To lead things off this week, I'll start with Tom Sietsema's review of Sweet Ginger, an Asian fusion restaurant in Vienna, VA which, according to Tom, was about as ho-hum as the entire Asian food scene in this area. He says that the best thing about his meals there have been the appetizers. He gives it 2 out of 4 stars.
Eve Ziebert, also of the Washington Post, reviews Meyhane. Meyhane is a Turkish restaurant near Eastern Market in DC. Eve seems to like Meyhane although she does not seem to come out and say it is a complete winner.
Surprisingly, Divino Lounge in Bethesda was reviewed last week by Corinna Lothar or The Times. I had not heard of Divino Lounge until I went to Taste of Bethesda last week. I remember they had a great Argentine sausage. Corinna does not really express an opinion in this article, which I find to be resounding pattern to reviews in The Times. I did find it interesting that for $10 you can get dancing lessons on Wednesday and Friday.
The Washington Blade reviews 2 Amys. God. Where the hell have they been??
Albert Eisele of The Hill reviews Le Petit Mistral in McLean, VA. He gives it a pretty good rating - 3.5 domes. According to Albert, owner and Chef Joseph Alonso has worked in such restaurants as the Four Seasons and the Occidental.
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Meyhane was a huge dissapointment for us. They refused to honor most of the items in their menu with pretty lame excuses like; "octopus is not cut yet"(!!)
"We need to melt the chocolate for the souffle, we can't do it right now" (?!!)
On top of that, no one once cared to ask how our dinner was.
The rest of the food that we were successfull at ordering was worse than I've ever eaten in my life (and I am from Turkey!)
Any other Turkish restaurant, cafe tu-oh-tu or cafe divan in the area would beat their food with much better service quality for a cheaper fare. Don't spend a dime on this place.
Posted by: Gul | Nov 25, 2004 at 11:17 AM