Urban Burger Company

Location: 5566 Norbeck Rd. Rockville, MD 20853

If your craving for a good burger. I definitely recommend this place. How it works, you first pick a type of burger, then add a style (+$1), and any additional toppings (+.50). I ordered a black Angus burger (medium rare) with the Blazin Saddle style. According to the menu, the Blazin Saddle style was spicy two-alarm chili, cheddar-jack cheese, and green onions. There is an additional condiments section with tomato, pickles, onions, lettuce..etc. It was a mess to eat, but so worth that mess. They provide wet naps along with the condiments, get alot! I mean ALOT! I also had fries, they were so-so, my order had many short fries..it seems like I got the end of the fries...but, this place is great. I would go back anytime! (: They make a GREAT burger. 5/5! YUM!

Karma Resturant

Location: 9811 Washingtonian Blvd,, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
 
This is a Indian-Malaysian restaurant located along the boardwalk in Washingtonian Rio. The Roti Canai is good. I would definelty recommend it as an appetizer! I also tried the Roti Telur. I proably wouldnt get it again, it was basically the roti canai with eggs and onion. It was decent, but I would have rather ordered an extra roti canai. For the main course, I decided on the Masak Nenas. This was bascially chicken with pineapple chunks, lemon grass, mint, and red onion in a spicy curry sauce. The curry sauce was not quite spicy as the menu stated. The entree was served in half of a pineapple. Overall, it was decent. Not great. Not horrible. Good. I probably  wouldn't return if I was in the area...I would probably only go back for the roti canai...3/5.

Roti Canai

 Roti Telur

Masak Nenas

Mrs K's Toll House

Location: 9201 Colesville Rd. Silver Spring, MD 20910
 
With my boyfriend (of course), I went to Mrs. K's Toll House Restaurant for Sunday Brunch. There was a small wait, but we were sitting fairly quickly. I think my boyfriend had made reservations though! There is a wine cellar seating in the basement..at first we were to be sat there, but my boyfriend politely asked to be seated upstairs. The wine cellar reminds me of  a dungeon...we were seated next to a window! YAY! The place is packed with people, well not packed...but filled. That's one way you can tell that this is a good place to eat at. The buffet contains foods like: mini waffles, eggs Benedict, bacon strips, home fries, oysters on the half shell, smoked salmon, snow crab legs...etc. I also ordered a custom omelet (spinach and REAL crab meat) and got meats from the hand-carving station as well. They didn't cheap me out on the crab meat either...I was given a generous lump of crab meat! The overall bunch was great. It was well worth the money ($29.99 a person). I have a major sweet tooth and one the things that I had for dessert was marshmallows from the gleaming  chocolate fountain and fresh cut fruits! There was a selection of mini cakes and cheesecakes as well. Of course, I had to have some of everything. I would definitely come back. This place is good for celebrating a special occasion. The only negatives about this place is: you need reservations, there is a wait in the buffet line. The only thing I wished was a for a larger selection of desserts. On a side note, the restaurant looks like a cottage home, bringing a really cozy and all-American home feeling. All and all, this was great! 4 out of 5 stars...

 

BlackSalt Fish Market & Restaurant

 Location: 4883 MacArthur Blvd., Washington, DC

With my boyfriend for dinner,as usual, we started with two appetizers: Bigeye Tuna Tartare and Seared Day Boat Scallops. The Tuna Tartare consists of: Avocado, Toasted Cashews, Chili Aioli, and Citrus Ponzu. It was OK but nothing so extravagant.  The avocado was placed below the tartare..so it was a bit difficult to fork it, becuase the tartare just kept falling apart. Seared Day Boat Scallops were perfectly cooked! The sauce was bold but not overpowering the scallops. I used bread and wiped the plate clean! Sauce was delish. For entree, I got the Bouillabaisse, which was in a saffron/lobster broth with: Monkfish, Sea Scallop, Oysters,Blue Shell Mussels,  Gulf Shrimp and potatoes. It was a mess to eat. I was exhausted after taking the oysters and mussels out of the shell and peeling the shrimp. When I got to the soup, again it was bold, however, after 3 spoonfuls it was unbearable to finish. I stuffed it down...bleh. On top of that potatoes were undercooked, I picked them out of the bowl.

Would I go back? No, nothing impressive. Oh, the waiter was very odd. Possibly becuase we were such a young couple...but why don't you treat us the same as any other couple,  we are paying customers! Not worth the time or money...

Rate: 2.5/5
  

 Bigeye Tuna Tartare

 

 Seared Day Boat Scallops

Bouillabaisse

Update

After getting advice from Kevin during Web Design today, I will be taking a new perspective on my blog postings. They will no longer be writing a long extensive review, instead each posting will be short and to the point. I wouldn't want reader to get too bored!