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Pizza Help
First, thank you all for your helpful responses. On our last two trips through New Jersey we had lunch at DeLorenzos. Great pizza, nice ambiance, alas awfully long waits. So I thought I would seek an alternative for my pizza lunch. I will try to locate Papa's and JoJo's on my GPS. Any other suggestions???? We be doing this trip a few times this year.
Pizza Help
I will be driving from Washington to NYC in a few weeks and seek a good pizza for lunch. As a born and bred Brooklynite the one thing I truly miss is good pizza. What would work is a place winthin a few miles of the Turnpike, say btwn exits 7 and 13. All help greatly appreciated.
Banh Mi in Rockville, Md. area?
Try Pho Nom Nom, a newly opened place on the north end of the Rockville Pike in the old Ba Le location. The place has had a full renovation. They have a broad Vietnamese menu that goes well beyond pho and their food is very good. I have been there four times now and been quite pleased. They just started serving banh mi. Address is 842-A Rockville Pike.
What am I doing wrong at Piedigrotta Bakery?
After a long absence, I stopped in this Sunday afternoon and bought two pastries - a sfogliatella (lobster tail) and a rum cake - as carry out. The Sfogliatella was simply AWFUL and unedible! The dough was very soggy and the filling thick and dried out. The thing must have been assembled days before being sold. I tossed it and got my wife to share the mediocre rum cake. This is sad as years ago, when they were around the corner, they were a go pastry place for me.
Sticky buns in DC/MD area?
Try Upper Crust Bakery in Silver Spring (Colesville), MD. They have very good large Sticky Buns with plenty of caramel goo & lots of pecan nuts daily - will sell a single bun or a tray of eight. They are closed on Monday. They also have a nice selection of breads and rolls but you need to get there before noon for a good selection. If you call ahead they will hold items for you. They are located in the Giant shopping center on Randolph Road at the corner of New Hampsire Avenue.
Good rye bread?
Try Upper Crust Bakery in Silver Spring (Colesville), MD. They have very good German large loaf rye bread daily - will sell a loaf - and a smaller loaf which they term Jewish rye bread on Fri/Sat/Sun. They are closed on Monday. They have a nice selection of breads and rolls but you need to get there before noon for a good selection. If you call ahead they will hold items for you. They are located in the Giant shopping center on Randolph Road at the corner of New Hampsire Avenue.
Mid-week, late dinner
Thanks all, I have called several places that say they have a kitchen open until 10 pm. None would take a reservation for four 'around 10 pm or so. Looks like it's gonna be bar food, sigh.
Mid-week, late dinner
I am going to the theater on Capital Hill tomorrow night and need a recomendation for a good food, homey place with a kitchen that serves if one arrives about 10 PM.
Bubby's in Betheda
CORRECTION - Chowhound added incorrect locations for the deli's I referred to in my posting. Uptwn Deli is in Bethesda and Parkway Deli is in Silver Spring.
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Parkway Deli & Restaurant
8317 Grubb Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Bubby's in Betheda
I tried it for lunch yesterday and had a pastrami on rye w/potato salad. IMHO as a native New Yorker this is not a great deli, it is simply another passable one. The sandwich was well stuffed, the meat was reasonably tasty but kinda bland - it does not compare well w/Katz's in NYC. It was also machine sliced. The bread had a soft crust too. The service while acceptable was unfriendly for a new restaurant. BTW the place was almost empty. Based upon a single sampling I would rank this place above Parkway Deli and below Brooklyn Deli, I have not tried Uptown Deli.
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Parkway Deli
7250 Parkway Dr Ste 110, Hanover, MD 21076
Uptown Deli
7501 Greenway Center Dr Ste 100, Greenbelt, MD 20770
Indian Restaurants near Bethany Beach?
I have heard of at least one (1) good Indian restaurant in Salisbury, MD. That is not far from Bethany Beach. A search of this board yielded: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/633900. Seems there were two restaurants and one converted into grocery. If you go, pls post a comment.
Dinner recommendation near Reston town center
thanks for the quick response, it's for two people, will investigate your suggestions.
Dinner recommendation near Reston town center
I help need in picking a restaurant near Reston town center for a work dinner. Selection criteria are: good food, small, and non-chain. Open as to type of food and cost. All help greatly appreciated.
Help find long lost Paella resturant in DC?
Perhaps you are remembering a great Spanish restaurant from long, LONG ago. It was called El Bodegon. Alas it has been closed for years. It was in an old brick row house on R street NW between 16th and 17th streets. Their paella and sangria were memorable. The owner often walked the dining room with a porone (splng) - sort of a native wine jug - filled with wine and demonstrated its working. If you flinched you got wet.
Ruan Thai Expands
Nope, they are open as usual, no construction in the new adjacent next door as yet. I would not expect them to close for the construction.
Ruan Thai Expands
Ruan Thai will shortly be doubling their dining room space. The caterer next door has moved and Ruan Thai is expanding into 1/2 of the caterer's old space. They expect to have the new space up and running in "about 2 months." The new space comes with at least two more parking spaces (hooray). The new parking spaces are available now. I was there last Friday and the food is as good as ever.
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Ruan Thai Restaurant
11407 Amherst Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20902
Rehoboth Beach- favorite dining spots
For a consistently great adult meal try Blue Moon in Rehoboth.
New Thai place in Cloverly
I have been to Siriwan Thai three times now and really like their food. I have spoken at length with two of their staff. They both said the chef does NOT come from Nava Thai. That said, give them a try - I highly recommend their Crispy Basil Duck.
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Nava Thai Restaurant
11315 Fern St, Silver Spring, MD 20902
Any suggestions for 10 year Anniversary dinner in Bethany Beach, DE (area) ?
In Rehoboth you might try Blue Moon. IMHO over many years it has consistently provided some of the best food on shore and the service is always very professional. It would be great for a special occasion dinner. I would not recommend Fager's for food as I have found their kitchen and service to be erratic. Great place for a drink at sunset though.
St. Michel at the Betehsda Farm Women's Market
The shop in Rockville had a sign saying there would be closed for a two week vacation until July 14th. Give them another try.
Joe's Noodle - New Lunch Time Menu
The new menu is a sampling of their Sichuan dishes, there are 30 of them and nary a one is 'American Chinese.' There might have been some new dishes in the list but none come to mind.
Joe's Noodle - New Lunch Time Menu
I went to Joe's for my Sichuan food fix yesterday and found they have a new and very broad lunch time menu. They have initiated a lunch menu with over thirty "home style" items on it. Lunch is an economical $6.50/$7.50 including soup for traditional Sichuan food. I had a wonderful and properly spiced beef w/cumin. I am planning to work my way through this delightful new menu.
Goldberg's Bagels coming to Silver Spring?
Now if we could only find a local source for Bialys ....
Good Jewish Deli in Rockville, Gaithersburg, Germantown?
DanielK - Deli City does have tables with table service by a staff of interesting waitresses. Their bread is indeed awful so next time I will bring my own rye bread from Upper Crust in Silver Spring. That should work just fine and the waitresses will be quite amused. BTW their cole slaw, mustard and pickles are not pretty good. It's worth the trip and they have free meter-less parking.
Montevideo
Planning on spending a weekend in Montevideo this December as part of a trip to Argentina. Any food related recommendations?
New Kam Fong, University & Elkins in Wheaton
Yes, New Kam Fong is right across the street from Wong Gee. Give it at try. My lunch experience was great and I will be back for dinner torrow night. As to Wheaton late dining traffic I am clueless
