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Where'd I eat (on a whim) on Saturday night?
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Where'd I eat (on a whim) on Saturday night?
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And two more questions for you:
1) Where did YOU eat this weekend?
2) Y'all get into any Beer Week festivities? Friday's Beer and Cheese Smackdown at The Sidecar was a blast. Arcadia ended up narrowly� edging New Holland for the crown.
I have never been, but maybe it's Zahav? (Just going on the fact that it being a whim would be odd...) I ate at Del Frisco's. Where the decor was great, the ambiance was nice, the service was ultra professional, but the steaks basically sucked. Hmmm. None of our three were good - Prime Strip, Filet and another one I can't remember. That's really too bad.
Danya: Nope, not Zahav. Clue: This was taken on the restaurant's second floor. The decor in the first pic is a big clue!
Continental Midtown. What, no cheesesteak spring rolls? And is that octopus? If so, how was it in comparison to the many variation now around town?
is it a SRO location? do they serve tang?
Christian: You are correct! That's the Mid-town. The girl and I had the on-a-whim idea to go around 11pm on Saturday night. No cheesesteak spring rolls this time. Octopus was perfectly cooked; very tender and tasty. I usually prefer mine in full tentacle form a la Dmitri's, but I was definitely down with this plate. I think Jose Garces does the best octo in the city, though — the pulpo ceviche at Distrito and the octopus/potato dish at Tinto are two of my favorites.
Too late for the guessing game, but in response to question #1, Friday night was spent at Iron Hill Brewery in North Wales (http://www.fidelgastro.com/2009/03/iron-hill-brewery-is-neither-made-of.html), and Saturday I went to the wrong Beef and Beer for the third year in a row (last year's report: http://www.fidelgastro.com/2008/04/roast-beef-and-raffles.html), where I am now a local celebrity.
I'm always surprised that Continental Midtown's food turns out ok, given it's size. I gotta say, the octopus on that plate looks great but the rest of the presentation looks kinda pathetic. Need to try Garces' version(s). My weekend: Friday night - Ekta's Chicken Korma, a fave since they opened; Saturday - a Chink's cheesesteak. Recessionary spending in effect!
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