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May 25, 2009
note: good food
Before I met with Pete, I was wondering around, trying to find some food. It was the eve of Memorial Day, and literally everything was closed.
Then I came across this Chinese restaurant, which is above the non-profit Public Citizen (which is actually quite similar to the nonprofit I am presently working worth - both might consider themselves "citizen's lobbies"). The name of the restaurant is Hunan Dynasty, right by the capitol building. http://www.hunandynastydc.com/ I was the only one there. It's beautiful inside, lots of art and flowers. The concierge was very nice; she said they were still open for another hour, and that I could have a free soup. Sounds good! I got a mixed vegetable dish, and she threw on some tofu for free, too. It's also a fun place because all the political stars go there. When you walk in, you can see the owners with various figures, including Kerry, Gore, and Hillary Clinton.
That reminds me, I also had a really good green curry vegetable dish at a Singaporian restuarant http://www.singaporebistro.com/. The people were also very friendly there. A woman at the sushi bar said the roll she was having - I think it was some kind of eel and avocado roll - was the best she had ever had (then again, I think I overheard that she's from the South). I got great meals for 8 or 9 dollars at both places.
Posted by dmbenn at May 25, 2009 11:47 PM