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Vida Loca

Vida Loca, 4615 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 202-537-0421, way up on Wisconsin, near Maryland. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Citysearch] An inconsistent menu, and they do not have Feijoada every night. Some feijoada is better than … Continue reading

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The Grill from Ipanema – CLOSED

The Grill from Ipanema, they just changed the name, though, and redid the decor, web site, 1858 Columbia Road NW, Washington, DC, 202-986-0757 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | … Continue reading

Posted in Adams Morgan/Mount Pleasant, Brazilian, DC | 2 Comments

Lex Cajun Grill

Lex Cajun Grill, 2608 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, DC, 202-745-0015 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp] No, you didn’t read the category heading (Cajun-Thai) wrong. This is a dual … Continue reading

Posted in Cajun, Cajun-Thai, Cleveland Park/National Zoo, DC, Thai | 1 Comment

Okra’s Louisiana Bistro

Okra’s Louisiana Bistro, web site, 9110 Center Street, Manassas, VA, 703-330-2729 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | openlist | Yelp | Gayot] I have yet to go. Related Posts:

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Bardia’s New Orleans Cafe

Bardia’s New Orleans Café, 2412 18th Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-234-0420 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | openlist | Yelp] I have yet to go. Related Posts:

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Taqueria Poblano

Taqueria Poblano, web site, 2400-B Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 703-548-8226, closed Tuesdays. Plus a branch at 2503A N. Harrison Street, Arlington, VA, 703-237-8250, right off of Rt. 29 by the Harris Teeter, this branch open every day but closed … Continue reading

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Restaurant Cosmopolitan

Cosmopolitan Bakery, Carry Out & Catering, formerly Restaurant Cosmopolitan, web site, 5902A N. Kings Highway, Alexandria, VA, between T-Nails and Euro Foods, across from the Huntington Metro Station in Huntington Square, 703-329-3303 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) … Continue reading

Posted in Alexandria, Bosnian, Virginia | 4 Comments

My Bakery & Cafe

My Bakery & Café, web site, 3508 Courtland Drive, Falls Church, VA, 703-933-7333, off Columbia Pike, after Blair Road, and right before Full Kee (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [City Paper | openlist | Yelp] Recommended for … Continue reading

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Portales

Portales, web site, 6148 Franconia Road, Alexandria (Springfield), VA, 703-922-4827, this place used to be on Glebe Road (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Yelp] It always looked a little boring/”continental” to me, but I have yet to … Continue reading

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Paladium

Paladium, 5171 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA, 703-241-8701, where the larger Luzmila’s (and formerly Copa) used to be (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [City Paper | Citysearch] NOW CLOSED. Good peanut soup when they have it, it has … Continue reading

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