This Week in Reviews - November 11, 2005 Archives
This Week in Reviews - November 11, 2005
Periodically, we will publish This Week in Reviews, a roundup of reviews of DC-area restaurants, with quick links to DC-area restaurant reviews and mentions from the previous seven days in blogs, magazines, and newspapers.
- HobnobBlog asked if there is "Good BBQ in DC?" and looked at a dcfud post ...
- Worth The Trip highlights the "shrimp fajitas dish called Camarones al Cancun" ... a half-pound of shrimp .... at El Mariachi ... 765-C Rockville Pike, (in the Ritchie Center), Rockville, MD, 301-738-7177 [Washingtonian | openlist]
- Tom Sietsema warns about the cameras at Sette Bello ... and says there are "some promising dishes (pumpkin-stuffed pasta, nicely grilled swordfish)" ... initiial reviews by readers in WaPo aren't promising ... 3101 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 703-351-1004 [WaPo | Don Rockwell]
- Terri Sapienza puts togther a list "If you want Thanksgiving dinner at home but you don't want to cook, consider takeout." ... inlcudes Ritz-Carlton (DC and Pentagon City), Vidalia, Galileo ...
- Tarting It Up generally liked the food at Restaurant Eve ... "the olive-oil poached escolar with smoked ham vinaigrette ... might be the most wonderful fish I've ever consumed." ... "the pumpkin risotto with triple-creme St. Andre cheese ... tasted like SAVORY AUTUMN" ... read the whole thingfor pics and more ... 110 South Pitt Street, Alexandria, VA, 703-706-0450 [Washingtonian | WaPo | Don Rockwell | Gayot] ... and also visited Five Guys ... "greasy-great burgers and the thick-cut fries that inhabit your summer boardwalk memories." ... multiple locations ... we're no longer so fond of the hamburgers at Five Guys ... [Washingtonian | WaPo | Don Rockwell | Citysearch]
- D.C. Foodies was a judge at the 10th Annual International Wines for Oysters Competition held at Old Ebbitt Grill ... and after eating "close to 30 or 40 oysters ... only ordered the fish and chips since I wasn't that hungry. But the waiter brought some of the utterly delicious crab artichoke dip, which I couldn't help but dig into." ... 675 15th Street NW, 202-347-4801 [openlist | WaPo | Citysearch | Gayot]
Did we miss your favorite review?
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November 11, 2005 09:45 AM Dining
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