Category Archives: Adams Morgan/Mount Pleasant

La Granja de Oro

La Granja de Oro, 2920 Annandale Road, Falls Church, VA, 703-534-5511 / 5519 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | Yelp] The place to go for Peruvian mixed grill, including beef heart, … Continue reading

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Santa Rosa Seafood

Santa Rosa Seafood, 2224 18th Street NW, Washington, DC, in Adams-Morgan, 202-518-8100 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | openlist | Yelp] Very good place for ceviche. Ceviche is raw fish, and … Continue reading

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Caravan Grill

Caravan Grill, 1825 18th Street NW, Washington, DC, between S and T Streets NW, 202-518-0444 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [zabihah | WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | Don Rockwell | openlist | Yelp | Gayot] … Continue reading

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Tacos Pepito’s Bakery

Tacos Pepito’s Bakery, web site (Gaithersburg, MD location), 1762 Columbia Road NW, Washington, DC, 202-232-7121, Adams-Morgan (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo (DC) | The Burrito Blog | WaPo (Gaithersburg) | Yelp] Also at 107-B East Diamond … Continue reading

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Chipotle

Chipotle, web site, numerous area locations. [Washingtonian | WaPo | food-plan | Don Rockwell | openlist | Yelp | Gayot] OK, let’s get the bad news out of the way up front. This is a chain. Even worse, it is … Continue reading

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Mixtec

Mixtec, 1792 Columbia Road NW, Washington, DC, 202-332-1011 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | openlist | Yelp | Gayot] An old Washington standby, but still reliable. Fairly genuine Tex-Mex … Continue reading

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Lauriol Plaza

Lauriol Plaza, web site, 1835 18th Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-387-0035, closed Mondays. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Economist | Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | openlist | Yelp | Gayot] Formerly they provided … Continue reading

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Straits of Malaya

Straits of Malaya, web site, 1836 18th Street NW, Washington, DC, near T Street, 202-483-1483 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Hill Rag (scroll down) | In Towner | WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | Don Rockwell … Continue reading

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Mount Everest Grill

Mount Everest Grill, 1805 18th Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-462-3980 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | openlist | Yelp] Consistently good food. The buffet tends to be more Indian, and while … Continue reading

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Meze

Meze, web site, 2437 18th Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-797-0017, near Columbia Road (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp | Gayot] Middle Eastern appetizers, broadly Lebanese, main courses … Continue reading

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