Bistro 29 - Arlington

I went for the first time for lunch with friends who often go. As usually vegetarian, I wanted to try the Koshari who sounded great and I had never heard of it. Unfortunately, the server came back from the kitchen and said that he was not ready (probably needed the lenses before cooking), so I ordered the vegetable bobs with falafel and rice. The Falafelpatties were beautifully spiced and crispy, and the Veggies were good. The part was generous enough to take half home. I would like to go back and try the Koshari if it is available or something else vegetarian.

I like this little fucked-away-in-a-small-mall-mall, restaurant and was often there. The menu is interesting and the quality of the food varies depending on who's in the kitchen, from first-class gourmet quality to overboiled and inspiring. After said, the food is never, always bad and the cozy environment, friendly and efficient staff, and welcome, stay as long as you like attitude makes it ideal for all people who want to experience a pleasant meal.

Great gypsy jazz music on Saturday night plus excellent food and service for a wonderful evening and also made a value.

Saturday nights are gypsy swing jazz nights. There are 5-6 bands that rotate each Saturday. HC/DC is a great band to see here. Decent food choices cover a range of Mediterranean dishes (hummus appetizer plate is nice, gyro platter, seafood dishes, and pasta dishes). Everyone in our group enjoyed their meal. Not much of a beer selection.

We went Bistro 29 for a live Jazz performance by a group called the Hot Club of Baltimore. The music was very good Gypsy Jazz. As I understand it, Bistro 29 is providing live music every Saturday night between 7:30PM and roughly 9:30. At this point there is no cover charge. The space is relatively small and tight and the ambiance, I would call American Midwest neighborhood diner. For the show they turned off one of the two basketball televisions. However, the menu is fairly extensive and quite varied. In addition to many of the standard American items there was curry, kabobs, and dinner salads. We all agreed that the quality of the food was above average and the servings generous. The servers were busy, but polite and effective. Considering the live music, decent food, and reasonable price, this is very good Saturday night out. We will be checking to see if the weekly music group interests us, and return until this place succeeds to the point that we are crowded or priced out!! It does help that we can reserve a booth with Open Table.