dcs Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Maybe we can get Restaurant 3 back? One can dream.................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Maybe we can get Restaurant 3 back? One can dream.................... What's interesting to me is that this place was popular in Europe, but apparently couldn't make it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopsing Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Maybe the restaurant's food is better in Europe. I was surprised how much better the Egg McMuffins and coffee were in China compared to US versions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktmoomau Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 I never went. I thought it was likely bad. Here is to wishing a good independent restaurant would move in here instead. What about Dino 2.0 Virginia style We could use a decent independent Italian place, a place with homemade pasta, etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyNoonan Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Given the recent trend in that neighborhood, I fear that what we'll get in that space is another watering hole for meatheads that focuses more on slinging buckets of Miller Lite to frat boys than providing something the community wants and needs. Hopefully I am wrong. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovehockey Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dano789 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Closed. New here but have been into the NoVA food scene for a while -- just curious if anyone has heard what's replacing La Tagliatella in Clarendon. A commenter over at ArlNow claims that a huge (500+ restaurant) chain has swooped in to take over the space. Anyone have any insider information? Can't be any worse, I hope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 New here but have been into the NoVA food scene for a while -- just curious if anyone has heard what's replacing La Tagliatella in Clarendon. A commenter over at ArlNow claims that a huge (500+ restaurant) chain has swooped in to take over the space. Anyone have any insider information? Can't be any worse, I hope! Although I don't know any specifics (btw, welcome, dano!), I don't see how it could be anything *but* a large chain. Look at the location, look at the space - it's amazing Restaurant 3 lasted as long as it did, quite frankly. The odds of any restaurant of merit going into that building are quite low, and I'm saying that just based on the situation. La Tagliatella was *horrible*. But look across the street from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockcreek Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Gawd. This sounds SO utterly horrifying that I'm considering going. I mean, something's got to hold the bottom of the tent down, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dano789 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Gawd. This sounds SO utterly horrifying that I'm considering going. I mean, something's got to hold the bottom of the tent down, right? Having heard about the, er, origins of the joint when news got out that it was coming to town, I was immediately skeptical. And then seeing the truly brilliant WaPo review, my worst suspicions were confirmed. So despite walking by the place easily 200 times, I never dared to go in. But while we're on the topic of bad Italian, what are follks' go-to Italian restaurants in NoVA? I've had trouble finding chill but excellent Italian food in the area. So being Italian myself, I tend to just make my own. But I'd love a good, easy, reasonably priced spot to frequent. (Sorry if this question belongs in a different forum, still trying to figure out how this all works.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kibbee Nayee Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 OK, I'll bite (literally)....my go-tos for northern Virginia Italian, not chains, are Zeffirelli's in Herndon, Pane e Vino in Lorton, Rafagino in Burke, Villa Mozart in Fairfax, Osteria Marzano in Kingstowne, Pupatella in Ballston....and the on-the-decline Pizzeria Orso in Falls Church. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBag57 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 The unloved (on here) Pazzo Pomodoro in Vienna is pretty solid Italian. Not fancy, but solid (like I said). Kibbee, why do you say that Orso is on the decline? We have not been since Will left (not the reason), but some reports have it holding the line on quality. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kibbee Nayee Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 The unloved (on here) Pazzo Pomodoro in Vienna is pretty solid Italian. Not fancy, but solid (like I said). Kibbee, why do you say that Orso is on the decline? We have not been since Will left (not the reason), but some reports have it holding the line on quality. I'm just summarizing the thoughts of those who miss Will, and who bemoan the smaller menu....but I included it because I still like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Wells Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I know that Centreville is GU for many on here, but Ciao Osteria is really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genevieve Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 The unloved (on here) Pazzo Pomodoro in Vienna is pretty solid Italian. Not fancy, but solid (like I said). Kibbee, why do you say that Orso is on the decline? We have not been since Will left (not the reason), but some reports have it holding the line on quality. I'm just summarizing the thoughts of those who miss Will, and who bemoan the smaller menu....but I included it because I still like it. Not just a smaller menu, but a much less interesting one. The mains are all burger, panino, chicken parm, fairly straightforward pastas, etc. Some of the apps are a little bit interesting, but overall Will's inventive cooking has been lost from the menu, and I no longer see a reason to go to Falls Church for this food. However, the straightforward-not-fancy-but-solid Italian place we used to go to in Arlington is gone. I'd love to find another place - even better if it does delivery. Pupatella is marvelous and definitely the place for pizza and fritti, but for straightforward pasta dishes (shrimp fra diavolo, etc.), I'm looking for a new place in Arlington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genevieve Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Actually, Faccia Luna in Clarendon had nice casual Italian the last time I was there, and we used to go a lot when the kiddo was little, though it's been a long time. We should go back there and try it out again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pras Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 After leaving the Germantown Wegmans yesterday, I noticed that La Tagliatella looked very empty. I pulled my car into the parking lot, got out, and it was, empty, with doors locked. I am guessing that this means the location has closed (there was no sign on the door). I peered through the windows, and the bar looked cleaned out and the tap handles removed from the taps. Was this the last open location in the area? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 After leaving the Germantown Wegmans yesterday, I noticed that La Tagliatella looked very empty. I pulled my car into the parking lot, got out, and it was, empty, with doors locked. I am guessing that this means the location has closed (there was no sign on the door). I peered through the windows, and the bar looked cleaned out and the tap handles removed from the taps. Was this the last open location in the area? Indeed it was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookluvingbabe Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 We had one very average meal there about a year ago. Bl2nd grader never asked to go back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheezepowder Posted September 28, 2015 Author Share Posted September 28, 2015 Oz is an Australian restaurant and has replaced La Tagliatella at 2950 Clarendon Blvd in Clarendon. According to Oz's Facebook page, Oz is having soft opening dinners for the public today, Sept. 28, and tomorrow. Oz also opened this past Saturday, Sept. 26, during Clarendon Day from 12-5 pm for drinks and appetizers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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