Washington, District of Columbia FAP or similar

did anyone go to the exit bar opening/have they been since? do you have any comments? http://www.exitbar.com

also, are there any internet cafes in washington? i'm going to need to be in web/email contact for this, for boston, for nyc and poss for philly!

You may also want to think about neighborhoods. Adams Morgan is the local bohemian-ish place, but it is a little run-down. Dupont Circle is better, and there is some great Chinese food there. Georgetown is the most expensive and the most well-preserved. Alot of tourists and suburbanites there, but there is a nice canal, and some good food.

If anyone is coming besides Gareth, J.Lu (I am going to email both of you soon), and myself, please speak soon.

yea, dupont circle. adams-morgan looks ok as well though...

i'm staying on corner of 11 and K, so they're both pretty accessible from there, right?

well, you are three or four blocks away from two metro stations, so you will be all set. it is a bit of a hassle to take the metro to adams morgan because the stop is a bit of a walk away from the neighborhood, but if you are a city person, you will have no troubles.

the subway system is great in DC except it closes around midnight during the week, and at 2 in the morning on the weekends. the stations are clean and safe, though, and the 70's brutalist concrete architecture is breathtaking!

as for cafe citron, I don't know it. but we don't have to go somewhere that I have been.

here are my favorite places to eat in the DC area:
1. City Lights of China in Dupont Circle (GREAT food, rushed service)
2. Bistro Francais in Georgetown (the place with the great deal mentioned above)
3. The Vietnamese place on restaurant row in Crystal City
4. Jaleo (decent Spanish downtown)
5. Pizzeria Paradiso in Dupont Circle
6. Duangrats in Virginia (the best Thai in the region, only accessible by car, so only if we are hardcore Thai food lovers!)

I like to drink coffee at Cafe La Ruche in Gerogetown. I think I have been to Tryst in Adams Morgan, which is a cool place as well.

pizzeria paradiso, whats that like? city lights?

what about drinks? these places serve beer? etc etc etc!

city lights is weird. the food is very good. i trust the meat used in their food more than any other chinese place I have been. the food, however, comes out in five minutes, and if the place is busy, we will be rushed out. I have had a two course meal there in 30 minutes. it is a good place to eat, but maybe not on a saturday night, unless we wanted to eat there and go for drinks somewhere else.

I am sure that all of these places have at least beer.

I am really not an expert on DC, so j.lu, if you have any suggestions, feel free to comment.

also, would either of you be interested in going to a museum during the day? I am gonna do it regardless, as it has been at least a month since I have been.

When I last ate there (2 years ago?) the food wasn't terribly impressive. However, I suppose we could have dinner there, and then work our way up Conn. Ave./over to Adams Morgan.

2. Bistro Francais in Georgetown (the place with the great deal mentioned above)

I like it but Georgetown isn't easy to get to.

3. The Vietnamese place on restaurant row in Crystal City

Don't know what place you mean but I trust your judgement.

4. Jaleo (decent Spanish downtown)

Very nice tapas.

5. Pizzeria Paradiso in Dupont Circle

Peter Pastan no longer runs this place. His new pizza place, 2 Amys, is good but is in a neighborhood without Metrorail.

6. Duangrats in Virginia (the best Thai in the region, only accessible by car, so only if we are hardcore Thai food lovers!)

I do have a car, so this is possible (perhaps if we made an afternoon of it, and took Gareth out to some of the Northern Virginia CD stores?)

Duangrats, by the way, is actually a bit expensive ($13- $15 entress) so that may be too much.
The vietnamese place is the one with the outdoor seating on a deck. There is also a good Lebanese place on that street as well.

as for city lights, they have a good kung pao chicken, and good vegetable dumplings. have you been to Meiwah, J? Some think that place is much better.

oh, and the walk from the Foggy Bottom station is no worse than the walk from the Adams Morgan station, so it really comes down to the weather.

I say, I resemble that remark!

Seriously, what's your problem with the Zebra Lounge?

hmm, i don't know what you look like!!! this is me

http://www.norfolkwindmills.com/images/gareth.jpg

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also, I am planning on going to the museums this weekend. I am gonna go regardless. I am gonna go on Sunday, probably to the National Gallery, and the National Building Museum. If anyone wants to come along...

And we don't have to do a literal crawl along U Street, but I figure Gareth should see Ben's Chili Bowl, the 9:30's Back Car and the Black Cat's Red Room while he's in town.

You're not alone. I should just call in sick for a week and a half and lurk on the Eastern Seaboard.

this really isnt that true, i felt quite ill after the dc meet, and i felt totally destroyed after the new york one, the damage was extensive. oh!

Mary: when you're back in NoVa start a new thread or revive this one. Even if no other ILXers are in the DC area, I'll be glad to meet you for a pint. In the meantime, if Aaron makes it back to NY, he'll be a nice addition to your FAPs.

no, i'm fine when i'm out (ok, i guess this proves you right, i am able to drink a reasonable amount)

but i really suffer the next day, i get awful hangovers, even if have had hardly any alcohol (its dehydration basically, when i actually remember to drink water before bed its usually much milder the following day)