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Wining and Dining (DC)

Restaurant Review: The Palm

14th October 2010 by Christie View Comments

The Palm
1225 19th Street NW
Food: Well, The Palm is a power steak house.  An important Washington institution, you only go there to eat meat and change the tax law or something.  We, after a quick solving of the health care issue and redistricting of Congress, had steak, fish, and shellfish.  The steak was HUGE.  Not. [...]

Restaurant Review (DC): Ping Pong Dim Sum

7th October 2010 by Guillermo, "The Senor" View Comments

Sometimes, in between eating burgers, The Senor gets hungry for some Dim Sum.  He heard Ping Pong Dim Sum had some good food and was a cool, hip, happening kind of place.  So he ventured there on an empty belly and met up with some old friends to see if what he had heard was [...]

Restaurant Review (DC): Bistro du Coin

30th September 2010 by Lauren, "Gal About D.C." View Comments

I think I always wanted to be French. That would explain my steadily increasing love for French food and bread, French wine, the French language, etc. Bistro du Coin in Dupont Circle is well-known for its mussels, steaks and authentic “French Bistro” feel.
Food: Yum. Yum. YUM. I love mussels and I love steak! Starting off with [...]

Restaurant Review (DC): Co. Co. Sala

23rd September 2010 by Lauren, "Gal About D.C." View Comments

If there is one thing I love its chocolate. Well, let’s be honest…if there is only one thing I love then it’s wine, but I also adore chocolate so it’s a good thing the two often go hand in hand.
Co. Co. Sala is a huge hit with my girlfriends for exactly that reason. I shimmied [...]

City Files (DC) – Gnocchi for Everyone!

19th August 2010 by Lauren, "Gal About D.C." View Comments

We wouldn’t let DC’s restaurant week go by without throwing our 2 cents in, now would we? To be fair, restaurant week is certainly not a fair time to decide Yay or Nay on a place but it doesn’t hurt to see how some of the best local food spots handle extreme volume and pressure. [...]