Category Archives: The Best

Cafe Metro: Asian Fusion and Wine Bar

Posted on 2008/12/06 by .

Cafe Metro: Asian Fusion and Wine Bar, 6795 Wilson Blvd., Eden Center, Falls Church, VA, 703-942-8969, in the mall it is very close to Wilson Boulevard, west end of the

Posted in Asian (Pan-Asian), Crabs, Eden Center, Falls Church/Seven Corners, Korean, The Best, Vietnamese, Virginia | 2 Comments

Teddy’s Roti Shop

Posted on 2008/10/15 by .

Teddy’s Roti Shop, web site, 7304 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 202-882-6488. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | MenuPages | Don Rockwell | openlist | Yelp] Any of the rotis with goat are superb, make sure … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Favorites, DC, The Best, Trinidadian, Walter Reed/Silver Spring | 1 Comment

Angeethi Indian Cuisine

Posted on 2008/09/20 by .

Angeethi Indian Cuisine, web site, 645 Elden Street, Herndon, VA, 703-796-1527 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | openlist | Yelp | Herndon Cuisine | Gayot] Excellent all around, this is currently one of the two or … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Favorites, Herndon/Reston/Ashburn/Chantilly / Dulles Airport, Indian, The Best, Virginia | 5 Comments

Present Restaurant

Posted on 2008/09/07 by .

Present Restaurant, web site, 6678 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA, 703-531-1881 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Yelp] This is in the mall with J.V.’s Restaurant (described by the Washington Post as “One of the last Virginia honky-tonks“) … Continue reading →

Posted in Falls Church/Seven Corners, The Best, Vietnamese, Virginia | 5 Comments

Nava Thai

Posted on 2008/09/04 by .

Nava Thai, web site, 11301 Fern Street, Wheaton, MD, 240-430-0495 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | Don Rockwell | Yelp] At any point in time there are four or five ethnic … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Favorites, Maryland, Thai, The Best, Top Five, Wheaton/Kensington | 7 Comments

Franny’s in Brooklyn and Gala Manor in Flushing, NY

Posted on 2008/07/06 by .

Franny’s on Flatbush Avenue was possibly the best pizza I’ve had in the U.S., Gala Manor in Flushing was definitely the best dim sum I’ve eaten in this country. Franny’s, web site, 295 Flatbush Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY, 718-230-0221 … Continue reading →

Posted in Dim Sum, New York, Pizza, The Best | 2 Comments

Sea Side Crab House

Posted on 2008/06/26 by .

Sea Side Crab House, 6799 Wilson Blvd., #5, Falls Church, VA, 703-241-CRAB (2722) (where Saigon Garden used to be) (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Don Rockwell] An excellent seafood house in Eden Center. The soft shell crab … Continue reading →

Posted in Cajun, Crabs, Eden Center, Falls Church/Seven Corners, The Best, Virginia | 1 Comment

Meaza International Market/Restaurant – Closed

Posted on 2008/06/15 by .

Meaza International Market/Restaurant, web site, 5440-42 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA, 703-820-2870 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo (Eve Zibart) | City Paper | Yelp] [update December 2007: new entry and located at 5700 Columbia Pike] Yummy in … Continue reading →

Posted in Arlington, Ethiopian, The Best, Virginia | 4 Comments

La Sandia

Posted on 2008/05/05 by .

La Sandia, web site, Tysons Corner Center, Level 1, McLean, VA, by Barnes and Noble at the end opposite Bloomingdales (in blue on mall map), 703-893-2222 The new Rick Sandoval place, it opened in May of 2008. I went during … Continue reading →

Posted in Mexican, The Best, Vienna/Tysons, Virginia | Comments Off on La Sandia

The Source

Posted on 2008/02/25 by .

The Source, the new Wolfgang Puck restaurant, web site, 575 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 202-637-6100, across from the National Gallery, on 6th and Pennsylvania, in the modernist office building (next to the Newseum). (Metro Trip Planner – opens in … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Asian (Pan-Asian), Chinatown/Verizon Center, DC, The Best | 1 Comment