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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What places have you tried that were not up to snuff?[/quote]

OP here - I am an avid diner, but off the top of my head:

Blue Duck - Very mediocre (used to be better), but always extremely overpriced.

Red Hen - Fine but simpleton. I've been three times (in my neighborhood) and the menu always lacks a sense of adventure.

Rasika - here I will make a NYC comparison. In NYC I would go to Tabla (now closed) which made Rasika seem like a mall franchise.

Le Diplomate - I consider this the number 1 "hype" offender. These dishes wouldn't make it past the hostess stand at Balthazar (which Le Dip is trying way too hard to be).

Founding Farmers - Organic Applebee's.

Del Campo - mediocre from top to bottom.

My takeaways are this:

- Mid and high-end DC establishments are offensively overpriced. Is there a reason for this? 
- many big production restaurants where food is second to ambience.
- DC is big on commoditization, as soon as a restaurant is popular, the immediate reaction is to build another. (Why? this does not happen anywhere else)[/quote]

Have you tried Ripple?  I haven't been there since the new chef took over, but it was one place in DC that I really liked.  Great service, thoughtful, tasty food, reasonable price.  If we lived in NW we would probably go often.  There was something about the service & ambience in particular that reminded me a lot of Philly. [/quote]

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