On Fri, 5 Sep 2008 10:51:12 +0200, Giusi wrote:

> "blake murphy" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>
>> the d.c. area is a fairly sophisticated in terms of food, but there don't
>> seem to be many of these sorts of places. maybe it's just dining out.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> Bear with me, because I don't remember street names much, and they might not
> be there any more, but 8 years ago there was a part of SS where Georgia, EW,
> Philadelphia Ave, etc. made a patch that had a lot of ethnic groceries. I
> recall a Thai one with other Asian foods, at least two Indian ones.
> Although they were in sacks, they did have herbs and spices and legumes etc.
> very cheap. They were obviously packed from bales or barrels.

well, that's close to where i live, but i don't know if they're still
there. there's an ethiopian place, i think, on east-west, but i haven't
been in it. there's a thai grocery and restaurant on thayer ave, but i
can't get my wheelchair in there, which kinda ****es me off. the patch
near philadelphia ave. i'm not familiar with, maybe i'll mosey over while
it's still warm.

silver spring has been changing rapidly in the eight or so years i've been
here. unfortunately, the trend in restaurants has been more chain places
and fewer mom-and-pops (though ruby tuesday's bit the dust a few months
ago). my favorite beer joint/rock 'n' roll place, the half moon bbq, is
now an upscale (menu in italian) restaurant. too bad.

your pal,
blake