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terrible restaurant names
I hate to be unravel your thread so quickly but the worst restaurant names for me are bland, unimaginative, unGoogleable -- recent examples close to home (that have closed) include "Three" and "Grill Art Cafe" and a place just opened called "Cafe Gourmet" . Cafe Gourmet, that's it's name. It's name is Cafe Gourmet.
Special meal in B'more
This might strike other posters here as an obvious response, but, I'm going with Charleston.
It sounds as though you're willing to splurge on yourselves, and I think you'd be in very good hands here.
I think it particularly satisfies your comfort criterion.
http://www.charlestonrestaurant.com/
B'more: ISO Bar/Pub for Business Reception - Near the Marriott Waterfront
Consider the Waterfront in Fells Point, which has a lovely second-floor private room for receptions. (see the History page on the Website)
http://www.waterfronthotel.us/
Places to eat in Baltimore Region that handle large parties?
Try Juniors Wine Bar in Federal Hill. 410-727-1212. I recommended it for a friend's bachelorette party and got back a positive report. They especially liked being able to continue the evening in the neighborhood.
It's not very expensive, lively enough to sustain a celebratory mood, and they can accomodate biggish parties like yours.
Wedding gift (certificate) for East Bay couple?
Thanks, you two. I ended up with Chez Panisse, which sells any-amount gift certificates on its Web site. I spent $60 which would just about cover lunch for two in the cafe.
Wedding gift (certificate) for East Bay couple?
I want to give a gift certificate to my Oakland cousins as a wedding gift. Let's assume they're vegetarians (even though they might not be), but they're definitely super casual. I'd prefer to keep them in (on?) East Bay. I want to spend $50, which I don't expect to necessarily cover their whole meal but to make a dent. Mostly I'm looking the kind of place that would actually have gift certificates and be able to process a sale of one over the the phone. So, basically, the slickest crunchy place you can think of. Thanks.
Any other wedding-gift ideas? I thouhght of a membership to the Regional Parks Authority, but it's $95 for two people.
Birthday Party in Baltimore area.
I agree with MELI. Brand new on Thames Street. Posh, with party atmo downstairs. Good but expensive cocktails (vodka + honey).
Downtown Baltimore Monday, August 21st
Another vote for Brewer's Art. (Pazo does not fulfill the "indicative of the city" criterion), and neither, really, do Bicycle (which is now closed on Mondays), Pazza Luna, nor the Wine Market (the last esp. which could be anywhere -- all good places, though.
At Brewer's Art, downstairs is fun but smoky, ustairs a bit fancier. If you end up downstairs, tell Karma the bartender that Chowhound sent you -- I might be lurking there; if so, your first rounds on me.
And the food is very good (esp. the steak frites) and absolutely within your price range
Nice dinner near Pimlico
I think that the first reply was the best -- Mari Luna is where I'd want to go if I was touring with one of the bands at the Virgin Festival and needed to break away for a v. good meal without having to worry about dressing up, busting my friends' wallets, etc.
Saco and environs -- need tips
My good friends just moved today from Baltimore to Saco, and I'd like to discover some new restaurants for them, especially ones that can turn into every-week destinations. They're not hardcore chowhounds but they have pretty good palates -- they do tend to be value conscious (but I might spring for the opening meal, esp. if it's the kind of place that can handle gift certificates.)
I did do a search but I'm unclear on the geography up there (i.e. how far away other cities are from Saco.)
Any non-food Saco tips would be appreciated, too.
Rich
Downtown Baltimore Market on Sundays
About the long line at Zeke's : 1) the line moves really quickly; 2) once near the table, by-the-cup buyers are waved around the buy-the-pound buyers, who are attended to separately 3) the Zeke's people are super-nice; 4) your fellow citizens waiting in line with you are super-nice, or, sometimes, super-atrocious, sure, but that's what makes the Farmer's Market so great.
Lunch suggestions near Inner Harbor Baltimore?
I think Capital Grille is the class act in that bunch, and they've this summer added a new shaded outdoor dining area.
For the record, Legal Seafood, M&S Grill, and McCormick & Schmick also have outdoor dining. I'm not sure about PF Changs.
Tiramisu in Baltimore
Beside the Central Avenue location, which I don't find to be particulary unsafe but could understand how someone would, the bakery has a stall in the Cross Street Market.
Inexpensive but good lunch around Pike Place Market?
Thanks, mmelso, Jacks's was a great tip. I stopped there on my one-day visit to Seattle, ordered the salmon and chips, and felt like an insider. (The glass-enclosed seating setp at Three Girls Bakery is so outrageously adorable they could serve tuna out of a can and I'd want to sit there.)
Best of all about the markets -- the great attitudes of everyone working there. Not icky nice, but genuine and food-forward. You all should be proud.
need suggestions for after Walters Museum Baltimore
About Sascha's being a lunch soup/salad/sandwich place -- not so. It is by day just that, but by night it's a proper dinner-y restaurant with table service, full entrees, bar service, etc. I'm pushing it a little only because it is so very convenient to the Walters -- the OP won't have to re-park. I'm still worried about the jazz, though.
need suggestions for after Walters Museum Baltimore
A small caveat re. Sascha's : I think maybe Thursday (when the OP is planning her visit) is Jazz Night.
need suggestions for after Walters Museum Baltimore
I'm just happy you'll be seeing the Courbet exhibition! I second the Sascha's tip. It's very close-by, and its eclectic men should satisfy most tastes.
Best Bets in Pittsburgh
I'm going to naysay on Fat Head's. I went there for the first time this Saturday, as an out-of-town visitor. We all liked our food. Granted, only one of us got a Headwich (about which the poorly laid-out menu is oddly reticent) and it was big but not HOLY COW!! big. The food was good but not remotely "you've GOTTA go!" good. Or maybe it was very good but the music was gratuitously loud (WHY?)
I always think it's silly when people post about or wonder about the bathrooms. The men's bath room at Fat Head's, however, is egregiously horrible, a shambles. Bad, in that way that makes you wonder about the level of day-to-day attention the management devotes to the place.
It turned out to be one of those "Sorry, I heard this place was great" places. Wouldn't try it again unless I heard they've fixed the bathrooms. Seriously.
