Originally posted by Harriet Balls:I'm not one to ridicule personal opinion, but DC is easily one of the best restaurant towns on the East Coast. Il Laboratorio, Marcel's, Citronelle, The Minibar at Cafe Atlantico, Zaytinya, and Nectar all come to mind instantly. No offense, but I doubt very much that you or Rutherford cook better than Jose Andres, Roberto Donna, or Michel Richard. I know I don't, even though I wish I could.
I've yet to encounter a "great" restaurant in this metro area…there are some decent ones…but…most of the food we cook tastes better and is healthier…with the exception of sushi and Indian (which they do better!)
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Originally posted by keithstg:If you really want the scoop on what's good and what's not, check out DC restaurant critic Tom Seitsema's live online chats, every Wed at 11am at www.washingtonpost.com He's usually pretty upfront about what's good and what's not.
Originally posted by Harriet Balls:I'm not one to ridicule personal opinion, but DC is easily one of the best restaurant towns on the East Coast. Il Laboratorio, Marcel's, Citronelle, The Minibar at Cafe Atlantico, Zaytinya, and Nectar all come to mind instantly. No offense, but I doubt very much that you or Rutherford cook better than Jose Andres, Roberto Donna, or Michel Richard. I know I don't, even though I wish I could.
I've yet to encounter a "great" restaurant in this metro area…there are some decent ones…but…most of the food we cook tastes better and is healthier…with the exception of sushi and Indian (which they do better!)
Gotta say, this is a really really good restaurant town if you know where to look.
Originally posted by Harriet Balls:Can I come for dinner to you house please? I'll behave myself and remember my p's and q's.
Originally posted by Dupek Chopra:I've yet to encounter a "great" restaurant in this metro area…there are some decent ones…but…most of the food we cook tastes better and is healthier…with the exception of sushi and Indian (which they do better!)
Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:My goal in life has always been to WALK within working distance of bad restaurants, and to WALK within living distance Would I ever be fulfilled in NoVa?
When you WORK within walking distance of great restuarants…
If you want good Indian food and don't care about waiters dressed in traditional togs and all that crap…HAANDI in Bethesda is the only place to go in my opinion. Best Indian food around…without question.
Not saying it's the only good place…there's other good Injun nosh shops in town, but Haandi is the best.
Not saying it's the only good place…there's other good Injun nosh shops in town, but Haandi is the best.
Haandi in Bethesda?
Its not as good as jyoti. I have been to both, multiple times.
Its not as good as jyoti. I have been to both, multiple times.
A view of the seaI'll be interested to see how you do with this must have list - with the ol Celtic Tiger sea views have appreciated incredibly, even in rural areas coz all the rich Dubs are snapping up weekend homes….now of course if your wife knows someone with a nice site with a view your all set but otherwise be prepared for the kindofbidding wars you see here
Be able to walk to the shops
Be able to walk to the pub
I'm not one to ridicule personal opinion, but DC is easily one of the best restaurant towns on the East Coast. Il Laboratorio, Marcel's, Citronelle, The Minibar at Cafe Atlantico, Zaytinya, and Nectar all come to mind instantly.Don't leave out Maestro which imho is the best restaurant by far in the Metro area (disclaimer - have not been to Citronelle but have also heard that Citronelle has a tendancy to either be amazing or a bit of a letdown with nothing in between)
I question why anyone under 30 would want to live in suburbia. I question why anyone over 35 who doesn't make a shitload of money would want to live in a large city…but that's just me…god I hate the burbs (although I won't be 35 for a few years so maybe I'll change my mind then)…everyone driving around in their little steel cages, stressed out even on weekend coz theres a trafic jam to get to the shops, cookie cutter, shoddily built homes, 2 hours commuting a day….but to each his own
will take my house in the district any day over that
Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:…Don't talk to debutantes, don't eat in restaurants. The patrons sit and stare. The waiters make wise cracks behind my back.
For all of you complaining about the lack of things to do in Virginia, what about Maryland? Seems the MD suburbs are much worse, no? Or am I mistaken, and perhaps there is a gaggle of great restuarants in Rockville?
Seems the MD suburbs are much worse, no? Or am I mistaken, and perhaps there is a gaggle of great restuarants in Rockville?bethesda has a few decent restaurants
addies on the pike is meant to be good altho I haven't been
germantown actually has a couple of decent non chain restaurants
and olney has le mannequin pis, which again I have not been to but garners good reviews
Originally posted by brennser:
….now of course if your wife knows someone with a nice site with a view your all set;)
I move to the San Diego area in two weeks. my four year sentence in NOVA is up :D
I notice that whenever there is talk of suburban resturant it always centers around Montgomery county, so at least you have optons. I think traffic is so bad in these parts because everyone in PG county has to go west or south to find good food. As I tell everyone there are as many resturanted reviewed in the Post for PG county as in Bethesda alone. And thinking about it some of those listed as PG county ones are actually in Montgomery county.
Hey Kosmo, know any good restuarants in the College Park area?
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
I notice that whenever there is talk of suburban resturant it always centers around Montgomery county, so at least you have optons. I think traffic is so bad in these parts because everyone in PG county has to go west or south to find good food. As I tell everyone there are as many resturanted reviewed in the Post for PG county as in Bethesda alone. And thinking about it some of those listed as PG county ones are actually in Montgomery county.
Originally posted by brennser:well…I'll take my solid-brick, detached house with a nice yard, swimming pool, off-street parking in a nice tree-lined neighborhood, 20-minute commute and 5 minute drive to the metro over the cramped 2-bedroom condo I could get downtown for the same price. I'm not gonna give up all that just so I can have the convenience of walking everywhere.
god I hate the burbs (although I won't be 35 for a few years so maybe I'll change my mind then)…everyone driving around in their little steel cages, stressed out even on weekend coz theres a trafic jam to get to the shops, cookie cutter, shoddily built homes, 2 hours commuting a day….but to each his own
will take my house in the district any day over that
I'll bet you can go for nice walks when you get home.
Originally posted by Skeeter:
Originally posted by brennser:well…I'll take my solid-brick, detached house with a nice yard, swimming pool, off-street parking in a nice tree-lined neighborhood, 20-minute commute and 5 minute drive to the metro over the cramped 2-bedroom condo I could get downtown for the same price. I'm not gonna give up all that just so I can have the convenience of walking everywhere.
god I hate the burbs (although I won't be 35 for a few years so maybe I'll change my mind then)…everyone driving around in their little steel cages, stressed out even on weekend coz theres a trafic jam to get to the shops, cookie cutter, shoddily built homes, 2 hours commuting a day….but to each his own
will take my house in the district any day over that
Originally posted by Skeeter:Are you sure you're calculating the cost right? I mean, sure, you could get a 2BR in town for the cost of your suburban home, but have you considered…
Originally posted by brennser:well…I'll take my solid-brick, detached house with a nice yard, swimming pool, off-street parking in a nice tree-lined neighborhood, 20-minute commute and 5 minute drive to the metro over the cramped 2-bedroom condo I could get downtown for the same price. I'm not gonna give up all that just so I can have the convenience of walking everywhere.
god I hate the burbs (although I won't be 35 for a few years so maybe I'll change my mind then)…everyone driving around in their little steel cages, stressed out even on weekend coz theres a trafic jam to get to the shops, cookie cutter, shoddily built homes, 2 hours commuting a day….but to each his own
will take my house in the district any day over that
The cost of your car? (Conservatively, $200/mo)
The cost of gas, insurance, parking, mainenance? (again, about $200/mo for most folks I know)
The cost of the time you spend commuting and the sanity you lose in traffic?
So, let's see… Add $400+ to your rent and that's what you could afford in the city, really.
Sure, my rent's high, but my commute is free, short, and makes it so I don't own a car.
That's priceless.
Oh, and did I mention that I can bike to 9:30? Again, free parking, no DUI concerns, no traffic issues….
Originally posted by chimblysweep:So you NEVER leave the city then seeing as you don't have a car…well no further than the end of the metro lines anyway.
Originally posted by Skeeter:Are you sure you're calculating the cost right? I mean, sure, you could get a 2BR in town for the cost of your suburban home, but have you considered…
Originally posted by brennser:well…I'll take my solid-brick, detached house with a nice yard, swimming pool, off-street parking in a nice tree-lined neighborhood, 20-minute commute and 5 minute drive to the metro over the cramped 2-bedroom condo I could get downtown for the same price. I'm not gonna give up all that just so I can have the convenience of walking everywhere.
god I hate the burbs (although I won't be 35 for a few years so maybe I'll change my mind then)…everyone driving around in their little steel cages, stressed out even on weekend coz theres a trafic jam to get to the shops, cookie cutter, shoddily built homes, 2 hours commuting a day….but to each his own
will take my house in the district any day over that
The cost of your car? (Conservatively, $200/mo)
The cost of gas, insurance, parking, mainenance? (again, about $200/mo for most folks I know)
The cost of the time you spend commuting and the sanity you lose in traffic?
So, let's see… Add $400+ to your rent and that's what you could afford in the city, really.
Sure, my rent's high, but my commute is free, short, and makes it so I don't own a car.
That's priceless.
Oh, and did I mention that I can bike to 9:30? Again, free parking, no DUI concerns, no traffic issues….
Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:Of course I do… Mandalay is the best resturant, it has Burmese veggie fare. The other one that might interest you is Udupi Palace which is a Southern Indian Veggie only place. It's actually in Langley Park closer to Takoma Park. Franklin's in Hyattsville is better than most chain resturants.
Hey Kosmo, know any good restuarants in the College Park area?
[/qb]So you NEVER leave the city then seeing as you don't have a car…well no further than the end of the metro lines anyway. [/QB]
Umm… hello? Car rental, flex car, airport, amtrak, greyhound… what more does a person need? There is absolutely no reason to own a car in such walkable, bikable, Metroable, transit hub of a city!
Umm… hello? Car rental, flex car, airport, amtrak, greyhound… what more does a person need? There is absolutely no reason to own a car in such walkable, bikable, Metroable, transit hub of a city!