The Stair of Doom!

I had brunch with a friend at The Boulevard Woodgrill in Clarendon last weekend. It was my first time at the restaurant. The hostesses were pleasant –and cute- and the service was good.

My friend and I both ordered the skirt steak and eggs. The steak was cooked to the correct level of doneness, and that is a rarity nowadays. The over easy eggs were also properly cooked, and the potatoes had flavorful spicing.

The problem is that there is a step that is situated in between the hostess' station and the restaurant seating. It was impossible to enjoy my meal because of the sense of impending doom that the step emanates. It is an accident waiting to happen, as sooner or later someone is going to trip and get hurt.

The hostess said that a lawsuit is in progress, but the management does not want to turn the step into a ramp because they feel that people would still trip.

They do warn every person to watch their step as they walk them to their table, but people leaving their tables don't get the warning. The step has faded letters stating “caution” and “watch your step”, but we still saw an older gentleman stumble. And, one person at a particular table -which happened to be me- gets to sit right over that step, hoping nobody trips, but witnessing when it actually happens.

After watching one man trip, hearing the hostesses warn customers as they seated them, and watching various parents lunge for their small children as they reach the step, I don’t think I will be returning to the restaurant. Well, they do have outdoor seating…

The Boulevard Woodgrill
2901 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, Virginia 22201
(703) 875-9663