Category Archives: The Best

El Majahual Chim-Pun Callao Restaurant

Posted on 2006/05/07 by .

El Majahual Chim-Pun Callao Restaurant, 3815-B S. George Mason Drive, Falls Church, VA, 703-845-9501. Off Rt. 7, just east of Skyline Mall, or take the confusing Seminary Road from Alexandria. Open any time you would care to go. (Metro Trip … Continue reading →

Posted in Falls Church/Seven Corners, Peruvian, Salvadorean, The Best, Virginia | 1 Comment

Kabob Bazaar

Posted on 2006/05/07 by .

Kabob Bazaar, web site, 3133 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA, 703-522-8999, just across from Clarendon Metro (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [City Paper | openlist | Yelp] The best ground beef kabob around, period. The daily stews are … Continue reading →

Posted in Arlington, Persian, The Best, Virginia | 1 Comment

Caravan Grill

Posted on 2006/05/07 by .

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 →

Posted in Adams Morgan/Mount Pleasant, DC, Persian, The Best | 1 Comment

Ravi Kabob House

Posted on 2006/05/05 by .

Ravi Kabob House, 305 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA, 703-522-6666, a few blocks north of Rt. 50 at Pershing in Buckingham Center, a small row of shops (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | zabihah | City … Continue reading →

Posted in Arlington, Pakistani, The Best, Virginia | 6 Comments

El Charrito Caminante

Posted on 2006/05/04 by .

El Charrito Caminante, 2710-A North Washington Blvd., Arlington, VA, 703-351-1177, between Pershing Drive on the north and the 7-11 on the south, on the west side of Washington Blvd. (the right side as you’re leaving Arlington toward I-395) (Metro Trip … Continue reading →

Posted in Arlington, Mexican, The Best, Virginia | 2 Comments

Pancho Villa

Posted on 2006/05/04 by .

Pancho Villa, web site, 910 S. Main Street, Culpeper, VA, 540-825-5268, branches also in Stafford and Fredericksburg. [The Free Lance-Star | openlist] That’s right *Culpeper*. Many of the dishes here are only so-so, but they have the best chile rellenos … Continue reading →

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Blanca’s

Posted on 2006/05/04 by .

Blanca’s, 418 S. Washington Street, Falls Church, VA, Rt. 29, 703-538-2466 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Falls Church News-Press | City Paper | Yelp] Actually an El Salvadorean restaurant, but they also have excellent Mexican food, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Falls Church/Seven Corners, Mexican, Salvadorean, The Best, Virginia | 1 Comment

Joe’s Shanghai – NYC

Posted on 2006/05/04 by .

Joe’s Shanghai, 13621 37th Avenue, Flushing, Queens, NY, 718-539-3838 [A Guy In New York | NYT | NY Mag | Village Voice | openlist | Gayot | Yelp | Citysearch] Superb, especially the crab and pork dumplings…one of the best … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese, New York, The Best | 1 Comment

La Sirenita

Posted on 2006/05/04 by .

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 →

Posted in College Park/Hyattsville, Maryland, Mexican, The Best | 6 Comments

Pita House

Posted on 2006/04/30 by .

Pita House, web site, 407 Cameron Street, Old Town, Alexandria, VA, 703-684-1118 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp] One of my favorite places in Old Town, and one of the … Continue reading →

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