Lindy's Lion

My fiance remembers fondly the burgers at the GW staple, Lindy's. It's a dive, but definitely affordable and offers a wide variety of burgers.

 Burger with Swiss cheese, bacon and mushrooms.

American Bacon Cheeseburger with fries

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The Yelpers were right, service is a bit on the slow side, but our waitress was really pleasant and the griddled burgers were good. I liked that they offer two sizes, with one patty or two patties, and a wide variety of toppings. Most importantly, my fiance enjoyed his reintroduction to Lindy's after a number of years.

Cooking at Home

With the bounty from our Super H Mart grocery store trip, I made our dinner. We've had a fairly fat-filled few weeks. We also have a weak spot for Sichuan Express for lunch, which does not do well for the figure although tastes fantastic.

 BBQ Spiced Shrimp

 Green beans and zucchini with rayu (Japanese chili sesame oil).

Miso, garlic and ginger glazed salmon steaks.

Cooking at Home

Tried out a jar of hot and sour paste from one of the Asian grocery stores, and this Tom Yum paste was really extraordinary. Definitely need to pick up another jar soon, since this makes a nice change of pace from miso soup and my soon dubu .

 Tom Yum Tofu Soup with scallions, cilantro, bean sprouts, mushrooms, carrots, onions, cabbage and a bell pepper is delicious.

Japanese Vegetable Curry with Udon Noodles

With some defrosted leftover Japanese curry, the addition of some onion, carrot and potato helped perk up the curry. Japanese curry is great with rice, or alongside a fried pork cutlet (tonkatsu), or with udon noodles. Although I've made versions in the past with beef or chicken, I actually prefer the all vegetable curry the best.

Dig the Pig

We got our influenza shots this week. My fiance's office building management is really stellar and set up a special day offering in-building flu shots for $30. His company offered $25 reimbursement for flu shots, and fortunately mine offers $30 reimbursement. It was nice to go together, and since we're both pretty bad sick patients, hopefully this added precaution will help us navigate the cold and flu system this year. With the first snowfall occurring in October, this is setting up to be a long winter. Feeling the effects of the shot, we headed to an early dinner at Honeypig after work. 

After a brief wait, we were led to a table in the back. While Honeypig does not have the best service for non-Korean speaking patrons, this was worse than normal. We were left sitting there for almost 15 minutes before someone came over to take our order. The saving grace was the non-Korean assistants who brought over water and the assorted panchan.

 Hamul Pajeon

There must be a new cook manning the pajeon orders, this version was a bit different than previous renditions. It was good, but still doesn't touch the Lighthouse Tofu hamul pajeon.

 Soon Dubu

Excellent version, a little spicier, and super hearty on a colder autumn evening.

 Jumuluk

The cooking style includes using cooking scissors to cut up the pieces of meat.

Delicious.

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Korean is my fiance's second favorite food after Japanese. If we had better and less expensive Japanese restaurants near us, we probably would not have had so many dining adventures trying out the area's Korean restaurants. It's nice to grill the meat on the tabletop in front of us, although it's not quite like yakiniku. I like the spicy pork belly with grilled kimchee and bean sprouts, but he feels like it's not really bbq if it's not beef. 

Screwtop

Wednesday nights at Screwtop, select bottles of wine are discounted $10. This week, Italian wines were on special. With a lovely red, I caught up with two of my Arlingtonian friends, one also engaged in October, and one I hope to hear becomes engaged shortly. Screwtop really is a cute place, with some fantastic cheese selections to accompany the wine. 

 Baked Goat with chutney and toasted baguette.

Really formidable warm chevre cheese rolled in Herbs de Provence, with a great chutney spread. Fantastic along with the red wine. This was great to share.

BBQ Beef Sliders

Great brioche buns topped with braised beef and Texas-style bbq sauce.

BBQ Beef Quesadilla

Braised beef with carmelized onions, a mixture of cheese and grilled on a pannini press. 

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Screwtop's a cute place, I just wish it wasn't so far away from my new apartment. Every time I go to Screwtop, I love the cheese plates and wine, but forget to eat anything more substantial. Maybe a nice crudites and dip plate would be a good addition. I was temped by the macaroni and cheese, although that would be a bit of cheese overkill after the goat. 

Reading Terminal and DiNics

After a leisurely morning sleeping in, we checked out of the hotel and walked over to Reading Terminal so we could indulge in a roast pork sandwich from DiNics. Reading Terminal hosts a variety of food counters and food stalls.

 Remarkable seafood counter

Wished we lived closer, there were some very fresh fish and very good prices.

 Oooh shrimp 

 New Orleans-Inspired Food Counter

 DiNic's

Witness the brown bags from Sarcone's bakery full of delicious bread both soft on the inside and a nice crust on the outside.

 Roast Pork with provolone and broccoli rabe $8.

 The pork is full of juicy wonderfulness, and the slightly bitter garlicky greens with sharp provolone bite was excellent. The sheer amount of debris/gravy makes this a sandwich that would not travel well.

Old City Coffee

We stopped by to grab two cups of coffee for the drive home. Great flavor, robust but not bitter, they roast their beans in small batches.

Post-Pumpkins Show in Philly

We traveled to Philadelphia for see a Smashing Pumpkins show. My fiance has loved the band since the inception with the original band members of Jimmy Chamberlain, Darcy and James Iha. Very good show, with a mixture of old and new songs, and it was a wonderful weekend escape. After the show, we returned to our hotel, conveniently located near Reading Terminal and ate in the hotel's restaurant 13.

 Turkey Club with fries

Good, but it's no Axian Club A sandwich.

 Caesar Salad

Spicy BBQ Wings

These had clearly been cooked ages before, and were a bit dry, but the sauce was nice and picante...unfortunately I would have enjoyed a little more of it. The waiter was kind, despite being at the end of a very long shift, and it was good to eat something after the show.