Category Archives: DC

Madjet

Madjet, 1102 U Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-265-4779 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | City Paper | openlist] An up-and-coming Ethiopian place on U Street. I like #9, the beef special, one of the best Ethiopian … Continue reading

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Zengo DC

Zengo DC, web site, 781 7th Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-393-2929 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | Don Rockwell] Richard Sandoval and Placido Domingo own this place. Modern Mexican mixed in … Continue reading

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Full Kee

Full Kee in DC’s Chinatown, 509 H Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-371-2233 [Washingtonian | WaPo | NYT | City Paper | food-plan | openlist | Gayot] The snow pea pod leaves here, or whatever they are called, are great. As … Continue reading

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Tony Cheng’s Seafood Restaurant

Tony Cheng’s Seafood Restaurant, 619 H Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-371-8669, Chinatown, usually open [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Citysearch | Gayot] This place used to have some good dishes but now it is in decline. … Continue reading

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Chinatown Express

Chinatown Express, 746 Sixth Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-638-0424 [Washingtonian | City Paper | Don Rockwell | openlist] Maybe the best place in Chinatown right now. Make sure you order the noodles. Good soft-shelled crab. Excellent dumplings. Not as good … Continue reading

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Lei Garden

Lei Garden, web site, 629-630 H Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-216-9696 [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Citysearch] NOW CLOSED. Formerly a favorite of Washingtonian magazine. Good enough to be good, but no better than that. Dominated … Continue reading

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Eat First

Eat First, 609 H Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-289-1703, usually open [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Citysearch] One of Chinatown’s best, but you need to know what you are doing when ordering. Certainly above average, good … Continue reading

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