vinist Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I think I could make either date. I've been meaning to get to one of these forever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 So far, I'm counting 9 Yes and 2 Maybe for Monday the 19th, and 12 Yes for Tuesday the 20th. Grover, have you talked to Danny at Mandu? How big can we get before it becomes a challenge for them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grover Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 So far, I'm counting 9 Yes and 2 Maybe for Monday the 19th, and 12 Yes for Tuesday the 20th.Grover, have you talked to Danny at Mandu? How big can we get before it becomes a challenge for them? I went there on Monday but I didn't talk about $20 Tuesday dinner yet. They can hold 15-20 people first floor and 40 (?) people second floor, so I think the space is enough for us if I reserve the tables early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 I went there on Monday but I didn't talk about $20 Tuesday dinner yet. They can hold 15-20 people first floor and 40 (?) people second floor, so I think the space is enough for us if I reserve the tables early. I wonder if the kitchen can handle that many folks all at once. It might be better to do 2 waves of 10 folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Johnston Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 I am in for either date for Mandu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 I think I could make either date. I've been meaning to get to one of these forever... I'm going to hold you to it-Jenny or no Jenny. And no bringing any punk bikers with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grover Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 I just called them up. Danny wasn't there but got a positive answer. Mrs. Lee can handle 20 people at once. I am going to call Danny tomorrow and talk about further details if I can work with them (having tasting menu for us). 3 hours later.... I got a phone call from Jason the manager at Mandu. He would like to provide family style menu for us and the price would be $20 without beverage/alcohol drinks. How nice is that! I gave him the number of participants (tentatively 15-20) and they have no problem with it. 19th - StephenB (1) 20th - Ferment Everything, Dean Gold +1 and Eating Out +1 (???) (3 and 2 maybe) Both - Dame Edna, Barbara, DanielK, Politburo, Purplesachi, alan7147, vinist, Scott Johnston, Escoffier and Grover (10) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cucas87 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 If it's not too late to respond, I can attend on either night but I'd prefer the 20th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 If it's not too late to respond, I can attend on either night but I'd prefer the 20th. I'm switching my vote to the same - I can do the 19th, but really prefer the 20th. I wasn't paying attention to the fact that the 19th is a federal holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grover Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 OK, so far the participants are: 19th - StephenB (1) 20th - Ferment Everything, Dean Gold +1, DanielK, cucas87, Eating Out +1 (?) (5 and 2 maybe) Both - Dame Edna, Barbara, Politburo, Purplesachi, alan7147, vinist, Scott Johnston, Escoffier and Grover (9) By the way, just to let you know, the food at Mandu is not as spicy as the food in Annandale Korean restaurants. For more information, please refer the Mandu thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flygirl Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 is this Danny from Notte Bianche and PS7? I'll just be returning from Mardi Gras that day so I won't be able to attend. sounds fun though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkduggins Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I'm interested on the 20th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eating out Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I am really hoping I will make this meal - right now it looks like I'm all set to make it on the 20th- but just in case, best take at least the +1 off, wouldn't want to limit other folks who might want to get in on the tasty korean food extravaganza... thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grover Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Rachel, I am glad to hear that! I just called Danny the general manager at Mandu, found out that the price is $20 without beverage, tax and tip. They provide a party menu for a party more than 15 people. Appetizer: Three kinds of mandu (shrimp, beef/pork and vegetable) - steamed/pan-fried Individual size pa-jun - scallion pancakeEntree: Japchae - stir fried clear noodles w/ vegetables and beef Bulgogi - grilled marinated strip loin served with rice and mixed vegetables Dak gui - grilled marinated sliced chicken breast Yache gui - grilled marinated mixed vegetablesDessert: Fresh Fruit BowlFrankly speaking, I don't like the menu. I will find out later if I can change some of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackers Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 the price is $20 without beverage, tax and tip.....Frankly speaking, I don't like the menu. It seems like it's going to be $25-26, before drinks. Will they automatically add a tip to the bill? And which items on the menu don't you like? Sietsema described the mandu as "wan" but he really liked the pa-jun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grover Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I don't know. I will ask them later about it. What I didn't like is the entree part. Three of them are the same type of cooking, which is grilled and marinated. Maybe marinating ingredients would be different from each other but it would be the same grilling. As you can see from their menu, they have dak-jeem (chicken simmered in spicy flavored sauce). This is a different style of cooking and marinating with exactly the same price. Another thing in the appetizers, they have goo-jul-mari (crepes rolled with a mix of vegetables, egg, meat, and a thin mustard sauce) at $6.95. Currently Woo Lae Oak in Tysons corner is serving this for $9. It is not served anywhere else. This is a restaurant version of Korean court food. This is served in an octagonal box in authentic way. Click here for the image. For their convenience, I assume, they make this as a form of roll and serve. I think it would be a great chance for us to learn a different part of Korean cuisine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Mandu sounds interesting, but I haven't been in the mood for Korean food these days. Any one interested in Ethiopian? I'd like to try Etete again. Does March 6th work for anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Gastreaux Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Mandu sounds interesting, but I haven't been in the mood for Korean food these days. Any one interested in Ethiopian? I'd like to try Etete again.Does March 6th work for anyone else? Works for me, count me in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackers Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Mandu sounds interesting, but I haven't been in the mood for Korean food these days. Any one interested in Ethiopian? I'd like to try Etete again.Does March 6th work for anyone else? Works for me too. Count me in too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I meant to add that going to Etete isn't set in stone - if there's another Ethiopian restaurant that anyone wants to try please make a suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escoffier Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Mandu sounds interesting, but I haven't been in the mood for Korean food these days. Any one interested in Ethiopian? I'd like to try Etete again.Does March 6th work for anyone else? I haven't been in the mood for eating with my fingers for a long time, I think I want Moroccan. Anyone for Casablanca say March 20? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Gastreaux Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 It's been a while since I organized one of these, so I'll put a stake in the ground for a $20 Tuesday on February 27th for Bombay Curry Company. Anyone intrested? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackers Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 March 15th - Save the Date! I'm putting together a $20 Tuesday gathering at the fabulous Los Tios Grill in Del Ray for a special meal with fingers and forks. PM or post if you think you can make it or if you have questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cucas87 Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 1. I'm in for the Bombay Curry Company dinner on 2/27. I've been meaning to get there forever. 2. As for the Los Tios fun on 3/15, as of now I'm supposed to be in Mississippi for a hearing (that has been rescheduled 3 times so far) so while I might be able to make it, I cannot say "yes" right now. If you can add people to a "maybe" or "waiting" list, I'm there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capital Icebox Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 March 15th - Save the Date! I'm putting together a $20 Tuesday gathering at the fabulous Los Tios Grill in Del Ray for a special meal with fingers and forks. PM or post if you think you can make it or if you have questions. Yes to both Los Tios and BCC, aka The Best of Del Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Yes to both Los Tios and BCC, aka The Best of Del Ray. I am in for these two too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Scott will be away on business 2/27, so that day is out. Bummer. I have been meaning to try Bombay Curry Company. Put me down as a maybe for 3/15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mktye Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Yes to both Los Tios and BCC, aka The Best of Del Ray.Me too. For two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I'm in for Etete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaisaB Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 I would like the Etete, but can it be tentative? I am pretty sure I can be off that day but you never know. Actually put me down (tentatively) for BCC and Los Tios too, it's been awhile since we have had such variety! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 We're at least one and maybe two for Bombay Curry Company depending on our ability to track down child care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 UPCOMING $20 TUESDAYS: Anyone who wants to join is always welcome! Post here or PM me for updates. Holy crap are you guys keeping me busy - lots of choices in the next couple of months. And too many "regulars" on the list - lets see some of you lurkers and newbies step up to the plate. Peking Cheers, Gaithersburg, Monday Jan 29, 7pm Home of the former Joe's Noodle House Sichuan chef. Bring on the endorphins! DanielK deangold +1 Mandu, Dupont Circle, Tuesday Feb 20 Another grover-hosted Korean tour-de-force! ferment everything deangold +1 DanielK cucas87 eating out Dame Edna Barbara politburo purplesachi alan7147 vinist Scott Johnston Escoffier grover rkduggins Bombay Curry Company, Del Ray, Tuesday Feb 27 Del Ray stop #1 on the $20 Tuesday circuit - Indian Jacques Gastreaux cucas87 Capital Icebox mdt mktye +1 RaisaB +1 ustreetguy CrescentFresh +1 Etete, U St, Tuesday March 6 Homestyle ethiopian in the heart of "Little Ethiopia" Heather Jacques Gastreaux crackers DanielK RaisaB +1 ustreetguy Los Tios, Del Ray, Thursday March 15 Stop #2 on the Del Ray circuit - Salvadorean/Tex-Mex <PM crackers to get on the list for this one> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ustreetguy Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Count me in for Bombay Curry and Etete. I'm a tentative yes for Los Tios depending on whether I go away that week or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettashley01 Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 For the Del Ray restaurants, are these metro accessible? If so I'm in for Los Tios! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 For the Del Ray restaurants, are these metro accessible? If so I'm in for Los Tios! Lots of buses, and we usually get volunteers to run people to/from the events, but the two closest train stations (Natl Airport and Braddock Rd) are more than a mile away and not really walkable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrescentFresh Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 My calendar is all up in the air, but I'm tentatively in for BCC with plus 1 on the side. I also don't want to throw too much on the $20 Tuesday calendar, but perhaps once we get past a few of these, I'd like to give a go for Salvadoran that's not Los Tios. Something more straightforward C.A. and not trying to blend in the Tex. Lots of options in that neck of the woods. Most of which I'm completely unfamiliar with, but willing to experiment. And brettashley01, you'll want to take the bus. That's how I do it if I know there's going to be booze potential. 3 different bus routes link with Ballston, Crystal City and Pentagon stations. The last two get you to Mt. Vernon Ave in a jiffy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackers Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Thanks everybody for your great response in PM and on the board for the Los Tios dinner. I must say, it was a pleasant surprise! At this point I'm going to start a waiting list of sorts as I don't want to overwhem the restaurant (or ourselves) and need to check on table considerations. Please send me a PM if you'd like to get on the list (people's plans change, so don't hesitate) or if your plans change and you can't make it. Also, if you need a ride, please PM me about that too. Here's the latest: crackers Jacques Gastreaux Capital Icebox mdt mktye +1 JPW +1 mystery guests Tentative: cucas87, Heather, RaisaB +1, ustreetguy, brettashley01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Gastreaux Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Wow, I try to sneak away for a morning to do some hunting before the season closes and things go nuts. So far, there are 11 people confirmed and tentative for the Bombay Curry Company on the 27th of February, which far exceeds my expectation. The restaurant is rather small and a party of 11 will likely be a handful for them. So, in the interests of keeping relations with the restaurant staff on an even keel, I'd like to start something in the nature of a waiting list for anone else who would like to join the group. PM me if you are interested in being on the list for any seats that might open up (which is likely). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 So far for Etete we have Heather crackers Jacques Gastreaux DanielK RaisaB +1 ustreetguy bilrus I'll call Etete on Monday to determine what size group they can handle. They aren't a big place and I'd like for everyone who wants to come to be able to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilrus Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 I've been wanting to get back to Etete to visit my old buddy Derek Tibs. Put me on that list too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrescentFresh Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 I've been wanting to get back to Etete to visit my old buddy Derek Tibs. Put me on that list too. They call him MISTER Tibs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilrus Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 They call him MISTER Tibs. Derek is a pretty fancy name for a beef stew. What do they call you back in Addis Ababa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 To add to the flurry of $20 Tuesday activities I am thinking of doing one at the new Whole Foods in Fairlakes. Food and lots of wine tasting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaisaB Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 To add to the flurry of $20 Tuesday activities I am thinking of doing one at the new Whole Foods in Fairlakes. Food and lots of wine tasting! I was there tonight! That sounds good. Do you have a date in mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcanuck Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 I'm up for Peking Cheers on 1/29. Flying solo that night. I have hockey games on the night of all the other events. Is someone checking my calendar and planning things accordingly?? I'd love to go to Etete with everyone - we tried to get in there on Saturday night before the 9:30 Club show and failed. Dukem was packed, too. Ended up at some other non-descript Ethiopian place and ate non-descript Ethiopian food. Ick. Burped injeera and lamb tibs throughout the first two openers. Double ick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 I'd like to suggest that we move dinner at Etete to 6:30pm. I hope that works for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 I'd like to suggest that we move dinner at Etete to 6:30pm. I hope that works for everyone. I probably can't get there before 6:45 at the earliest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackers Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 I'd like to suggest that we move dinner at Etete to 6:30pm. I hope that works for everyone.6:30pm at Etete works very well for me, but I'm flexible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 I'm up for Etete is there is still room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Great. You're on, but i think we might have to cap this one. Hre's the list so far: Heather crackers Jacques Gastreaux DanielK RaisaB +1 ustreetguy bilrus Tweaked I will call Etete and make sure a group of 9-10 isn't too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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