Category Archives: Strip Malls for Food

Do land use restrictions increase restaurant quality and diversity?

Daniel Shoag and Stan Veuger say yes, but I am not so convinced. It turns out that metrics of land use restrictions are correlated with restaurant quality, across cities. To cut to the chase, Los Angeles ranks number one on … Continue reading

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Chutny Restaurant

Chutny Restaurant, 7081 Brookfield Plaza, Springfield, VA, 703-569-7700 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | zabihah | Yelp] CLOSED I went here on a Ramadan evening, with Mike Munger and Chug Roberts. Everything started at about quarter … Continue reading

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Which are the “safest” cuisines?

James Hinckley asks: Which cuisine are you most likely to be satisfied with when dining out? Which disappoints you the least # of visits? If you were at a shopping center you’ve never been to before and it has one … Continue reading

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Korean Mini-Mall – Old Centreville Crossing Shopping Center

Korean Mini-Mall, 12814-C Braddock Road, also 13814-B, 13860-B, Centreville, at Rt.29, technically it is called Old Centreville Crossing Shopping Center (use 13814 Braddock Road, Centreville, VA for directions). It has Cheogajip Chicken, 703-815-8744, Tae Hwa Won Restaurant, 793-266-4785, and Hahmji … Continue reading

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Buckingham Center

Buckingham Center is located on the east side of Glebe at Pershing in Arlington, VA, a few blocks north of Rt. 50 / Arlington Blvd., and about a mile south of I-66. Ravi Kabob House, 305 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, … Continue reading

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Huntington Station

Huntington Station is Metro accessible – it is across the street from the Huntington Metro stop, which is the last stop on the southern leg of the Yellow line. (StationMasters map). Huntington Station is located on the west side of … Continue reading

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Eden Center

Eden Center, web site, directions, use this address for locating on online maps: 6795 Wilson Blvd., Falls Church, VA. TripAdvisor Eden Center is on Wilson Boulevard, in Seven Corners, near Rt. 50 and Rt. 7. To see the restaurants at … Continue reading

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Van Dorn Station

One of Northern Virginia’s premier strip malls for food is Van Dorn Station (the Comcast Alexandria office is here). It has Thai (Thai Lemon Grass), Japanese (Akasaka), Kabobs (Kabul Kabob House), Pho (Pho Viet Flare), Mexican and Salvadoran (El Paraiso), … Continue reading

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