tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post4583483284518342541..comments2023-10-30T11:47:53.134-04:00Comments on why.i.hate.dc: CNN Hot Spots! Empty Nesters Welcome!Dave Strouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284013068083846700noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-79697009971243511152008-02-08T20:47:00.000-05:002008-02-08T20:47:00.000-05:00For once Rusty is right about one thing: B&P BLOWS...For once Rusty is right about one thing: B&P BLOWS. Lousy meal + lousy service = no second chances. File under TRYST.<BR/><BR/>He's wrong about Beck: the block may be dead, but that place raised the bar for D.C. restaurants. Save some $ and take a girl, Rusty.<BR/><BR/>As for Ben's: Rusty, you spend a lot of energy on how pretentious and unfriendly and overpriced D.C. is. Ben's is a place where you can get affordable, unpretentious food in a friendly environment. Sure it's a sacred cow, but it's earned its stripes by surviving the worst years of D.C., as well as the gentrification wave.<BR/><BR/>Why do you have to piss on everything?buzzardbrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00673937878703720892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-17822240214377618672008-02-08T10:26:00.000-05:002008-02-08T10:26:00.000-05:00I have to completely disagree with your assessment...I have to completely disagree with your assessment of busboys and poets. The menu has changed recently, and their breakfast/brunch food is reasonably priced and very good. I think you should give them another try.<BR/><BR/>Besides, gazpacho is just gross.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528637758267264811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-12488531169350510562008-02-07T21:10:00.000-05:002008-02-07T21:10:00.000-05:00Wineboy, mouthing off without researching is the e...Wineboy, mouthing off without researching is the entire POINT of the Internet.<BR/><BR/>It's hip to hate Ben's Chili Bowl now? Man, I am SO behind on this stuff.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089796721473561446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-881416492634249162008-02-07T19:02:00.000-05:002008-02-07T19:02:00.000-05:00Perhaps you should go look at the screens at Proof...Perhaps you should go look at the screens at Proof before mouthing off. They also show Prince, James Dean, Madonna, Joe Louis, Elvis, etc. 100s of images from the National Portrait Gallery's collection. And before you call bullshit on the Franklin quote perhaps you should research beyond google (which sides w/BOTH beer and wine). It comes from a famous letter which I've read that refers solely to wine - he never said it about beer. Why not get informed before you start trash talking.Wineboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05831684809716985681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-69202513917545645432008-02-07T16:02:00.000-05:002008-02-07T16:02:00.000-05:00Read the CNN article too. A few thoughts - I agre...Read the CNN article too. A few thoughts - I agree with you; G.Park Bourbon superior to AdMo. Geebus, did I really call it "AdMo?!" I thought H.R. 57 closed down but what do I know...Only on Central must I challenge your opinion - GREAT food (Michel Richard is a genius and if you can't afford Citronelle [who CAN?!] Central is a good option), nice ambiance, and at a price that won't break the bank. Long time reader, first time comment-ette, love your work.DCFearlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195277990356503868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-41886993140292779652008-02-06T17:10:00.000-05:002008-02-06T17:10:00.000-05:00Ben's kick ass. You just think its hip to diss it...Ben's kick ass. You just think its hip to diss it. <BR/><BR/>I do hate bus boys and poets. But I have been in DC since 1999 and it HAS gotten better. Maybe not the people, but the quality and variety of restaurants has definitely improved since then.McLovinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15046688378542118867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-91219729123121868392008-02-06T15:46:00.000-05:002008-02-06T15:46:00.000-05:00dooood, have you seen the wallpaper in the men's r...dooood, have you seen the wallpaper in the men's room at brasserie beck? i mean... <BR/><BR/>the place was good, but not cheap. plus you're right, dead zone.miss beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615089008977273621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-27537215175607669122008-02-06T15:29:00.000-05:002008-02-06T15:29:00.000-05:00I'll always hate Busboys and Poets because of the ...I'll always hate Busboys and Poets because of the stupid name. And for some other reason having to do with the smoking ban that I forgot.<BR/><BR/>Having returned from 2 years in DC, I can say without a doubt that I'd rather drink with "stuffy, ladder-climbing 30-year-old lawyers" than the trust-fund hipster assholes Rusty probably thinks would improve the city's nightlife. <BR/><BR/>Although Rusty does run circles around James F, so congrats in that regard.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060825957664645319noreply@blogger.com