TheMatt Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 Nanjing Bistro. I keep meaning to go, but I tend to be in that part of Fairfax at times when it's just not dinnertime! I'm not sure if they have a thread in this forum.
cheezepowder Posted September 20, 2015 Posted September 20, 2015 Osteria Morini -- I haven't been because I don't go to baseball games so I need to make a special trip just to go to the restaurant. And I'd want to go on a day when there isn't a baseball game.
farmer john Posted September 20, 2015 Posted September 20, 2015 Ben's Chili Bowl- until we started delivering in DC about a year ago I simply spent little or no time in the city. Now I am in too much of a hurry to eat when I am in there even though I drive by every time i deliver to Fainting Goat.
ktmoomau Posted September 21, 2015 Posted September 21, 2015 Amoo's- I don't know why, I guess we just don't go to McLean often. The Grill Room- cost, saving it for a special go. Fiola Mare- a little pricey and Georgetown. Taco Bamba- we have taco places we already go and this is just enough out of our normal way. A whole bunch of places on H St, because it's a pain in the butt for us to get to.
weezy Posted September 21, 2015 Posted September 21, 2015 Roberto Donna's table for eight, because it's only midweek and you have to buy tickets well in advance and in pairs Any of the Chinese restaurants up in the Wheaton area b/c it's so far out of my way
Choirgirl21 Posted September 22, 2015 Posted September 22, 2015 My list is shameful really. Red Hen (have tried twice to no avail) Rose's Luxury Fiola Mare Mintwood Place The Partisan Izakaya Seki Inn at Little Washington I have more, but those are highest I suppose. I'll add Ben's chili bowl since it was mentioned. I'm embarrassed I consider myself a foodie, have lived here over 15 years and have never been. 1
Bart Posted September 22, 2015 Posted September 22, 2015 Restaurant Eve Skip the wildly expensive Chef's Tasting Menu ($165) and go for the infinitely more interesting (and more affordable) Filipino Tasting Menu ($65)
ktmoomau Posted September 23, 2015 Posted September 23, 2015 Oh, add Red Hen to my list, I know it gets rave reviews but the menu just never grabs me and I can never plan far enough to get a res.
Tweaked Posted September 23, 2015 Posted September 23, 2015 Rose's - Don't want to wait in line Little Serow - Don't want to wait in line Thip Khao - No idea why I haven't been here. 2 Amy's - I've never been and now I can walk there, and still have never been.
ScotteeM Posted September 24, 2015 Posted September 24, 2015 Dino's Grotto - Never been to Shaw and parking seems to be problematic in the area (according to their website) The Grill Room - Would spend the money but reviews here have been mixed
DonRocks Posted September 24, 2015 Posted September 24, 2015 2 Amy's - I've never been and now I can walk there, and still have never been. Okay, this is just ... bizarre. 1
MC Horoscope Posted September 25, 2015 Posted September 25, 2015 Sushi Capitol, Daikaya Izakaya, Izakaya Seki, Sushi Taro Don't know anything about Japanese food. Feel like I need to go with someone who knows something about it to help me select things. I will eventually just do this on my own, but that's the reason for procrastination. 3
dracisk Posted September 25, 2015 Posted September 25, 2015 Pupatella. I live in Silver Spring, almost directly on the other side of the Beltway, and work in DC. I just don't get out to Arlington very much. Osteria Morini -- I haven't been because I don't go to baseball games so I need to make a special trip just to go to the restaurant. And I'd want to go on a day when there isn't a baseball game. I made a special trip for Osteria Morini last February and was glad I did. I'm never in that part of town unless for a (rare) baseball game. 1
JPW Posted October 5, 2015 Posted October 5, 2015 Sushi Capitol, Daikaya Izakaya, Izakaya Seki, Sushi Taro Don't know anything about Japanese food. Feel like I need to go with someone who knows something about it to help me select things. I will eventually just do this on my own, but that's the reason for procrastination. Ditto 1
bookluvingbabe Posted October 7, 2015 Posted October 7, 2015 Rose's--don't want to wait. Mintwood Place--I just don't go to Adams Morgan anymore 1
Pool Boy Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 Rose's Luxury - I hate waiting.Little Serow - I hate waiting. Lots and lots of other places I keep reading about here but am too lazy to get up off my ass to explore. 1
lovehockey Posted October 18, 2015 Author Posted October 18, 2015 Restaurant Eve If you can, the Lickity Split Lunch special at the bar.
ktmoomau Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 Sushi Capitol, Daikaya Izakaya, Izakaya Seki, Sushi Taro Don't know anything about Japanese food. Feel like I need to go with someone who knows something about it to help me select things. I will eventually just do this on my own, but that's the reason for procrastination. I would be up for this, as well, if we could find someone willing to go with us with a bit more knowledge on Japanese food. 1
Soup Posted October 26, 2015 Posted October 26, 2015 Kogiya. I've gone but never with folks who wanted to try the AYCE option.
cheezepowder Posted October 27, 2015 Posted October 27, 2015 I would be up for this, as well, if we could find someone willing to go with us with a bit more knowledge on Japanese food. Kogiya. I've gone but never with folks who wanted to try the AYCE option. When I read these posts, the first thing I thought was that these seem like great ideas for DonRockwell gatherings.
sandynva Posted October 27, 2015 Posted October 27, 2015 rose's--I would be ok waiting like 30 min but am scared by reports of 2 hour waits little serow--I'm vegetarian and don't eat fish (or fish sauce) so the no substitution thing makes it a nonstarter.
ktmoomau Posted October 27, 2015 Posted October 27, 2015 When I read these posts, the first thing I thought was that these seem like great ideas for DonRockwell gatherings. I would probably go to both, depending on my schedule! Let's do it. little serow--I'm vegetarian and don't eat fish (or fish sauce) so the no substitution thing makes it a nonstarter. I don't have many friends who really want to do the whole really spicy and no substitutions thing, even if I want to go.
MC Horoscope Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 I am leaning to Izakaya Seki. They take reservations for parties of 5-8 people only, so there's a possibility. I don't know the logistics though. Should I call the restaurant first for dates and times available? Put out a Don Rocks call for 8 participants? And propose a date and time? I pm'd DR just now.
cheezepowder Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 I am leaning to Izakaya Seki. They take reservations for parties of 5-8 people only, so there's a possibility. I don't know the logistics though. Should I call the restaurant first for dates and times available? Put out a Don Rocks call for 8 participants? And propose a date and time? I pm'd DR just now. Yes! Great idea 1
DonRocks Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 I am leaning to Izakaya Seki. They take reservations for parties of 5-8 people only, so there's a possibility. I don't know the logistics though. Should I call the restaurant first for dates and times available? Put out a Don Rocks call for 8 participants? And propose a date and time? I pm'd DR just now. Yes! Great idea I would call and speak with Cizuka mid-afternoon - I suspect she'll be happy to accommodate a group of 8 (especially on an off-night, and especially if you don't mind sitting upstairs). Remember also that Jeff has all but come right out and invited us to Grapeseed - both would be great places for a get-together. Both of them have been active members of this website, and I think milling through the threads, looking for chefs, GMs, and owners who actively participate here, is the best way to say "thanks" for being part of the community. I could rattle off a lot of names, but I'm afraid I'd leave someone out - if you've been reading the forum, you know who they are. Honestly, that's the best way to pay *me* back as well - having restaurants actively participate here has been one of my core values since our inception, and I'm always happy when we get a chance to show them our support. BTW, I was getting caught up with recent PMs (the older ones - like, over a month old - that I haven't yet opened are a disgrace, but I'm still going to read and reply to them); I've fallen behind today, so I've got about 10 from the past 24 hours that are still unread - I'll get to them soon, maybe tonight. Let me know what I can do to help - that's what I'm here for. I want to at least mention: I've tried to help before (right now I'm thinking of the picnics), and not only were my offers shunned, but a couple people who shunned them are no longer even active on the website (*headdesk*). I almost fainted when someone recently wrote me and belittled me for our picnics becoming failures. This is probably why I should just sprout some stones and make announcements, rather than being so apologetic for being pro-active in doing things that I *know* are in people's best interest. As a general rule, my priorities have recently been, in order: 1) Stay out of people's way when they want to do something 2) Help however I can, whenever someone asks me for help If you want a hundred people at the Spring picnic with a mix of restaurant-sponsored dishes and member planned-potluck, I can do it - just give me the go-ahead and two volunteers. 1
Bart Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 I am leaning to Izakaya Seki. They take reservations for parties of 5-8 people only, so there's a possibility. I don't know the logistics though. Should I call the restaurant first for dates and times available? Put out a Don Rocks call for 8 participants? And propose a date and time? I pm'd DR just now. Izakaya Seki is a place I've been wanting to try for ages too and have never made it. If there's still room (and the date works) my wife and I would be interested in joining the group. Hopefully they'll have the ara yaki available (that Mark Bittman wrote about a while back)! 2
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