I heard that Public is gone. Anyone know what has replaced it? Public's demise was placing PICKLES in their cheeseburgers. Where do they think they are??? WISCONSIN? BLECCCCHHH

I love that some teenager's or college student's post has actually gotten people riled up about restaurants.

Maybe to all you fellow unsatisfied diners, try eating somewhere that's not in Georgetown or Bethesda or at your "club." There is plenty of good food to be had here.

You know what's good? I'm not going to tell you because you'll go there and ruin it.

And wtf is up with CHAD's? Where is my basic Chadwick's? Where I could reliably have a well prepared ecoli-free cheeseburger and beer for under $20? Are they now selling food from the land-locked African country known as CHAD? I welcome any sort of new cuisine, but don't mess with my cheeseburger.

I will say you have to go to a restaurant at least 3 times before you can truly say it sucks. Everyone has an off night--or a run of poorly executed dishes. And you need to know what to order--For instance--everyone says--AHHHH I'm so sick of GUAPO'S IT'S SO BASIC. Well, stick to the steak fajitas, the broiled salmon and margaritas on the rocks and you will never be disappointed. The service being slow enough that you will want to throat punch someone is another matter but…

Anonymous wrote:Chef Geoff's is the perfect example of basic. It routinely wins various reader's choice awards. But, they have a purposeful corporate approach that makes the food and service completely pleasant and forgettable. By making the experience perfectly reproducible you can replicate the enterprise lots of places and make plenty of money. It's a good business model because not everyone has very advents taste.

This is very true. Blahrgh. But his other franchise, Lia's is delightfully innovative.

Anonymous wrote:OP, welcome to DC. Culinary wasteland.

well I'll bet it's nothing but stuffed mushroom caps and jello mold jubilees at your house every night!

Chef Geoff's is the perfect example of basic. It routinely wins various reader's choice awards. But, they have a purposeful corporate approach that makes the food and service completely pleasant and forgettable. By making the experience perfectly reproducible you can replicate the enterprise lots of places and make plenty of money. It's a good business model because not everyone has very adventous taste.

Neopol Savory and Smokery
1309 5th St NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone number (202) 543-1864
Bakeries, Sandwiches, Seafood

The Pig
1320 14th Street NW
DC 202-290-2821
OMFG They serve you an entire crispy, delicious, salty, moist, smoked pig like a fucking boss.

Anyone who doesn't like the restaurant choices here has their head in the sand. You need to get out more!

I'm not even a good cook, and we rarely go out to eat anymore because the food is so.....just...blah. Not sure if restaurants changed, or we just started cooking more and finally realized we could cook this at home - and be more careful with what we put in it.

Ethnic food is the exception. If we lived closer, I would go to Taste of Burma once a week.

Ok, morons. I've lived in London, Paris, NYC and DC. DC ranks 4th out of those, but it definitely does not suck. If you think it does, it's because you're clueless:

DCity Smokehouse-barbecue
Corduroy-new american
Makato- for sushi
Komi-for Greek
Rasika-Indian
minibar-José Andrés-new American
Rose's Luxury-New American
Obelisk-French
Bourbon Steak-steak house
and on and on and on and on…

Anonymous wrote:Olazzo. Silver spring and Bethesda

And Ruth's Chris

I don't like Olazzo either.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC restaurants are often blah.

+1. The DC dining scene has always been very blah. It is better now, but a lot of the newer restaurants that are hip and such still serve very blah food.

I just moved here after living in Chicago for multiple years. I am going through fantastic restaurant withdraw!!!!

You are ridiculous. Try some of Roberto Donna's top restaurants and get back to us. DC has world class restaurants. Chicago is only good for beef.

OP, welcome to DC. Culinary wasteland.

Anonymous wrote:Op here. I've spent $30 on an entree, split a $12 appetizer, $50 bottle of wine and a $13 dessert and it was all just meh. Over $100 for a meal and the best part of the meal was the fairly cheap wine.

What restaurant?