Andale mexican restaurant at 7th and D in downtown D.C. Our book club met here last night to talk about “Poor Things: Episodes from the Early Life of Archibald McCandless M.D. Scottish Public Health Officer” (Harcourt) by Alasdair Gray. I haven't finished the book but I've read enough to highly recommend it. If you read blurbs or reviews it might sound pretty unlikely for a good read, but trust me—it's an excellent book!

Oh, Andale was good, too. Way way way too expensive for a law student (I just had an appetizer and a coke), but tasty. Great tortilla chips!

Any suggestions for D.C. area places to meet mid-week evenings for a book discussion? It would be nice to find someplace a bit quiet where we can talk, but that has either good food or drink or both, and which doesn't cost an arm and a leg. Oh, we need to be able to seat 4-6, too. That seems like a pretty tall order for this city, but I admit I'm not the most familiar w/all the little hideaways...