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That Restaurant You Always Wondered About??
forward to 2009...Pines of Rome is not a chain but a singly owned family place in Bethesda. Has been there for years... at least 40 and still going strong! consistency is key: good family style italian food, well priced, efficiently served without fanfare. Like going to a good old friend's! It's been imitated (the highest form of flattery) to various degrees of succes: Il pinito(rockville) and italian pines(gaithersburg) to name 2.
Missing French Bistro on M Street?
This is the definitive description of the bistro francais. The pastry case on the way to the upstair bathrooms is the clincher. Chez Grand mere, now a (excellent) vietnamese restaurant, was almost directly across the street. A single story open space with a cosy dining room on the right and bar on the left .
