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Founders has really gotten good.  They also have a great selection of
excellent Virginia wines.  The Barboursville Pinot Grigio is possibly one of
the best Pinot Grigos in the world as far as I am concerned.


"Dav Vandenbroucke" <dav_and_frances_vandenbroucke@compuserve.com> wrote in
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> Founder's Pub is at 607 King Street in Alexandria.  It's not a bad walk
from the
> King Street Metro station.
>
> I hadn't been to Founders for almost a year.  At the time, it had just
begun its
> transformation under its new management and name, and I was distinctly
> unimpressed with a number of aspects of the place.
>
> However, much of that has changed for the better.  The staff now seems to
know
> something about beer.  They offer only house beers:  a kolsch, an alt, a
stout,
> a weiss, a pale ale, and ... one more that slips my mind.  My wife and I
tried
> the first three, and they were all quite nice in their different ways.
The beer
> is served chilled but not cold.  That is as it should be--although I would
have
> forgiven them for serving it colder on a steamy July evening!
>
> The menu has gone distinctly upmarket.  This isn't pub food anymore.
Entrees
> start at about $15 and go up to about $23.  My wife had the sea scallops
with
> pesto mashed potatoes and vegetables.  I had the blackened chicken pasta,
which
> also included bits of ham, andoullie sausage, peppers, and onions, in a
light
> cream sauce.  Both were quite nice.  For dessert we shared the stout
chocolate
> mousse.  Other entrees available for dinner were barbecued pork chops, a
veal
> chop, the usual variety of steaks, chicken Marsala, and some other things.
>
> The menu also features a large variety of sandwiches and appetizers.  It
looks
> like it would be a good place for lunch.
>
> The service was reasonably fast, but we didn't feel rushed, either.  The
> waitress knew about the beers and could make recommendations.
>
> The room is pretty much the same as it was before:  all woody and rustic.
There
> is some kind of music playing, but it was easy to ignore.  When we went,
early
> on a week night, the dining area was mostly empty.  As we left, just
before
> seven o'clock, the bar area seemed well populated.  If you do go for
dinner, try
> to get a seat by the window.  You get a great view of humanity (and not a
few
> dogs) parading up and down King Street.
>
> Dav Vandenbroucke
> dav_and_frances_vandenbroucke@compuserve.com