Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13698
 | | 01/17/2005 7:56 PM |
| Closest local place for me would have to be Pasta Plus in Laurel, MD. another great place that is on the way home from work for me is Cafe de Paris in Columbia, MD. Casey's Crab Co make some pretty delicious takeout seafood and their just south of the NSA.
Unfortunately, there is nothing within walking distance from my home, and if you tend to not mind a long walk, I'd have to tack on the words '..that are worthy of going to...' | |
www.roguefood.com -- www.cellartracker.com | |
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AlexRed
Northern VA
Barrel Filler
Posts:1355
| | 01/17/2005 8:41 PM |
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Not in my neighborhood, but on my way home from work, A Cote and Oliveto Cafe, both on College Avenue in Oakland's Rockridge area are worthy of mention.
wow. my Sister-in-law and her husband used to live up the hill from A Cote and Oliveto.... I know exaclty where they are, been to both for drinks but no food....they recently moved to NoVa much to their dismay.
A Cote was their favorite place. great Mohitos there too.
I think they even went to a party/wine dinner there with Manfred Krankl in attendance.
sorry for the excitement... just didn't expect to recognize 2 places in that area of the country. | | | |
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NobleRot
Grape Puncher
Posts:720
| | 01/18/2005 1:47 AM |
| Our favorite neighborhood restaurant is an Italian place calledBiaggis
One restaurant that we want to check out in the near future is about 30 miles awayJohnny's Italian Steakhouse | | | |
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DJ Hombre
Napa Valley, California
Barrel Filler
Posts:1366
| | 01/18/2005 6:35 AM |
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I'd have to go with Foothill Cafe. I ride my bike there sometimes.
It used to be Cafe Lucy Le Petite Bistro. But they closed.
I'm also a regular at Tacqueria El Sombrero.
These are all in Napa, btw.
When I'm working in Santa Rosa, I'm a regular at Zazu. | | | |
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juggernt
Tampa, FL, USA
Wine Bottler
Posts:3407
| | 01/18/2005 12:49 PM |
| Down here in Hickville, we have no neighborhood restaurants...but we do have an Olive Garden . | |
Visit The Butcher Block at http://www.butcherblocktampa.com/ | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:11169
| | 01/18/2005 3:06 PM |
| | Olive Garden is to Italian food what MacDonald's is to steak. | | | |
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Edward Bowers
Palm Beach Gardens
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2072
| | 01/18/2005 4:08 PM |
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Olive Garden is to Italian food what MacDonald's is to steak.
Not steak. Their quality is even less. | | | |
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Fred
Wine Thief
Posts:2673
| | 01/18/2005 4:16 PM |
| Within walking distance from my house would be The Lost Dog Cafe.
Mexican/Tex-Mex: Tanqueria Poblano
All Around Great Neighborhood Restaruant Winner: The Boulevard Woodgrill.
Runners Up: Uncommon Grounds (coffee house), Ray's The Steaks (intuitive) | |
"It's better to have your enemies inside the tent pissing out, then outside the tent pissing in." -- Lyndon Johnson | |
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Drew
Sammamish, WA
Wine Bottler
Posts:3167
| | 01/18/2005 6:46 PM |
| | In Campbell, it was El Burro. I have been eating Chile Verde there since I was 5 or so... I think I'm going to have my wife box some up and bring it home with her on Saturday. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:11169
| | 01/18/2005 7:10 PM |
| | If I lived in Healdsburg, it might be the El Sombrero. | | | |
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dinwiddie
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2175
| | 01/18/2005 7:41 PM |
| | There are a lot of good places to eat here in the DC suburbs. My favorite neighborhood places are Le Mannequin Pis in Olney, MD (great mussels), Bombay Bistro in Rockville, and El Nopalita Grill for great Mexican (not Tex-Mex) food. | | | |
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| | 01/18/2005 10:14 PM |
| Fringale , a three minute walk, andBizou , a four minute walk. Tough life. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Barrel Filler
Posts:1371
| | 01/18/2005 10:17 PM |
| | That (great places withiin walking distance) is something I really miss from our days in NYC. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Barrel Filler
Posts:1475
| | 01/18/2005 11:31 PM |
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Down here in Hickville, we have no neighborhood restaurants...but we do have an Olive Garden.
My neighborhood has restaurants, they are just really far away
Honestly, how many people live somewhere where there is NO food delivery available to their house?
Okay, don't answer here.... I'll start a new thread. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:11169
| | 01/19/2005 4:51 AM |
| | Paul, the best confit we've had in Californai was at Fringale. We walked there from the Marriott, but we walked through an unsavory area and took a cab back. | | | |
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| | 01/19/2005 6:27 AM |
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Paul, the best confit we've had in Californai was at Fringale. We walked there from the Marriott, but we walked through an unsavory area and took a cab back.
Yeah, the last block is a bit ugly, but it is really perfectly safe. There is a Whole Foods two blocks away now and the foot traffic has really picked up. Being asked for a handout two or three times is the worst that's ever happened to me. | | | |
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Sacred Cow
Wine Thief
Posts:2764
| | 01/19/2005 3:02 PM |
| No such thing as neighborhood restaurants out here on the fringes of suburbia. Everything is a chain.
Neighborhood restaurants require drives of 10 miles or more.
Mike | | | |
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Blair Ridley
Wine Labeler
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ChangeMe
Grape Fermenter
Posts:667
| | 01/19/2005 8:08 PM |
| Gabrielle.
The owners/chefs are dear friends of ours. We have Friday Lunch, with a capital "L," there every week. It just keeps getting better and better. Six blocks away. A nice walk along the bayou. | | | |
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David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
Master Sommelier
Posts:15756
| | 01/19/2005 11:02 PM |
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In Campbell, it was El Burro. I have been eating Chile Verde there since I was 5 or so... I think I'm going to have my wife box some up and bring it home with her on Saturday.
Drew,
Chile Verde at El Burro... my favorite for at least 35 years  . Only problem is that the tortillas stick together  . | | | |
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