My two cents on the question about DC restaurants with some appeal for chile-heads. I totally agree that some of our many Thai restaurants are great. I would recommend Busara's in upper Georgetown; and Dungrats or the less formal spot Rabiengs both under the same ownship and located in the same strip mall in Bailey's Crossroads, VA. In addition, our Ethiopian restaurants are worth sampling. There are a number of them on 18th St. in Adams-Morgan. My favorite for good food, no frills is the Red Sea. As for the Red Sage, you've seen a bit of the diverse opinions. Some of us locals consider it a tourist place, but hey, it sounds like Mark who posted the question will be coming to town as a visitor, so why not go for it. Other decent Tex-Mex places are the Rio Grande, and the Austin Grill with different locations around the area. Dale H. Bethesda, MD dhitchco@zzapp.org