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The areas best, according to WTOP
Posted by:
Winner
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Date: July 30, 2012 10:46AM
Agree or disagree with these "BEst of" so far...
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The people have spoken (or clicked). Here are the results from the Best of Washington. Check back each day through Aug. 3 as WTOP features a winner each day.
Best Pizza
•Paisanos Pizza - 1,192
•Ledo's Pizza - 1,096
•Ben Yehuda Pizza - 212
High School Mascot
•DeMatha Stag - 270
•Gonzaga Purple Eagle - 219
•Annandale Atoms - 157
Local Charity
•So Others Might Eat - 617
•Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (National Capital Chapter)- 538
•KEEN of Greater Washington - 225
Food Truck
•Crepe de Pouce Gras - 342
•Go Fish - 177
•Red Hook Lobster Pound - 82
Burger
•Five Guys - 346
•Elevation Burger - 190
•BGR - 76
Wings
•Jimmy's Old Town Tavern - 175
•Buffalo Wild Wings - 135
•Ledo's Pizza - 117
Best Local Chef
•Cathal Armstrong - Restaurant Eve - 243
•Bryan Voltaggio - Volt - 163
•Mike Isabella - Graffiato - 122
Neighborhood
•Cheverly, MD - 417
•Old Town Alexandria - 116
•Del Ray, VA - 206
Brunch
•Bagel City - 212
•Kosher Pastry Oven - 141
•Tastee Diner - 137
Local Music Venue
•New Deal Cafe - 444
•The Birchmere - 144
•9:30 Club - 98
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The people have spoken (or clicked). Here are the results from the Best of Washington. Check back each day through Aug. 3 as WTOP features a winner each day.
Best Pizza
•Paisanos Pizza - 1,192
•Ledo's Pizza - 1,096
•Ben Yehuda Pizza - 212
High School Mascot
•DeMatha Stag - 270
•Gonzaga Purple Eagle - 219
•Annandale Atoms - 157
Local Charity
•So Others Might Eat - 617
•Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (National Capital Chapter)- 538
•KEEN of Greater Washington - 225
Food Truck
•Crepe de Pouce Gras - 342
•Go Fish - 177
•Red Hook Lobster Pound - 82
Burger
•Five Guys - 346
•Elevation Burger - 190
•BGR - 76
Wings
•Jimmy's Old Town Tavern - 175
•Buffalo Wild Wings - 135
•Ledo's Pizza - 117
Best Local Chef
•Cathal Armstrong - Restaurant Eve - 243
•Bryan Voltaggio - Volt - 163
•Mike Isabella - Graffiato - 122
Neighborhood
•Cheverly, MD - 417
•Old Town Alexandria - 116
•Del Ray, VA - 206
Brunch
•Bagel City - 212
•Kosher Pastry Oven - 141
•Tastee Diner - 137
Local Music Venue
•New Deal Cafe - 444
•The Birchmere - 144
•9:30 Club - 98
Re: The areas best, according to WTOP
Posted by:
justsayin
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Date: July 30, 2012 11:03AM
The votes for those are all stacked, I know at least one of the winning pizza places that gave you a free pizza if you voted for them. Not that I would rely on a WTOP list anyway.
Re: The areas best, according to WTOP
Posted by:
Gordon Blvd
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Date: July 30, 2012 11:08AM
@justsayin: +1
even Bob Marbourg seems more interested in giving opinion rather than information when reporting these days :(
the time on looking to 'TOP for "news" has unfortunately long since passed............
even Bob Marbourg seems more interested in giving opinion rather than information when reporting these days :(
the time on looking to 'TOP for "news" has unfortunately long since passed............
Re: The areas best, according to WTOP
Posted by:
Facts
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Date: July 30, 2012 04:25PM
Gordon Blvd Wrote:
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> the time on looking to 'TOP for "news" has
> unfortunately long since passed............
But that glass-enclosed nerve center. Always think of Les Nessman when I hear that.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/30/2012 04:25PM by Facts.
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> the time on looking to 'TOP for "news" has
> unfortunately long since passed............
But that glass-enclosed nerve center. Always think of Les Nessman when I hear that.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/30/2012 04:25PM by Facts.
Re: The areas best, according to WTOP
Posted by:
NRA 75
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Date: July 30, 2012 06:54PM
Cheverly? WTF? Other than the Pepsi plant, what's there? Even Father Hurley Boulevard is far far away
Re: The areas best, according to WTOP
Posted by:
Hay Zeus
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Date: July 30, 2012 07:13PM
Brunch
•Bagel City - 212
•Kosher Pastry Oven - 141
•Tastee Diner - 137
Tastee Diner = Tastee 29 Diner in FFX?
•Bagel City - 212
•Kosher Pastry Oven - 141
•Tastee Diner - 137
Tastee Diner = Tastee 29 Diner in FFX?
Re: The areas best, according to WTOP
Posted by:
clown head
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Date: July 30, 2012 07:28PM
Jimmy's Old Town Tavern isnt that place kind of a dump?
Re: The areas best, according to WTOP
Posted by:
wnrsm
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Date: July 30, 2012 09:13PM
Wings are good there. The foosball table is better.
I haven't found any other foosball places where the table wasn't beat to shit or full of ping-pong balls.
I haven't found any other foosball places where the table wasn't beat to shit or full of ping-pong balls.
Re: The areas best, according to WTOP
Posted by:
Frank
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Date: July 30, 2012 09:34PM
Jimmy's does have good food. It is a good all around bar IMO. Certainly not trendy, but you can get a cold beer and a bite and it won't cost a fortune. A rarity in Northern VA in my experience.
These TOP lists are bullshit though. Ledo's? For pizza and wings? No thanks. Heck, the pizza list had Papa John's and Vocelli on there. I wouldn't even want Vocelli at 3 AM and just finished a long night of drinking. I don't know how anyone sober eats it and enjoys it.
These TOP lists are bullshit though. Ledo's? For pizza and wings? No thanks. Heck, the pizza list had Papa John's and Vocelli on there. I wouldn't even want Vocelli at 3 AM and just finished a long night of drinking. I don't know how anyone sober eats it and enjoys it.
Dinning Out
Posted by:
Dines Out A Lot
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Date: July 30, 2012 10:36PM
Very informative. Thanks Winner.
Re: The areas best, according to WTOP
Posted by:
Lisa Baden
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Date: July 30, 2012 10:59PM
Someone in this thread mentioned Father Hurley Blvd. So I came.
Re: The areas best, according to WTOP
Posted by:
Really?
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Date: July 30, 2012 11:02PM
Cheverly? Really? Really?
Re: The areas best, according to WTOP
Posted by:
Nova_Native
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Date: July 30, 2012 11:15PM
NRA 75 Wrote:
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> Cheverly? WTF? Other than the Pepsi plant, what's
> there? Even Father Hurley Boulevard is far far
> away
Ha! I don't care for your politics, but I do like your sense of humor. But let's be charitable. Cheverly is not that bad. It's sort of pronounced like Chevy Chase, and it's got...the Peace Cross!...no, wait that Blandensburg, so...it's where DeMatha plays!...no, wait that's Hyattsville...the Hospital!, yes that is definitely where P.G. County Hospital Center is!
As far as neighborhoods go, Old Town is just gratuitious. I do like the fact that funky Del Ray made the list, though. My grandparents lived there when I was a kid, and on the weekends when my parents dumped us off, I'd lie in bed at night and listen to the trains moving through Potomac Yards. During the day, we'd go to movies at the Mt. Vernon, and get in fights with kids who lived in Arlington --well, okay, that was really my older brothers. It was definitely working class folks then. Now, the houses are over priced, the neighbors are aging hipsters, and you never know when a gun battle will erupt in your front yard. It's exciting!
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> Cheverly? WTF? Other than the Pepsi plant, what's
> there? Even Father Hurley Boulevard is far far
> away
Ha! I don't care for your politics, but I do like your sense of humor. But let's be charitable. Cheverly is not that bad. It's sort of pronounced like Chevy Chase, and it's got...the Peace Cross!...no, wait that Blandensburg, so...it's where DeMatha plays!...no, wait that's Hyattsville...the Hospital!, yes that is definitely where P.G. County Hospital Center is!
As far as neighborhoods go, Old Town is just gratuitious. I do like the fact that funky Del Ray made the list, though. My grandparents lived there when I was a kid, and on the weekends when my parents dumped us off, I'd lie in bed at night and listen to the trains moving through Potomac Yards. During the day, we'd go to movies at the Mt. Vernon, and get in fights with kids who lived in Arlington --well, okay, that was really my older brothers. It was definitely working class folks then. Now, the houses are over priced, the neighbors are aging hipsters, and you never know when a gun battle will erupt in your front yard. It's exciting!
Re: The areas best, according to WTOP
Posted by:
Del Rayed
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Date: July 30, 2012 11:34PM
Nova_Native Wrote:
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> NRA 75 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Cheverly? WTF? Other than the Pepsi plant,
> what's
> > there? Even Father Hurley Boulevard is far far
> > away
>
> Ha! I don't care for your politics, but I do like
> your sense of humor. But let's be charitable.
> Cheverly is not that bad. It's sort of pronounced
> like Chevy Chase, and it's got...the Peace
> Cross!...no, wait that Blandensburg, so...it's
> where DeMatha plays!...no, wait that's
> Hyattsville...the Hospital!, yes that is
> definitely where P.G. County Hospital Center is!
>
> As far as neighborhoods go, Old Town is just
> gratuitious. I do like the fact that funky Del
> Ray made the list, though. My grandparents lived
> there when I was a kid, and on the weekends when
> my parents dumped us off, I'd lie in bed at night
> and listen to the trains moving through Potomac
> Yards. During the day, we'd go to movies at the
> Mt. Vernon, and get in fights with kids who lived
> in Arlington --well, okay, that was really my
> older brothers. It was definitely working class
> folks then. Now, the houses are over priced, the
> neighbors are aging hipsters, and you never know
> when a gun battle will erupt in your front yard.
> It's exciting!
I remember Del Ray very well. It definitely was not an upscale neighborhood. lol Had to laugh just at the thought.
I kind of think that it's going to head back in that some direction as time goes on.
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> NRA 75 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Cheverly? WTF? Other than the Pepsi plant,
> what's
> > there? Even Father Hurley Boulevard is far far
> > away
>
> Ha! I don't care for your politics, but I do like
> your sense of humor. But let's be charitable.
> Cheverly is not that bad. It's sort of pronounced
> like Chevy Chase, and it's got...the Peace
> Cross!...no, wait that Blandensburg, so...it's
> where DeMatha plays!...no, wait that's
> Hyattsville...the Hospital!, yes that is
> definitely where P.G. County Hospital Center is!
>
> As far as neighborhoods go, Old Town is just
> gratuitious. I do like the fact that funky Del
> Ray made the list, though. My grandparents lived
> there when I was a kid, and on the weekends when
> my parents dumped us off, I'd lie in bed at night
> and listen to the trains moving through Potomac
> Yards. During the day, we'd go to movies at the
> Mt. Vernon, and get in fights with kids who lived
> in Arlington --well, okay, that was really my
> older brothers. It was definitely working class
> folks then. Now, the houses are over priced, the
> neighbors are aging hipsters, and you never know
> when a gun battle will erupt in your front yard.
> It's exciting!
I remember Del Ray very well. It definitely was not an upscale neighborhood. lol Had to laugh just at the thought.
I kind of think that it's going to head back in that some direction as time goes on.
Re: The areas best, according to WTOP
Posted by:
WTOP is a joke
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Date: August 06, 2012 09:40AM
Actually, all the local news radio here is a joke. If you want to hear a real news station, try 1010 WINS in NYC.
As for "the best"...any place that pays off people to vote for them should be disqualified. How does Five Guys stay on the top of lists like this? The whole thing a travesty to news.
As for "the best"...any place that pays off people to vote for them should be disqualified. How does Five Guys stay on the top of lists like this? The whole thing a travesty to news.
Re: The areas best, according to WTOP
Posted by:
OYE
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Date: August 06, 2012 09:45AM
Neighborhood - Del Ray?
What a fucking shit hole. Has been since the race riots in the '60's. How is that place even possibly worth a mention? Gimme a break!
What a fucking shit hole. Has been since the race riots in the '60's. How is that place even possibly worth a mention? Gimme a break!
Re: The areas best, according to WTOP
Posted by:
Del Raymond
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Date: August 06, 2012 09:51AM
The only thing Del Ray has is that shithole St Elmo's coffee house and a couple of mediocre places to eat. Other than that, and WAY overpriced houses, it's nothing.
Re: The areas best, according to WTOP
Posted by:
rotten taco
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Date: August 06, 2012 09:54AM
Del Ray is a fucking joke. total shit hole