DC Outlook

Saturday, April 4, 2026

The Drama Twitter/X Movie Review

Robert Pattinson & Zendaya (r) star in The Drama

I Don’t

IMDb Plot: A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails. Directed by Kristoffer Borgli.

Egg Scramble Plate at Westville

Some things seem simple (such as ordering scrambled eggs (to go) at 3:30 in the afternoon.) Dig deeper, and it’s closer to impossible. Thankfully @WestvilleNYC in Clarendon does, and… they’re MAGICAL. An Egg Scramble Plate is only $13 yet comes loaded with gorgeously soft scrambled eggs (at least 3 eggs) with your choice of 3 free toppings (including bacon, chorizo & sausage.) I went with tomatoes only, but the options are endless. Eggs: A+ Home Fries: B (a bit overdone, but flavorful & tender) Portuguese Muffin. Toasted, chewy. B. Crazier still, order online via Toast and get $10 off your 1st order. 10 bucks!

Grade: A (sublime eggs, friendly hostess and unabashed happiness. Can’t wait to come back.)

Steak (Build Your Own) Rice Bowl at El Diez Mexican Bowls

@wonder recently added 2 new restaurants to their oft-delicious mix, so it didn’t take much nudging to choose El Diez Mexican Bowls and their oh-so-enticing $10 Bowl + Chips + Soda. Value A+ As for the food… Very customizable (steak, brown rice, Pico de Gallo & Tomatillo Salsa) with even more choices for wider taste 👅 options. Unfortunately, said ingredients are flavorless (especially the steak) and look 👀 like they were just tossed atop the rice with zero consideration. You get a big bag of chips, but (strangely) no salsa (we added some from Burger Baby.) No option to add a tortilla either = straight out dumb. Luckily 🍀 you can find them elsewhere on Wonder, but why go to the trouble? Again, great price, but meh food C- (Limesalt is better.)

Grade: C (Seriously, 10 bucks is a steal.)

Marty Supreme Twitter/X Movie Review

Timothée Chalamet stars in Marty Supreme

This Is Theater

IMDb Plot: Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness. Directed by Josh Safdie.

Ryan Gosling stars in Project Hail Mary

Whoop, There It Is

IMDb Plot: A science teacher wakes up alone on a spaceship. As his memory returns, he uncovers a mission to stop a mysterious substance killing Earth's sun and that an unexpected friendship may be the key. Directed by Andy Weir.

The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist

AGI Is Near

IMDb Plot: A father-to-be tries to figure out what is happening with all this AI insanity. Directed by Daniel Roher and Charlie Tyrell.

Pepperoni & Cheese Pizza at Big Tony's Pizza

Quick lunch at Big Tony’s Pizza 🍕 in Clarendon. Former home to Bronx Pizza, only smaller inside. ($4 Cheese & $5 Pepperoni) Pizza is below average ft. subpar, underdone ingredients atop a flimsy, paper-thin crust with almost no tomato sauce (?!) D- $4 Fries are a super value (you get enough to feed 2-3 people.) They’re crispy (twice fried) crunchy, & piping hot with decent taste, but not my preferred style. C++

Grade: C- (After midnight curve)

Jetties Sandwich Shop Twitter/X Food Review

Jetties' Creamy Tomato Soup

Finally, a challenger to @laMadeleine for best Tomato 🍅 Soup in the DMV! @Jetties_DC’s Creamy Tomato Soup ($5.99) is sublime and at least equal to LaMad. It comes with Westminster Bakers Co. Oyster Crackers, but the soup’s so good, I never opened the pack. A++ Almost as good, Jetties’ magnificent (& gooey) Sankaty breakfast sandwich (only $9.95) with not 1 but 2! fried eggs & crunchy bacon 🥓 tucked inside a toasted Portuguese muffin (with butter.) Soft, pillowy bread, perfectly prepared eggs & the aforementioned crunchy bacon = Heaven, wrapped in foil. A (Our new favorite breakfast sammie!) Final verdict? Jetties rules!

Grade: A+

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come Twitter/X Movie Review

Kathryn Newton & Samara Weaving (r) star in Ready or Not 2: Here I Come

Two for the Price of One

IMDb Plot: After surviving one deadly game, Grace (Samara Weaving) and her sister Faith (Kathryn Newton) must now outrun four rival families competing for a powerful throne - winner takes all. Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett.

Taco Bell's Beefy Potato Loaded Popper

Newbie alert at @tacobell. Beefy Potato (Loaded) Popper ($2.79) hits the spot with (creamy) seasoned beef, potatoes and pico de gallo. Not on par with a @ChipotleTweets burrito, but for under 3 bucks? Sold! B Chocolate Fudge & Caramel Empanadas make a dynamite 🧨 dessert combo for a mere $2.99. Caramel > Fudge by a mile, but creative for Taco Bell. Caramel = 3-bite wonder A-, Choc. Fudge = Too much chocolate, pass D Last but certainly not least, TB’s $1 Happier Hour Drink (Mountain Dew Baja Midnight) a tasty pairing of lime & passion fruit, that belies its thrifty price. A+ True to form, another budget home run (lunch for less than a tenner) for “The Bell” 🔔

Grade: B+ (Killer drank)

Maple & Chocolate (r) doughnuts at Good Company Doughnuts & Cafe

First time at @gocodough in #Ballston, and I can see why it’s so busy. Standard-size $4 doughnuts 🍩 are bigger than most, flaky inside and covered in delicious frostings (Chocolate & Maple 🍁.) They were sold-out of my first few choices, including the Cherry Blossom Doughnut ☹️ but it’s hard to complain about 2 really good staple choices B for both. On the other hand, their $4.20 Cherry 🍒 Vanilla Bomb 💣 failed to impress, despite a generous Bavarian cream filling. Trouble is, its sourdough interior is stiff as a board and the cherry covering near-impossible to taste. Perhaps it’s the word “bomb” that promoted optimism, but color me disappointed instead D-. Overall, it’s hard to ignore the lively atmosphere & well-made standards.

Grade: B (A solid B despite the bomb)