Category Archives: Virginia

Hunan Gate Restaurant

Hunan Gate Restaurant, web site, 4233 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA, 703-243-5678 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | DishTip | TripAdvisor | Menuism | City Paper | Yelp] This is the place with the Manchurian menu, … Continue reading →

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Fanny’s Restaurant

Fanny’s Restaurant, 436 S. Washington Street, Falls Church, VA, 703-532-4155 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [FCNP] (not from Fanny’s) Not my very favorite Bolivian place, but competitive with the other good ones. It is the place where … Continue reading →

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Pelican Seafood

Pelican Seafood, 7327 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA, 703-354-9888 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Chowhound | Yelp] An odd mix of a totally normal “American-Chinese” restaurant, eight or so quite good Hong Kong style noodle soup dishes … Continue reading →

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Scaling the Great Wall

Great Wall Supermarket, web site, 2982 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA, 703-208-3320 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Patch | Yahoo Local | Yelp] Here is my essay from Washingtonian magazine, adapted from An Economist Gets Lunch, about … Continue reading →

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Rice Paper

Rice Paper, web site, 6775 Wilson Blvd., Eden Center, Falls Church, VA, 703-538-3888, Eden Center, (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | Vim’s Palate | Don Rockwell | Yelp] The trendiest Vietnamese place around, and the one … Continue reading →

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Six Rules for Dining Out

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Sibarita Restaurant

Sibarita Bolivian Restaurant, web site, 2716 N. Washington Blvd., Arlington, VA, 703-276-1050 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Trip Advisor | Eventos Latinos] (Where Don Arturo’s used to be) A very good mom n’ pop, gets crowded too. … Continue reading →

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Sheba Ethiopian Restaurant

Sheba Ethiopian Restaurant, 3900 A Pickett Road, Fairfax, VA, 703-425-1130, 11-10, closed Sundays. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | Yelp] August 2014: CLOSED photo credit: neiljs Yes, Ethiopian food comes to Fairfax. A few observations: a) … Continue reading →

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Hunan Gate Restaurant

Hunan Gate Restaurant, web site, 4233 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA, 703-243-5678 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | TripAdvisor | Menuism | City Paper | Yelp] July 16, 2012: Updated review here. photo credit: Micah Sittig … Continue reading →

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Vy Bistro

Vy Bistro, 6757 Wilson Blvd., Suite 10 and 11, Falls Church, VA, Eden Center, 703-589-3576 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Yelp] photo credit: dewitahs Lots of vermicelli dishes, and they’re pretty good. The star here is #40, … Continue reading →

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