Posted to the "rants & raves" section of Craigslist earlier today:
I picked up some illegals outside the Herndon 7-11 in my pickup truck. I told them I had work for them to do. I brought them about 20 miles west of Leesburg(to t he middle of no where). Told them to get out the work [...]
A few recent lunch tips from City Paper's Restaurant Raters:
Java Green: "I go here when I'm willing to spend a little more for lunch than I normally would, but always leave happy."
Old Ebbitt Grill: "You would be surprised how relaxed a 50 minute lunch can seem at Old Ebbitt Grill."
Where do you head for a [...]
"Overall," a Restaurant Rater concludes of his recent trip to Matchbox, "the experience was urban chic on a pie."
But he starts his review by observing that he "was very surprised that our table was ready within 10 minutes [because] the place was packed and I thought our wait would be longer."
Adds the rater: "While the [...]
Think you know the tastes of City Paper's Restaurant Raters?
See if you can match each comment below to the correct restaurant. Your choices are: Daily Grill, Fogo de Chao, Matchbox, Singapore Bistro, and Sushi-Zen....
"If you want fresh sushi in the District that won't leave you wondering if you'll be sick later, go to" this restaurant.
"I [...]
Hungry for some seafood this weekend?
Well, there are plenty of options in the area—here's a sampling of local restaurants that offer seafood; none have yet been rated by enough City Paper readers to win a Spork rating:
D'Acqua
Legal Sea Foods
Pacific Grill
The Wharf
Need more seafood options? Just click here, and if you make it out to eat [...]
What's the District's chief exec really up to today?
FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2007
Event: No public events scheduled.
The Lowdown: Fenty's head is still spinning from the Cardin revelation.
The Dish: chicken-and-steak combo sandwich
The Price: $5.50 on the in-store menu; $5.75 (including tax) on my receipt.
The Location: El Pollo Sabroso, 3153 Mount Pleasant St. NW. (202) 299-0374
The Skinny: Chicken or steak? For those without a strict preference, it's a tough call. But any gastronomical committmentphobe searching for an enabler should check out a two-in-one [...]
Las Canteras, which according to press materials "offers Washington area diners native cuisine from the land of the Incas, coupled with innovative Andean specialties in a colorful, modern atmosphere," is now open for business in Adams Morgan.
Eddy Ancasi, a native of Peru, serves as executive chef.
If you have a chance to visit Las Canteras this [...]
How well do you know the tastes of Washington City Paper Restaurant Raters?
Below are a half-dozen comments on local restaurants, submitted to our Web site by raters. See if you can match each comment the right establishment. (The choices, in alphabetical order, are: Asylum, Bukom Cafe, Churreria Madrid, Clyde's of Gallery Place, Logan Tavern, and [...]
Yin Yankee opened its doors yesterday, bringing to Bethesda what the restaurant's press release dubs "Seasonal American Cuisine with Asian Influences and Sushi." The restaurant is currently open for dinner and will start offering lunch next Monday.
Jerry Trice, whose experience includes time behind the stoves at Bistro Bistro, serves as "Gastronaut and Executive Chef." Yin [...]
Some recent words of wisdom from Washington City Paper's Restaurant Raters:
Bethesda's Uncle Julio's Rio Grande Cafe is "[v]ery very child friendly (Bethesda is soccormomlandia), so if that's your thing, you're in the right place. Food/service great. Being child friendly, it is noisy so if you're looking for a quiet dinner, not your place." And "portions [...]
At roughly 9:30 Sunday morning I was making my way out of the Bethesda Metro station. When I got to the three escalators leading to and from the surface, two of them weren't running.
Worse yet, the one escalator that was running was heading down.
Not knowing what else to do, I started making my way up [...]
Some recent words of wisdom from Washington City Paper's Restaurant Raters:
Asahi Japanese Restaurant offers "[w]onderful, personal service."
Tony Cheng's "definitely needs a make over"
Ardeo "is a bit overpriced, but that's nothing new in DC."
"Go [to ESPN Zone] for the TV, not the food or service."
If you make it to any of these places this [...]
Latest word from Vidalia chef/owner Jeffrey Buben is that the restaurant will reopen for dinner this coming Saturday. "We're rockin' and rollin' here," Buben says.
Vidalia shut down temporarily after suffering a water-main break on Sunday night.
Vidalia has closed temporarily following a water-main break at about 11:30 last night, according to chef/owner Jeffrey Buben. "We had about six inches of water here," he says.
"Hopefully we'll be open by Wednesday or Thursday," Buben adds. "We're working round the clock at this point."
"Oh, I don't even wanna know," Buben said when asked about [...]
