What is going on with Lakelands and Kentlands?

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Anonymous wrote:The obsession with "fine dining" is bizarre to me. How often are you eating out that this is the most important part of your life.

I know there is a lack of kitchen space in most DC homes so maybe that is why cooking and having people over is less common and eating out is so important.

Even if you eat out once a week, that is 8 hours of your life but it seems to dominate your life.

Obsession? No. I’m just pointing out the fact that if you’re celebrating a special occasion at a nice restaurant, it’s nice to not have to include a 1.5 hour rountrip drive to DC. It’s either that, or Red Lobster.

Oh we would go to Frederick not DC. But my family prefer my cooking to a restaurant for special occasions. Could not imagine celebrating a family birthday at a restaurant how cold and impersonal, that is so limiting. Do you not include children in birthday celebrations?

DC is fun for a Caps game though.

You DC people are so freaking ignorant.

If we want to go to a restaurant for a special occasion, we don't need to go to Red Lobster.

Here are 2 options in Kentlands:

Vasili's (a 5 min walk because it's in Kentlands; my parents, who have lived in Manhattan their entire lives, love it there)
Kenaki Sushi (not fancy, per se, but excellent sushi)

In Montgomery County:

Founding Farmer's (yes, there's a Rockville location -- you must be shocked)
Jaleo's in Bethesda
Il Pizzico in Rockville
Inferno Pizzeria Napoletana in Gaithersburg, which has actually made Washingtonians list of 100 Best Restaurants
Peter Chang in Rockville, which also made the Washingtonian list

Among others.

Are those your best options? Those are mostly fine mid-tier chain, but certainly nothing to brag about. Well, at least you can come to DC to really experience fine dining.

None of them are chains, except for Founding Farmers (which is hardly mid-tier); WTH are you talking about?!

The chef at Inferno used to be the executive sous chef at Jean Georges (ever heard of it?).

If you're going to insult this area, at least use facts.

If you have more than one location that crosses state borders, I consider that to be a chain. Thus, most of the listed restaurants are chains.

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Are those your best options? Those are mostly fine mid-tier chain, but certainly nothing to brag about. Well, at least you can come to DC to really experience fine dining.

What's the difference between "fine dining" and "good food", besides $$$$? I'm asking sincerely.

Nothing. This is the thing bozos like these DC posters don't get.

I grew up in NYC and the biggest thing people who don't understand good food don't get is IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE EXPENSIVE.

Some of the best food in Manhattan is cheap. Joe's Pizza, the hole in the wall dim sum places in Chinatown, Korean fried chicken joints, etc.

Lastly, like PP said, the places listed above aren't chains. Founding Farmers and I believe Jaleo have other locations, but they're hardly "mid-tier chains." The rest only have 1 location.

Peter Chang has NINE locations. It’s a chain.
http://peterchangrestaurant.com/locator.html

[Anonymous]

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Are those your best options? Those are mostly fine mid-tier chain, but certainly nothing to brag about. Well, at least you can come to DC to really experience fine dining.

What's the difference between "fine dining" and "good food", besides $$$$? I'm asking sincerely.

Nothing. This is the thing bozos like these DC posters don't get.

I grew up in NYC and the biggest thing people who don't understand good food don't get is IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE EXPENSIVE.

Some of the best food in Manhattan is cheap. Joe's Pizza, the hole in the wall dim sum places in Chinatown, Korean fried chicken joints, etc.

Lastly, like PP said, the places listed above aren't chains. Founding Farmers and I believe Jaleo have other locations, but they're hardly "mid-tier chains." The rest only have 1 location.

Peter Chang has NINE locations. It’s a chain.
http://peterchangrestaurant.com/locator.html

Cool, and it's still considered an excellent restaurant.

Shake Shack is a chain. Jaleo is a chain. Do you consider those crappy restaurants?

Something being a chain doesn't automatically mean it sucks.

[Anonymous]

Fiola is arguably a chain -- original Fiola and Fiola Mare. Rasika has more than one location.

Does that make it crappy?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Are those your best options? Those are mostly fine mid-tier chain, but certainly nothing to brag about. Well, at least you can come to DC to really experience fine dining.

What's the difference between "fine dining" and "good food", besides $$$$? I'm asking sincerely.

Nothing. This is the thing bozos like these DC posters don't get.

I grew up in NYC and the biggest thing people who don't understand good food don't get is IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE EXPENSIVE.

Some of the best food in Manhattan is cheap. Joe's Pizza, the hole in the wall dim sum places in Chinatown, Korean fried chicken joints, etc.

Lastly, like PP said, the places listed above aren't chains. Founding Farmers and I believe Jaleo have other locations, but they're hardly "mid-tier chains." The rest only have 1 location.

Peter Chang has NINE locations. It’s a chain.
http://peterchangrestaurant.com/locator.html

Cool, and it's still considered an excellent restaurant.

Shake Shack is a chain. Jaleo is a chain. Do you consider those crappy restaurants?

Something being a chain doesn't automatically mean it sucks.

Crappy? No. Mid-tier chains? Yes.

I didn’t say that chain restaurants automatically suck. I like Jaleo.

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Anonymous wrote:Fiola is arguably a chain -- original Fiola and Fiola Mare. Rasika has more than one location.

Does that make it crappy?

Those are all excellent restaurants. See my answer above.

The word chain isn’t a slur.

[Anonymous]

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Are those your best options? Those are mostly fine mid-tier chain, but certainly nothing to brag about. Well, at least you can come to DC to really experience fine dining.

What's the difference between "fine dining" and "good food", besides $$$$? I'm asking sincerely.

Nothing. This is the thing bozos like these DC posters don't get.

I grew up in NYC and the biggest thing people who don't understand good food don't get is IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE EXPENSIVE.

Some of the best food in Manhattan is cheap. Joe's Pizza, the hole in the wall dim sum places in Chinatown, Korean fried chicken joints, etc.

Lastly, like PP said, the places listed above aren't chains. Founding Farmers and I believe Jaleo have other locations, but they're hardly "mid-tier chains." The rest only have 1 location.

Peter Chang has NINE locations. It’s a chain.
http://peterchangrestaurant.com/locator.html

Cool, and it's still considered an excellent restaurant.

Shake Shack is a chain. Jaleo is a chain. Do you consider those crappy restaurants?

Something being a chain doesn't automatically mean it sucks.

Crappy? No. Mid-tier chains? Yes.

I didn’t say that chain restaurants automatically suck. I like Jaleo.

No, you just said "all" of the restaurants I listed were mid-tier chains, when they include places like Inferno, which is run by a former Jean Georges sous chef.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Fiola is arguably a chain -- original Fiola and Fiola Mare. Rasika has more than one location.

Does that make it crappy?

Those are all excellent restaurants. See my answer above.

The word chain isn’t a slur.

I meant to add: The word chain isn’t a slur. It’s merely a description. Some of you need to lighten up.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Are those your best options? Those are mostly fine mid-tier chain, but certainly nothing to brag about. Well, at least you can come to DC to really experience fine dining.

What's the difference between "fine dining" and "good food", besides $$$$? I'm asking sincerely.

Nothing. This is the thing bozos like these DC posters don't get.

I grew up in NYC and the biggest thing people who don't understand good food don't get is IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE EXPENSIVE.

Some of the best food in Manhattan is cheap. Joe's Pizza, the hole in the wall dim sum places in Chinatown, Korean fried chicken joints, etc.

Lastly, like PP said, the places listed above aren't chains. Founding Farmers and I believe Jaleo have other locations, but they're hardly "mid-tier chains." The rest only have 1 location.

Peter Chang has NINE locations. It’s a chain.
http://peterchangrestaurant.com/locator.html

Cool, and it's still considered an excellent restaurant.

Shake Shack is a chain. Jaleo is a chain. Do you consider those crappy restaurants?

Something being a chain doesn't automatically mean it sucks.

Crappy? No. Mid-tier chains? Yes.

I didn’t say that chain restaurants automatically suck. I like Jaleo.

No, you just said "all" of the restaurants I listed were mid-tier chains, when they include places like Inferno, which is run by a former Jean Georges sous chef.

Reading is indeed fundamental.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:The obsession with "fine dining" is bizarre to me. How often are you eating out that this is the most important part of your life.

I know there is a lack of kitchen space in most DC homes so maybe that is why cooking and having people over is less common and eating out is so important.

Even if you eat out once a week, that is 8 hours of your life but it seems to dominate your life.

Obsession? No. I’m just pointing out the fact that if you’re celebrating a special occasion at a nice restaurant, it’s nice to not have to include a 1.5 hour rountrip drive to DC. It’s either that, or Red Lobster.

Oh we would go to Frederick not DC. But my family prefer my cooking to a restaurant for special occasions. Could not imagine celebrating a family birthday at a restaurant how cold and impersonal, that is so limiting. Do you not include children in birthday celebrations?

DC is fun for a Caps game though.

You DC people are so freaking ignorant.

If we want to go to a restaurant for a special occasion, we don't need to go to Red Lobster.

Here are 2 options in Kentlands:

Vasili's (a 5 min walk because it's in Kentlands; my parents, who have lived in Manhattan their entire lives, love it there)
Kenaki Sushi (not fancy, per se, but excellent sushi)

In Montgomery County:

Founding Farmer's (yes, there's a Rockville location -- you must be shocked)
Jaleo's in Bethesda
Il Pizzico in Rockville
Inferno Pizzeria Napoletana in Gaithersburg, which has actually made Washingtonians list of 100 Best Restaurants
Peter Chang in Rockville, which also made the Washingtonian list

Among others.

DP.. I live in Rockville, used to live in CA. Please stop embarrassing suburbia. While those restaurants are not terrible, and we've certainly been to a few, that is not really considered "fine dining", which is michelen tier restaurants, which you won't find in suburbia.


Also, I find whole in the wall, independent places have some of the best foods.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Are those your best options? Those are mostly fine mid-tier chain, but certainly nothing to brag about. Well, at least you can come to DC to really experience fine dining.

What's the difference between "fine dining" and "good food", besides $$$$? I'm asking sincerely.

Nothing. This is the thing bozos like these DC posters don't get.

I grew up in NYC and the biggest thing people who don't understand good food don't get is IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE EXPENSIVE.

Some of the best food in Manhattan is cheap. Joe's Pizza, the hole in the wall dim sum places in Chinatown, Korean fried chicken joints, etc.

Lastly, like PP said, the places listed above aren't chains. Founding Farmers and I believe Jaleo have other locations, but they're hardly "mid-tier chains." The rest only have 1 location.

Peter Chang has NINE locations. It’s a chain.
http://peterchangrestaurant.com/locator.html

Cool, and it's still considered an excellent restaurant.

Shake Shack is a chain. Jaleo is a chain. Do you consider those crappy restaurants?

Something being a chain doesn't automatically mean it sucks.

Crappy? No. Mid-tier chains? Yes.

I didn’t say that chain restaurants automatically suck. I like Jaleo.

No, you just said "all" of the restaurants I listed were mid-tier chains, when they include places like Inferno, which is run by a former Jean Georges sous chef.

Reading is indeed fundamental.

So you maintain there are good restaurants on that list?

Listen -- DC has crappy restaurants and good restaurants. Kentlands and the surrounding area also has crappy restaurants and good restaurants. I don't know why you brought up this ridiculous "fine dining" argument, but it's just not a good argument for why Kentlands is an inferior place to live.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The obsession with "fine dining" is bizarre to me. How often are you eating out that this is the most important part of your life.

I know there is a lack of kitchen space in most DC homes so maybe that is why cooking and having people over is less common and eating out is so important.

Even if you eat out once a week, that is 8 hours of your life but it seems to dominate your life.

Obsession? No. I’m just pointing out the fact that if you’re celebrating a special occasion at a nice restaurant, it’s nice to not have to include a 1.5 hour rountrip drive to DC. It’s either that, or Red Lobster.

Oh we would go to Frederick not DC. But my family prefer my cooking to a restaurant for special occasions. Could not imagine celebrating a family birthday at a restaurant how cold and impersonal, that is so limiting. Do you not include children in birthday celebrations?

DC is fun for a Caps game though.

You DC people are so freaking ignorant.

If we want to go to a restaurant for a special occasion, we don't need to go to Red Lobster.

Here are 2 options in Kentlands:

Vasili's (a 5 min walk because it's in Kentlands; my parents, who have lived in Manhattan their entire lives, love it there)
Kenaki Sushi (not fancy, per se, but excellent sushi)

In Montgomery County:

Founding Farmer's (yes, there's a Rockville location -- you must be shocked)
Jaleo's in Bethesda
Il Pizzico in Rockville
Inferno Pizzeria Napoletana in Gaithersburg, which has actually made Washingtonians list of 100 Best Restaurants
Peter Chang in Rockville, which also made the Washingtonian list

Among others.

DP.. I live in Rockville, used to live in CA. Please stop embarrassing suburbia. While those restaurants are not terrible, and we've certainly been to a few, that is not really considered "fine dining", which is michelen tier restaurants, which you won't find in suburbia.


Also, I find whole in the wall, independent places have some of the best foods.

PP here. I never said they were "fine dining." The person who brought up this whole line of argument was saying Gaithersburg and suburbia have nothing but Red Lobster and Olive Garden. I used that list to argue that there are good restaurants in this area.

I grew up in NYC and have been to Michelin star restaurants. They're excellent, but I don't get the obsession with them here. When I visit my parents, who still live in Manhattan, we never go to those places. I do always make sure to hit up Joe's Pizza, though.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The obsession with "fine dining" is bizarre to me. How often are you eating out that this is the most important part of your life.

I know there is a lack of kitchen space in most DC homes so maybe that is why cooking and having people over is less common and eating out is so important.

Even if you eat out once a week, that is 8 hours of your life but it seems to dominate your life.

Obsession? No. I’m just pointing out the fact that if you’re celebrating a special occasion at a nice restaurant, it’s nice to not have to include a 1.5 hour rountrip drive to DC. It’s either that, or Red Lobster.

Oh we would go to Frederick not DC. But my family prefer my cooking to a restaurant for special occasions. Could not imagine celebrating a family birthday at a restaurant how cold and impersonal, that is so limiting. Do you not include children in birthday celebrations?

DC is fun for a Caps game though.

Perhaps that is yet another way that city folk and country folk are different. I prefer to have restaurants cook and serve the majority of my celebratory meals. Btw, my children love Blue Duck Tavern—it’s pretty kid friendly.

Ding! Ding! Ding! It's just a difference in the way we enjoy spending time with family. My family even chose to go 20 more minutes north of us to go to my brother's farm for Thanksgiving. No staring at iphones on Thanksgiving, too much fun stuff to do on his farm.

I't sure Blue Duck Tavern had a nice Thanksgiving dinner, just no our cup of Rickey.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The obsession with "fine dining" is bizarre to me. How often are you eating out that this is the most important part of your life.

I know there is a lack of kitchen space in most DC homes so maybe that is why cooking and having people over is less common and eating out is so important.

Even if you eat out once a week, that is 8 hours of your life but it seems to dominate your life.

Obsession? No. I’m just pointing out the fact that if you’re celebrating a special occasion at a nice restaurant, it’s nice to not have to include a 1.5 hour rountrip drive to DC. It’s either that, or Red Lobster.

Oh we would go to Frederick not DC. But my family prefer my cooking to a restaurant for special occasions. Could not imagine celebrating a family birthday at a restaurant how cold and impersonal, that is so limiting. Do you not include children in birthday celebrations?

DC is fun for a Caps game though.

You DC people are so freaking ignorant.

If we want to go to a restaurant for a special occasion, we don't need to go to Red Lobster.

Here are 2 options in Kentlands:

Vasili's (a 5 min walk because it's in Kentlands; my parents, who have lived in Manhattan their entire lives, love it there)
Kenaki Sushi (not fancy, per se, but excellent sushi)

In Montgomery County:

Founding Farmer's (yes, there's a Rockville location -- you must be shocked)
Jaleo's in Bethesda
Il Pizzico in Rockville
Inferno Pizzeria Napoletana in Gaithersburg, which has actually made Washingtonians list of 100 Best Restaurants
Peter Chang in Rockville, which also made the Washingtonian list

Among others.

DP.. I live in Rockville, used to live in CA. Please stop embarrassing suburbia. While those restaurants are not terrible, and we've certainly been to a few, that is not really considered "fine dining", which is michelen tier restaurants, which you won't find in suburbia.


Also, I find whole in the wall, independent places have some of the best foods.

PP here. I never said they were "fine dining." The person who brought up this whole line of argument was saying Gaithersburg and suburbia have nothing but Red Lobster and Olive Garden. I used that list to argue that there are good restaurants in this area.

I grew up in NYC and have been to Michelin star restaurants. They're excellent, but I don't get the obsession with them here. When I visit my parents, who still live in Manhattan, we never go to those places. I do always make sure to hit up Joe's Pizza, though.

One of my in laws is Chinese and we have to go to the same Dim Sum restaurant every time we visit. You would think my kids had died and gone to heaven. I purposely don't go to dim sum here so they always associate it with that one relative and it remains a special treat.

[Anonymous]

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Are those your best options? Those are mostly fine mid-tier chain, but certainly nothing to brag about. Well, at least you can come to DC to really experience fine dining.

What's the difference between "fine dining" and "good food", besides $$$$? I'm asking sincerely.

Nothing. This is the thing bozos like these DC posters don't get.

I grew up in NYC and the biggest thing people who don't understand good food don't get is IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE EXPENSIVE.

Some of the best food in Manhattan is cheap. Joe's Pizza, the hole in the wall dim sum places in Chinatown, Korean fried chicken joints, etc.

Lastly, like PP said, the places listed above aren't chains. Founding Farmers and I believe Jaleo have other locations, but they're hardly "mid-tier chains." The rest only have 1 location.

Peter Chang has NINE locations. It’s a chain.
http://peterchangrestaurant.com/locator.html

Cool, and it's still considered an excellent restaurant.

Shake Shack is a chain. Jaleo is a chain. Do you consider those crappy restaurants?

Something being a chain doesn't automatically mean it sucks.

Crappy? No. Mid-tier chains? Yes.

I didn’t say that chain restaurants automatically suck. I like Jaleo.

No, you just said "all" of the restaurants I listed were mid-tier chains, when they include places like Inferno, which is run by a former Jean Georges sous chef.

Reading is indeed fundamental.

So you maintain there are good restaurants on that list?

Listen -- DC has crappy restaurants and good restaurants. Kentlands and the surrounding area also has crappy restaurants and good restaurants. I don't know why you brought up this ridiculous "fine dining" argument, but it's just not a good argument for why Kentlands is an inferior place to live.

You're right, there are better reasons why I think Kentlands/Gaithersburg is an inferior place to live. However, my opinion of where you live shouldn't matter to you. If you're happy there, good for you.