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My experience with a Michelin star restaurant (Maydan, in DC) was “what I normally eat, but better”—much, much better. The menu items themselves were not exotic
by jointpdf 5y ago
My experience with a Michelin star restaurant (Maydan, in DC) was “what I normally eat, but better”—much, much better. The menu items themselves were not exotic (hummus, beet purée, pickled vegetables, ribeye, chicken kabobs), but the execution and complex cascades of flavors were on a whole new level of reality. The prices/portions are generous as well (e.g. $10 for the best hummus you’ve ever tasted, $50 for a cut of ribeye that would cost $30 at Whole Foods).
- showerst 5y agoI guess I should've clarified that I was thinking more of tasting menus on really _different_ comment. There's plenty of places (e.g. maydan, rose's, taro in DC) that have great but perfectly recognizable menus too. On the other hand I haven't had it in me to blow the money on pineapple and pearls, but if I did i'd want to see something weird =).
- zdragnar 5y agoMaybe my expectations are off, but I would not expect to find a fantastic ribeye that cheap outside of one or two places I can think of (one of which is in a small village of <3000 people and daily has 2-3 hour waits, no reservations). Good ribeye, sure, but not steakhouse fantastic ribeye. Seems like a good find indeed!
- mod 5y agoBest ribeye in my region is pretty unanimously thought to be found at the back of a gas station. An older man has been grilling Ribeyes out the back door for like sixty years or something, I think only two days per week. It comes on a styrofoam plate with no sides. You eat it in an ugly back room on cafeteria chairs, past the stand of ho-hos. It's like $20.
- tssva 5y agoRooster & Owl in DC has for the most part has spins on recognizable food and is $75 for a 4 course meal. Each course has a selection of 4 dishes and the food is served family style, so going with a group of 4 allows everyone to try the entire menu.