Tom Sietsma (or someone) did an article about about why restaurants in our area don't do well in the long run
I'll see if I can find it, it was very interesting

Booeymongers at least meets the first part of the criteria. I haven't been there in ages so don't know if it is still good.

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Anonymous wrote:AVs closed TEN years ago. I like the Churreria La Madrid in Adams Morgan

AV closed in 2007. It did not have great food, just a great "Sopranos" atmosphere. I second Martin's and Tabard Inn if you want old DC places. Are Meskerem and Millie and Al's still in Adams Morgan? That was my old stomping ground back in the days of my youth.

had a great new year's eve at Meskerem

I think I must know you. I spent a lot of time at Meskerem and Millie and Al's in the lat 80s and early 90s.

Remember Fish Wings and Tings? Hank's?

And what was Roberto Donna's restaurant where you could get all you eat pasta for $10 or something? I think Komi is in that space now....


Little Fountain is pretty good too...

I Matti?

Anonymous wrote:Mama Ayesha's.

This was actually called "Calvert Cafe", but since everyone called it Mama Ayesha's, they eventually officially changed its name.

Anonymous wrote:Is El Tamerindo still around?

Yup, still there.

Don Juan's in Mount Pleasant. Was there in 1994 when I moved here; it's still there. Although now it's populated by hipsters as well as just arrived here Latinos. And the waitresses still only speak Spanish. But that's okay by me!

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Anonymous wrote:AVs closed TEN years ago. I like the Churreria La Madrid in Adams Morgan

AV closed in 2007. It did not have great food, just a great "Sopranos" atmosphere. I second Martin's and Tabard Inn if you want old DC places. Are Meskerem and Millie and Al's still in Adams Morgan? That was my old stomping ground back in the days of my youth.

had a great new year's eve at Meskerem

I think I must know you. I spent a lot of time at Meskerem and Millie and Al's in the lat 80s and early 90s.

Remember Fish Wings and Tings? Hank's?

And what was Roberto Donna's restaurant where you could get all you eat pasta for $10 or something? I think Komi is in that space now....


Little Fountain is pretty good too...

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Anonymous wrote:AVs closed TEN years ago. I like the Churreria La Madrid in Adams Morgan

AV closed in 2007. It did not have great food, just a great "Sopranos" atmosphere. I second Martin's and Tabard Inn if you want old DC places. Are Meskerem and Millie and Al's still in Adams Morgan? That was my old stomping ground back in the days of my youth.

had a great new year's eve at Meskerem

I think I must know you. I spent a lot of time at Meskerem and Millie and Al's in the lat 80s and early 90s.

Remember Fish Wings and Tings? Hank's?

Oops, I actually meant Dan's. I think it was called Dan's Cafe, but it was really just a hard core drinker's bar. See. I obviously spent too many brain cells there.

Is El Tamerindo still around?

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Anonymous wrote:AVs closed TEN years ago. I like the Churreria La Madrid in Adams Morgan

AV closed in 2007. It did not have great food, just a great "Sopranos" atmosphere. I second Martin's and Tabard Inn if you want old DC places. Are Meskerem and Millie and Al's still in Adams Morgan? That was my old stomping ground back in the days of my youth.

had a great new year's eve at Meskerem

I think I must know you. I spent a lot of time at Meskerem and Millie and Al's in the lat 80s and early 90s.

Remember Fish Wings and Tings? Hank's?

Anonymous wrote:Ching Ching Cha

Didn't that open around 2000? To me that's practically a new restaurant!

Mama Ayesha's.

The Prime Rib? Oceanaire is a chain. Old Ebbitt and 1789 are both owned by Clyde's, and there is nothing particularly magical about their food. Georgia Brown's and Vidalia have gone down hill, and so much else has closed.

I didn't know Sam and Harry's closed. That's too bad.

C.F. Folks and the Well Dressed Burrito are worth it.

Anonymous wrote:Mr k's in Chinatown

Wasn't that on K Street around 20th or 21st? And it has now closed.

Bistrot Lepic