Category Archives: Reader Recommended

Rivera’s Restaurant

Posted on 2006/05/07 by .

Rivera’s Restaurant, 6552 Backlick Road, Springfield, VA, 703-451-5343 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Citysearch] Has pupusas as well, selection of standard Peruvian dishes, very small, definitely a mom and pop, I have yet to try it. Related … Continue reading →

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Pollo Inka and Pollo Real

Posted on 2006/05/07 by .

Pollo Inka, 656 Elden Street, Herndon, VA, 703-481-9090 (703-871-0362?) (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper] Another good Peruvian chicken place in a Herndon mini-mall. A reader recommends Pollo Real, again in Herndon, … Continue reading →

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Sam’s Restaurant and Cafe

Posted on 2006/05/07 by .

Sam’s Restaurant and Cafe, 765 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 301-424-1600 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | openlist | Yelp | Gayot] Stews, kabobs, lamb shank, special rice dishes. Sounds pretty good, I have yet to go, … Continue reading →

Posted in Maryland, Persian, Reader Recommended, Rockville/Gaithersburg | 2 Comments

Shahi Kabob House

Posted on 2006/05/05 by .

Shahi Kabob House, 724 Pien Street, Herndon, VA, in the older part of Herndon (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [zabihah] An avid reader recommends the Chicken Karahi there. Related Posts:

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Couscous Cafe

Posted on 2006/05/04 by .

Couscous Cafe, web site, 1195 20th Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-689-1233 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | food-plan | Don Rockwell] The owner is Algerian but I am told they have many Moroccan dishes, including bastillah. … Continue reading →

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Los Tios Grill

Posted on 2006/05/04 by .

Los Tios Grill, web site, 2615 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 703-299-9290, just down Mount Vernon Avenue, from Taqueria Poblano, across from the Del Ray Artisans. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [City Paper | Don Rockwell] A … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexandria, Mexican, Reader Recommended, Salvadorean, Virginia | 4 Comments

Crisp & Juicy

Posted on 2006/05/03 by .

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

Mexican – Reader Recommended

Posted on 2006/05/01 by .

Taco Jalisco, 8645 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA, 703-360-1253, Rt. 1, near Fort Belvoir. A reader recommends this as a good hole-in-the-wall place. I have yet to go. I believe there are other worthwhile places nearby. Also recommended to me are … Continue reading →

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Pierce’s Pitt Bar-B-Que

Posted on 2006/04/01 by .

Pierce’s Pitt Bar-B-Que, web site, 447 East Rochambeau Drive, Williamsburg, VA, 757-565-2955, near Williamsburg, off Rt. 64 [10 Best | Activer Diner | Citysearch] Pulled pork, recommended by many of my correspondents. They still have an open pit, which is … Continue reading →

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