it’s zagat survey time again — if you register, vote for & review your favorite dc/baltimore area estblishments, you’ll get a free copy of the new zagat guide. i lived and died by zagat in nyc and want to see the dc one improve dramatically. a friend that moved here in early 2000 complained that zagat listed cheesecake factory as one of the top rated restaurants in dc. hello!?!! we can do better than that.

i just bought a friend the 2005 guide who moved here from australia. i made sure to add my own scoring system of my top choices and where absolutely not to go — sometimes the latter being more valuable!

so c’mon our dear dcmetrobloggers audience, put your two cents in — either here or through the survey.