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In article <C2vLJ6.ByE@ncifcrf.gov> masuda@fcs280b.ncifcrf.gov (Michiaki Masuda) writes:
>   My wife and I used to try places listed in Washingtonian, but more than
>a couple of times, we ended up being disappointed or dissatisfied. 
>Although the top 50 or 100 list of good restaurants in Washingtonian might
>be a good place to start for a newcomer in this area, I am under the
>impression that the list is not something that we could place such a 
>large significance or credibility.
>
>   Everyone has his/her own taste for food/atmosphere/service/price/etc.

An old girl friend and I discovered a similar problem in New York.  We
enjoyed going out to dinner at most once a week, and, while we were
willing to spend a decent chunk of money (sometimes $150-$200), we
sometimes were disappointed (once severely) in "recommendations" by
New York magazines.

We solved the problem by discovering the Zagat guides.  There's one
for DC as well as New York and several other major cities.  These
guides are based on surveys of a large population of people who dine
out extremely frequently.  The restaurants are rated by food, decor,
service, are given a short description, a price for a typical dinner
is given and the kind of a restaurant it is is identified.  We found
the guide to be an enormous help in choosing restaurants.  If we hadn't
broken up and I moved to DC, we'd still be working our way through
the guide.

The Zagat guides can be found in decent bookstores in the travel
section.



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Chuck Divine