Tag Archives: Southern

Tupelo Honey Cafe, Courthouse

First the good news.  These people know how to fry chicken.  Crispy on the outside, moist and tender on the inside.  No hint of grease. Now the bad news.  They need to hire decent management and train their employees. This … Continue reading

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Adour – Minibites, March 4, 2012 – March 10, 2012

Minibites are delicious samplings of Don’s culinary adventures, condensed, distilled, and always meant to be savored with your Monday morning coffee. The DCDining.com Restaurant Guide is located exclusively on donrockwell.com. (For an extra shot, click on the link and enjoy the full … Continue reading

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Little Serow – Minibites: January 22, 2012 – January 28, 2012

Minibites are delicious samplings of Don’s culinary adventures, condensed, distilled, and always meant to be savored with your Monday morning coffee. The DCDining.com Restaurant Guide, i.e., Le Grand Champ, is located exclusively on donrockwell.com. (For an extra shot, click on the link … Continue reading

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3 Bar and Grill, Clarendon, VA

(See the March 4, 2011 Review here.) A lot of times, parking will dictate where I end up, and so it was on this occasion, where I found myself sitting at the bar at 3 Bar and Grill. Only wanting … Continue reading

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3 Bar and Grill, Clarendon, VA

I’ve had dinner at 3 Bar and Grill (formerly known as Restaurant 3) many times, but had my first lunch here on Thursday. I was famished (I walked many miles to arrive here), and I’m glad I was. It is … Continue reading

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Sou’Wester, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Southwest

(See the February 15th, 2011 Review here.) “What are you doing this weekend?” Eric Ziebold asked me. “The weekend is over,” I said (it was Sunday). So it goes with the restaurant industry, whose “weekends” are generally Sunday and Monday, … Continue reading

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Sou’Wester, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Southwest

February 14th is a special day for me – not only because it’s Valentine’s Day, but because it’s also my son Matt’s birthday! For the past two years, I’d taken him out for an “all-dessert dinner.” (Yes, go ahead and … Continue reading

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