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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

We stopped in during the snowstorm. The heat was out so they were using
space heaters. It was still pretty cold; we had to keep our jackets on.
The beer was alright, but would it kill them to have just ONE lager to
choose from?

Odd thing: I ordered the cajun ribeye sandwich, and they sent me a
strip steak(?), which cost almost twice as much. I checked the bill,
but they charged me for the ribeye. It was actually quite tasty, and
cooked exactly to order. Does someone on the cookstaff not know the
difference between the two steaks?