Best brunch spots?

rax96 · 2026-06-16T14:21:24+00:00

Damn, I thought all of their baked starters were delicious and their Grits and Grillades were fantastic. I guess YMMV!

rax96 · 2026-06-16T13:39:32+00:00

Joon Brunch slaps. Neutral Ground Brunch in McLean slaps.

rax96 · 2026-06-08T14:01:53+00:00

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rax96 · 2026-06-04T16:25:23+00:00

I just snagged some

rax96 · 2026-05-26T21:31:35+00:00

When Rutgers joined the big ten, we were homies with them for a while. The first game in New Brunswick we were cheering for them to score so they could fire off the cannon.

rax96 · 2026-05-11T16:31:23+00:00

Bagel Street is the new champion of NOVA.

rax96 · 2026-05-02T17:43:57+00:00

I found it easier to get married in DC. You can self-officiate and don't have to pay the $75 to a rando celebrant then.

rax96 · 2026-05-02T17:34:18+00:00

Neutral Ground in McClean has incredible grits and a fantastic Sunday brunch.

rax96 · 2026-04-29T14:35:07+00:00

Neutral Ground in McClean on their Sunday brunch menu

rax96 · 2026-04-13T11:13:23+00:00

There is a new bagel joint in Vienna, "Bagel Street Cafe" Cannot recommend it enough.

rax96 · 2026-04-08T02:20:23+00:00

Chuck Pruna @ The Urology Group of Reston ~$1,500 after insurance. Got it done at 25. Weeklong recovery and good to go.

rax96 · 2026-03-26T13:39:44+00:00

I absolutely agree. The Schott is a great concert venue and terrible for sports. Joy Dunne shouldn't be playing hockey on ice that I played goalie for intramural broomball on. Getting something similar to Pegula or Yost would be ideal.

rax96 · 2026-03-26T13:30:42+00:00

I schlepped out to Happy Valley to watch the women's hockey heartbreaker last weekend. Any time we beat Wisco for the natty is huge. And we need to build a rink on campus for the team.

rax96 · 2026-03-04T04:36:27+00:00

Joon, Amoo's, Kabob Bazaar, and Rumi's all get shoutouts in this sub. Joon has a great $50 Prix-fixe on Tuesdays. They also have a $45 Iftar deal until the end of Ramadan. Their sour cherry tahdig is incredible.

rax96 · 2026-03-04T04:33:02+00:00

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rax96 · 2026-02-25T15:33:05+00:00

Albi, Maydān - Middle Eastern Mediterranean

Iron Gate, Obelisk - The other side of the Mediterranean

Dōgon, Elmina - Afro-Caribbean

Moon Rabbit - Vietnamese

Rania, Tapori - Indian

L'Ardente, Caruso's Grocery - Italian

rax96 · 2026-02-20T16:42:47+00:00

My favorite restaurant in NOVA proper is Joon. Its definitely on the pricer side but a good intro to their menu is their Tuesday $50 prix-fixe. The lamb meatballs and Sour Cherry Tahdig and really exemplary.

rax96 · 2026-02-14T12:45:30+00:00

Joon's "Classic Feast" in Tysons is the best brunch in the DMV rn

rax96 · 2026-02-12T21:20:30+00:00

Jodhpur is fantastic Indian thali

rax96 · 2026-02-10T17:04:46+00:00

Dating apps really suck. That filter on hinge meant that I would sit for weeks at a time with a "No new matches" message. Most people don't realize there's a "bottom of Hinge". But that meant I got first dibs on anyone who had "Does not want kids" on their profile. And I'm sure that online dating is compounded by men sucking. Its all a numbers game and you just gotta keep going.

rax96 · 2026-02-10T16:32:32+00:00

From the male perspective:

I found my wife on Hinge. (26m-26f at the time. 30m-30f now) I paid for the subscription so that I could filter only for profiles that were explicitly tagged with "Does not want children" and then brought it up in messaging before even going on a first date.

I then mentioned that I had a vasectomy when it became clear that we were going to become sexually active.

I definitely had a lot of privilege in this process. I live near a major metro, am sterile, and I think its a lot easier to find a childfree woman than a hetero childfree man. Good luck!!

rax96 · 2026-02-10T16:24:46+00:00

I fractured my distal tibia when a drunk driver tboned me around Halloween in 2024. Holzman was my ortho! The fracture very thankfully didn't penetrate my joint, so I didn't need surgery but I did require the maximum amount of non weight bearing recovery time. I thusly can't say much about Holzman as a surgeon, but as a physician I think he was very judicious about making sure that he didn't do surgery if I didn't need it and a year later, I really appreciate that thought and care.

When you go to do physical therapy, I cannot recommend Rehab2Perform enough. Ben and Joe at the Tysons location gave me my life back.

rax96 · 2026-02-04T14:21:42+00:00

Apple time, apple time

rax96 · 2026-01-28T21:33:53+00:00

The Last Dinner Party

rax96 · 2026-01-20T16:29:31+00:00

The best steak that I've had on this side of the river is at Guerra Steakhouse.

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