A recent trip to Capitol Hill brought a friend and me to Ted’s Bulletin on Barrack’s Row. Overall, we could not decide whether the meals were created to accommodate palates of all ages or to create nostalgia in adult patrons. However, the retro surroundings, complete with early jazz and Leave It To Beaver theme music playing in the background suggest the latter view.
I had the special – a summer salad with seared to order tuna, banana peppers, cherry tomatoes, oranges, red onions and almonds. The greens comprised mostly of crisp, sweet iceberg lettuce, which is not my favorite, but may appeal widely. My companion opted for Ted’s breakfast anytime items and cornbread. Her eggs were prepared well, and her cornbread, while surprisingly dense and moist was a bit too sweet for our tastes. It might have been favored by the children we saw dragging their parents inside Ted’s.
The highlight of the meal were our milkshakes – a White Russian and The Nutty Professor. The White Russian is what you think it is and did not disappoint. My friend found the hazelnut flavored Nutty Professor with vanilla ice cream and Bailey’s to be reminiscent of buttered popcorn, in a good way. We were delighted to have a Happy Hour drink and an ice cream social treat in one glass. There’s nothing childish about that.
