded me of old IRC days during the hurricane. A constant flow of traffic, conversations going on, and if you see a retweet it was like someone quoting someone else from a different room... How is this site not social media? It's definitely social. Just look at the picnic a few days ago. It encourages user content and participation.
DonRocks Posted November 1, 2012 Author Posted November 1, 2012 How is this site not social media? It's definitely social. Just look at the picnic a few days ago. It encourages user content and participation. Five Six Seven! Fun Fun Fun! This is Wikipedia, and not social media. It is a document, it is a work of art. You are all my paint, my pens and pencils. We're not a blog, we're a resource. I am a gardener. Flowers, blooming, for all.
qwertyy Posted November 1, 2012 Posted November 1, 2012 This is Wikipedia, and not social media. Wikipedia is social media.
RWBooneJr Posted November 1, 2012 Posted November 1, 2012 NO! WE ARE *NOT* SOCIAL MEDIA. We are social media only in the sense that we've gotten our asses handed to us by Facebook and Yelp. We do NOT come into your living rooms, unless you set your television sets to our channel. We do not get in your face. We remain a content-driven news channel that will survive, or die, by its substance. Period. We don't need to see his identification. These aren't the droids we're looking for. You can go about your business.
KMango Posted November 1, 2012 Posted November 1, 2012 I'm struggling to understand what would be lost if this site were henceforth forever labeled as "social media" by everyone who dines in DC... Resistance to change, especially to labels, is usually grounded in fear or aversion to some kind of loss. What's lost? ... I'll try to answer my own question...what would be lost seems to be artistic worth and/or sense of dignity. Based on an assumption that social media is not as valuable/helpful/noble as a unique gallery of custom-crafted, personal, point-in-time expressions. Whatever we call it, I don't care. I just want to play. (i lead mosaic) (also amid ice) (fun with anagrams)
DonRocks Posted November 1, 2012 Author Posted November 1, 2012 I'll try to answer my own question...what would be lost seems to be artistic worth and/or sense of dignity. Based on an assumption that social media is not as valuable/helpful/noble as a unique gallery of custom-crafted, personal, point-in-time expressions. Whatever we call it, I don't care. I just want to play. (i lead mosaic) (also amid ice) (fun with anagrams) Mango, to me, it all boils down to this: Do I care that cheezepowder took 15 minutes out of his/her day, at 10:45 in the evening when (s)he could have been doing something else, to write this post over six years ago that nobody has replied to? Yes, I sure do.
qwertyy Posted November 2, 2012 Posted November 2, 2012 I've got to say, I've worked in communications for 15 years, and I don't think I've ever dealt with anyone so resistant to something so elementary as a categorization. Especially when that categorization would open up all kinds of new horizons and avenues that would help that product expand and improve. Thank goodness authors are not allowed to weigh in on where they get put in library card catalogs. I get it. You want to be the first edition of the OED.* You know that was social media too? *AWESOME book. (At this point, I may need to take myself out of the conversation because I'm not sure what else can be said without a tutorial.)
Barbara Posted November 2, 2012 Posted November 2, 2012 OED.* *AWESOME book My brother and SIL gave this to me for Christmas several years ago and I have to agree with you. It just astounded me that the OED was able to enlist such a large and dedicated group of people to voluntarily contribute. And, yes, you are exactly right about this site being a part of the "social media." Heck, I never thought it was even a question!
DonRocks Posted November 2, 2012 Author Posted November 2, 2012 I refuse to accept "a social media website" label because I believe this website and community deserve more than that. We are unique, and defy categorization. Facebook and Twitter are both *clearly* better websites as social media, but I do not believe they are better websites as a whole. So while this community may contain aspects of social media, to pigeon-hole it as such would be selling it short. It's the same reason I refused to call it a blog five years ago when everyone else was. Also the same reason I refuse to call it a "restaurant website" even though that's where my personal area of expertise lies - labeling it as such would be doing a disservice to all our great home cooks, beverage experts, etc.
bookluvingbabe Posted November 2, 2012 Posted November 2, 2012 I refuse to accept "a social media website" label because I believe this website and community deserve more than that. We are unique, and defy categorization. Facebook and Twitter are both *clearly* better websites as social media, but I do not believe they are better websites as a whole. So while this community may contain aspects of social media, to pigeon-hole it as such would be selling it short. It's the same reason I refused to call it a blog five years ago when everyone else was. Also the same reason I refuse to call it a "restaurant website" even though that's where my personal area of expertise lies - labeling it as such would be doing a disservice to all our great home cooks, beverage experts, etc. I like to think of this website as a family.
thistle Posted November 3, 2012 Posted November 3, 2012 So what do you want to call it, Don? not just a website, not a blog, not social media...what are we? Preferably something included in the OED...Maybe I need to walk away, too, because as much as I love this site, we're not unique....
DonRocks Posted November 3, 2012 Author Posted November 3, 2012 One of our original members posted this on Facebook five minutes ago: Rays,EOR,is as good as it ever was! "Man, if you gotta ask you'll never know."-- Louis Armstrong, when asked to define jazz(Most versions of this quote don't use the comma after the dependent clause.)
drsmoke Posted November 11, 2012 Posted November 11, 2012 I realize I'm very late to this topic, but I stayed open during Sandy, I did $54.00 in biz, LOL, but hey Emmitsburg ain't Ballston/Clarendon!
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