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Star Restaurant Banquet

Posted on 2007/12/15 by .

Star Restaurant Banquet, web site, 7203 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA, 703-750-2450 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) An authentic albeit underpopulated Afghan place, with a huge room for weddings and banquets. Their plans and their achievement seem … Continue reading →

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Meaza

Posted on 2007/12/14 by .

Meaza, 5700 Columbia Pike, Falls Church, VA, 703-820-2870, I’m not sure about the number on Rt. 7, it is what their card says but some people tell me it is wrong. [This place was formerly at 5440 Columbia Pike: previous … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethiopian, Falls Church/Seven Corners, The Best, Virginia | 3 Comments

Cee Fine Thai Dining

Posted on 2007/12/11 by .

Cee Fine Thai Dining, web site, 9901 Fairfax Blvd., Fairfax, VA, 703-293-9898 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | Yelp | Gayot] Above average Thai, good mee krob, more whitebread atmosphere than most, slightly more expensive than … Continue reading →

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Atilla’s Restaurant

Posted on 2007/12/09 by .

Atilla’s Restaurant, web site, 2705 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA, 703-920-8100 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [City Paper | Yelp] [previous TCEDG entry] Supposed to be a Turkish place, I have yet to go. It is attached to … Continue reading →

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Honduran thoughts

Posted on 2007/12/03 by .

The best food is cooked in people’s homes, sold on the highways, or on the beach. I recommend grilled corn on the cob with chile and lime, baleadas, which are fresh corn tortillas stuffed with beans and sometimes cheese or … Continue reading →

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Hook

Posted on 2007/11/13 by .

Hook, web site, 3241 M Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-625-4488 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | MenuPages | City Paper | Yelp | Gayot] There is actually a good restaurant in Georgetown! Really. Most … Continue reading →

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Kim Ngan

Posted on 2007/11/08 by .

Kim Ngan, web site, 6755 Wilson Blvd., #24, Falls Church, VA, Eden Center, inside the row of stores to the right of the mall, a small place, 703-538-2474, closed Wednesdays. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [City Paper … Continue reading →

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Indebleu

Posted on 2007/11/06 by .

Indebleu, web site, 707 G Street NW, Washington, DC, right at Verizon Center, 202-333-2538, not open for lunch it seems (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo |

Posted in Chinatown/Verizon Center, DC, Indian | 1 Comment

Vietnam Imports

Posted on 2007/11/03 by .

Vietnam Imports, 922 West Broad Street, Falls Church, VA, Rt. 7, right next to Panjshir, 703-867-9635, ask for Lilian (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | Yelp] Yes they cook Indonesian food, home cooking, the real thing, … Continue reading →

Posted in Falls Church/Seven Corners, Indonesian, Virginia | 1 Comment

Casa Oaxaca

Posted on 2007/11/01 by .

Casa Oaxaca, 2106 18th Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-387-2272 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | City Paper | Yelp] I am so desperate for Mexican food, of course I went. I had three dishes: the grasshopper … Continue reading →

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