DC Grill Express

I went to this place to get dessert.  I purchased deep fried oreos and they tasted awesome.  I'll come back here at some point and eat some of their food.

Address
1917 18th St NW, Washington, DC

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Dinosaur Barbeque Baltimore





I was sitting in my car looking at a 2 page restaurant list trying to decide where to eat and dealing with sore feet.  I had two blisters on one pinky toe and could hardly walk, a thrilling way to end a trip.  So I let apathy because of the foot pain entice me.  I didn't feel like driving anywhere and have to deal with finding parking.  So I found this place literally across the street from my parking garage.

I didn't know it at the time but this is a small chain across the east coast with 8 other locations in big metro areas.  I normally avoid these types of restaurants when I travel because they believe in making everything predictable from the service to the food.  Plus as a customer your knowledge of that city will not grow and your understanding of the local culture will not be enriched.  Since they have corporate monkeys in another city who expect that local restaurant to follow them.  Some people love these types of restaurants while others like me would rather find the mom and pop place down the street that blows the chains out of the water.  However I was ignorant of the fact that Dinosaur Bar B Que has multiple locations in other states besides Maryland.

So I made my choice and thought BBQ close to me.  How bad could it be?  So I closed my car door, limped to the elevator and went to the ground floor. I crossed Fleet Street from one side to the other and entered this place.

When I sat down near the bar on a two seater with high chairs.  I was given a menu and looked at it.  The waitress was nice but inattentive.  I ended up choosing the brisket and ribs.

I got my food maybe 10 minutes later and the waitress didn't bother to deliver it.  She had somebody else do it.  All through out the meal she ignored me not a great way to earn tips.  She was more concerned with couples and groups which is fine if your in that group but I wasn't which in my opinion this behavior isn't a hallmark of good service.  I can understand why she did it - $ - but being aloof isn't an admirable quality.

The side dishes were a mixed bag.  The salted potatoes were horrible but the carrot salad tasted awesome.  Plus, the cornbread tasted good.

Now the main course: brisket and ribs.  The brisket was tender and tasted great.  In addition, the BBQ sauce on the brisket added to the flavor.  However, the ribs looked good but they were tasteless and didn't fall off the bone.  A lot of the meat was fat.  I wasn't impressed at all with the ribs.  This is the first time I've eaten ribs at a restaurant and thought that Denny's could do better ribs.  So much for good ribs at a barbeque joint.

The price with a tip was a little over $20.

Address
1401 Fleet Street
Baltimore MD
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DK Diner

July 11th

My last day in the Columbus Ohio Region before I took the long ass drive back to Pennsylvania. I had chosen a bunch of diners to eat breakfast at since the Sheraton I stayed at in Columbus didn't include breakfast.

So I drove to DK Diner.  I thought the place looked cool with the lights on the patio.  So I put my name on the list and waited for a seat.  I sat out in the patio, the hostess was nice.

I ordered an omelet with bacon and cheese and fried potatoes, sounded good.  What I got was a big piece of egg folded over bacon and cheese.  They didn't bother to cut the bacon and gave me a butter knife to cut the bacon.  Thanks a lot.  Call me crazy but I thought an omelet had the ingredients in the actual omelet.  I liked the potatoes.

The diner had a unique feature in that the drinks were self serve. I got my first drink before my meal came to my small table.  When I was half-way through my meal I went to fill my drink.  When I came back my food was gone.  I saw a waitress and asked, "where's my food."  She said with a twinkle in her eye, that the my waitress had thought I was done with my food.  Thanks for asking if I was finished.  She yelled her name, she realized her mistake but still threw out my food, afterwards she came up to me to apologize and offered to have another omelet made but since I thought the omelet was lousy I declined.  Plus I was going to the Columbus Zoo after this and didn't feel like staying in an awkward situation.  So I told her I would take toast.  When she gave it to me I waited until she went inside the diner to leave since I didn't want to make a scene.  I thought the place had a cool vibe until this happened.

if you want the address, do a search on yelp.

ps. I should mention that I didn't have to pay the bill.