Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for January 27, 2021
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restaurant closings the following establishments have been closed for health code violations. ice 346 cream 346 flavors ice cream - several suspicious flavors (spongesqueezing, maybeberry, death by vanilla, thingy & coutertop) listed merely to boost the total to 346. lugubrio's since 1904 lugubrio's - grim edifice & decay-ing waitstaff prompted patron complaints of anxiety & depression. also, gaping hole blown through salad bar sneezeguard. mughraeibhnaorheach - undeter-minable ethnicity - scandinavian? gaelic? urdu? plus most dishes on menu contain gravel, silt or pumice. homerule authentic d.c. cuisine homerule authentic d.c. cuisine - there is no such thing, not since they closed down all the "little taverns."
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member almost 4 years ago
I heard the spongesqueezins was really good!
Mayor Snorkum almost 4 years ago
Ah, the Little Tavern! The gourmet late-night burger joint of my misspent youth in D. C.!
jmcenanly almost 4 years ago
You would think that authentic D.C. cuisine would be lots and lots of pork.
Sisyphos almost 4 years ago
Is Untruth In Advertising (as at Homerule’s) actually a Health Code violation?