Thanks for all the recommendations guys. We decided to go to Jaleo. He's been to Busboys but wanted to try something new.

Looking forward to lunch! =)

Anonymous wrote:It's kind of funny that your capitalization indicates a CocaCola addiction.

Pot is light years away from cocaine.

Yeah but OPs DH is a recovering cocaine addict.

OP here. Anywhere in DC. Preferences would be Penn Quarter/DuPont/Adams Morgan/Georgetown.

Jaleo and Zaytina are good recs!

I'm having lunch with a male friend tomorrow (I'm female). This is a strictly platonic friendship, I'm married, so nothing romantic or too personal. I can't think of a middle ground, he has asked me to choose the place, but I don't want to presume on his financial situation. I may be over thinking this... I'm not sure. I am used to going to very expensive places with my DH and girlfriends, he is still in grad school living the frugal life I believe, as I remember all too well. Any suggestions? No raw shellfish was his only requirement, and I prefer somewhere lively but not too loud that we can't have a conversation.

TIA!