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Re: Where do YOU like to go for Dinner in DC?

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From: Dexter Medley
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 22:00
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edward.rice@his.com (Edward Rice) writes:

>If you have a car, call 703/759-3800 and try to get a dinner reservation at
>L'Auberge Chez Francois.  If you can't do that, there's a seafood place called
>Crisfield's, that is very, very good -- the older, less decor-ful place has the
>better food.

For the first time in recent memory, I have to disagree. Except for possibly
the seafood Norfolk-style dishes, Crisfield's food has always seemed third-
rate to me. Their fish is consistently overcooked and flavorless.

I'd recommend combining Ed and Bill's advive: Nora if you're city-bound,
L'Auberge if you feel like a short trip. You win either way.

>  AP> Also, I remember years ago hearing about a restaurant called "Quilted
>  AP> Giraffe"...is it still around, and if so, is it any good?
>Isn't that in NYC?  I could swear that was a New York restaurant.

It is.

-- Larry
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From: entrpoop@access1.digex.net (Dexter Medley)
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Subject: Re: Where do YOU like to go for Dinner in DC?
Date: 22 Aug 1994 18:00:10 -0400
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