Category Archives: Virginia

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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Safari Restaurant

Safari Restaurant, Columbia Pike, Baileys Crossroads, next to the Acura dealer, at approximately 5831 Columbia Pike, Falls Church, VA, across Columbia Pike from the strip mall with Full Kee and Best Buy. 703-820-1008 [Somalian cuisine on Wikipedia] photo credit: Alfred … Continue reading

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