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rbfska t1_jd5nqzw wrote

Reply to Free stuff! by [deleted]

Are the cloth diapers, childrens playset and childrens books still available?

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Sufficient-Item-2750 t1_jczf2og wrote

You might want to try the Merriweather area for 6 months and make sure this does not have what you are looking for first? It's totally different from a big city, true, but that area is more and more walkable, happening and young these days - a reverse commute to Baltimore if done 5 days will cost you a minimum of 10 hours a week, probably more like 13. DC I don't even want to speculate on but it will take forever. I'd just see if its totally necessary first.

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Tacticus1 t1_jcxyfk3 wrote

We really enjoyed it. Dined in with a party of 6, shared a bunch of smaller plates, liked everything and loved some of them. I particularly like their veggies, something that Sietsama highlights in this review, and the chicken lettuce wraps were one of our favorites. Only negative from our experience was price, which is pretty high but comparable to other restaurants for a nice night out. I probably wouldn’t order takeout at that price point.

I haven’t tried Tea Horse but it’s definitely on my list. Pepper House and Nanxiang Express are good, but are different sorts of restaurants, and I would rank the food I had at Peter Chang’s above either.

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xkrysis t1_jcxpx8a wrote

It is spendy in fact I hadn’t been in a while and did a double take on the prices when we just went. I always laugh to myself about the separate high end cocktails menu. They have a $125 vieux carre on there that is only expensive because they are making it with about $100 worth of some fancy cognac which (I assume) is totally lost in the cocktail anyway.

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hojaytee t1_jcwr05a wrote

Me and my wife were super disappointed when we tried out this place. The food tastes just OK, definitely caters more to a western palate, and is really expensive for what you're getting.

For better food, our top 3 Chinese places around Columbia/EC are:

  • Pepper House for really authentic and really delicious noodles.
  • Tea Horse for Sichuan food. Red Pepper Sichuan Bistro in Towson (same owner) has nearly the same menu, might be just bit better, but is a significantly further drive.
  • Nanxiang Express always hits the spot for Flushing-take-out-style soup dumplings, breakfast dimsum dishes, and some Shanghainese dishes.
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