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Super Tacos & Bakery

Posted on 2008/09/24 by .

Super Tacos & Bakery (same place, used to be called Tacos Pepitos Bakery 2), 1762 Columbia Road NW, Washington, DC, 202-232-7121 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | Yelp] Maybe the most authentic Mexican place in DC … Continue reading →

Posted in Bakery, Cleveland Park/National Zoo, DC, Mexican | 1 Comment

Angeethi Indian Cuisine

Posted on 2008/09/20 by .

Angeethi Indian Cuisine, web site, 645 Elden Street, Herndon, VA, 703-796-1527 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | openlist | Yelp | Herndon Cuisine | Gayot] Excellent all around, this is currently one of the two or … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Favorites, Herndon/Reston/Ashburn/Chantilly / Dulles Airport, Indian, The Best, Virginia | 5 Comments

Ray’s the Classics

Posted on 2008/09/12 by .

Ray’s the Classics, 8606 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD, right across from AFI, 301-588-7297 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | Don Rockwell | openlist | Yelp] Retro dining, chops, big plates of big stuff, like they … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Maryland, Silver Spring | Comments Off on Ray’s the Classics

Present Restaurant

Posted on 2008/09/07 by .

Present Restaurant, web site, 6678 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA, 703-531-1881 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Yelp] This is in the mall with J.V.’s Restaurant (described by the Washington Post as “One of the last Virginia honky-tonks“) … Continue reading →

Posted in Falls Church/Seven Corners, The Best, Vietnamese, Virginia | 5 Comments

Nava Thai

Posted on 2008/09/04 by .

Nava Thai, web site, 11301 Fern Street, Wheaton, MD, 240-430-0495 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | Don Rockwell | Yelp] At any point in time there are four or five ethnic … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Favorites, Maryland, Thai, The Best, Top Five, Wheaton/Kensington | 7 Comments

Rules for eating in Chilean restaurants

Posted on 2008/08/24 by .

1. Order the avocado (“palta,” not “aguacate“) whenever you can. 2. Order crab, in any manifestation possible, whenever you can. There is nothing you should prefer over the crab. 3. Scallops are next in the hierarchy. The sea urchin is … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile, Chilean | 2 Comments

El Tutumaso

Posted on 2008/07/19 by .

El Tutumaso, 3018 Annandale Road, Falls Church, VA, 703-531-1081 A very authentic Bolivian restaurant with a more extensive menu than most. Excellent soups and consistent all around, although I never like the dishes that use hot dog slices. One of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bolivian, Falls Church/Seven Corners, Virginia | 2 Comments

La Caraquena

Posted on 2008/07/14 by .

La Caraqueña, web site, 300 W. Broad Street, Falls Church, VA, 703-533-0076, where Café Rose used to be in Falls Church City (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Yelp] They serve Venezuelan, Bolivian, and Chilean dishes; the proprietors … Continue reading →

Posted in Bolivian, Chilean, Falls Church/Seven Corners, Venezuelan, Virginia | 1 Comment

Tabard Inn

Posted on 2008/07/09 by .

Tabard Inn, web site, 1739 N Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-785-1277 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | MenuPages | City Paper | DC Foodies | openlist | Yelp | InTowner | Gayot] It is … Continue reading →

Posted in American, DC, Dupont Circle | 1 Comment

Franny’s in Brooklyn and Gala Manor in Flushing, NY

Posted on 2008/07/06 by .

Franny’s on Flatbush Avenue was possibly the best pizza I’ve had in the U.S., Gala Manor in Flushing was definitely the best dim sum I’ve eaten in this country. Franny’s, web site, 295 Flatbush Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY, 718-230-0221 … Continue reading →

Posted in Dim Sum, New York, Pizza, The Best | 2 Comments