🚀 go-pugleaf

Based on the recommendation of this newsgroup (middle of 93) we went
to Las Pampas last night.  It's an Argentinian restaurant on M St 2
blocks from the Key Bridge.
The beef was excellent.  I have only had better in a few places.  The
have a boneless chicken skin and herbs and spices which was very good.
If you like sausage, you may like the churizo (sp?).  We had the
"combo" platter, a large piece of beef (each half could have been a
meal by itself), 1/2 chicken, and two churizo for $26.95.  All very
good.  The restaurant was pretty much empty when we arrived around 6
pm.  It was small though and it seemed to start filling up after 7.

The empanadas (sp?), beef and cheese, were also good, though not
exceptional.
Very friendly service there, too.  Not much atmosphere:  typical
restaurant with no view of M St.  Don't let the drab exterior fool you
though.  They have a bar upstairs which we didn't try.

Finally, a totally unrelated question:  my girlfriend and I saw Miss
Saigon last night.  They have some amazing setups -- much too
elaborate to call them props.  One thing is a "helicopter" which lands
on a small pad and then takes off.  We wanted to know if it was a real
helicopter (if so, how did they hoist it up on stage), half a
helicopter (where did the people go who got in it), or a very skilled
theater techie.  Any ideas?

Greg
gsurbeck@eng.umd.edu