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The daily 15
So if you’re going to spend 15 bucks anyway, you might as well take it over to Penang- the best Malaysian place I know of and one of the most enjoyable places to spend 45 minutes. I say 45 minutes because the service is so fast you’ll be back in the tasteful wood and brass bar/entry area before you realize you’ve sat down. MAW and I ended up at the downtown one on Saturday night and were able to get a table with only a few minutes wait. Our waiters were so enthusiastic to get our order that we had to explain twice we’d already been waited on. In the amount of time it takes to say “lovely brown and orange yuppie Asian décor” I had two hollowed out mango halves stuffed with sweet barbequed shrimp in front of me. Maw ended up with some kind of awesome squishy curried meat; neither of us could figure out exactly what was in it but we polished it off without complaint. I highly suggest Penang for anyone who wants something decent, but are sick of giving your daily $15 to Mimi’s. Posted by zaf at March 7, 2005 12:06 AMTrackback PingsTrackBack URL for this entry: CommentsPenang ain't nuthin but gussied-up takeout chinese food. I took an out-of-towner there once, and after sampling some of their exotically-named chutney, she said it tasted just like sweet and sour sauce, to which I couldn't disagree. Just order out from city lights and put it on a fancy plate - there's your penang "experience." Posted by: rj3 at March 7, 2005 9:59 AM My review of Penang: http://dconstructed.blogspot.com/2005/01/weekend-review.html Posted by: DConstructed at March 7, 2005 10:43 AM I've personally found that the best way to appreciate Penang is at lunch time. They may have abandoned the special now, but they used to offer a daily lunch deal that included a small bowl of very light soup, a mini-appetizer (i.e., two tempura shrimp, two small satay skewers), and a lunch-sized entree for under $7. Pretty incredible deal for the location, decor and quality. Posted by: Nate at March 8, 2005 10:39 AM Post a comment |
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15 bucks seems to be exactly average for a regular mid-range quality dinner in Dupont. Sure there are cheaper places in that category, but there are also more expensive - 15 will get you two courses at that mediocre French place just north of the circle, an entree and wine at Thaiphoon, or just a glasses of wine and a sneer at Afterwords.