When I heard there was a new restaurant in D.C. called D.C. Noodles, I immediately needed to go. Asian food and noodles combined, oh my!! Unfortunately, it took me some time to get there, but when I finally did, this D.C. noodle hot spot did not disappoint. Located on U Street, D.C. Noodles is apparently the place to be. A cool vibe with a fun bar, I recommend making a reservation if you plan to check this place out on a Friday night. If you feel like winging it though, no worries. The bar is fun and the restaurant has a good selection of beers.
The menu is uniquely organized by the type of noodle you want (soup, cold noodle salad, noodles from the wok, etc.), which I very much appreciated. Chris and I both ended up ordering off the wok section of the menu - he chose the drunken noodles (no surprise there) and I chose a new dish - Mee Sua, egg noodles with your choice of chicken, pork, beef or shrimp. This time, I opted for the beef and I was quite happy with my selection and glad I ended up trying something new. The best way to describe the dish was very tasty. I know that's not super descriptive, but I just couldn't stop eating it.
It was a great date and a nice surprise because neither of us were expecting it. I am pretty certain D.C. Noodles will become one of our favorites in the future.
D.C. Noodles you get 4 out of 5 dumplings.
http://www.dcnoodles.com/
Monday, December 27, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Ristorante Posto - Washington, D.C.
To all my followers (yes, the 12 of you out there), I want to apologize for the delay in posting. No need to worry though, I am back on the horse!
You may recall that when I first launched this blog I was in search for what I deemed a great Italian restaurant in the district. I have to say I got closer to finding that hot spot (food wise) after a meal I had at Ristorante Posto.
Ristorante Posto offers a creative menu. One of the things that appealed most to me was that there were several pasta dishes I could choose from that were tomato free. After quite the amount of hemming and hawing, I opted for the homemade black truffle fettuccine (All of the pasta at Ristorante Posto is made from scratch.) prepared with porcini mushrooms and raschera cheese. It was tough to decide between that and the ravioli made with butter thyme sauce.
The meal was very good (loved the creamy cheese), but it could have been even better if the service and set up were different. At this particular meal, I had invited my good friend Joanna from high school who I had not seen in a while. Joanna, who happens to be a Petite Food Lover fan, was excited to compare and share notes about our meal once it was over.
We both agreed the meal was too rushed. I am all for quick meals at Asian spots or after work, but when it comes to an Italian meal, I do not like to be rushed. Ristorante Posto lost points for this. The Italian eatery also lost points for its tables. That's right. You read correctly. Quite frankly the table was too long and Joanna and I had to scream a little bit to hear each other. Had the table been turned to be a horizontal rectangle, things might have gone better! And finally, Ristorante Posto lost points for forgetting to refill the foccacia. Major faux pas if you ask me.
So for the first time ever, I am going to have two scores for this review. For food, Ristorante Posto you get 3.5 dumplings out of 5. For ambiance and service, you get 2.5 dumplings out of 5.
I also want to give my pal Joanna a special shout out in this post. She's encouraged me to keep writing...something I have really come to enjoy (despite the month delay)!
Happy holidays everyone!
http://www.postodc.com/
You may recall that when I first launched this blog I was in search for what I deemed a great Italian restaurant in the district. I have to say I got closer to finding that hot spot (food wise) after a meal I had at Ristorante Posto.
Ristorante Posto offers a creative menu. One of the things that appealed most to me was that there were several pasta dishes I could choose from that were tomato free. After quite the amount of hemming and hawing, I opted for the homemade black truffle fettuccine (All of the pasta at Ristorante Posto is made from scratch.) prepared with porcini mushrooms and raschera cheese. It was tough to decide between that and the ravioli made with butter thyme sauce.
The meal was very good (loved the creamy cheese), but it could have been even better if the service and set up were different. At this particular meal, I had invited my good friend Joanna from high school who I had not seen in a while. Joanna, who happens to be a Petite Food Lover fan, was excited to compare and share notes about our meal once it was over.
We both agreed the meal was too rushed. I am all for quick meals at Asian spots or after work, but when it comes to an Italian meal, I do not like to be rushed. Ristorante Posto lost points for this. The Italian eatery also lost points for its tables. That's right. You read correctly. Quite frankly the table was too long and Joanna and I had to scream a little bit to hear each other. Had the table been turned to be a horizontal rectangle, things might have gone better! And finally, Ristorante Posto lost points for forgetting to refill the foccacia. Major faux pas if you ask me.
So for the first time ever, I am going to have two scores for this review. For food, Ristorante Posto you get 3.5 dumplings out of 5. For ambiance and service, you get 2.5 dumplings out of 5.
I also want to give my pal Joanna a special shout out in this post. She's encouraged me to keep writing...something I have really come to enjoy (despite the month delay)!
Happy holidays everyone!
http://www.postodc.com/
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