Comments on: Dear PoP: Pop-up Restaurant Readers Beware

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:30:48 +0000

I went to Orange Arrow on Friday April 15 and I had a really nice time.

The food was great. First up was ham stuffed sausage with cheese grits, followed by strawberries and chocolate cake (cake was a tad dry but the strawberries were a nice balance, flavored with Rose water.)

I am not sure what people were expecting, but I feel I got exactly what I was expecting; lots of good food, lots of wine, and some decent conversation outside the normal folks I talk to.

I recommend checking it out.

By: longley

longley — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:05:35 +0000

Completely depends. I went to the Jain pop-up dinner that was covered in the WashPost and it was a fantastic meal. BYOB, but was well advertised beforehand.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 21:01:34 +0000

that puppet is freaking me OUT.

By: anon

anon — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 01:32:40 +0000

I was also in attendance on Saturday night… needless to say, I logged a complaint to the DC Department of Health and Better Business Bureau… I hope they get infiltrated at their next event.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:21:48 +0000

I attended the meal on Thursday night, won a contest to get a free seat and bring a guest. It was a bit chilly, but the evening definitely felt like a dinner party at a friends house. You met a good deal of diverse people, chipped in for wine, and the food wasn’t all timed quite right. Things were quite seasonal, asparagus, fennel, rhubarb strawberries. Things were slightly over salted but on the whole, a nice meal.

By: J. Vu

J. Vu — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:55:39 +0000

Word on the street is that something came up, and Orange Arrow had to change venues for saturday night. The new location didn’t have a kitchen, so in an effort to “improvise” the menu was drastically changed to accommodate. Saturday’s reviews are drastically less favorable to Thursday’s reviews, unless you write for BYT.

In all honesty, the food on thursday night wasn’t bad. I wouldn’t say it was worth $60, but the ingredients were very seasonal, and everything had great flavor albeit nothing spectacular or mindblowing as I’d have hoped.

They (née Carole) still have a lot of kinks to work out in terms of the logistics, but I was expecting far worse considering the previous Yelp reviews. I’d give it a few months, and it might actually be worth it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:36:38 +0000

So the notorious Carole Greenwood was behind this. Not at all surprised.

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 01:48:04 +0000

I for one am SHOCKED that BYT would like something like this. Shocked, I tells ya.

By: Another Guest

Another Guest — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:47:59 +0000

From Thursday: http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/articles/report-orange-arrow-is-pointing-you-yes-you.htm

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:17:56 +0000

I too have lived here my whole life and know many people who have as well. I think the most interesting people though, are those who have traveled the world and decided to ultimately make DC their home.

I think it’s important for transplants to this city to understand why things are the way they are. DC is in the middle of a complete transition – the mere fact that the population has doubled in the last 20 years (after 20-30 years of post-riot blight) gives the city a unique energy that was previously absent (or at least dormant). The change has been in the making for years and we can thank Mayor Williams for truly turning this city around. He laid the foundation upon which Fenty worked to bring us the amazing libraries, rec centers, bike lanes, clean streets and businesses that we all love (or I should say, “some love,” since there are always nay-sayers)

Neighborhoods have come to life again, like U Street, Logan, Adams Morgan, Bloomingdale, Ledroit Park, Shaw, Mt. Vernon, NoMa, etc. These were all either in total disrepair or just non-existant just 15 years ago and that’s pretty amazing to me.

If you move here not knowing anything about the city, you don’t have the perspective. Yes, there is crime, graffiti, drugs and trash – but isn’t that the constant struggle of most cities? I’m not asking you guys to “give DC a break” but I’m asking you to appreciate the amazing things this city has to offer like the monuments, museums, trails, parks, history, parks, etc.

This city is amazing – and if only congress cared enough to see that then I think things would turn out very differently for us. In the meantime – we gotta fight!