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, Eastern Mediterranean, Happy Hour, Lunch, Parent Appropriate, Restaurant Review, alfresco, apps, casual attire, date appropriate, dupont circle, greek, healthy, vegetarian, tagged skewers washington dc on May 13, 2008 | No Comments »
I seem to always walk by places and never go in them and Skewers is another restaurant that I’ve wanted to try.
Food:I ordered the Lamb Kebob Light Combination, but light it wasn’t! There’s a lot of food! I ordered a side of hummus which was a perfect smooth texture and fantastic flavor. The tabouleh was [...]
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Posted in $$$, American, Brunch, Client Appropriate, Dessert, Dinner, Foggy Bottom/GWU, Lunch, Parent Appropriate, Restaurant Review, Wine, alfresco, apps, breakfast, business casual attire, date appropriate, dupont circle, vegetarian, tagged blue duck tavern washington dc on April 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
After hearing so many great things about Blue Duck Tavern, I finally went. Why did it take me so long to go?
Food:I went with a client and thankfully, a cool client that’s into sharing! So we ordered their braised barbecue beef “long rib”, crab cakes, triple fried fries, and glazed baby carrots. The fries were more [...]
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If you have a guest, client, sibling, or someone who is tough to impress and loves vodka – this is the place. The Russia House changes their selection of vodkas every so often, but everyone can find something to enjoy on their menu. Their wine list, wine by the glass list, beer list, and martinis (seasonal infusions [...]
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Posted in $$, Dinner, Malaysian, Restaurant Review, Southest Asian, alfresco, casual attire, dupont circle, vegetarian, tagged straits of malaya washington dc on March 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I went with a friend to Straits of Malaya to celebrate her birthday. We were originally going to go to Inti, but they’re closed on Mondays. Neither one of us had ever been so we figured why not?
Food:When we sat down, we ordered curry puffs and fried tofu for appetizers. The curry puffs were a little [...]
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Posted in $$, Dinner, Happy Hour, Lunch, Parent Appropriate, Restaurant Review, casual attire, date appropriate, dupont circle, japanese, sushi, tagged uni sushi washington dc on March 12, 2008 | No Comments »
When I moved to DC, I loved that you could order sushi and it’d be delivered to your door. Where I used to live, Thai was about as exotic you got for delivery.
I’ve eaten at Uni a few times before this review.
Food:Working late one night, I ordered the Chilled Smoked Calamari Salad (left photo) and [...]
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Posted in $, Delivery, Lunch, Restaurant Review, casual attire, dupont circle, healthy, salad, soup, vegetarian, tagged chop't restaurant washington dc on March 7, 2008 | No Comments »
While I wasn’t able to try out their free salad, I was looking forward to trying Chop’t.
Food:I ordered the Kebab Cobb Salad (not on their take-out menu but on their menu board at the restaurant) with romaine, red onions, crispy flat bread, Goat Cheese (didn’t have Feta that day), and vinaigrette dressing. You also get [...]
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Posted in $, Dinner, Lunch, Pizza, Restaurant Review, alfresco, casual attire, dupont circle, healthy, kid-friendly, mediterranean, vegetarian, tagged Aioli Mediterranean on February 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Feeling like taking a bit more of a hike for lunch than normal, I thought I’d try Aioli Mediterranean. Thankfully, I was able to convince a friend of mine to join me.
Food:We looked at their menu online and I decided to order the Roma (right sandwich), with dry cured Prosciutto Ham, lightly smoked Mortadella, Genoa [...]
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Posted in $, Dinner, Kosher, Lunch, Parent Appropriate, Restaurant Review, casual attire, date appropriate, deli, dupont circle, kid-friendly, tagged eli's, kosher restaurant washington dc on February 11, 2008 | No Comments »
When my best friend from college came into town, she mentioned there was a kosher deli in Dupont. I, of course, was intrigued and was looking forward to trying it out. Unfortunately, we had just eaten breakfast so I wasn’t ready to order anything else. Instead, I went with a friend for lunch a few [...]
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Posted in $$, Dessert, Lunch, Parent Appropriate, Restaurant Review, casual attire, date appropriate, dupont circle, healthy, japanese, sushi, tagged taro sushi on January 2, 2008 | No Comments »
I’ve been to Sushi Taro a handful of times and have always had great food. I’ve also always had a wait — no matter the date or time I go.
Food:The most recent time, I ordered eel. My friend and I split an order of adegashi tofu, Japanese fried sweet potato, shiso leaf, asparagus, Shiitake mushroom, and eggplant. The [...]
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Posted in $$, Beer, Dinner, Happy Hour, Lunch, Parent Appropriate, Pizza, Restaurant Review, casual attire, date appropriate, dupont circle, kid-friendly, vegetarian, tagged pizza paradiso, pizzeria paradiso on December 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
One of my friends at work felt like pizza. I felt like walking a little (not a lot) so we thought we’d try Alberto’s Pizza. I of course, forgot I had already been there. Anyway, we couldn’t find the restaurant, but realized that Pizza Paradiso was across the street.
So all was not lost!
Food:I ordered the Siciliana pizza [...]
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Posted in $$, Delivery, Dinner, Lunch, Parent Appropriate, Restaurant Review, casual attire, chinese, date appropriate, dupont circle, healthy, kid-friendly, spirits/liquor, vegan, vegetarian, tagged city lights of china on December 5, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Is it just me, or do you hate to cook on Fridays? Well, I hate it. So before I left my office, I thought I’d call in an order to City Lights of China for pick-up. Although I’ve walked by it a million times before, I’d never ordered anything.
Food: Don’t judge, but I ordered a lot of food [...]
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Posted in $$, $$$, Dinner, Happy Hour, Lunch, Parent Appropriate, Restaurant Review, Thai, casual attire, date appropriate, dupont circle, japanese, sushi, vegetarian, tagged Happy Hour, sushi discount, thai chef on November 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Thanks to my blogger friend VeggieLove for recommending Thai Chef because I finally went! In addition to VeggieLove’s recommendation, I was excited about trying Thai Chef because I have walked by there a million times! It’s usually pretty busy, which means popular, but not always good. In this case, it’s good!
Food: I stopped by to pick up [...]
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Posted in $, $$, Adams Morgan/Woodley Park, Delivery, Restaurant Review, alfresco, casual attire, dupont circle, healthy, japanese, sushi, tagged alfresco, Delivery, friends, Pad Thai, solo, sushi, tono sushi on November 16, 2007 | No Comments »
There are few things in the world that are better than a sushi joint that delivers. Tono Sushi is my favorite because they deliver pretty good sushi at a reasonable price.
Food:With a mix of Asian food, it’s all good. I’ve ordered Pad Thai, sushi, sashimi, nigiri, spring rolls, etc. All tasty. They also have sushi [...]
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Posted in $$, Client Appropriate, Lunch, Parent Appropriate, Restaurant Review, Wine, business casual attire, date appropriate, dupont circle, greek, tagged authentic greek, dupont circle, greek, homestyle greek, mourayo on November 14, 2007 | No Comments »
I was meeting a friend at Mourayo for dinner to catch up and try a new place. Both of us forgot the address (and I had left my cell phone at home), but I wish someone would have told me it was the restaurant with the big boat on their awning! Then I would have [...]
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Posted in Client Appropriate, Parent Appropriate, Upscale Happy Hour, Wine, date appropriate, dupont circle, wine bar, tagged dupont circle, half priced wine, veritas wine bar on November 13, 2007 | 2 Comments »
If you’re a wine fan, I think you’ll like Veritas Wine Bar. I enjoyed it! They only serve cheese and charcuterie so definitely not a place to go on an empty stomach!
The interior is dark and comfortable. It feels like you just stepped into a upscale cellar with a nice bar and stools. There are also tables [...]
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It’s almost as if it’s easier to be bad a bad Thai place than a good one. Thaiphoon in Dupont is a bad one. Maybe their one in Pentagon Row in Arlington is better, but I’m probably never going to try it.
Here’s a great place to go with someone that you don’t want to spend [...]
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