Posted in $, Dinner, Lunch, Restaurant Review, alfresco, breakfast, casual attire, deli, kid-friendly, salad, vietnamese, tagged pot belly sandwiches on June 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
In the five years that I’ve lived in DC, it seems Pot Belly has taken over the town. Yes, I know, it’s a bit like a chain…but it’s sometimes incredibly convenient/easy for me to go sometimes when it’s late at the office and grab dinner.
Food: I’ve ordered a lot of food at Pot Belly, but my [...]
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Posted in $$$, American, Brunch, Client Appropriate, Dinner, Lunch, Parent Appropriate, Restaurant Review, Upscale Happy Hour, Wine, breakfast, business casual attire, date appropriate, dupont circle, spirits/liquor, tagged m street bar and grill on June 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The evening started out rough when we went to Hudson and no one waited on my friend and me. We were both dressed business casual (coming straight from the office) yet NO ONE WAITED ON US. We sat there for 15 minutes and nothing. And in case you’re thinking, “Well, they were busy/short-staffed.” No, there [...]
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Posted in $, Dinner, Parent Appropriate, Restaurant Review, breakfast, casual attire, clarendon VA, rosslyn va, vietnamese, tagged Clarendon, pho 75 on June 20, 2008 | No Comments »
My quest for the best pho (easily accessible by metro) continues. So I thought I’d try Pho 75 (after hearing so much about the place!).
Food: When I ordered the tai bowl of pho to go, I asked if I could get the beef raw. I was told that they never serve raw beef (boo!). Once I got home, [...]
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Posted in $, American, Dinner, Lunch, Restaurant Review, alfresco, breakfast, casual attire, deli, golden triangle, vegetarian, tagged Vermont Village Cafe on June 2, 2008 | No Comments »
Across the street from Casa Blana is Vermont Village Cafe. It kinda reminds me of the Seinfeld episode with Babu Bhatt and his restaurant that offers a lot of different ethnic foods. Some of their offerings can be found here. They have a bigger menu at their restaurant (including breakfast).
Food:I was in a meat mood and so I [...]
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Posted in $, American, Lunch, Restaurant Review, breakfast, casual attire, deli, golden triangle, vegetarian, tagged california grill washington dc on May 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My friend was craving a Philly Steak sandwich but didn’t have a lot of time to run out for lunch so we decided to try out California Grill (when you click, there’s a link to the menu).
Food: I love turkey reubens like no one else so that’s what I ordered. It was solid and decent food. [...]
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Posted in $, American, Lunch, Pizza, Restaurant Review, alfresco, breakfast, casual attire, golden triangle, greek, kid-friendly, vegetarian, tagged sunrise 17th and L street nw, sunrise cafe washington dc on May 23, 2008 | No Comments »
Right across from City Place Cafe is Sunrise Cafe. While they don’t have a menu available (just a big board when you walk in), they do offer a wide variety of options. One day, maybe I’ll feel adventurous enough to take a photo.
Food: One of my favorite sandwiches is their chicken gyros ($6 includes tax) because the chicken [...]
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As I mentioned, I’m in a poached egg mood and order it where ever I go. But I felt like trying my hand at making them so I did and they turned out really well.
Using this guide, here’s how I did it:
Used room temperature eggs
Put 2 tsp of vinegar into the water and a [...]
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Posted in $$$, American, Brunch, Client Appropriate, Dessert, Dinner, Foggy Bottom/GWU, Lunch, Parent Appropriate, Restaurant Review, Wine, alfresco, apps, breakfast, business casual attire, date appropriate, dupont circle, vegetarian, tagged blue duck tavern washington dc on April 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
After hearing so many great things about Blue Duck Tavern, I finally went. Why did it take me so long to go?
Food:I went with a client and thankfully, a cool client that’s into sharing! So we ordered their braised barbecue beef “long rib”, crab cakes, triple fried fries, and glazed baby carrots. The fries were more [...]
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I haven’t had pancakes in forever and one evening, I was hungry. But I’m trying to be good so I decided to make them healthy — and so I made up a recipe.
Here it is:
1 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 all purpose flour
6 tsp of baking powder (so they’re nice and fluffy!)
1/2 tsp of salt
1 [...]
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Posted in $$, $$$, American, Beer, Brunch, Client Appropriate, Dessert, Dinner, Logan Circle, Lunch, Parent Appropriate, Restaurant Review, Seafood, Upscale Happy Hour, Wine, apps, breakfast, casual attire, date appropriate, golden triangle, kid-friendly, tagged nage restaurant washington dc on March 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I don’t know why, but the Beacon is always viewed as a good place for HH (happy hour) and food. Personally, I disagree. Instead, I prefer to tell people about Nage.
Food:While their menu can seem somewhat limited (it’s seasonal), their chalkboard offers another 10 various options — and from that menu, you can have a pre-fixe [...]
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I love NY-deli style sandwiches. There’s something about that HUGE sandwich with three inches of freshly sliced meat on soft rye with a side of pickles…oh wow. Damn, I have to get to NY.
Anyway, I had heard a lot about Loebs Deli and thought I had to try it out for myself. A restaurant that’s been [...]
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Posted in $, American, Dessert, Lunch, Restaurant Review, biscotti, bread & muffins, breakfast, cakes & brownies, casual attire, cookies, deli, free wi-fi, golden triangle, vegetarian, tagged breadline deli and bakery oyster po boy on February 14, 2008 | No Comments »
You already know I went to Breadline once before. I felt like going again to try their Oyster Po Boy sandwich since I heard so much about it.
As you can see from the photo, the sandwich was very creamy. I hate mayo, so for me, it was too much remoulade sauce. The good stuff in [...]
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My friend suggested I try out this place for lunch one day and also was kind enough to go with me on my first visit.
Food:He recommended Panini D’Amour which comes with turkey, pesto mayo (except I asked for no sauce), red onions, artichokes, provolone, and avocado. As you can see in the photo, it was [...]
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Posted in $$, American, Client Appropriate, Dessert, Dinner, Lunch, McPherson Square, Parent Appropriate, Restaurant Review, Wine, breakfast, business casual attire, date appropriate, vegetarian, tagged Corduroy Restaurant on February 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I went to Corduroy in their old location (Four Points Sheraton) with a client and a colleague.
Food:We ordered the oysters on the half shell with champagne mignonette which was really good. I could have eaten 30 of these (OK, maybe only 25). We also started with Filipino styled eggrolls. There were two rolls on the plate that [...]
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I’m not going to say this is fancy, but I will tell you I love my french toast recipe.
Ingredients:
9-12 thick slices of bread (I used leftover and cut into 1/2 inch slices)
4 eggs
4 egg whites
1/4 cup of milk
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp cinnamon
Mix all of these items together in a bowl that’s deep enough for you [...]
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Posted in $, Lunch, Parent Appropriate, Restaurant Review, alfresco, breakfast, casual attire, deli, free wi-fi, tagged breadline deli and bakery on January 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
After hearing so many great things about Breadline, I had never gone to try it — until recently.
Food:The “must try” dishes at Breadline, it seemed like to me, were the French Madrange Ham Sandwich and the fries. So I ordered both of them. On the counter where you order was a big bowl of mustard [...]
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Yet again, trying to be healthy so I thought I’d try to make these whole wheat yogurt muffins. I wanted to use up some of the yogurt that I had in the fridge and the apricot sauce I accidentally bought at Trader Joe’s (I meant to buy mango sauce, but I wasn’t paying attention and [...]
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I don’t know about you, but I have a tendency to buy frozen fruits and vegetables and then completely forget about them. When I realized my freezer was filled to capacity with various Trader Joe’s items, I tried to see what I could use up so I could actually close the door.
That’s when I found [...]
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What is it about biscuits that make your taste buds automatically salivate? For me, it’s the thought of slicing open the biscuit, putting more butter and/or jelly, and then sinking your teeth into the soft and hot dough.
So I was excited to try this recipe for “buttery farm biscuits.”
I thought they were good, but they [...]
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I don’t know about you, but when I find a great recipe, I get excited. I have to tell you — this is one of them. I decided to make these Devil’s Food Chocolate Chip Muffins to say thanks to a friend (who has a self-proclaimed sweet tooth) for letting me borrow her car.
I couldn’t believe how [...]
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For Christmas morning, I made cinnamon rolls because I thought it would be something fun and tasty. They were.
I haven’t had a Cinnabon Cinnamon Roll in years and I think I’ve only had one in my entire life. But, when these were baking, it reminded me of the Cinnabon stores and their aroma.
The frosting is what I [...]
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Have you ever baked something and now everyone wants to either try it or get more of it for themselves? No matter how many times I give people the recipe for cinnamon sugar bread, I still get asked, “So, umm, when are you going to make the cinnamon sugar bread?”
It really is that good. With [...]
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Posted in $, Adams Morgan/Woodley Park, Dinner, Lunch, Restaurant Review, breakfast, casual attire, deli, healthy, kid-friendly, tagged so's your mom sandwich shop on December 10, 2007 | No Comments »
I had only been there for bagels (not sure where they get them from) because they are quite tasty. I hadn’t tried their sandwiches, until recently. And check it out — I took photos of their menu!
Food: While they offer 66+ different sandwiches, it’s the one that isn’t on their menu [...]
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Posted in $, Brunch, Delivery, Dessert, Dinner, Lunch, Restaurant Review, alfresco, breakfast, casual attire, golden triangle, healthy, kid-friendly, vegan, vegetarian, tagged java green, vegan restaurant on December 3, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I used to be a vegetarian after I read Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle (not Fast Food Nation, I don’t know why either…maybe I didn’t think it was as disturbing). Then one day, I wanted a burger and I haven’t looked back since.
But, I appreciate vegetarian food and was intrigued when I found out there was [...]
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Posted in $, Dessert, Lunch, Restaurant Review, breakfast, casual attire, deli, healthy, kid-friendly, tagged firehook bakery sandwiches on December 1, 2007 | No Comments »
Firehook Bakery has 11 locations in the DC and VA area. They’re best known for their baked goods, but they also offer sandwiches, soups, etc. I have eaten many baguettes from Firehook — they’re a perfect combination of crusty and chewy. With a hunk of brie cheese and prosciutto? Forget it! So tasty!
Food:In the mood [...]
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Posted in $, American, Dinner, Lunch, Restaurant Review, breakfast, casual attire, kid-friendly, mediterranean, tagged good burgers and fries, ollie's trolley on November 29, 2007 | No Comments »
Sometimes, you just want a good burger and fries for lunch. You know it’s wrong because it’s unhealthy. But you just can’t help it. You have to give in. And that’s when you go to Ollie’s Trolley (Ollie’s Trolley Menu and Ollie’s Trolley Menu Side B – once it downloads, click on the bottom right big photo icon to see the menu).
Food: [...]
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Posted in $$, American, Brunch, Client Appropriate, Dessert, Dinner, Logan Circle, Lunch, Parent Appropriate, Restaurant Review, Upscale Happy Hour, Wine, alfresco, breakfast, business casual attire, date appropriate, healthy, spirits/liquor, tagged 15ria, best mac and cheese, contemporary american, dupont on November 16, 2007 | No Comments »
Went to 15ria with a couple of friends who love food more than I do. So when we get together, watch out! Ha ha, just kidding. But it is always fun to go out for food with them.
Here’s something else — you can bring your own wines (corkage fee applies).
Food: For the table, we ordered [...]
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Posted in $, Lunch, Restaurant Review, breakfast, casual attire, golden triangle, healthy, vegetarian, tagged best sandwich place, deli, Delicatessen on October 25, 2007 | No Comments »
I have found my new favorite lunch place. It’s called Best Sandwich Place. Unique title huh? This will absolutely be on my “hit” list for lunch! One bad thing though is that they accept only cash so make sure to hit the ATM before you go.
It’s a bit tucked away — it’s underneath the Bank [...]
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Posted in $, Adams Morgan/Woodley Park, Brunch, Dessert, Dinner, Lunch, Mexican (not Tex-Mex), Parent Appropriate, Restaurant Review, breakfast, casual attire, kid-friendly, tagged authentic mexican, mexican grocery store, mexican restaurant washington dc, MIXTEC on October 24, 2007 | No Comments »
My favorite Mexican (not Tex-Mex) food is at Mixtec in Adams Morgan. I’ve been numerous times and have never been disappointed.
While I know they were closed recently, they’ve re-opened with a little grocery store next door.
Food: Seriously, favorite Mexican food. I don’t care what you get, but you MUST order the fried plantains. They are [...]
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Posted in $, Lunch, Restaurant Review, alfresco, breakfast, casual attire, deli, golden triangle, healthy, vegetarian, tagged golden triangle on October 17, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Similar to Capitol Ground, City Place Café has been a good addition to the Golden Triangle area. They offer good, fresh food at a reasonable price. While it is busy during the lunch hour, you can usually get in and out in 10 -15 minutes.
Food: When I went, for some strange reason, I decided to [...]
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