Restaurant Review: Mon Ami Gabi

I cant do late showigs of movies. Im scared I'll fall asleep. I've passed a few times this week already. I've never brought coffee into a movie for fear of pulliong a Krammer. However, coffee is now a necessiaty. Instead of dinner and a movie with friends we just had dinner.

anyway....

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Mon ami gabi (MAG) is a high end chain french bistro, They actually pound their steak a little too much in my opinion, but by doing so they do have a more authentic steak frites. DC in its restauarnt hay day was strictly haute french cuisine...as my readers know I frequent the country's most famous french bistro in Les Halles. Also, near work is Montmartre an impressive bistro on the Hill. So Mon Ami Gabi has real compeition in the area. MAG is a strip mall french bistro something you find in Vegas next to a Wolf Gang Puck eatery and Cheese Cake factory or anpther way its OK but way too pricey and slightly off to be good. Basically it lacks soul. It walks like a bistro, talks like a bistro, and acts like a bistro but it is no french bistro. That's a real shame for a Bethesda which has some of the regions better eateries. I had the lobster bisque, steak frites, bread pudding and a cafe au lait. What makes a french bistro great is simple french butter and baguettes. A crispy dough baguette slightly warm and butter is a meal within itself. MAG's bread was medicore. Crustry and warm it was still lacking any chewyness or salt. The bisque was OK but the lobster was rubbery and the base was too salty. The steak was decent cooked they way a like it with a great butter on top, but the accompanying frites are shaved potatoes for god sakes you all have access to double fried chunky frites and you bring me these trifiling starch shavings. Crap, shit these frites suck. The bread pudding was intriguing and as close to a soufflee on the menu and it didnt disappoint. I ordered a cafe au lait and was given a capuccino.

The good is that if you are going to landmark to catch the latest indy movie and need french MAG will do. If you are looking for bistro fair make the trek downtown or the Hill the other places are much better.

DC Scale: A crazy formula fight is ensuing on the bistro bill. While MAG will give you some of what you want the french bistro delegation is getting screwed.