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Fu Mei

Fu Mei, in the Great Wall Chinese grocery store (???) on Gallows, between 29 and 50 and right by Five Guys and Peking Village, 2982 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA, 703-208-3388 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo] … Continue reading →

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Abay Market

Abay Market, 3811-A S. George Mason Drive, Falls Church, VA, 703-998-5322 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) Now this is an interesting place. They have only three dishes: raw beef, and I do mean slabs (tere sega), not … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Favorites, Ethiopian, Falls Church/Seven Corners, Top Five, Virginia | 2 Comments

Sambo Restaurant

Sambo Restaurant, 6669 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA, 703-750-6846 (old review) (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) Here’s the old review. The place just reopened with new management, it is now “Chinese-Korean” food, a genre that in general … Continue reading →

Posted in Annandale, Chinese, Korean, Virginia | 2 Comments

Merrifield Kabob

Merrifield Kabob, web site, 8428 Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA, 703-204-4400 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | Yelp | zabihah] More of a dump than you would expect, given the location. The core influence here is Pakistani, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fairfax, Indian, Pakistani, Virginia | 2 Comments

Tian Chinese Restaurant

Tian Chinese Restaurant, inside Lotte Plaza, 3250 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax Circle, Fairfax, VA, Closed Mondays, 703-246-9198 This is in the same place as Cheogajip Chicken. This location is inside Lotte Plaza, 3250 Old Lee Highway, which is located just … Continue reading →

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Bar Shu and Hot Stuff – London

Visit London every year. Bar Shu, web site, 28 Frith Street, London, near Leicester Square, is the best Sichuan food I have had. The “Exploded Pork Kidneys” are especially fine, as are the green beans. Also noteworthy is Hot Stuff, … Continue reading →

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Cheogajip Chicken

Cheogajip Chicken, Lotte Plaza, near the deli in the supermarket, 3250 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax Circle, Fairfax, VA, 703-273-4499, usually open. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo also see this | Washington Area Korean Restaurant Guide] This … Continue reading →

Posted in Annandale, Centreville/Manassas, Chicken, Fairfax, Korean, Virginia | 7 Comments

House of Biryani

House of Biryani, 5151 Lee Highway, Arlington, 703-532-4104, 11 to 10 A hole in the wall biryani house, quite authentic, quite good. All halal, the owner is from Bangladesh. They will make it spicy if you ask. The haleem is … Continue reading →

Posted in Arlington, Bangladeshi | 2 Comments

Montsouris

Montsouris, 2002 P Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-833-4180, closed Sundays and between lunch and dinner time. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | MenuPages | Don Rockwell | WETA | Yelp] CLOSED … Continue reading →

Posted in DC, Downtown, French | 2 Comments

Born Restaurant

Born Restaurant, web site, 144 Maple Avenue West, Vienna, VA, 703-255-5800, closed 3 to 5 weekdays. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo] I dislike most suburban Thai these days. It is too sweet and too trendy. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Thai, Vienna/Tysons, Virginia | 2 Comments