Gastronomical Banter

hutch wrote:

jaded wrote:
I just drove by the location of a brand new Roy Rogers which has its grand opening at 10am.  There was a line of people around the block…

OMG! Holster fries!

I went to a Roy Rogers Grand opening in Manassas. They were proud to be the 51st location. I was shocked to hear there were only 50 Roydee's left (at that point, 5 years ago). Sadly I do not believe they have the holster of fries anymore, I have not seen one of them since the early 2000's.

Where is the new location?

Unsanity wrote:

hutch wrote:

jaded wrote:
I just drove by the location of a brand new Roy Rogers which has its grand opening at 10am.  There was a line of people around the block…

OMG! Holster fries!

I went to a Roy Rogers Grand opening in Manassas. They were proud to be the 51st location. I was shocked to hear there were only 50 Roydee's left (at that point, 5 years ago). Sadly I do not believe they have the holster of fries anymore, I have not seen one of them since the early 2000's.

Where is the new location?

yeah.. they dissapeared…there used to be so many… for a while I ate there a lot….

I think the new one is somewhere in maryland..yada was going to try it out

I didn't know they had two in alexandria… but no holster fries= no deal

hutch wrote:
I think the new one is somewhere in maryland..yada was going to try it out

I didn't know they had two in alexandria… but no holster fries= no deal

I don't think I've ever had the privilege of dining at Roy Rogers.

the burgers are ok to ok good.  the have a fixins bar, which people seems to think makes it all the better.  roast beef is good, I think.  chicken is not bad when fresh.  sides besides fries is nice.  milkshakes are good.  the burger with the ham on it is my go to.  the breakfast hashbrown slick cut fry things they give you . . . are the bomb.

cant do bon chon anymore, for my older system of digestion, does agree with such a place.  chicken with that crunch crust was the key, boneless being the best, and I did find the spicy version to be sometimes too much, but the other food was basic Korean style offerings.  perfect for college kids.

Don't you hate in when you go to a restaurant for a work-related lunch and you know it's going to suck and it does suck?

Why do we let people who obviously don't read at least tripadvisor or yelp pick the place we're going to?

Space wrote:
Don't you hate in when you go to a restaurant for a work-related lunch and you know it's going to suck and it does suck?

Why do we let people who obviously don't read at least tripadvisor or yelp pick the place we're going to?

Where did you go?

I typically pick where I'm eating for work events, tonight at Del Friscos! We do tend to go to a really shitty thai place a bit too often, but free food is free food!

Yada wrote:

Space wrote:
Don't you hate in when you go to a restaurant for a work-related lunch and you know it's going to suck and it does suck?

Why do we let people who obviously don't read at least tripadvisor or yelp pick the place we're going to?

Where did you go?

I typically pick where I'm eating for work events, tonight at Del Friscos! We do tend to go to a really shitty thai place a bit too often, but free food is free food!

Here. http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g28970-d1007547-Reviews-La_Loma_Mexican_Restaurant-Washington_DC_District_of_Columbia.html

It was a half step up from Taco Bell.

Sample conversation:
Person A: Yes, I've been here about 10 times.
Person B: Do you know if they do a good maragarita, good margartas are hard to find.
Person A: Oh, I don't know, but they have good beer (they had Dos Equus, Nefro Modela, Corona, Heineken, Miller Lite, all in bottles)
Person B: Oh yes, but it's winter, I can't drink beer in the winter, only in the summer.

Person C noted that a sign of if a restaurant is good is if the beef they use is good, and he said indeed his was. So there was that.



I think this Tripadvisor reviewer nailed it:

I would recommend Taco Bell over this dump. It is a nice location a few blocks east of Union station away from the touristy areas. As for food, go to the French restaurant or German one next to this place. Food is bland and cheaply made. Shrimp served is the extra small, tiny. salad shrimp. The kind you get for a dollar. Flavorless. The chicken is packaged pre-cut with filler. rubbery and disgusting. Can't even get a free refill on a $2 soda that was almost all ice. STAY AWAY

Opening, 2 blocks from the  9:30 club:

The burgers are made with all-natural hormone & antibiotic-free beef, alongside shakes, rings, fries, a full bar; and surrounded by local artists? work, free foosball tables, and a digital jukebox with great music

http://www.popville.com/2016/05/tasty-burger-shaw-opening/

Also, 2 blocks.  What are they trying to do to us?!?

http://www.sugarshackdonuts.com/

http://www.popville.com/2016/05/sugar-shack-donuts-coming-to-9th-and-u-in-new-artview-building/

So I'm coming to DC on Wednesday to meet a good friend for dinner, and I'm deciding to make a day of it and do some museums and lunch. I was thinking about going to jaleo for lunch.  Does anybody know any other place within walking distance of the mall that's excellent for lunch?

Depends on how far afoot you wanna go.  There are great choices in the direction of (and into) Penn Quarter, but that's a bit off the mall…

Im willing to walk within 5 to 7 blocks or so from the mall.

walk,on,by wrote:
Im willing to walk within 5 to 7 blocks or so from the mall.

You should get a soda pop, pretzel, and a hot dog from a vendor.

You cannot go wrong with a sandwich from Red Apron:
(Porkstrami!)

http://redapronbutcher.com/documents/DStLunch03_14_15.pdf


Similar, related menu at The Partisan, nearby…
http://thepartisandc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Lunch.pdf

Yada wrote:

walk,on,by wrote:
Im willing to walk within 5 to 7 blocks or so from the mall.

You should get a soda pop, pretzel, and a hot dog from a vendor.

There was a time in my life where such things were very exciting to me. I also would buy T-shirts with a black Bart Simpson on them as well that said it's a black thing you just don't understand.

walk,on,by wrote:

Yada wrote:

walk,on,by wrote:
Im willing to walk within 5 to 7 blocks or so from the mall.

You should get a soda pop, pretzel, and a hot dog from a vendor.

There was a time in my life where such things were very exciting to me. I also would buy T-shirts with a black Bart Simpson on them as well that said it's a black thing you just don't understand.

bow-tie pic please.

you should join us for lunch tomorrow.  do you work in dc?

The Partisan is a good recommendation.  I love Central.  Folks love Oyamel, another Jose Andres joint.