Brad Pitt Has Your Secret Shit: Rolling DC

For a lot of reasons, just moved to Arlington near Rosslyn/Courthouse -- any recs on good Metro-accessible food down here or other hidden gems? Galaxy Hut seems promising and there seems to be lots of decent Pho places (plus all that stuff going on in Falls Church) . . . any suggestions will be greatly appreciated, trying to make this work.

Galaxy Hut is cool.

Not in Rosslyn and not right near a Metro, but bus-accessible in Arlington: http://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/restaurants/la-jarochita-no-2-puts-off-cuts-front-and-center-in-its-tasty-tacos/2015/04/01/60dff96c-d31d-11e4-ab77-9646eea6a4c7_story.html

La Jarochita No. 2
85 N. Glebe Rd., Arlington. 703-243-2545.
Hours: Daily, 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Nearest Metro: Virginia Square or Ballston, with a 1-mile trip to the restaurant

*Ravi Kabob 305 N. Glebe St. Arlington (they also have a second place across the street on other side of gelebe0

Peter Chang Arlington (Now Open)
2503-E North Harrison Street Arlington VA 22207

has anyone been here yet?

He's a former Chinese Embassy Chef

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-guide/wp/2015/03/09/the-wait-is-over-peter-chang-returns-to-northern-virginia-on-saturday/

Thanks, Curmudgeon -- both those spots look great, just what the doctor ordered.

Despite record shopping in DC since 2007, I've also never been to CD Cellar, so planning to check that out as well. And the Arlington Flea, provided that is still happening.

xpost, definitely want to hit the new Chang spot.

NoVa is looking up already.

Peter Chang's restaurants are DELICIOUS

i discovered THE best restaurant in all of DC this weekend, it's a cozy little spot called Quincie's Place u shd lQQk it up

i wish i could've

aw

Lol iirc we mostly ate cake!

should i visit Rehoboth Beach to see the Mekons play on July 18, stay over?

http://www.dogfish.com/community/events/live-music/931386/the-mekons.htm

whoaaa

i was actually thinking about going with some friends that weekend

just by coincidence

well thatd be a plus!

I wanna see that gig too (but have a conflict)

and how does one get a room there on a summer weekend for less than $220-400/night?

Oh yeah. I wonder if priceline or kayak or whatever would list anything? I guess you could stay for cheaper nearby in Ocean City, MD, but that would involve driving there (not sure you can get a cab or uber to go at that time or distance after gig).

Dewey Beach, De might be an option too.

nahhhh, don't drive, don't uber, rent-poor, not goin.

Washingtonian's top 100 "Cheap" Eats list is out. Cheap defined as $25 or less. Here's their top 25 from that 100. They have that Laurel, MD Cuban place on their list every year--Cuba de Ayer; it's ok but not great. I think 3 of these are in DC itself

http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/cheap-eats/best-cheap-restaurants-in-washington-dc.php

Amoo’s Restaurant - Persian
Bayou Bakery - Southern
Bob’s Shanghai 66 - Chinese/Taiwanese
China Bistro - Chinese
Cosmopolitan Grill - Bosnian/German
Cuba de Ayer - Cuban
Curry Leaf - Indian
Daikaya Ramen - Japanese
DCity Smokehouse - Barbecue
Eamonn’s - Irish
Enat - Ethiopian
G by Mike Isabella - Italian-American
Haute Dogs & Fries - American
Huong Viet Restaurant - Vietnamese
Jewel of India - Indian
Kogiya - Korean
La Caraquena - Venezuelan
Ravi Kabob House I and II - Pakistani
Rice Paper - Vietnamese
Ruan Thai - Thai
Rus Uz - Russian/Uzbek
Saba - Yemeni
Taqueria el Mexicano - Mexican
Thai Taste by Kob - Thai
Thip Khao - Laotian

Bayou Bakery's Arlington location never wowed me either(they have a DC location now too)

Thip Khao rules tho

http://www.eater.com/2015/6/19/8788487/washington-dc-southeastern-asian-dining-scene

Agree with much of this but was underwhelmed by Purple Patch.

Not SE Asia but if anyone happens to find themselves in Ashburn, 1) I'm sorry and 2) really good Taiwanese food at Yen's Cafe, where I have been a handful of times, including today!

Sounds good. First Merrifield, now Ashburn...You keep going farther out into the state

Changing gears...

DC history, recent and older, here, neighborhood by neighborhood:

http://prologuedc.com/blog/mapping-segregation

The Smithsonian Folklife Fest starts today. They have Peruvian places from Gaithersburg and elsewhere selling food. Around 11 to 5 in the day. Concerts from 7 to 9 at night. Through Sunday and then July 1st through 5th

talking Fort Reno and music stuff over on Capital Swamp on ilm btw

http://wamu.org/news/15/06/19/amid_claims_of_financial_irregularities_adams_morgan_day_canceled

A modified version of Adams Morgan Day is apparently back on.

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/47323/art-art-art-at-anacostia-arts-center-friday-july-10/

Friday night-- some art exhibit openings; free music from DC's Eddie Drennon and Charanga Soul and a pop-up food truck. All free except maybe for the food

Violinist Drennon played with Bo Diddley; Ike & Tina Turner and on a Latin hustle dance hit

pop-up restaurant

It was a fun time.

http://dc.eater.com/2015/7/10/8928539/zenebech-ijera-staying-open-in-shaw-at-least-for-now

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/after-decades-in-dc-the-islander-closes-its-doors/2015/07/19/059832da-2675-11e5-b77f-eb13a215f593_story.html

But in recent years, newer residents surrounding the Islander complained about the restaurant’s late-night noisiness. The tension reached a critical stage in 2013, when a group of residents protested the restaurant’s efforts for a liquor license renewal.

I wonder if they tried to work things out with the club before going to the liquor board? The Islander had been there since 1994, so the new folks should have been aware that U Street can be loud at late hours

I saw D.C.'s Eddie Jones & the Young Bucks perform there a long time ago

I am at the Dead Milkmen show because I am still 14 years old.

where the hell was that i wanted to go

9:30

Mosh pit had etiquette? LOL i so old.

But not as old as the band, hah

lol

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/housingcomplex/2015/07/28/fish-market-tenants-say-d-c-waterfront-developer-are-trying-to-destroy-their-businesses/

A lawsuit filed by the seafood sellers against the developers. Most of the comments on the posting though appear to be from newbie locals critical of the longtime market. I like shopping at the Maine Ave wharf even though I have heard some say the seafood available is no different from that which you get in your local Giant, Safeway, etc. The incoming development there is undoubtably making it harder to park there if one drives. Naturally, a commenter on the posting just blames those who are parking without suggesting that maybe the developers should try to make parking available. Also, I wonder what the parking plans are for the new IMP Arena that is going to be built there (or will folks just be expected to metro).

"Harder to park" on SE waterfront is akin to "harder to breathe" on the moon. It's always been terrible, now it's worse. I used to work and eat near there (when the Coast Guard was at Buzzard Point).

It is also a dreadful walk from the subway (and it would be pretty conspicuous and inefficient to try bring a couple dozen steamed crabs home via Metro).

I think for my last crustaceanfest we had a driver circling the block while others nabbed the seafood.

Yep. I bet the commenters have never bought any seafood from there.

When I used to see latenight music at h2O on the Waterfront and Zanzibar there used to be an underground parking garage there on the SW waterfront, but I never used that for when I was going to buy seafood at the Wharf.

Has anyone here tried Bridj (the "Uber for buses") yet? In October my office is moving from Farragut North to L'Enfant Plaza/Federal Center SW, and Metrorail has been conspicuously unreliable recently.

Nope.

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/pages/workhere/

Become the Arts Editor

christina rules, sad to see her go off that beat

She'll likely be happier at Slate writing just about women and gender issues

guys what happens

Bot bot bot waht up

So driving into DC from VA I get on a little side access road off of 14th on the right opposite the Holocaust Museum to head over to L'Enfant at 10 pm. I do a quick stop at the stop sign before turning right and the next thing I know I am pulled over by a Bureau of Engraving and Printing "cop" who tells me I have made an illegal right turn. As he asks for my license and registration and insurance card, a cop colleague of his stands straight behind my car glaring while another such cop I see standing by my right rear car passenger door. Looking in my side view mirror I see her nervously moving her fingers around on her gun. Yikes. Thankfully, the first cop returns to my car with my info and just says, "Boss, make your right turn on the next street from now on, not from that access road. Ok boss."

Thank you Bureau of Engraving cops for uh somehow protecting one and all, and for my white male privilege. They probably couldn't give me a traffic ticket anyway...