What restaurant ( now closed) do you miss?

[Anonymous]

Armands for sure!

[Anonymous]

AV!!!!

Best Bucatini Carbonara EVER!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:San Marco in Adams Morgan.

The fact that San Marco closed, while Pasta Mia is still around is all the evidence one needs that there is no benevolent God.

hey Pasta mia was/is way better than San Marco!!! real Italian food. San Marco the owner was Italian too but he did not do the cooking.

I suppose if "Spagetti with Spagetti Sauce" is your idea of "real Italian food" then you're spot-on. Sure, San Marco had dishes like Pappardelle al Cinghiale, with actual house-made pappardelle, and was as cheap or cheaper than Past Mia. But on the other hand, Pasta Mia always had (has?) a line going around the block--like Georgetown Cupcakes! And we know how much people like to think they're participating in a cultural phenomenon...

(The chef at San Marco was brought over from Florence, btw.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:La Colline

Quigley's on New Mexico and Maggie's in Tenleytown (yes I went to AU)

Ha! Quigley's is a stretch as a restaurant. I thought one of the reasons they closed is that they sold too much beer in the food to beer ratio. Something about licensing bars vs. restaurants.

[Anonymous]

San Marco was great. I also miss David Greggory, specifically the monthly bacon dinner.

[Anonymous]

If we can expand this pubs/bars ... Polly's on U st and Timberlakes on Connecticut.

[Anonymous]

Hamburger Hamlet in Friendship Heights

Shakey's in Bethesda

Place in the Bethesda Air Rights Bldg that sold a pita called the "Fuzbee."

Magic Pan in FH

Gifford's in Bethesda

Farrell's off River Road

[Anonymous]

Oh, and thanks for reminder of Maestro also.

[Anonymous]

Yenching Palace

Def agree on Sarris' Orleans House. Loved the shrimp basket. The huge salad bar.... OMG.

[Anonymous]

China Villiage on Bethesda ave? Anyone remember that gem of MSG and poo poo platters?

Shanghai Village, further west on Bethesda Avenue, is the same owner, menu, everything.

And whomever mentioned Houston's in Bethesda: Woodmont Grill is almost exactly the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Roy Rogers on River Rd. The Double R burger and the fixins bar...the Buckaroo club...I could go on.

To get your fix... A brand new Roy Rogers opened recently in Burtonsville (Spencerville Rd/Old Columbia Pike)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fritzbees! Only because of the mozzarella sticks with rasberry sauce.

LOVED this place!

[Anonymous]

Chi Chis! I loved their chips and salsa and fried ice cream.

[Anonymous]

Wolf Trap Cafe/Deli, in Vienna.

[Anonymous]

OP, as soon as I saw your post, I thought, "AV'"!