March 10, 2004

Waiter, there's a fly in my...

I finally made it to Stacks, D.C.'s erstwhile Kosher delicatessen. The restaurant itself is great, the location amazing - 5 blocks from the White House, only a few blocks from Metro Center (did I ever mention that I absolutely love the D.C. Metro? Every time I ride it I have memories of elementary school trips to the National Zoo, and the little red haired girl from...uh, but I digress...). As far as the food goes, I'm not so sure. I ordered the Steak Sandwich ($14.95). I figured I probably wouldn't be back there for a while, so I might as well go all out. The Steak Sandwich was OK, certainly not worth $15 (not enough onions).

The worst part was, I ordered water to drink (when your sandwich costs $15...well, you get the idea). After drinking about a quarter of the glass, I noticed a small, deceased bug (species unknown) floating alongside an ice cube. The waiter was very polite, and kindly exchanged my water, free of charge. Needless to say, I didn't leave a tip.

So overall, Stacks gets a lukewarm review. But then again, if you're in D.C., where else ya gonna eat?

Posted by Greg at March 10, 2004 9:27 PM
Comments

After reading the menu, I am thinking that the chopped beef steak is probably more what you wanted than the steak sandwich- and it only costs $10.99.

Posted by: peninah at March 10, 2004 9:41 PM

Um, I don't want to nitpick or anything, but do you realize that erstwhile means "formerly"? I would hope that you were only eating in currently kosher restaurants :).

Posted by: me at March 10, 2004 10:16 PM

Whatever.

I have a tendency to do this, I believe it is called a malapropism (http://presence.baltiblogs.com/archives/000928.html)

Posted by: Greg at March 10, 2004 11:43 PM

Uh the dead man's float?
(sorry couldn't resist)

Posted by: David Gerstman at March 11, 2004 12:33 AM

I think the first question is - You were drinking DC water????

Posted by: ravomess at March 12, 2004 1:16 PM