Category Archives: Virginia

Vannipa Thai Restaurant

Vannipa Thai Restaurant, web site, 6037 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA (please note that this address does not map properly if you use Falls Church as the city rather than Bailey’s Crossroads) – it is in the Culmore Shopping Center, … Continue reading

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Cafe Assorti

Café Assorti, web site, 1800 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA, 703-465-0036, open at 8 am for breakfast, through to 9 or 10 pm (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | Wash Times | Menu Pages | Don Rockwell … Continue reading

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Maizbon Afghan Grill

Maizbon Afghan Grill, web site, 6244-K Little River Turnpike, Alexandria, VA, in the Landmark Plaza Shopping Center, just west of I-395, with Verizon and Shoppers Food Warehouse, Alexandria, VA, 703-914-1700 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | … Continue reading

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Plaka Grill

Plaka Grill, web site, 110 Lawyers Road, Vienna, VA, 703-319-3131, Sunday they close at 8 pm (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | Yelp | Gayot] Loyal TCEDG readers will know that I am skeptical of Greek … Continue reading

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Rawal Kabob House

Rawal Kabob House (Mogul Kabob used to be here), 3531 S. Jefferson Street, Falls Church, VA 703-738-6816, right on the edge of West Alexandria in a deep, forbidding strip mall way back down Jefferson from Edy’s Chicken & Steak and … Continue reading

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Saigon Cafe

Saigon Café, web site, 6286-B Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA, 703-237-1899; this place is best accessed by Wilson Blvd, it is directly across the street from Eden Center. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | Insider Pages … Continue reading

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Masala Wok

Masala Wok, web site, Fairfax Marketplace, 10940 Fairfax Blvd., Suite J, Fairfax, VA, 571-432-1814. There is also a branch at Herndon Parkway Crossing, 905 Herndon Parkway, Suite A, Herndon, VA, 703-657-0216 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo … Continue reading

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Bollywood Bistro

Bollywood Bistro, web site, 3955 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA, near University Avenue, 703-273-0031 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Yelp] There are so many mainstream Indian restaurants these days that clear standards are needed. I will suggest … Continue reading

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Yaku

Yaku, web site, 1900 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, VA, 703-248-0844, Court House Metro (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | City Paper | MenuPages | Don Rockwell | Yelp] This is a nouvelle fusion chifa Peruvian place, with … Continue reading

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Chung Jin Dong, Crab House – CLOSED

Chung Jin Dong, Crab House, web site (in Korean), 6499 Little River Turnpike, Alexandria, VA (close to Annandale), 703-941-2722 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Yelp] Update March 2011: now Pyongyang Soondae. Run and patronized by Koreans, with … Continue reading

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