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Category Archives: Virginia
Elephant Jumps – Update
Elephant Jumps, web site, Thai food in Merrifield, 8110 A Arlington Blvd, Falls Church, VA, 22042, 703-942-6600, in the Yorktowne Center, more on Gallows than Route 50 (it is in the northwest corner of the Center, which sits on the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Favorites, Falls Church/Seven Corners, Laotian, Thai, The Best, Uncategorized, Vienna/Tysons, Virginia
Tagged crispy rice salad, Elephant Jumps, Hung Lay Curry, Ka Nom Jee, Ka Nom Jeen, KaNom Jeen, Ni1BzrqgqSI, thai, Thai food in Merrifield, tuna appetizer, YJFojq6uCRA, Yum Pla Dook Foo
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88 China Restaurant
88 China Restaurant, 13635 Lee Jackson Memorial Hwy, Chantilly, VA (about five minutes’ drive west of Fair Oaks mall), 703-378-0869 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Ylp] I call it “The new old China Star.” It’s run by … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Herndon/Reston/Ashburn/Chantilly / Dulles Airport, Virginia
Tagged 88 China Restaurant, braised fish, Chantilly, Chilli Chicken, China Star, Chinese, Lamb in Sizzling Pot, Lion Head in Hot Pot, Scallion fried fish, Szechuan chili chicken
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China Star
China Star, web site, 9600 Main Street (Route 236), Fairfax, VA, 703-323-8822 (in the same shopping center as Kinko’s and Cinema Arts Theatre) [Google | Don Rockwell | Ylp | Zagat] China Star for the last two years (2012-2014) has … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Fairfax, Virginia
Tagged American-Chinese, braised fish, China Star, Chinese, crispy rice, Fairfax, H75HiUGqkMg, Scallion fried fish
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Korean Food Specialists
Korean Food Specialists, 7031 Little River Turnpike, #21D, Annandale, VA, 703-333-3400 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Ylp] Set toward the back end of that strip mall, the same one with Il Mee and Shillah. It is the … Continue reading
Posted in Annandale, Korean, Virginia
Tagged Annandale, bCmdCUasTRY, kalbi, Korean Food Specialists, Korean fried chicken, pork neck, steamed dumplings
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Thai Spoon Cuisine
Thai Spoon Cuisine, web site, 6795 Wilson Blvd., #B1, Falls Church, VA, Eden Center, Saigon West, 703-538-2899 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Ylp] Yes Eden Center now has a Thai place. It’s pretty good, but not some … Continue reading
Posted in Eden Center, Falls Church/Seven Corners, Thai, Virginia
Tagged Eden Center, nkQ9vaqz-es, Pla Sam Rod, Plah Sam Rod, thai, Thai Spoon Cuisine
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Ya Hala
Ya Hala, web site, 409 Maple Avenue West, Vienna, VA, 703-255-7070 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [zabihah | ylp] A remarkably fresh and yummy Lebanese mom and pop place. The best meat hummus around. Consistent. They also … Continue reading
Posted in Lebanese, Vienna/Tysons, Virginia
Tagged foul, foul and hummus, hummus, Lebanese, meat hummus, Vienna, Ya Hala, yRphv6UAnxk
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Shakthi
Shakthi, web site, 3807 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 703-739-2400, where Po Siam used to be, next to The Birchmere (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [DelRay Patch] This Sri Lankan restaurant is a knockout. Get the String … Continue reading
Posted in Alexandria, Current Favorites, Indian, Sri Lankan, Thai, Virginia
Tagged Alexandria, Kiri Bath, Kiribath, Kotthu, Kottu, pumpkin curry, Shakthi, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan, String Hoppers, uJQLZZxOt6I
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Thai Food
Thai Food, web site, 7031-2A Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA, 703-750-3334 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) Yes “Thai Food” is the name of the restaurant – how can you improve on that? Appropriately, you should ask for … Continue reading
Posted in Annandale, Thai, The Best, Virginia
Tagged 1qSI6r4Pwxc, Annandale, beef jerky, catfish, Foo Goong Chae Nampla, Goong Chae Nampla, mango, pork with plum sauce, shrimp, thai, Thai Food, Yam Pla Dook
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Siroo
Siroo, 4231-N Markham Street, Annandale, VA (formerly Sakura Express), 703-354-5488 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google] This is the only Korean porridge place around. I recommend the chicken with ginseng, oyster with seaweed, and abalone, all in … Continue reading
Posted in Annandale, Current Favorites, Korean, Virginia
Tagged Annandale, kimchee, Korean porridge, porridge, Siroo, x08lCvsLYxM
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Peter Chang China Cafe
Peter Chang China Cafe, web site, 1771 Carl D. Silver Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA, 540-786-8988 [HuffPo | Wikipedia | Google | Washingtonian | NoVA Mag | Don Rockwell | TripAdvisor] Yes it’s that Peter Chang. I’ve only been three times, but … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Fredericksburg, The Best, Virginia
Tagged Fredericksburg, Peter Chang, Peter Chang China Cafe, Sichuan, Sichuanese, xgNcnXpO0CY
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