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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: godsshoeshine on March 05, 2008, 12:58:00 pm
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looking for a place for a good steak in dc proper. i have the suggestions of sam and harry's and the district chophouse. suggest away
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My favorite is still Morton's...the Georgetown one is exceptional.
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oh, i like the district chophouse. they brew their own beer too.
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Sam & Harry's is very good as is The Palm across the street.
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Shame it has to be DC proper, as Rays The Steaks in Arlington is a fave.
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the palm is my favorite, charlie palmer close second
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My vote goes to Sam & Harry's. You can go to a Morton's in any of about 25 cities...
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its so nice out today. i suggest a trip to the grocery store and lighting up the grill.
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Originally posted by manimtired:
its so nice out today. i suggest a trip to the grocery store and lighting up the grill.
i know little about local steakhouses because grilling is generally the way to go for me
however this is for a bachelor party and steakhouse is the selection. supposed to be chilly on saturday anyway
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oh yeah! or ray's the classics in silver spring.
that place is great too. actually, that might be my favorite.
this has be really excited to grill on my back porch.
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Hmmm, well the Morton's on Connecticut and Sam & Harry's on 19th Street are the closest to the M Street strip clubs... ;)
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they have strip clubs? on m st? in dc?
i had no idea ;)
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Hands down . . . Charlie Palmer's!
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They have G-Rated strip clubs in the city for prudish, uptight DCists. You have to travel to MD to see real gash.
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I'll never forget the time we had a $50 gift certificate to that place and went there and feasted on $50 worth of sides. They thought we were nuts.
And the sides weren't all that good...
Originally posted by bearman:
My favorite is still Morton's...the Georgetown one is exceptional.
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i always liked capital grille, but then, i was almost always there on someone else's dime.
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Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
i always liked capital grille, but then, i was almost always there on someone else's dime.
i think the entire reason that the dozen-or-so great dc steakhouses exist is that faceless corporations pick up 90% of the checks
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Are there "faced" corporations?
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Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
i always liked capital grille, but then, i was almost always there on someone else's dime.
i think the entire reason that the dozen-or-so great dc steakhouses exist is that faceless corporations pick up 90% of the checks [/b]
100% of mine have been this way. But one lunch at The Palm was with violinist Mark O'Connor and my only visit to Morton's was with British pop soprano Lesley Garrett. I miss my Tower job :( (sometimes).
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Fogo de Chao
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Are there "faced" corporations?
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Originally posted by:
Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer
I'll never forget the time we had a $50 gift certificate to that place and went there and feasted on $50 worth of sides. They thought we were nuts.
And the sides weren't all that good...
Then maybe you should have tried the steak...
Actually, there are some good promotions floating around out there for 2 steak dinners at Morton's for $99. That gets you 2 salads, 2 steaks, a choice of scallops/shrimp/crab cake for 2, 2 sides, and 2 desserts. All in all, a pretty phenomenal deal.
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At the Golden Goose in LA (across from the airport) you can have a damn good steak and see strippers at the same time. Health codes prevent the naked strippers from actually serving the steak themselves, which makes sense to somebody.
There's also a great steak/stripper joint in Austin, TX for you SXSWers, but I don't remember the name of it.
No Brazillian Steak Houses in DC yet?
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malibu grill-although that's in virginia and pretty casual
i sweat meat after that place
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Originally posted by vansmack:
No Brazillian Steak Houses in DC yet?
Originally posted by Smylie:
Fogo de Chao
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Originally posted by Smylie:
Fogo de Chao
If true, then that has my vote. I have absolutely no factual basis for this, but I'm pretty sure Brazilian Steak houses were brought to America for Bachelor Parties. Whenever I've been to one, I've been on a bachelor party and it seems everyone else in the restaurant is there with a bachelor party.
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Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Are there "faced" corporations?
<img src="http://msnbcmedia1.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/051102/051102_branson_vmed_2p.widec.jpg" alt=" - " /> [/b]
The faces of sucking
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i think we're going with sam and harry's. i'll give a full review
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Originally posted by slappy:
The faces of sucking
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Fixed that for you.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by Smylie:
Fogo de Chao
If true, then that has my vote. I have absolutely no factual basis for this, but I'm pretty sure Brazilian Steak houses were brought to America for Bachelor Parties. Whenever I've been to one, I've been on a bachelor party and it seems everyone else in the restaurant is there with a bachelor party. [/b]
omg, smackie, i have our next million-dollar venture: open a strip club that features brazilian dancers AND serves brazilian steak (brazilian style). all-you-can-eat and all-you-can-ogle. we'd totally corner the bachelor party market... we'd only have to work 2 days a week (fri & sat). BRILLIANT.
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
omg, smackie, i have our next million-dollar venture: open a strip club that features brazilian dancers AND serves brazilian steak (brazilian style). all-you-can-eat and all-you-can-ogle. we'd totally corner the bachelor party market... we'd only have to work 2 days a week (fri & sat). BRILLIANT.
I have a much better work ethic than you think. If we opened such a place (and we TOTALLY should - we can call it "Sweet-Smackie's Brazilians & Steak House"), I'd work 7 nights a week, no doubt about it.
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Great idea...Brazilian steak to go with your Brazilian wax. Sounds hot.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
I have a much better work ethic than you think.
no no, that was a reflection of MY work ethic.
Originally posted by vansmack:
we can call it "Sweet-Smackie's Brazilians & Steak House"
BRILLIANTER.
Originally posted by vansmack:
I'd work 7 nights a week, no doubt about it.
personally, i'd hope to not make it 7 nights a week... a certain someone would wonder what the hell i'd be doing away from home all the time.
oh, something just occurred to me... "uh, honey, remember how we were going to buy some real estate together? i've got an even better idea..." yeah, let's how far that conversion goes :eek:
luckily this idea is bullet-proof, we'll have no probs attracting external investors.
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Smackette is on the hospital rounds today so I haven't heard her thoughts on the idea yet. She did ask me for some good ideas on how to spend our tax refund. This is easily the best I've heard yet.
And venerable has already submitted his request to be part of the casting crew. He wants the job of "before checking the "brazilian" part, better make sure of the "woman" part first." I can't think of anyone better, not to mention how we're going to get that on a business card.
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where would the operation be based?
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from a blog posting i made last year after a day of guns, meat, beer, poker, sports, and strippers:
"Thursday, May 10, 2007
...this day reminded me of one of my million dollar ideas, so i thought i would lay it out here so i have a record if anyone tries to steal my idea:
DUDES: a steakhouse/bbq joint/brewery/sports bar/shooting range/strip club/casino.
i can't see how it could be anything but a huge success. i want credit (and money) if anyone makes this happen."
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Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
where would the operation be based?
good question. we'd need a big market to tap into, so i'm thinking LA or NYC. vegas would also be a good location, given that's it a prime bachelor party destination. we could even add a small casino.
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Originally posted by thatguy:
DUDES: a steakhouse/bbq joint/brewery/sports bar/shooting range/strip club/casino.
I can't find the exact quote but it reminds me of Bart Simpson's favorite place: the candy-puppy-fireworks store.
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Bart: What are you gonna do to me?
Skinner: Bart, not all Community Service is gang warfare and dangerous infection, and to illustrate that point here's where you'll be working. [he points, apparently, to a storefront]
Bart: [excited] The Fireworks, Candy, and Puppy dog store?
Skinner: No, no, no. Next to it.
[Jasper and the crazy old man are sitting outside. Abe comes out]
Abe: Settle a bet: Boil or mole? [points to it]
Bart: [groans]
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Ray's
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I'm surprised Ruth's Chris hasn't been mentioned yet. Sure it's a chain, but the one above the circle has great ambiance for a long dinner and I love the way they bring the steaks to the table sizzling in butter. My choice is ribeye all the way, pretty much wherever I am.
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I'm a big fan of The Prime Rib.
Beware the dress code,they're serious about it,but the steak is well worth it!
http://www.theprimerib.com/ (http://www.theprimerib.com/)
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My vote goes to Blue Point on 13th near PA Ave. NW. The steaks are unforgettable but quite pricey. Also delicious and in a more reasonable price range are the seafood selections. Never had a bad meal there.
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i'm all about keeping the money in the city, but for a decent steak, at a price that doesn't set you back 2 years on your student loans, go to either the arlington or silver spring location of ray's.
had dinner there the other night. i love the $19.95 hanger steak. now that's what grilled cow should taste like.
and its locally owned, unlike all the steakhouses in the city.