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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Ace1 on April 18, 2005, 01:36:00 pm
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Do any one know of any place close by the club were I can grab a bite to eat thats not too expensive :p
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ben's chili bowl on u street should do the trick.
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Originally posted by andyrichter:
ben's chili bowl on u street should do the trick.
If you want intestinal problems and a bad case of gas.
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Originally posted by Glass Arm Shattering:
Originally posted by andyrichter:
ben's chili bowl on u street should do the trick.
If you want intestinal problems and a bad case of gas. [/b]
well, the question was, "close by" "bite to eat" and "not too expensive"...fits the criteria.
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there's always food at the club...
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I love The Saloon, a few doors up from Ben's. Great grilled cheese and reubens.
Polly's is also great, but that place got expensive for what it is.... Both, though, are on U Street east of 14th.
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Originally posted by andyrichter:
ben's chili bowl on u street should do the trick.
hell yes
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There's a place across the street from Ben's Chili Bowl called "Duke's Lounge" or something like that (I'm sure on the Duke part) that's reasonably priced (entrees around $10) that was very classy actually and quite good. I would reccommend it highly.
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Originally posted by Bags:
Polly's is also great, but that place got expensive for what it is.... Both, though, are on U Street east of 14th.
Has anyone been recently? I used to enjoy it, but the last two times there were horrible and expensive. I'd rather go to lauriol plaza its food is unquantifiably better and it is cheaper.
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Originally posted by Miss MaRpIe:
Originally posted by Bags:
Polly's is also great, but that place got expensive for what it is.... Both, though, are on U Street east of 14th.
Has anyone been recently? I used to enjoy it, but the last two times there were horrible and expensive. I'd rather go to lauriol plaza its food is unquantifiably better and it is cheaper. [/b]
Lauriol Plaza is TERRIBLE. Save yourself some time and money. I would suggest Oohs and Aahhs, which is on 10th and U.
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Originally posted by Glass Arm Shattering:
Originally posted by andyrichter:
ben's chili bowl on u street should do the trick.
If you want intestinal problems and a bad case of gas. [/b]
Been there several times, no problems.
Maybe your body just can't take good food :D
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Originally posted by Miss MaRpIe:
Has anyone been [to Polly's] recently? I used to enjoy it, but the last two times there were horrible and expensive. I'd rather go to lauriol plaza its food is unquantifiably better and it is cheaper.
Ditto on the Polly's part. I'd go for beer, but not to eat. And it's a shame, they had my very favorite turkey burgers for a while.
Lauriol? I'm surprised....though makes for a good midday hungover brunch spot (no lines between 2 and 4 -- waiting an hour for that place is insane).
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Originally posted by keithstg:
Originally posted by Miss MaRpIe:
[qb] Lauriol Plaza is TERRIBLE. [/b]
How so?
I guess I have only been to somewhere around 10 different mexican restaurants in my life. Lauriol so far has been the best and one of the least expensive. Sometime you have to wait, sometimes your waiter is very busy, otherwise.......?
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Originally posted by Bags:
Originally posted by Miss MaRpIe:
[qb] Lauriol? I'm surprised.... [/b]
I try and find times when it wont be busy..... If there is a wait I just go and get a corona and some chips and salsa and then enjoy the scenery.
Sometimes it is worth the wait to sit outside, relax, polish off a pitcher of Margarita....
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Originally posted by Miss MaRpIe:
How so?
I guess I have only been to somewhere around 10 different mexican restaurants in my life. Lauriol so far has been the best and one of the least expensive. Sometime you have to wait, sometimes your waiter is very busy, otherwise.......?
I have told you this before, you think it is good because you dont really like mexican food, you like their version of it, it is probably better than most Mexican places in England
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there is always the mcdonalds around the corner...and other food chains down the street...
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there really isn't any "good" mexican restaurants in this area. . .now, if you want south or central american. . that's different.
lauriol plaza satisfies my mexican food craving.
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Umm,
Well off the top of my head I have locally been to Guapos, Rio Grande, Tia Queta, alero and el Tamerindo. I guess I have been to a whole load of other non-local Mexican themed eateries.
I think Lauriol is the best of the ones I have been to.
Why what do you think is better, other than guapos?
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Cactus Cantina is my favorite -- same owners (and menu, I believe) as Lauriol. I got no beef with Lauriol, it's the insane waiting times, etc.
I used to love Rio Grande....haven't been in years, though.
I have a feeling Pollard's going with a whole "the only good Mexican I've gotten in tne U.S. is in Austin and this little place in ____fill in the blank for obscure place_______
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Originally posted by Bags:
I have a feeling Pollard's going with a whole "the only good Mexican I've gotten in tne U.S. is in Austin and this little place in ____fill in the blank for obscure place_______
no, i pretty much like any mexican food, Guapos was my favorite, but they got worse starting about 5 years ago, I dont currently have a favorite, i much prefer cactus cantina over lauriol for various reasons other than the food
rio grande is about the same as cactus and lauriol
best i have had though was in san diego, have never been to mexico
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Originally posted by Bags:
I have a feeling Pollard's going with a whole "the only good Mexican I've gotten in tne U.S. is in Austin and this little place in ____fill in the blank for obscure place_______
well, "mexican food" tends to vary wildly once you hit the southwest, that is, texas, new mexico, arizona, california and colorado.
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Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
there really isn't any "good" mexican restaurants in this area. . .now, if you want south or central american. . that's different.
lauriol plaza satisfies my mexican food craving.
Rosa Mexicano.
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Originally posted by Taster:
Rosa Mexicano.
that place is awful. . .other than the guacamole, which is top notch.
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Rio Grande sucks for vegetarians.
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Taqueria Poblano (http://www.taqueriapoblano.com) is my favorite.
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Originally posted by Chip Chanko:
Rio Grande sucks for vegetarians.
boo-hoo. other than californian, most mexican would suck for vegetarians because lard is used extensively.
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Originally posted by Miss MaRpIe:
Originally posted by Bags:
Polly's is also great, but that place got expensive for what it is.... Both, though, are on U Street east of 14th.
Has anyone been recently? I used to enjoy it, but the last two times there were horrible and expensive. I'd rather go to lauriol plaza its food is unquantifiably better and it is cheaper. [/b]
Hmmmmmmm.....interesting, I remember meeting a couple of board members there before a show, and made a similar comment about Polly's on this very board the following day....only to be accused of being a grumpy old tight arse!
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Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
Originally posted by Chip Chanko:
Rio Grande sucks for vegetarians.
boo-hoo. other than californian, most mexican would suck for vegetarians because lard is used extensively. [/b]
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Originally posted by O'Mankie:
Originally posted by Miss MaRpIe:
Originally posted by Bags:
Polly's is also great, but that place got expensive for what it is.... Both, though, are on U Street east of 14th.
Has anyone been recently? I used to enjoy it, but the last two times there were horrible and expensive. I'd rather go to lauriol plaza its food is unquantifiably better and it is cheaper. [/b]
Hmmmmmmm.....interesting, I remember meeting a couple of board members there before a show, and made a similar comment about Polly's on this very board the following day....only to be accused of being a grumpy old tight arse! [/b]
i got sick last time i went there ... it got waaay too expensive, used to be cool ...
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Originally posted by O'Mankie:
Originally posted by Miss MaRpIe:
[qb] grumpy old tight arse! [/b]
That is without doubt. Their prices have gone up a fair bit since you were here. One time there was a tomato shortage and they were charging $2 for a slice of tomato to go with a burger.
NEVER AGAIN.
Otherwise I am sure I remember Pollys salad being $9, the last time I was there it was $12. Lauriol salads have not gone up in that time, they are still under $10.....
As for the burgers..... they are not as good as they used to be, and they are more expensive than nicer places, like clydes.
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Ben's Chili Bowl -- overrated and only worth it if there's not a mob scene
Lauriol Plaza -- mediocre tex-mex fare, a favorite locale of the type of herd-following people who'll go to a restaurant simply because there's a line outside, and more importantly for this thread, nowhere near the 9:30 club
Polly's -- has gone way downhill
Black Cat -- decent lasagna, burgers, vegan food
if you're the adventurous type, there's a carryout restaurant on 9th Street just south of U which has great Moroccan food at a reasonable price, as well as more standard fare. There's a Pakistani carryout place on U Street, somewhere near 13th, which has some good spicy south Asian food as well as the obligatory giant pizza slice. Decent Ethiopian food at 11th and U. There are a bunch of decent restaurant choices nearby but I think the original questioner is looking for something cheap and quick. :)
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five guys burgers on georgia is an option...
and speaking of mexican how about Toucan Taco in Laurel...
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Ya know, I'll have to check that out -- it never occurs to me to head east (to Georgia Ave) instead of west, when in search of food. I guess you could say Georgia's not on my mind!
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the islander on 12th and u. good carribbean food. i recommend the shrimp roti and homemade ginger beer, or sorrel drink. cheap too.
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Coppi's.
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Originally posted by Markie doesn't like me :( :
if you're the adventurous type, there's a carryout restaurant on 9th Street just south of U which has great Moroccan food at a reasonable price, as well as more standard fare. There's a Pakistani carryout place on U Street, somewhere near 13th, which has some good spicy south Asian food as well as the obligatory giant pizza slice.
But where would you eat carryout if you're on the way to the Club? Not an area with lovely benches along the streets....
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Originally posted by saco:
Coppi's.
YUM....though it can be crowded and it's not quick. And I wouldn't call it cheap (though it's not expensive, really...)