Gastronomical Banter

Nuke wrote:

Yada wrote:

I wrote:
I just noticed the Kielbasa Factory in Rockville. Anything good to be had there?

Been meaning to go to that place for about 5 years now… still haven't made it. I'm pretty suck on dat Hillshire Farm Kielbasa.

That's not even real kielbasa.

Doesn't mean it's not delicious.

I think some of the restaurants on 14th are very good..

Le Diplomate, for example, was delicious


I'm not sure they are overpriced if they are packed.

hutch wrote:
I think some of the restaurants on 14th are very good..

Le Diplomate, for example, was delicious


I'm not sure they are overpriced if they are packed.

I can't think of a "cheap" restaurant on 14th except McDs, Schzchen House, and Amsterdam Falaffel. Le Diplomate is delicious, but expensive as hell.

Yada wrote:
I can't think of a "cheap" restaurant on 14th except

14th between what and what? Thai Tanic down by Logan is cheap as hell. Saint Ex is always a favorite when I'm in town and its cheap too.

Julian, wrote:

Yada wrote:
I can't think of a "cheap" restaurant on 14th except

14th between what and what? Thai Tanic down by Logan is cheap as hell. Saint Ex is always a favorite when I'm in town and its cheap too.

Minus the cock roaches running around on the floor at Thai Tanic, you are correct. I haven't eaten at St. Ex in years, but I sometimes forget if you don't have a half a dozen cocktails at dinner, then you can eat fairly thrifty on 14th. Additionally, blame Space as he quoted something i said nearly 3 years ago when I used to eat out 6 nights a week.

Yada wrote:
Minus the cock roaches running around on the floor at Thai Tanic, you are correct.

You didn't say a "good" or "clean" cheap restaurant.

I used to eat at thai tanic often when I lived a block away….no cockroaches back then.

I have to say the ambiance there was always lacking


if you want to eat cheap I think Yums is still open… people say they want the cheap places but nobody went to them when they were around..

you got to divide the prices by two… that tells you how much they really cost.. cause the price of living in dc has doubled… and that includes food, drinks, rent etc..

^ yum's on 16th - jumbo wings w/mumbo sauce - always a winner.

When in Philly, go to Parc, which is what Le Diplomate is modeled from. It's less expensive and just as awesome, if not better because you can get in more easily.

If you ever find yourself out of the city, there is a interesting new restaurant in Marshall Virginia called Field and Main. Opened by a former sommelier of the Ashby Inn in Paris Virginia.

walkie,talkie wrote:
If you ever find yourself out of the city, there is a interesting new restaurant in Marshall Virginia called Field and Main. Opened by a former sommelier of the Ashby Inn in Paris Virginia.

marshall is really becoming a food destination with that place, the red truck bakery, the whole ox butcher and more coming soon.
nice people, no pretense, great food and beautful scenery.

dyecraig wrote:
no pretense,

, no point.

That is Fauquier County Horse Country. Girl, they invented pretense.

walkie,talkie wrote:
That is Fauquier County Horse Country. Girl, they invented pretense.

Be more specific: equestrian horse country, racing horse country, dressage horse country, polo horse country. . .

All dat.

Foodspin visits Ben's

Over 10.5 minutes in length

dyecraig wrote:
^ yum's on 16th - jumbo wings w/mumbo sauce - always a winner.

as far as i can tell, there is no restaurant called "yum's" on 16th… did you mean this place on 14th, by the P Street Whole Foods?  they don't have a website, so can't confirm if they make mumbo wings.

edit: nevermind, pretty sure you meant 14th - the previous comments were all about 14th… 

^ 14th, yep.

my, dinner

Bad wrote:
if you want to eat cheap I think Yums is still open…

not the same Yum's

it's like going to see Styx and Kevin DeYoung is the singer

Found some really good ramen and in a very interesting small place
OKI on m st is my find of 2016 (not cheap, but not expensive)