# DC Dopers / MADs - holiday weekend dinner? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 14, 2007, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopers-mads-holiday-weekend-dinner/429942 "2007-12-14T01:40:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopers-mads-holiday-weekend-dinner/429942/1 "2007-12-14T01:40:16Z")
I suggested in the Merrifield lunch thread a dinner get-together for next Thursday, 12/20, before the holiday weekend. I’m suggesting Piratz Tavern in Silver Spring. Who’s interested in dinner? And any other suggestions for a place to meet? ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopers-mads-holiday-weekend-dinner/429942/2 "2007-12-14T06:33:32Z")
I’d definitely be interested! Scuba\_Ben, don’t you live in Virginia? How about somewhere in Arlington or Alexandria? I can make suggestions if people think VA is a good choice. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopers-mads-holiday-weekend-dinner/429942/3 "2007-12-14T14:07:03Z")
Hey I can actually walk there, but I’ve heard it’s not the best place. I do know there are a number of other places just as close to the metro. What time did you have in mind? ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopers-mads-holiday-weekend-dinner/429942/4 "2007-12-14T17:01:46Z")
FYI, **OpalCat** is visiting on the 21st and 22nd, so if you moved dinner to Friday night, she might be able to make it. However, I have an x-mas party that night so I don’t know if I could fit everything in… But just a thought. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopers-mads-holiday-weekend-dinner/429942/5 "2007-12-14T21:43:36Z")
I’m thinking about it… some place where kids were tolerated would be nice since I’d be bringing Dweezil/Moon Unit. i.e. not a bar. The kids are pretty good about occupying themselves at a restaurant table so it would _not_ have to be anything like upChuck-E-Cheez! ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopers-mads-holiday-weekend-dinner/429942/6 "2007-12-14T23:04:05Z")
Well, if **Opal** is coming to town to say hi, that calls for a DopeFest (or at least dinner)! I can blow off my twice-a-month group at Cleveland Park for her sake. (Besides, that other group doesn’t yet have a place for dinner.) So far, the main criteria we have are: - Metro accessible - Kid tolerant **nyctea** , feel free to suggest some NoVA places. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2007, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopers-mads-holiday-weekend-dinner/429942/7 "2007-12-15T00:26:42Z")
Ok, I thought about it long and hard and here are two ideas. Both are right off the **Pentagon City Metro** stop (like literally 20 feet after you get off the escalator), and both are kid friendly & have kid menus, while at the same time the adults can get drinks, if they wish. Also, if people wanted to do some shopping, the Pentagon City Mall is just across the street. And parking is easy - there is a big lot behind the complex (which includes a Border’s Books and Starbucks, etc.) These are also pretty big places, so we could make reservations for a big table. [Chevys Fresh Mex](http://www.chevys.com/index.html) 1201 S. Hayes Street, #1, Arlington VA 22202 (703) 413-8700 [California Pizza Kitchen](http://www.cpk.com/locations/store_details.aspx?LID=091) 1201 S. Hayes St., Arlington, VA 22202 (703) 412-4900 This will be very convenient for me and OpalCat, since she is staying with me and I live only minutes from there… However, if it’s not good for everyone, we could try something else… ---
**Author:** ![Jurph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jurph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurph)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2007, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopers-mads-holiday-weekend-dinner/429942/8 "2007-12-15T00:38:48Z")
[QUOTE=Scuba\_Ben] Well, if **Opal** is coming to town… (…) So far, the main criteria we have are: - Metro accessible - Kid tolerant [/QUOTE] I can’t believe you just posted a **TWO** -item list in a thread about **Opalcat**. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2007, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopers-mads-holiday-weekend-dinner/429942/9 "2007-12-15T01:36:56Z")
Any of those places by Pentagon City would work for us. Actually anywhere, though Silver Spring (as cute as Piratz sounds) would be a solid hour or more for us to drive in evening rush - we live fairly near “Malfunction Junction” (Springfield mixing bowl). Either Thursday (no Opal) or Friday (Opal) would be fine. **Typo Knig** may even make it :). Saturday would not as we’re probably going up to visit family in PA that evening. ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2007, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopers-mads-holiday-weekend-dinner/429942/10 "2007-12-15T03:36:38Z")
Chevy’s and CPK are both yummy. But I remember CPK being mostly booths, so we would probably be split up into groups of four. ---
**Author:** ![Jurph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jurph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurph)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2007, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopers-mads-holiday-weekend-dinner/429942/11 "2007-12-15T04:33:22Z")
I work about a ten-minute walk from Pentagon City, but I’m pretty sure I’ve got an all-day meeting Thursday and won’t be in town Friday. Don’t be surprised if I show up anyway though. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopers-mads-holiday-weekend-dinner/429942/12 "2007-12-15T21:22:44Z")
We aren’t leaving Cleveland until Dominic gets out of school (3pmish) which will put us getting into the DC area around 9pm at the earliest, and our first stop is at Rob’s apartment to drop off Dominic… so I’m not sure that we could realistically do a Friday dinner. We could do a Saturday dinner? Or a Friday late-night thing, but we might be really wiped out from the drive, not sure. We have late-night plans for Saturday but otherwise we are free. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopers-mads-holiday-weekend-dinner/429942/13 "2007-12-16T20:44:08Z")
[QUOTE=Jurph] I can’t believe you just posted a **TWO** -item list in a thread about **Opalcat**. [/QUOTE] It was a collection, not a list. But here you go anyway: - Doper tolerable. (Not excessively noisy; vegetarians won’t feel unwelcome. Which kinda rules out Tom Sarris in Rosslyn.) Given **Opal** ’s schedule (Hi Opal! Thanks for stopping by the thread.) it looks very much like a Saturday dinner. Given the two options **nyctea** posted, I’m supporting CPK. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopers-mads-holiday-weekend-dinner/429942/14 "2007-12-17T04:23:12Z")
Dan and I are cool with whatever 🙂 Dominic probably won’t be coming, because he’ll already be with his dad and that’s all the way out in Ashburn. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopers-mads-holiday-weekend-dinner/429942/15 "2007-12-17T13:11:54Z")
Saturday no good. We had dinner with one family. Sunday’s not good either as we’re having dinner with the other family. Unless we were going to do something around noon I wouldn’t be able to come. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopers-mads-holiday-weekend-dinner/429942/16 "2007-12-17T13:51:37Z")
Would Saturday noon work? We’re out of town Saturday evening and until late Sunday. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopers-mads-holiday-weekend-dinner/429942/17 "2007-12-17T16:51:22Z")
We don’t have any problem with doing a lunch thingie. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2007, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopers-mads-holiday-weekend-dinner/429942/18 "2007-12-18T00:08:05Z")
I can muck with my schedule and do Saturday lunch. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2007, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopers-mads-holiday-weekend-dinner/429942/19 "2007-12-18T01:52:28Z")
cool! Just so long as it’s a lunch _thingie_. That part is sort of our dealbreaker. It has to be a _thingie_. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2007, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopers-mads-holiday-weekend-dinner/429942/20 "2007-12-18T03:34:30Z")
I’m not sure what kind of _thingie_ you have in mind, **Opal**. Does it involve 50 yards of athletic tape and a carboy? A slow cooker and instant coffee? A group effort to keep the BLFC title on the Dope for the next five years? A little help here, please. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-dopers-mads-holiday-weekend-dinner/429942.md?page=2)