Re: \"proper\" dinner atttire
 

Filomena is a GREAT GREAT restaurant. I think as long as you wear business casual (khakis, polo, button down, etc), you will be fine. Jackets are definitely not required. Been there many times...

Jeff

Re: \"proper\" dinner atttire
 

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Filomena is a GREAT GREAT restaurant. I think as long as you wear business casual (khakis, polo, button down, etc), you will be fine. Jackets are definitely not required. Been there many times...

Jeff

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Good mozzarella sticks?

Re: \"proper\" dinner atttire
 

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try this

http://www.backwardglances.com/images/pimp%20suit.jpg

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YES, my quest for a halloween costume is over! Where to get???

Re: \"proper\" dinner atttire
 

sfer, are you referencing El Diablo's mozz sticks thread or mocking my (and Jeffage's, apparently) choice of restaurants?

Either is fine, I'm just curious.

-McGee

Re: \"proper\" dinner atttire
 

I don't know about their mozzarella sticks, but this is a very good restaurant and is one of the most popular Italian places in D.C. Dinner is probably in the $40 range per person and I highly recommend it to anyone visiting. Reservations on Saturday night are practically impossible. No, it's not Nobu-level in terms of fine dining, but it is certainly not a chain-type place.

Jeff

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sfer, are you referencing El Diablo's mozz sticks thread or mocking my (and Jeffage's, apparently) choice of restaurants?

Either is fine, I'm just curious.

-McGee

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The first post was obviously a joke but this time I'm actually serious. Fried cheese tastes good period and I wanted to know how some sticks with a little care tasted.

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Fried cheese tastes good period and I wanted to know how some sticks with a little care tasted.

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I guarantee, no where as good as these:

http://whitecastle.com/_assets/image..._sticks_lg.jpg

Re: \"proper\" dinner atttire
 

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try this

http://www.backwardglances.com/images/pimp%20suit.jpg

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I raise.

http://www.dvdweb.co.uk/reviewsgfx/dnd5.jpg

Re: \"proper\" dinner atttire
 

You will be fine. Proper attire pretty much means just what you are wearing. If they needed a jacket or tie, they'd say so.

Mozzarella stick report
 

Thanks, guys. I was fine with the attire I was wearing.

Since sfer showed an interest, I went ahead and order the mozzarella sticks as an appetizer (along with the stuffed mushroom caps). They actually weren't sticks, per se; rather, they were large, triangular wedges, about an inch thick and maybe two inches on a side.

They were certainly tasty, but not very different than your standard mozz sticks. They were a bit less greasy, and therefore lacked the aftertaste that you get with most sticks (and other fried appetizers) at cheaper restaurants that probably don't change their frying oil as much as we'd like. That alone probably made them the best mozzarella sticks I've ever had, but it's by a pretty small margin.

The dipping sauce was a touch unique; rather than a marinara paste, it was halved cherry tomatoes and basil, sauteed together. It was good, although it's hard to get a cherry tomato to stay on top of a mozzarella stick.

-McGee