In a way.
David Goldberg and I have resolved to visit THIRTY new restaurants in 2007.
I've done two so far, and they've been aiiiiiiiiiiiight!

Urban BBQ. Rockville, MD.
Fuck the decor in this place.
For
fucking
real.
I'm not trying to see "keep austin weird" and "my karma ran over my dogma" bumper stickers over faux-quaint picnic tablecloths.
Despite the horrible view, the ribs were okay. It's like, you know when a friend invites you to a bbq that someone invited him to, and you really don't know anyone there, and one dude cooks the food and you're like, "I would have done this different, I'm glad I'm not friends with this dude." But they *were* hot, and they *were* saucy. So I'm not panning this place. I still hold JD's Roadhouse close to my heart.

Pho 88. Beltsville, MD.
A nice looking place. Great staff. Some fucking real-ass Pho. The musk from the beef was strong, and crazily tender, like it really was stewed for several days. The tripe and tendon were the best I'd tasted, and the grossest looking. And the broth was rich and dark. Fucking great, possibly my favorite Pho place ever.