Drafty at the Bar

We usually go out for lunch on Friday and brunch on Saturday. Since we wanted to get some flowers for the patio garden, we thought Not Your average Joe’s in Bethesda would be a good bet because American Plant is on the way back. But being Friday, the place was packed around noon. So rather than wait for a real table, we sat at the bistro height table with matching stools near the front door. It wasn’t exactly warm outside, and we were reminded of that every time someone opened or closed the door. So I wore my coat the whole time, and it was a bit uncomfortable - especially because I’m always cold anyway. We decided to go to the Virginian in Vienna for breakfast today instead of the usual McLean Family Restaurant. There was a line waiting for seating so we decided to sit at the bar. As luck would have it, wouldn’t you know the exact same thing happened today. It’s still cold outside and the wind was obviously heading exactly at our spot whenever the door opened. And it didn’t matter one bit that there were two front doors. So it was very uncomfortable again! My husband is usually the roadrunner and I am Wiley coyote. But in this instance it didn’t make any difference. 

The Virginian Restaurant in Vienna Virginia - French Toast?

My husband is always on the lookout for French toast. While at the Vienna Inn the other day, the proprietor mentioned that The Virginian Restaurant down the street had the most marvelous French toast. It sounded funny since he was basically telling us to eat at another place! So yesterday we decided to try it, and passed by our usual haunt - McLean Family Restaurant - in McLean to get there.  I rather like the name of the place - The Virginian - because I was and still am a huge fan of James Drury from the western television series of the same name. We even met James Drury in Pennsylvania a few years back. Another odd thing about the place is that it is in the same shopping plaza as Urban Mattress - the place we bought our Murphy bed mattress last year. That started our latest love affair with Vienna. Anyway, The Virginian Restaurant lived up to our expectations. It was very clean, mildly busy, the food was great, and the parking easy. We usually get a cup of soup too, but forgot about that in our French toast excitement. So that is reason enough to go back and try the soup. So now we have another breakfast place to visit. Too bad it takes about 45 minutes to get there, but it's worth the trip.