The Basics of the Internets

Dear Restaurant Owners of Russia House,

You seem to be hip to the 21st century, with your restaurant inhabiting a prominent page all of its own on the Internet, but some of the basics, such as hours, might be due for an update. For example: if you advertise your restaurant as being open 5-10, and the adjoining bar open for another four hours, that's all well and good. But, if I have to read a hand-written note taped to the door of your establishment letting me know you're closed, either because you were too inept to renew your liquor license on time or too lax in inspecting youthful patrons' id's, then update your freaking Web page to say so.

Na zdorov'e Russia House

Rating: 0/10
In Short: If you can tape an update to your front door, you can edit a line of text in html.
Website: www.wedon'tactuallyupdateourwebsitetoprovideaccurateinfo.com; or, http://www.russiahouselounge.com/
Location: 1800 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington DC, 20009

Where To?

So, where should I head next? Several good restaurants are beckoning. Ray's Hell-Burger in Arlington has gotten some reviews that suggest the recently reviewed GoodStuffEatery, isn't the only fantastic burger shoppe in this neck of the woods. It seems the Orange line corridor is not just well-served by mass transit; the food is quite convenient as well. And what of Old Town? Vermilion on King Street - just a few blocks down from that eponymous Metro station - is open late on the weekends and still performing admirably several years after launch. Simple entrees are said to equal elegance here. And the raft of seafood appetizers available are quite apt for this old seafaring town. U Street in Northwest continues its onslaught of cool with restaurants like Marvin and Station 9. When your block is getting mention in the latest issue of The New Republic as the epitomizing sign of the revitalization of inner cities and the realignment of populations from the suburbs to the city cores, it's time to take note; the best dining and entertainment in the DC metro area is more likely found in an area once scarred by race riots than anywhere else.