Steve Plotnicki Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 I have recently started a dining survey and I have published the first set of results in a document titled Opinionated About Dining, 50 Most Recommended Restaurants in North America & Europe. One DC restaurant made the list, and a number of members of this forum particpated in the survey. If you would like a free copy of the download, just click on the link below and leave your details and I will try and send you a copy by the end of the day. Also, if you are interested in particpating in the next version of the survey which should begin in about 3 weeks, and which I hope to publish this fall, there is a box you can check on the download request page. Thanks for your time and thanks to Don for letting me post this. I hope you enjoy reading the 50 Most Recommended. 50 Most Recommended Restaurants in North America & Europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Welcome, Steve! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Hey Steve. Nice to see you here. I am guessing you'll be publishing this on the web? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackers Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Who are you, and what do you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Plotnicki Posted July 19, 2007 Author Share Posted July 19, 2007 I write this blog Opinionated About Dining and run a discussion forum by the same name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Plotnicki Posted July 23, 2007 Author Share Posted July 23, 2007 Those of you who have recieved copies, I wouldn't mind a bit of feedback if you have the time. Opinionated About Dining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLB Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 I agree with Joe on this, except he left Komi out. This guy is here to promote his blog, nothing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Plotnicki Posted July 23, 2007 Author Share Posted July 23, 2007 This guy is here to promote his blog, nothing more. Actually I came here for the sole purpose of promoting my survey which people can get free by clicking on This Link and following the link in the announcement. But when I asked Don if it was okay to post my link, he encouraged me to post here. I really didn't intend to, and the only reason I posted on this thread was that it has to do with a chef coming to NYC, which is where I live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackers Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Actually I came here for the sole purpose of promoting my survey which people can get freePardon the interruption, but people should know that receiving your promotional materials is not free: the cost is giving you a full name and a personal email address, to do with whatever you want. Caveat Lector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLB Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Correct. When I went to Maestro, it didn't live up to its billing. I was expecting cutting edge Italian cuisine. So I would have hoped that if Fabio came to NYC, he would be moving to a restaurant that encouraged him to get a NYT 4 star rating and I don't expect that is going to happen at Fiamma.Yes and an email address as well. Otherwise how would I send you the download? Can you advise on what DC restaurant made your "Top 50" list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Actually I came here for the sole purpose of promoting my survey which people can get free by clicking on This Link and following the link in the announcement. But when I asked Don if it was okay to post my link, he encouraged me to post here. [This is all true. Steve asked if it was okay to post a link to his survey, and I said absolutely yes. He also said he had no intentions of posting anything else here, but I encouraged him to go ahead and post as he saw fit. Everyone is welcome here. I understand Steve is a polarizing figure on the internet, but I'm also determined to moderate this website with an even hand. Yes, he's here to promote his survey, but lots of people are here to promote their own interests - as moderator, I keep waiting to see a problem, but other than a few minor dust-ups, I really haven't seen one yet. Cheers, Rocks.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Plotnicki Posted July 23, 2007 Author Share Posted July 23, 2007 First of all, it's not "my list." It's a survey that 175 people participated in, some of whom are members of this forum. And the only restaurant from DC that made the list was Citronelle. Mini-Bar just missed. The only other restaurant that was mentioned was Cafe Atlantico which had the dubious distinction of being on the list of least recommended restaurants. I am about to launch the second version of the survey in a few weeks. Since I began sending out the downloads (about a week and a half ago to the public although people who participated recieved copies more than a month ago,) more than 250 people have signed up to participate. Some from this forum. About 1/3 of the people who request a download indicate an interest in particpating in the survey. If I have to say so myself, it's a pretty nice document. The editing/graphic design team who do the Food & Wine Annual Wine Guides worked on the project and it has a nice look and feel to it. And if you are type of person who likes to travel to Europe to dine (or other parts of the U.S,) I think you would find it a useful document. And all it costs is your name and email address! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Plotnicki Posted August 8, 2007 Author Share Posted August 8, 2007 The second Opinionated About Dining survey is now live. If you would like to participate, go to Opinionated About Dining Surveys and enter your details into the database and tomorrow morning you will receive an email with a pre-approval code. The survey contains close to 2,400 fine dining establishments in North America and Europe, including 39 restaurants in the DC/Northern Virginia/Maryland region. I've included a list of the restaurants below: 1789 2941 Restaurant Asia Nora Augustine's Fine Dining Café 15 Café Atlántico Café MoZU Charleston Citronelle CityZen Colvin Run Tavern Equinox Eve Gerard's Place Hampton's Inn at Easton, The Inn at Little Washington Inn at Perry Cabin, The Kinkead's Komi L'Auberge Chez François L'Auberge Provençale Lafayette Le Paradou Lemaire Restaurant Maestro Marcel's Mini-Bar Nora Obelisk Palena Patowmack Farm Ritz-Carlton, The Grill (Pentagon City) Ritz-Carlton, The Grill (Washington, DC) Roof Terrace at the Kennedy Center Seasons Teatro Goldono Tosca Willard Room Participating in the survey is simple. You are presented with interactive maps of North America and Europe and you can click on any region where you have dining experience and rate the restaurants in that region which are listed by various sub-categories. 175 people participated in our last survey. The participants ranged from people who were able to rate as many as 250 restaurants to those who were only able to rate a handful. EVERYONE'S RATINGS ARE FACTORED INTO THE RESULTS REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY RESTAURANTS THEY ARE ABLE TO RATE. Since July 1st when I first started sending out the current results via a .pdf download, 350 additional people have expressed interest in participating in the upcoming survey. If you haven't already signed up and you would like to participate, go to the URL listed earlier in this post and enter your details. I plan to publish a document this fall titled, "Opinionated About Dining, 100 Most Recommended Restaurants in North America and Europe." Thanks for your time and I hope you decide to take part in helping us create what I hope will become the best guide to dining available on the marketplace. Steve Plotnicki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 I've included a list of the restaurants <snip> Just out of curiosity, how did you choose these restaurants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Augustine's Fine Dining Charleston Hampton's Inn at Perry Cabin, The Lemaire Restaurant Patowmack Farm Ritz-Carlton, The Grill (Pentagon City) Ritz-Carlton, The Grill (Washington, DC) Roof Terrace at the Kennedy Center Seasons Teatro Goldono Willard Room These seem like strange choices. I haven't even heard of some of them. Is AFD kind of like BFD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhberk Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 These seem like strange choices. I haven't even heard of some of them.Augustine's Fine Dining Charleston Hampton's Inn at Perry Cabin, The Lemaire Restaurant Isn't this the Charleston in Baltimore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunnyJohn Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 This sounds like an interesting survey, but it is aptly named -- Opinonated is the operative word, since the surveyors are self-selected. I wonder what the geographic distribution of the surveyors is, since if heavily weighted in favor of say the NYC metro area, then the dining experience of that group would probably reflect a wider familiarity with that region leading to a greater number of establishments from that region showing up on the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hersch Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Just out of curiosity, how did you choose these restaurants?How indeed. Roof Terrace at the Kennedy Center, and no Corduroy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 How indeed. Roof Terrace at the Kennedy Center, and no Corduroy? Somewhat off-topic, but Roof Terrace recently picked up a fine Chef de Cuisine in Karen Hayes (ex Sous Chef at Hank's, Melrose, and Marcel's). Finally, she gets her own gig! Cheers, Rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackers Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Those of you who have recieved copies, I wouldn't mind a bit of feedback if you have the time. well...since you ask... I do have some questions about the rating system. Here is what you wrote about the "panelists" (emphasis added) - The 50 Most Recommended Restaurants were determined on the basis of data collected by our invitation-only survey panel between January and April 2007. The 175 diners who took part in the survey were drawn from a pool consisting of members of the Opinionated About Dining forums, friends and acquaintances who are passionate about dining out, Internet food bloggers who were sent blind solicitations, and food enthusiasts recommended by other participants. .... After submitting their ratings, panelists were each assigned a weight based on their level of dining experience as gauged by the number of restaurants they rated and the geographical diversity of those restaurants. Each rating was converted to a score ranging from 70 to 120, and each score was adjusted for the weight of the panelist who submitted the rating. As a result, the opinions of more experienced diners had a greater impact on a restaurant's final score than the opinions of less experienced diners. Unlike the rating systems employed by other guides, OA doesn't claim that there is a specific correlation between the highest score or ranking and the best cuisine. The list is merely a set of recommendations from a group of knowledgeable diners, and it reflects their likes, dislikes, preferences, and biases. But since the panel is made up of people with significant international dining experience, their collective recommendations imply levels of quality and enjoyment, and in my opinion, result in information that is more reliable and useful to diners than what currently exists in the market. This is the first in a series of exciting lists we intend to publish. In the coming weeks, we plan to start collecting new ratings for an updated and expanded list of the 100 most recommended restaurants, to be issued in the fall. Also in the works are surveys of moderate and casual restaurants in New York, London, and Paris, and we are going to be opening up the survey process to the public.... My questions - Will you be screening the participants for future lists to ensure that they have "significant international dining experience"? And what does that mean to you? Finally, for this list, did you participate, and if so, what "weight" did you give to yourself? In otherwords, of the 175 panelists, where did you rank yourself? Thanks. [eta: Never heard of Augustine's Fine Dining in these parts - just the one in Maine. ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilrus Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 My recollection is that the list was initially compiled based on a dinner being over a certain price point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treznor Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 How indeed. Roof Terrace at the Kennedy Center, and no Corduroy? That was basically the -exact- same comment that popped in my head when I took a look at the list. There were also a couple of restaurants that I recommend very frequently but that weren't on the list, but that also didn't fit the apparent "feel" of the list. Dino and RTS both come to mind. I recommend both frequently but neither has the high-class feel that this list exudes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulysses Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 I just got my top 50 email and it seems to me that this list is based on how much money you have. When I read it I just see wealthy foodies blubbermouthing about their cellar and "the last meal I had at Per Se....wawawa.". It doesn't have a whole lot of soul to it. I think I'll wait four more years for Reichl's american list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 Let's all give zeros to Citronelle, and start a write-in campaign for Chef Geoff's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Slater Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 Let's all give zeros to Citronelle, and start a write-in campaign for Chef Geoff's. Um, let's not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulysses Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 Let's all give zeros to Citronelle, and start a write-in campaign for Chef Geoff's.hmmm....fightin' words.Look all I'm saying is that it seems a little over the top in its presentation:references to $50 sushi pieces, 10lb turbot cooked to perfection, renting a helicopter to return for another dinner, beluga caviar with gold flakes. What about the progressives?: The Hebberoys in Portland, Anice Stellato in Venice, and Komi here in DC. I know that Anice may not be "fine dining" but it's a tremendous restaurant that reflects not only the local cuisine but also foward thinking in food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 hmmm....fightin' words.Look all I'm saying is that it seems a little over the top in its presentation:references to $50 sushi pieces, 10lb turbot cooked to perfection, renting a helicopter to return for another dinner, beluga caviar with gold flakes. What about the progressives?: The Hebberoys in Portland, Anice Stellato in Venice, and Komi here in DC. I know that Anice may not be "fine dining" but it's a tremendous restaurant that reflects not only the local cuisine but also foward thinking in food. Neiman Marcus puts out a Christmas catalog every year with outrageously expensive stuff--not the "best" stuff or the best values--just ridiculously expensive stuff. Perhaps this "survey" ought to be considered in the same light. (Writes somebody who just ate dinner at Corduroy, with all that absolutely perfect food at RW prices. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanabutler Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 I just got my top 50 email and it seems to me that this list is based on how much money you have. When I read it I just see wealthy foodies blubbermouthing about their cellar and "the last meal I had at Per Se....wawawa.". It doesn't have a whole lot of soul to it. I think I'll wait four more years for Reichl's american list. KA-DING!!! We have a winner! Not that I'm promoting the grilled-cheese-sandwich-in-the-toaster bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 I just got my top 50 email and it seems to me that this list is based on how much money you have. When I read it I just see wealthy foodies blubbermouthing about their cellar and "the last meal I had at Per Se....wawawa.". It doesn't have a whole lot of soul to it. I think I'll wait four more years for Reichl's american list. I agree. It seems like the perfect restaurant list for Patrick Bateman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Plotnicki Posted September 11, 2007 Author Share Posted September 11, 2007 My apologies to everyone for not responding to your posts. The email notification must have been disabled and I didn't realize there were responses to my posts. Let's see if I can make up for some lost time. My questions - Will you be screening the participants for future lists to ensure that they have "significant international dining experience"? And what does that mean to you? Finally, for this list, did you participate, and if so, what "weight" did you give to yourself? In otherwords, of the 175 panelists, where did you rank yourself? There isn't any screening of particpants. Everyone is welcome to rate as many restaurants as they want. This sounds like an interesting survey, but it is aptly named -- Opinonated is the operative word, since the surveyors are self-selected. I wonder what the geographic distribution of the surveyors is, since if heavily weighted in favor of say the NYC metro area, then the dining experience of that group would probably reflect a wider familiarity with that region leading to a greater number of establishments from that region showing up on the list. The first suvey was very New York and London-centric because that is where most of the members of my discussion forums live. But the geographic distribution of particpants of the new survey is more diverse. But just as a point of reference, Citronelle is the 14th most rated restaurant in the U.S. I just got my top 50 email and it seems to me that this list is based on how much money you have. When I read it I just see wealthy foodies blubbermouthing about their cellar and "the last meal I had at Per Se....wawawa.". It doesn't have a whole lot of soul to it. I think I'll wait four more years for Reichl's american list. Well this is a fine dining survey and the original price point for inclusion was a tasting menu at $75 or higher or 3 1/2 courses for that price. As I started compiling the list I changed tacks and I based it on the price of the entrees. There is going to be a different survey that launches this fall which focuses on moderately priced and inexpensive restaurants (all the way down to hot dog stands) so anything that missed this survey because it was borderline will appear there. Look all I'm saying is that it seems a little over the top in its presentation:references to $50 sushi pieces, 10lb turbot cooked to perfection, renting a helicopter to return for another dinner, beluga caviar with gold flakes. What about the progressives?: The Hebberoys in Portland, Anice Stellato in Venice, and Komi here in DC. I know that Anice may not be "fine dining" but it's a tremendous restaurant that reflects not only the local cuisine but also foward thinking in food. Well it is directed at a specific type of diner. For example, I love going to Falls Church to eat Vietnamese food. But I wouldn't make a special trip from NYC just to do it. But I would make a special trip to eat at places like Mini-Bar, Citronelle, CityZen etc. and then visit Falls Church on the same trip. And while this might not describe your dining habits and preferences, it does reflect the habits of the fine dining community and this publication is directed at them. Hopefully, the places you deem "soulfull" will appear on a future survey. Anyway getting down to more serious business, data collection for the new survey is going great. The following restaurants in the D.C./Mid-Atlantic region have been rated often enough to have been assigned a score: Cafe Atlantico Citronelle CityZen Eve Inn at Little Washington Kinkead's Mini-Bar Palena The following list have been rated enough times to have a contingent score: 2941 Restaurant Equinox Komi L'Auberge Chez Francois Tosca Plus there are many restaurants which are on the verge of a contingent score like Charleston or the Inn at Perry Cabin. If you havenm't already registered to particpate, you are welcome to do so at Survey. Or if you have registered and haven't finished rating all of the restaurants you have visited, please log on and rate away. Thanks for your time and thanks for your participation and once again, thanks to Don for letting me post this ehere. And feel free to ask as many questions as you want. I will try and be more prompt about answering them in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Plotnicki Posted September 18, 2007 Author Share Posted September 18, 2007 So data collection has been great. Since opening this phase of the survey we have collected over 2000 ratings which is ahead of where we were last time this point into the survey. While data in the D.C. area is coming in at a steady pace , the following cities/locations could use a bit of help. If you can add anything to the database for the restaurants in these locations that would be great; 1. Portland/Kennebunkport, Maine 2. Philadelphia, PA 3. The South including Atlanta, Charleston, Birmingham 4. Las Vegas, NV 5. Seattle. WA Just click on the link below and go to the bottom of the page and click on Create an Account. I will approve your registration as soon as I am notifed. Thanks. Opinionated About Dining Survey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Plotnicki Posted November 6, 2007 Author Share Posted November 6, 2007 I am happy to announce our new Rating Reward program where OAD survey participants can earn reward points which they can redeem for discount coupons and gift certificates to a select group of retailers including: Bryan’s Fine Foods Casa Oliver Chamber Street Wines Chefshop.com Farm2 Market Grateful Palate Hudson Valley Foie Gras Jeni’s Ice Cream Kitchen Arts & Letters Murray’s Cheese Russ & Daughters Terroir Select Coffees For the details of how you can earn and redeem points and coupons, click on the link below and click on the link labeled "Awards." If you have already participated in the survey, your ratings will roll over into our reward program. Enjoy yourselves and thanks for all of your help. Opinionated About Dining Survey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Plotnicki Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 Sorry I couldn't post this on Friday but I've been swamped. This past Friday, Opinionated About Dining Survey was featured in an article about restaurant guides being published in 2008 along with those "other two guides." Here is a link to the article: USA Today For the many people from this board who participated in the survey, I wanted to say thanks for all of your help. We certainly couldn't have gotten to this point without you. For those of you who might be interested in participating, data collection is taking place until January 3rd. Just go to this link to register Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Plotnicki Posted March 12, 2008 Author Share Posted March 12, 2008 The results of the 2008 Fine Dining Survey are posted on my home page. They have also been published in a 56 page guide that is available for $6.95. If you participated in the survey, you should recieve your copy in the mail sometime next week. If you didn't participate and would like to recieve a free copy, you can still get one by filling out the survey. Just click on the link below and follow the registration links on the home page. Or, if you would like to purchase copies, you can do so using a PayPal account on the home page or most independant book stores will have copies by the end of the week. Thanks to everyone who helped with this project. It was loads of fun and its the tip of the iceberg. Opinionated About Dining Survey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdl Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 DC restos in the 2008 survey: Komi, Minibar and Citronelle. Minibar actually shows up in the Worth Going Out Of Your Way For category -- one of nine North American restaurants on that list; the others are Alinea, French Laundry, Jean Georges, Manresa, McCrady's, Per Se, Splendido and Urasawa. Urasawa is actually the top-ranked North American restaurant in the guide, just edging out Flaundry. Steve, how close did CityZen come to making the list? I'd eat there over Morimoto, Cyrus, Boulevard, Alan Wong's, Joe's Stone Crab and Matsuhisa (among others) any night of the week. Well, unless Nobu himself was cooking omakase in that little Matsuhisa side room again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Slater Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 How does Citronelle rate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Plotnicki Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 DC restos in the 2008 survey: Komi, Minibar and Citronelle. Minibar actually shows up in the Worth Going Out Of Your Way For category -- one of nine North American restaurants on that list; the others are Alinea, French Laundry, Jean Georges, Manresa, McCrady's, Per Se, Splendido and Urasawa. Urasawa is actually the top-ranked North American restaurant in the guide, just edging out Flaundry.Steve, how close did CityZen come to making the list? I'd eat there over Morimoto, Cyrus, Boulevard, Alan Wong's, Joe's Stone Crab and Matsuhisa (among others) any night of the week. Well, unless Nobu himself was cooking omakase in that little Matsuhisa side room again! CityZen wasn't even close and it currently has a score in the high 80's. It's one of the bigger disappointments in the survey. If I had to put my finger on what is driving the score, people who ate there more than a year ago rated it significantly lower than people who have been there over the past year. I've noticed that as new people rate the restaurant, the score keeps inching up. But since the experience score of the average diner who ate there is 11.58, it's going to take a bit of time to correct itself, unless a few diners with high experience scores add new ratings to the database where they rate it in one of the three highest categories. How does Citronelle rate? Hey Mark how are you? Citronelle had a score of 99 points which makes it a "Top Local Choice." That's down from the last survey as recent ratings that have come in over the past 6 months have been somewhat lower than what I was saw last year . In terms of popularity (meaning the number of times it was rated,) it was the 30th most rated restaurant in the survey which is very high. As for the experience of the panel who rated it, the average diner had an experience score of 9.6 which is about the same as places like The French Laundry and Alinea, but lower than top French restaurants like Arpege which has an experience average of 12, or Alain Ducasse Monte Carlo which had an experience factor of 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Plotnicki Posted April 4, 2008 Author Share Posted April 4, 2008 Nice piece about the survey in USA Today USA Today Otherwise we are already collecting data for the 2009 Survey. This time it won't just be a top 100 and I am hoping to publish a comprehensive guide to dining in the U.S. that includes all levels of dining and an additional 3,500 restaurants in the U.S. are being added to the survey in a few weeks. If you would like to particpate (it would be greatly appreciated,) just click on the link and register. I will send you a free copy of the 2008 guide in the mail as soon as you begin rating restaurants. Opinionated About Dining Survey Also, I could use some help with the list of D.C. Area restaurants that are being added to the survey. Please let me know if you think there are restaurants that need to be added, or which need to be removed for that matter. I can especially use some help with inexpensive ethnic restaurants that are worth telling people about when they are visiting D.C. 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Escoffier Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 You might want to add Bookbinder's to the Seafood category and I don't see Dino in the Italian section (I'm sure that's just an oversight that will be remedied). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Slater Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 You will have to remove these from the list: Formal & Contemporary Café 15 (doesn't exist) Formal & Contemporary Café MoZu (basically a hotel coffee shop) Formal & Contemporary Galileo (doesn't exist) Formal & Contemporary Gerard's Place (now a bistro) Formal & Contemporary Il Laboratorio del Galileo (doesn't exist) Formal & Contemporary Ritz-Carlton, The Grill (Washington, DC) (defunct) Formal & Contemporary Roof Terrace at the Kennedy Center (never been a serious contender) Formal & Contemporary Seasons (about to undergo transformation to Michael Mina) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acevedo81 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Makoto is ethnic but not inexpensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Plotnicki Posted April 4, 2008 Author Share Posted April 4, 2008 You will have to remove these from the list:Formal & Contemporary Café 15 (doesn't exist) Formal & Contemporary Café MoZu (basically a hotel coffee shop) Formal & Contemporary Galileo (doesn't exist) Formal & Contemporary Gerard's Place (now a bistro) Formal & Contemporary Il Laboratorio del Galileo (doesn't exist) Formal & Contemporary Ritz-Carlton, The Grill (Washington, DC) (defunct) Formal & Contemporary Roof Terrace at the Kennedy Center (never been a serious contender) Formal & Contemporary Seasons (about to undergo transformation to Michael Mina) Actually they have already been removed from the survey (save for Gerard's Place.) I copied this list off of the Excel spreadsheet and didn't takethe deletions into account. Makoto is ethnic but not inexpensive The category is Ethnic & Inexpensive. I know that reads like inexpensive ethnic, but it is actually both experience and inexpensive ethnic. It's one of the pitfalls of trying to cram two categories into one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrescentFresh Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Nice piece about the survey in USA Today Nice gig on Colameco today. Greatest food radio show in America. You gotta get back on there again sometime and give him the lowdown on blogs and sites like DR.com because he's so monstrously down on such sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Plotnicki Posted April 5, 2008 Author Share Posted April 5, 2008 I enjoyed myself. It was the second radio interview for me (I did Jennifer English in Tuscon, AZ) and I was more comfortable this time. Afterwards I told my publicist that I'm ready for Mike & the Mad Dog and Hardball! If I get invited back, I will try to give Don Rocks a plug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 If I get invited back, I will try to give Don Rocks a plug. This is the only plug I've ever had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Plotnicki Posted April 5, 2008 Author Share Posted April 5, 2008 My plugs are much more electric that than one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Plotnicki Posted May 22, 2008 Author Share Posted May 22, 2008 We have just released our list of Most Overrated Restaurants 2008 which covers the 10 most overrated restaurants in New York City, the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe. The list includes a full review of each restaurant and a few snippy comments offered by our ratings panel. You can read the list by clicking on this link; OA Most Overrated In addition, we have posted an online version of the 100 Best Restaurants in North America & Europe using our groovy new flip-book technology. Just click on the link and wait for the cover to load. Click the top right hand corner to turn the pages. 100 Best Restaurants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Plotnicki Posted November 17, 2008 Author Share Posted November 17, 2008 Just a quick note to announce the new OAD website. Lots of DC Area restaurants are included in the survey results as well as restaurants all over the U.S and Europe. It's still in beta test phase so if you find and problems please send me an email. Otherwise I hope you find it useful. Opinionated About Dining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Plotnicki Posted June 15, 2009 Author Share Posted June 15, 2009 Just a quick note to say that the 2009 OA Dining Survey for the U.S. & Europe can be downloaded at the link below: 2009 OA U.S., & European Downloads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo Fargione Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Just a quick note to say that the 2009 OA Dining Survey for the U.S. & Europe can be downloaded at the link below: 2009 OA U.S., & European Downloads Steve, Thank you for your list Chef Enzo Fargione Teatro Goldoni Chef Table @ Teatro Goldoni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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