Put in my two cents and it was extremely easy. Wish they had more rating choices; maybe some half stars but it was fun and pretty quick depending upon how strongly you feel about a particular establishment. They also have a contest for the most witty and pithy reviews.

I still cannot stand that anything Baltimore is still attached to DC in Zagat. It just perpetuates the thinking that this city is just another DC suburb.

I can't forget an article that I read in the Baltimore magazine where they talked to the Washingtonian for placing Federal Hill as one of the hot places comparing it to DC's Capitol Hill. The Washingtonian responded that they mentioned FH because there are "many 'Washingtonians' that live up there." Baltimore mag's response - "Wouldn't that make them Baltimoreans??"

There once was a separate Baltimore book, and people in both cities felt limited as they were heading to dining in each. My Greek DC friends come to Samos and Zorba's for their genuine warmth and and crabwise, those DC'ers are realizing Mr. Bill's, Costas and Faidley's have the real thing and they don't. There was also a question of which book should have Annapolis, a bedroom community for many Washingtonians. Now, the one book has most of the dining destinations for eaters of both Beltways, from the Eastern Shore to Frederick. Please visit http://zagat.com/survey and tell us what's good and bad to make a better dining tool for us all. Add places you think we missed, and be honestly critical to make it more useful. And thanks for your support as we try to make the combo more Bawlmer-centric.

Since you mentioned Clyde's. My wife and I recently went to the Columbia restaurant expecting a good (not extraodinary) meal and were completely disappointed. The pasta was overcooked, the service slow and unapologetic, and the bathrooms were disgusting. Anyone else have bad experiences there lately? We had such great experiences at Clyde's in Georgetown that we expected more from the Columbia outpost.