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Largest Jewish community is in Silver Spring, which is a suburb of Washington. For tourists, best place to stay is in downtown Silver Spring, which has a metro stop and a nearby  shul in Woodside Park within walking distance.

The shul website also has alot of helpful tourist information

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Charbar
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[CharBar at Nationals Park (Center Field)]


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« Reply #660 on: January 01, 2019, 12:01:32 PM »
Char Bar is a great lunch. Try the pulled brisket nachos.
+1, get the tempura chicken tenders.
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« Reply #661 on: January 01, 2019, 01:04:36 PM »
+1, get the tempura chicken tenders.
Char Bar is a great lunch. Try the pulled brisket nachos.
Went for dinner last night. Wanna change things up...
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« Reply #662 on: January 01, 2019, 01:49:16 PM »
Went for dinner last night. Wanna change things up...
There really isn't anything else in DC. Holy Chow in Silver Spring delivers to Sheperd Park and Dupont Circle at 6:30 and 7 respectively on Tuesdays, so that might be an option.
ETA: There is also Souper Girl but they only have soups, bread, and salads.
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« Reply #663 on: January 01, 2019, 02:01:31 PM »
There really isn't anything else in DC. Holy Chow in Silver Spring delivers to Sheperd Park and Dupont Circle at 6:30 and 7 respectively on Tuesdays, so that might be an option.
ETA: There is also Souper Girl but they only have soups, bread, and salads.
Saw souper girl. But they’re closed tuesdays...(not just cuz it’s NYs)
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« Reply #664 on: January 01, 2019, 02:13:36 PM »
Saw souper girl. But they’re closed tuesdays...(not just cuz it’s NYs)
Weird, didn't know that, I guess Holy Chow would be your best option.
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« Reply #665 on: January 01, 2019, 02:36:30 PM »
Weird, didn't know that, I guess Holy Chow would be your best option.
Friend of mine sent me a link to these vegan places. https://www.ostns.org/dckosher
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« Reply #666 on: January 01, 2019, 03:43:07 PM »
Where can I go for brunch/lunch?
Silver Spring & Rockville have options too.

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« Reply #667 on: January 01, 2019, 08:29:11 PM »
Where can I go for brunch/lunch?

Excellent place -- open Sun-Thurs: http://www.al-haesh.com/

Location: http://www.al-haesh.com/#directions
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« Reply #668 on: January 01, 2019, 08:53:36 PM »
Excellent place -- open Sun-Thurs: http://www.al-haesh.com/

Location: http://www.al-haesh.com/#directions
was looking for DC proper but thx anyways. ended up going back to Char Bar. was the only place open...
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« Reply #669 on: January 02, 2019, 11:56:15 AM »
Friend of mine sent me a link to these vegan places. https://www.ostns.org/dckosher
Idk where they got those from, none of them are under the vaad AFAIK. 
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« Reply #670 on: January 02, 2019, 11:57:24 AM »
Excellent place -- open Sun-Thurs: http://www.al-haesh.com/

Location: http://www.al-haesh.com/#directions
I'm not the biggest fan, I would take Char Bar over them any day.
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« Reply #671 on: January 02, 2019, 12:01:49 PM »
I'm not the biggest fan, I would take Char Bar over them any day.

We were there when it was "Moti's Grill" and it was great -- Have they changed since becoming Al-Haesh? I had thought that it was renovated and improved?
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« Reply #672 on: January 02, 2019, 12:03:30 PM »
We were there when it was "Moti's Grill" and it was great -- Have they changed since becoming Al-Haesh? I had thought that it was renovated and improved?
It's still part of Motti's supermarket the restaurant just has a different name. I'm just not a big fan of it in general.
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« Reply #673 on: January 02, 2019, 12:09:08 PM »
It's still part of Motti's supermarket the restaurant just has a different name. I'm just not a big fan of it in general.

got it -- I remember the garlic-mashed potatoes and the green beans tasting really great, however the mains and the meats were not as good as we expected.

I had thought that this was better now with new management, a new name, new menu -- however, maybe not.... We may go next week; we'll see.
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« Reply #674 on: January 02, 2019, 12:09:54 PM »
got it -- I remember the garlic-mashed potatoes and the green beans tasting really great, however the mains and the meats were not as good as we expected.

I had thought that this was better now with new management, a new name, new menu -- however, maybe not.... We may go next week; we'll see.
The new Chinese place is quite good, I'd recommend it, it's takeout only though.
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« Reply #675 on: January 02, 2019, 12:16:15 PM »
got it -- I remember the garlic-mashed potatoes and the green beans tasting really great, however the mains and the meats were not as good as we expected.

I had thought that this was better now with new management, a new name, new menu -- however, maybe not.... We may go next week; we'll see.

Of course, it depends on your taste. We live locally, and really like Al Ha'esh!
Also in the same area, there's Oh Mama Grill that's very good! http://ohmamagrill.com/

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« Reply #676 on: January 02, 2019, 01:19:15 PM »
The new Chinese place is quite good, I'd recommend it, it's takeout only though.

nice -- what is it called?

Of course, it depends on your taste. We live locally, and really like Al Ha'esh!
Also in the same area, there's Oh Mama Grill that's very good! http://ohmamagrill.com/

this looks really great -- is it also new? (People used to travel to Baltimore to eat out for meat dinners -- these places look excellent.)
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« Reply #677 on: January 02, 2019, 01:20:20 PM »
nice -- what is it called?

this looks really great -- is it also new? (People used to travel to Baltimore to eat out for meat dinners -- these places look excellent.)
Holy Chow. Omama's is relatively new, pretty good although not mind-blowing IMO.
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« Reply #678 on: January 02, 2019, 01:50:10 PM »
Holy Chow. Omama's is relatively new, pretty good although not mind-blowing IMO.

Holy Chow looks great -- right next to Shalom's. Amazing that it's basically all nut-free, and offers University of Maryland delivery. Perfect for students.

Great menu -- we will be in the area and try it out. https://www.holychow.me/Menu
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« Reply #679 on: January 02, 2019, 01:51:03 PM »
Holy Chow looks great -- right next to Shalom's. Amazing that it's basically all nut-free, and offers University of Maryland delivery. Perfect for students.

Great menu -- we will be in the area and try it out. https://www.holychow.me/Menu
Local delivery services that they offer: https://www.holychow.me/
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