Category Archives: Maryland

Tia Queta

Tia Queta, 4839 Del Ray Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 301-654-4443 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp] I am told they have moles and real Mexican food, I am skeptical but will … Continue reading

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La Flor de Puebla Bakery V

La Flor de Puebla Bakery V, 6300 Kenilworth Avenue, Riverdale, MD, 301-699-8657 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo (scroll down under Bakeries)] A real Mexican bakery, lovely stuff. I don’t usually cover bakeries, but they also sell … Continue reading

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Taqueria Tres Reyes

Taqueria Tres Reyes, 5403 Kenilworth Avenue, Riverdale, MD, 301-779-6060 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | City Paper | Don Rockwell (also see this) | openlist] On weekends they open at eight in the morning, as a … Continue reading

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La Sirenita

La Sirenita, 4911 Edmonston Road, Hyattsville, MD, 301-864-0188, just a bit off Kenilworth Avenue (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | Don Rockwell | openlist | Yelp ] The best chile relleno … Continue reading

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El Mariachi

El Mariachi, web site, 765C Rockville Pike, by Wootton Parkway, Rockville, MD, 301-738-7177 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | City Paper | food-plan | openlist | Yelp | Gayot] Many (not all) people love this place, … Continue reading

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Costa Alegre Restaurant

Costa Alegre Restaurant, 5815 A Greenbelt Road, College Park, MD, 301-474-2278, near Branchville (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Restaurant.com] I ate here with Jane Galt, who also liked it. Excellent tacos, and get the barbacoa and the … Continue reading

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Taco Rico

Taco Rico, 4811 Edmonston Road, Hyattsville, MD, 301-779-8001 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | Don Rockwell (scroll down)] Tacos for $2.00 a piece, including tongue and cheef, cueritos and carnitas. Huaraches … Continue reading

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Crisp & Juicy

Crisp & Juicy, multiple outlets [WaPo | 10Best | City Paper | openlist | Yelp | Citysearch | Gayot] 4540 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA, on the corner of Lee Hwy and N. Woodrow Street, 703-243-4222 913 W. Broad Street, Falls … Continue reading

Posted in Arlington, Chicken, Falls Church/Seven Corners, Maryland, Peruvian, Reader Recommended, Rockville/Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, Virginia | 2 Comments

Penang

Penang, web site, 1837 M Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-822-8770 (on the corner of 19th and M Streets NW, just down the block from Malaysia Kopitiam) (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper … Continue reading

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Levante

Levante, web site, 7262 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 301-657-2441, also 1320 19th Street NW, Dupont Circle, Washington, DC, 202-293-6301 [WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp | Gayot] Some of the dishes here are OK, but if you like … Continue reading

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