What’s your favorite restaurant to recommend to a visitor?

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Anonymous wrote:Agree with Rasika and 2Amys. Any Peruvian Chicken joint (pollo a la brasa) if they don’t have that where they’re from. On the warf for something casual, the Gordon Ramsey fish and chips place or the tiki bar before a show at The Anthem. Many of Jose Andres’ places already mentioned.

2 Amy’s serves burnt pizza.

I used google for you:
“Traditional Neapolitan pizza has charring on both the edges and bottom. The pizza is baked in a wood-burning oven at 900 degrees and cooks within minutes. Charring is a result of the high heat from baking the dough directly on the oven and the heat coming down from the oven ceiling.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Martin's Tavern

Nice atmosphere and historic, but any food beyond a burger is horrible. I've had enough embarrassing experiences there with out of town guests I can't recommend. I enjoy it for drinks, but no to the food.

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Anonymous wrote:Ethiopian food is something i recommend to visitors. Authentic in this area and a different experience!
For a fancy experience with water views, Del Mar.

+1. Why take tourists to place like Two Amy's when there is much better pizza in a lot of different places around the country? I'd say Ethiopian or, if you're in NoVa, Korean.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree with Rasika and 2Amys. Any Peruvian Chicken joint (pollo a la brasa) if they don’t have that where they’re from. On the warf for something casual, the Gordon Ramsey fish and chips place or the tiki bar before a show at The Anthem. Many of Jose Andres’ places already mentioned.

2 Amy’s serves burnt pizza.

I used google for you:
“Traditional Neapolitan pizza has charring on both the edges and bottom. The pizza is baked in a wood-burning oven at 900 degrees and cooks within minutes. Charring is a result of the high heat from baking the dough directly on the oven and the heat coming down from the oven ceiling.”

But charring while the middle of the pizza is practically raw is NOT traditional Neapolitan done well. It's just burned, and raw at the same time. Gross.

[Anonymous]

Roy Roger’s

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree with Rasika and 2Amys. Any Peruvian Chicken joint (pollo a la brasa) if they don’t have that where they’re from. On the warf for something casual, the Gordon Ramsey fish and chips place or the tiki bar before a show at The Anthem. Many of Jose Andres’ places already mentioned.

2 Amy’s serves burnt pizza.

I used google for you:
“Traditional Neapolitan pizza has charring on both the edges and bottom. The pizza is baked in a wood-burning oven at 900 degrees and cooks within minutes. Charring is a result of the high heat from baking the dough directly on the oven and the heat coming down from the oven ceiling.”

Their pizza is not good. They really mess up if they are going for Neapolitan pizza. It is a mess.

[Anonymous]

Lapis
Ceibo

[Anonymous]

Funny how most of these recs could’ve been made in 2010. Surprised there aren’t newer venues in the mix.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree with Rasika and 2Amys. Any Peruvian Chicken joint (pollo a la brasa) if they don’t have that where they’re from. On the warf for something casual, the Gordon Ramsey fish and chips place or the tiki bar before a show at The Anthem. Many of Jose Andres’ places already mentioned.

2 Amy’s serves burnt pizza.

I used google for you:
“Traditional Neapolitan pizza has charring on both the edges and bottom. The pizza is baked in a wood-burning oven at 900 degrees and cooks within minutes. Charring is a result of the high heat from baking the dough directly on the oven and the heat coming down from the oven ceiling.”

Their pizza is not good. They really mess up if they are going for Neapolitan pizza. It is a mess.

Never been to 2 Amys

Why is it "a mess"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree with Rasika and 2Amys. Any Peruvian Chicken joint (pollo a la brasa) if they don’t have that where they’re from. On the warf for something casual, the Gordon Ramsey fish and chips place or the tiki bar before a show at The Anthem. Many of Jose Andres’ places already mentioned.

2 Amy’s serves burnt pizza.

I used google for you:
“Traditional Neapolitan pizza has charring on both the edges and bottom. The pizza is baked in a wood-burning oven at 900 degrees and cooks within minutes. Charring is a result of the high heat from baking the dough directly on the oven and the heat coming down from the oven ceiling.”

But charring while the middle of the pizza is practically raw is NOT traditional Neapolitan done well. It's just burned, and raw at the same time. Gross.

Yes it is - Neapolitan pizza is made with a wet dough. Also, San Marzano tomatoes and fresh mozzarella have quite a bit of moisture. You've obviously have never had pizza in Naples.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You sent them to Old Ebbits? Ugh.

Yeah, I don’t get this. I was dragged here for happy hour back in the early 00’s; why would this be a recommendation here?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1776

Meh

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Funny how most of these recs could’ve been made in 2010. Surprised there aren’t newer venues in the mix.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree with Rasika and 2Amys. Any Peruvian Chicken joint (pollo a la brasa) if they don’t have that where they’re from. On the warf for something casual, the Gordon Ramsey fish and chips place or the tiki bar before a show at The Anthem. Many of Jose Andres’ places already mentioned.

2 Amy’s serves burnt pizza.

I used google for you:
“Traditional Neapolitan pizza has charring on both the edges and bottom. The pizza is baked in a wood-burning oven at 900 degrees and cooks within minutes. Charring is a result of the high heat from baking the dough directly on the oven and the heat coming down from the oven ceiling.”

But charring while the middle of the pizza is practically raw is NOT traditional Neapolitan done well. It's just burned, and raw at the same time. Gross.

Yes it is - Neapolitan pizza is made with a wet dough. Also, San Marzano tomatoes and fresh mozzarella have quite a bit of moisture. You've obviously have never had pizza in Naples.

dp +1

Anonymous wrote:You've obviously have never had pizza in Naples.

My immediate thought as well.

Orthodox Neapolitan, the middle is practically still when you shake the pizza. I've even see it where I would describe it as "slightly soupy", just out of the oven.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree with Rasika and 2Amys. Any Peruvian Chicken joint (pollo a la brasa) if they don’t have that where they’re from. On the warf for something casual, the Gordon Ramsey fish and chips place or the tiki bar before a show at The Anthem. Many of Jose Andres’ places already mentioned.

2 Amy’s serves burnt pizza.

I used google for you:
“Traditional Neapolitan pizza has charring on both the edges and bottom. The pizza is baked in a wood-burning oven at 900 degrees and cooks within minutes. Charring is a result of the high heat from baking the dough directly on the oven and the heat coming down from the oven ceiling.”

Their pizza is not good. They really mess up if they are going for Neapolitan pizza. It is a mess.

Never been to 2 Amys

Why is it "a mess"?

I'm on the other side of DC so haven't been there either. For Neapolitan pizza I typically recommend Menomale in NoMa or Brookland.

Agree with recommending Ethiopian for out of town guests. Some of my guests from the North or West also never had BBQ so sometimes will try DC Smokehouse.

And for foodies they often enjoy trying the Jose Andres restaurants.