This Week in Reviews - November 18, 2005 Archives
This Week in Reviews - November 18, 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.
- John Metcalfe likes Willow ... "first courses can be great, like the Caesar with chopped lettuce, homemade croutons, and smoked gouda, or they can be like the 'warm Seckel pear and drunken goat’s cheese tart' with endive, raw onion, whole hazelnuts, and aged sherry dressing. The flavors and textures flail everywhere inside the mouth—and I never want to chase a nut around a plate with my fork again." ... " the most interesting dish is neither fish nor fowl but humble legume: O’Grady’s beautiful-looking marinated-vegetable ragout." ... 4301 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 703-465-8800 [metrocurean| NYT | Don Rockwell]
- Metroblogging DC has a roundup of crab shacks that are still open ...
- DC Food Blog has a list with links to their restaurant reviews ... handy ...
- dcfüd had Japanese at the mall ... Pauli Moto's Asian Bistro ... "the Japanese entrees were very good, particularly considering they were about $16 and you're in a shopping mall. The appetizers, ehh... not so good." ... Tyson's Corner Center, 703-556-7777 [Chowhound | Don Rockwell] ... and has a bunch of other posts ... "Finally, an Australian export that doesn’t wear a silly hat" suggests eating kangaroo ... and links to the CNN piece "D.C. dining on a dime: Eat like a senator for intern prices at these 10 capital restaurants," by Morgan Murphy ... who recommends: The Breadline, Ben's Chili Bowl, Lauriol Plaza Restaurant, Matchbox, Capital Q Texas BBQ, The Burro, Left Bank, The Diner, Sushi Aoi, and Moby Dick House of Kabob ... we agree with a couple of dcfüd's comments: "Lauriol Plaza. Why does this place consistently make every single 'cheap eats' list in DC?? It's in no way cheap, the lines are awful, and the food is just so-so." and "Leftbank. Whuuuh? It's expensive. I've never had good service (OK, I've only been twice, but still...). The food is so-so. It's expensive." ... Ai yi yi yi yi ... where's Malaysia Kopitiam?
- D.C. Foodies has a list of restaurants that are open on Thanksgiving ...
- Tom Sietsema gave 3 stars to Obelisk ... "There's not a more exciting place within the city limits to tuck into an Italian repast" ... "the most extraordinary bluefin tuna served on a cushion of velvety roasted peppers (the fish cuts like warm butter); and a blissful pudding laced with dessert wine" ... "my biggest regret is a menu that changes between visits, meaning something I long to eat again might not be around on my return." ... 2029 P Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-872-1180 [Washingtonian | City Paper | openlist | Gayot] ... 2 stars to Matchbox ... "Salads are better than you expect; I'm partial to the hillock of greens and roasted peppers tossed with rings of fried squid and balsamic vinegar, the aptly billed 'sweet and tangy' calamari salad." ... 713 H Street NW, Washington, DC 202-289-4441 [Washingtonian | City Paper | Don Rockwell | openlist | Gayot] ... and 3 stars to Vidalia ... start with "sushi-grade yellowtail, cut into rectangles, lightly dusted with crushed pumpkin seeds" ... "Swiss chard, buttery carrot puree and candied pecans practically steal the show from sweetbread-stuffed, cornmeal-dusted rabbit." ... "A dozen years after it set sail, Vidalia manages the neat trick of looking, and tasting, as fresh and exciting as ever." ... 1990 M St. NW, Washington, DC 202-659-1990 [Washingtonian | City Paper | Don Rockwell | openlist | Citysearch | Gayot]
- Tarting It Up reports that Elevation Burger cuts "their fries to order then cook(s) them in olive oil." ... the shake "compares favorably" with those at Shake Shack in NYC (Peter Meehan says that Goodburger now has the best chocolate shake in NYC) ..."the meat is notably fresh-tasting and delicious, but I'm not sure that's what we found so wonderful. The fries are great, but that's not it either. The staff is welcoming as well. I think it's the whole package that's so appealing: this place fills a unique niche...it's a burger place that just feels healthy and good." ... we agree that Five Guys is too greasy and overrated ... 442 South Washington Street, Falls Church, VA [Chowhound | Don Rockwell]
- DCist likes Coppi's Organic Restaurant "because it satisfies more than our mere burning pizza lust." ... "When its crust is thin enough, when its edges are nearly burnt, when its ingredients are balanced and don't overwhelm one another, Coppi's pizza is sublime. When it's not, it's still good enough to meet our pizza needs." ... 1414 U Street NW, 202-319-7773 [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Citysearch | Gayot] ... and loves the rooftop at Tabaq Bistro ... "you must try the tapas. We liked the Mediterranean cheese and fig plate more than the hummus and lamb sausage. The kofte -- a pan sauteed mini-lamburger over tzatziki -- is not much to look at but so delicious we ordered for seconds." ... 1336 U Street NW, 202-265-0965 [WaPo | Don Rockwell]
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