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Izora – Closed

Izora, 1115 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD, 301-495-2960 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Silver Spring Voice | Washingtonian | openlist | Yelp] UPDATE May 20, 2006: A commenter says Izora is closed, replaced by Gallery with Carribbean … Continue reading

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Congress African Restaurant

Congress African Restaurant, 6834 New Hampshire Avenue, Takoma Park, MD (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) This place looks like a total dump and when I drove by it was closed. A report would be welcome…it appears to … Continue reading

Posted in Maryland, Takoma Park, West African | 3 Comments

Viet House

Viet House, 9966 Main Street, Fairfax, VA, 703-691-0090, in the Fairfax Circle Shopping Center (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Yelp] I don’t list most of the soup places, which are uniformly good, this one has lunch dishes … Continue reading

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Vietnam-Georgetown Restaurant

Vietnam-Georgetown Restaurant, 2934 M Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-337-4536 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp] See under “Saigon Inn,” immediately above. Don’t go. Related Posts:

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Green Papaya

Green Papaya, web site (Flash), 4922 Elm Street, Bethesda, MD, 301-654-8986, near Woodmont Avenue (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | Don Rockwell | openlist | Yelp | Gayot] The … Continue reading

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Minh’s Restaurant

Minh’s Restaurant, web site, 2500 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA, at Cleveland Street, 703-525-2828, the Virginia branch of a small chain (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | Don Rockwell | openlist | … Continue reading

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Nam-Viet

Nam-Viet, web site, 1127 N. Hudson Street, Arlington, VA, 703-522-7110 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Economist | Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp | Gayot] Other locations: 3819 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, … Continue reading

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Saigon House

Saigon House, 7235 Arlington Blvd., #2, Loehmann’s Plaza, Falls Church, VA, 703-560-8180 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [openlist | Yelp | Gayot] Yet another very good Vietnamese place. Best for their big seafood combo dinners, for up … Continue reading

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Cho Cu Saigon

Cho Cu Saigon, 6763-6D Wilson Blvd., Falls Church, VA, 703-538-2168, inside Eden Center – use the entrance under the clock tower, next to the grocery store (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | City Paper | Yelp] … Continue reading

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Huong Viet

Huong Viet, 6785 Wilson Blvd., Falls Church, VA, 703-538-7110, in the Eden Center (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp | Gayot] Opens at 10 a.m. and is full … Continue reading

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