The Weekly Feed: Partially Clothed Edition
Dish of the Week: Strip club dining
This week, City Paper's Tim Carman took reviews to uncharted territory by dining at two area strip clubs. It's one thing to go Hooters (which claims to be a "family" restaurant) with the excuse that they supposedly have good buffalo wings. We've all heard that one (by the way, the wings are terrible). And many of us have joked about going to Fast Eddie's for lunch and sneaking over to Archibald's. But Carman follows through on this one.
So how was the food? Apparently, not bad. The "jerk" chicken at Camelot is surprisingly juicy with above average mashed potatoes. And the "strip" steak at Crystal City Restaurant was well-seasoned, and better than he had ever expected. (Could he have picked entrees with more loaded names?) So that does bring up the strange question... any other strip joints with decent food?
Small Bites
What recession?
This week brings news of several restaurant group expansions around D.C. Starting from the east, Baltimore-based Dangerously Delicious Pies will bring its sweet and savory pies to H Street. It should be a great topper after stopping off at the new ramen and dumpling bar that is expected above The Pug, which we had long been hoping for.
London dim sum chain Ping Pong Dim Sum will be making its way to Chinatown. Dare we hope that Chinatown could actually have some Chinese food options? Granted the restaurant looks to be more of the trendy, upscale dim sum, but the menu looks traditional and the pictures show some gorgeous blooming teas.
And as if the 14th Street corridor weren't already chock full of options, the owners of Policy plan a "top-shelf burger joint", and the owners of Marvin and the Gibson are taking over the block with a bakery/wine bar.
Remember the Rickey
Just a reminder that August 3, Bourbon in Adams Morgan will be hosting the 2nd Annual Rickey Party from 6:30-10:30 p.m., with a $10 cover that includes one free drink.
DC Restaurant Week
DC Restaurant Week dates were announced, and will be held August 24-30. Lunches will be $20.05, and dinners will be $35.09. Check out Capital Spice's map of locations, and stayed tuned with DC Foodies for the best roundup of RW menus. We all know we want to get the best bang for our buck.