The TV displays the commercials from Denny's Baconalia every now & then, and okay, their PR people hooked me in. I bit. Literally. I went there and tried their bacon sundae: vanilla ice cream topped with maple syrup & crispy bacon. (The bacon being crisp is key IMO.) I should mention that I really am not a fan of the sweet & salty combo like a lot of people are. I absolutely detest the McGriddles at McDonald's. Once I got into a heated argument at a diner that all started because I asked for my pancakes on a separate plate so the syrup doesn't run into my eggs and other saltiness, but they put it all on the same plate anyway. You get my point; I am not into this combo. Folks, I liked this sundae. It really was good. In fact, I would love to have one now since today was a bit of a scorcher. My waitress said she was "scared to try it," but if I worked there, I'd probably start each day with one. So good!I do have to mention, however, that if you do try it that you avoid the one at 7405 Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt - (301) 474-6423. Greenbelt is nice town outside of Washington, DC. I mean fricken NASA is just up the street. But something transforms inside that Denny's that makes people lose all manner of, well, manners. You'd swear you were in the hood. Lazy ass workers, screaming babies, couple next to me both were watching videos on their smart phones L-O-U-D-L-Y, huge roach crawling on the floor that a customer disposed of since the waitstaff said they were freaked out (male AND female), and so on. I know it's just a Denny's, and I've been drunk there, seen fights, and have had silly experiences there, but WTF!?!? I was there when it was daylight and senior citizens were eating. Revolting. Damnit I wished someone from corporate walked in to check on their store.
Either way, it didn't deter me too much from enjoying my bacon sundae. And you should, too.
Ren’s Ramen
owd was mostly Japanese, which is a really, really good sign. The staff was Japanese as well, except for a waitress and a busboy (who were Latino). Since I practically memorized their small menu during my wait, I knew exactly what I wanted. My table had 2 bowls "The Sapporo" style Ramen: one 
Tonshio, and the other Miso. Both bowls were topped with roast pork, seasoned boiled egg, and corn. The description is: “pork based broth, 1piece roast pork, bean sprout, bamboo shoot, scallion, onion, ground pork.” The stewed fatty pork is the topping I really wanted, and I was notified that they didn’t have any more. I was disappointed, sooooo disappointed. Had I not just waited for a half hour, I would have walked out. I still considered walking out, actually. I just got a cheap “Oh, so very sorry.” Obviously I stayed. Seriously, first weekend, and you run out of what would probably be the most ordered in a small joint like this? Whatever, I got the roast pork. The wait for the food was so long. I won’t hold that against them, since I am guessing it’s to make the food better than if they simply scooped it up. The food & drinks are delivered to all the tables there individually i.e. no trays. 2 hands hold 2 cups of water. Both hands hold one bowl. A table of 2 requires 3 trips. Finally, after the wait, the disappointment, the wait again, it’s eat time! Wait a tick… where are my eggs? There is no seasoned boiled egg here. Ah man. Another mistake? I call the waitress, she apologizes, and returns after another wait with an egg cut in half in a small bowl. There is one more mistake, however this was to my advantage; they added corn. Finally, the taste. I go right for the broth. It’s porky. It’s flavorful. It’s good! Did it make me forget about everything else? Nope. But I was happy to finally
dig in and enjoy this. The roast pork was much better than my expectation. If the roast pork is this good, I could only imagine the fatty pork would be even better. I had to search & search for the ground pork, and when I finally found it, it was clumped together – all ½ a teaspoon’s worth. Why even mention it on the menu? I’m not looking for an overload, but both bowls’ worth combined didn’t seem enough, especially since the bowls were so large. As far as the ramen noodles go, since I’m not an expert, I can only say it is much better than the ones in the package. I was thinking the ones at Ippudo were better, but I would have to do a side-by-side. I could really appreciate that Ippudo makes them on site, but I later heard, but not confirmed, that the ramen here are imported from Hokkaido, Japan at the last location, so I’m wondering if these are from Sapporo. The texture seemed to be the right al dente. I noticed older Japanese people trying it and nodding to each other in approval. The egg definitely added nice texture to the soup, especially with the gooey yolk. Both bowls were quite salty to the point where one of the tongues was burned at the tip and bright red so I finished off the other bowl since I didn’t mind at all. $31.55 for the 2 bowls. They start off at $10 or $11, and then everything is à la carte. They didn’t charge me for the corn they accidentally added to the bowl, so that was good. As highlighted above, this place is 
Shake Shack
