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Chettinadu Indian Cuisine

Chettinadu Indian Cuisine, web site, 15124 N. Frederick Rd., Rockville, MD, 301-251-8991 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | Ylp] Get the goat soup, the chettinadu naattukozhi varuval (chicken in a tamil dark sauce, a real knockout), … Continue reading

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Die Aufhebung des Bezahlens

At [new D.C. restaurant] Pineapple and Pearls, Silverman says there will be no sticker shock. A $250 dinner will cost $250. When diners make a reservation, they will pay half upfront and will be billed the other half automatically on … Continue reading

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Meda Market

Meda Market, web site, 512B S. Van Dorn St., Alexandria, VA, 703-212-6740 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | Ylp] A mom and pop Ethiopian, full of Ethiopians watching TV around a bar, with an attached spice … Continue reading

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Taste@Hong Kong

Taste@Hong Kong, web site, 13912 Lee Jackson Memorial Hwy, Chantilly, VA, 703-378-7680 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | TripAdvisor | Ylp | Don Rockwell] Cantonese, with an enormous, sprawling menu. The food here is fresh, tasty, … Continue reading

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Mazagan

Mazagan, web site, 2901 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA, right next to the Drafthouse Cinema, 703-566-4173 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | WaPo | TripAdvisor | zabihah | NoVA Mag | Ylp] Genuinely good Moroccan food, consistent … Continue reading

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Kingsway Café of Laurel

Kingsway Café of Laurel, web site, 13919 Baltimore Ave., Laurel, MD, 240-294-4144 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | TripAdvisor | Ylp] Full of charm and good humor, this is one of the few Nigerian places around. … Continue reading

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Birrieria Zaragoza

Birrieria Zaragoza, web site, 4852 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL. 773-523-3700 [Google | TripAdvisor | Chicago Reader | Ylp | Chicago Food Chat] This small, family-owned Chicago Mexican restaurant specializes in barbecued goat. It is the best barbecued goat I … Continue reading

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North West Chinese Food

North West Chinese Food, 7313-E Baltimore Ave., College Park, MD, 240-714-4473, very close to University of Maryland. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Ylp] I really enjoyed my meal here, because I love this cuisine and it is … Continue reading

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Mr. Tofu House & BBQ

Mr. Tofu House & BBQ, 7137 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA, 703-256-1888 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Annandale VA | xiaohua] Mr Tofu House & BBQ, bulgogi It looks ordinary, but it’s well above average. There’s nothing … Continue reading

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Queen Ammanisa

Queen Ammanisa, web site (many scripts), FB, 320 23rd St. Crystal City, VA, 703-414-7888 [The Golden Road to Samarqand | Ylp | Zabihah | Arlington Now] Yes, we now have a Uighur/Uyghur restaurant, did you know that Fairfax is a … Continue reading

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