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Mary Elizabeth wrote:

> So tell me more about Chapala, Old Hickory Grill, and Pepinos!  You hit
> the jackpot with Cafe de Paris.

If they don't, I will!  I like Chapala, and LOOOVVVVEEEE Old Hickory
Grill and Pepino's.
I think Burtonsville, for a small area has gotten some great
restaurants.  Chapala is Mexican-Salvadorean, the food is very fresh,
and very nicely decorated.  Old Hickory Grill is owned by a former
Cheesecake Factory cook/chef, who took a bunch of things from their menu
and made them even better. (I know, I worked there, too!)  The blackened
steak sandwich is TDF and my husband just adores their ribs.  They give
you these herb (cilantro?) studded muffins...yummm.  They even have a
cheap option, I think is $4.95 for a 1/4 chicken, with 2 sides or a
salad and potato.  The chicken is excellent, although I also like their
pastas and the chinese chicken salad.

Pepino's is a little tratorria(sp?) like place, where there's olive oil
bottles on every table, they bring you a large basket of freshly made
bread and a small bowl of grated parmeggiano.  Put some oil on your
plate, sprinkle it with cheese, and dip/swipe the bread in it.  If you
order a carafe of wine, it comes in a ceramic jug.  Water comes in a
glass carafe with lemon in it.  Pasta dishes are good and not too
expensive.  Their specials are a little over our budget, but the white
pizza is wonderful.

Ana Kurland
in beautiful, almost downtown (not) Burtonsville