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Melati: New Malaysian & Indonesian

1 post · Nov 11, 1993

Edward R.Nov 11, 1993
  JJ> From: [email removed] (Jim Jones)

  JJ> I believe one of the owners is from Indonesia, and the other from
  JJ> Malaysia. One of the owners chatted with us (both times I was thers)
  JJ> and she was a native Asian.  But the paleskinned gentleman behind the
  JJ> bar did look a tad more Western European. :)  If he is indeed the
  JJ> other partner, there could very well be a Dutch or English connection.

I'm very partial to a place called "Sabang" north of the Beltway around Silver Spring.

Does Melati do a rijstaffel?  Sabang offers one, but in fact it's not a rijstaffel at all but just a multi-course feast.  (It was great, but it wasn't a rijstaffel.)
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