Category Archives: Virginia

Pho 75

Posted on 2006/03/05 by .

Pho 75, 3103 Graham Road, Suite B, Falls Church, VA, 703-204-1490, go early to avoid the line (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | Don Rockwell | openlist | Citysearch … Continue reading →

Posted in Arlington, College Park/Hyattsville, Falls Church/Seven Corners, Herndon/Reston/Ashburn/Chantilly / Dulles Airport, Maryland, Pho, Rockville/Gaithersburg, The Best, Vietnamese, Virginia | 2 Comments

Oyamel

Posted on 2006/03/05 by .

Oyamel, web site, 2250 Crystal Drive, Crystal City, Arlington, VA, 703-413-2288, closed Monday, plus they don’t always take reservations (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | Don Rockwell | openlist | Gayot] … Continue reading →

Posted in Crystal City/Pentagon City/National Airport, Fine Dining, Mexican, The Best, Virginia | 2 Comments

Shamshiry

Posted on 2006/03/05 by .

Shamshiry, web site, 8607 Westwood Center Drive, Vienna, VA, 703-448-8883. Off of Route 7, near the Dulles access road. Not visible from any road. Turn left at the right place, and head towards the back. Near Oriental Regency, down a … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Favorites, Persian, The Best, Vienna/Tysons, Virginia | 5 Comments

Minerva

Posted on 2006/03/05 by .

Minerva, web site, 10364 Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA, 703-383-9200 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | City Paper | food-plan | openlist | Citysearch] Other locations: 2443-GI Centreville Road, Herndon, VA, 703-793-3223 [Gayot] 14513-B Lee Jackson Memorial … Continue reading →

Posted in Fairfax, Herndon/Reston/Ashburn/Chantilly / Dulles Airport, Indian, Southern Indian, The Best, Virginia | 13 Comments

Hong Kong Palace

Posted on 2006/03/04 by .

Hong Kong Palace (formerly Saigon Palace), web site, 6387 Leesburg Pike, Seven Corners Center, Falls Church, VA, 703-532-0940, open 11 am – 11 pm every day (online maps do not accurately show the location. The actual address is 6387 Leesburg … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese, The Best, Virginia | 6 Comments

A&J Restaurant

Posted on 2006/03/04 by .

A&J Restaurant 4316 Markham Street (Little River Turnpike), Annandale, VA, 703-813-8181, just east of the Beltway (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | Don Rockwell | openlist | Citysearch | Gayot] 1319 … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese, Maryland, The Best, Virginia | 3 Comments

Sichuan Village

Posted on 2006/03/04 by .

Sichuan Village, web site, 14005 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway (Rt. 50, just east of Rt. 28), Chantilly, VA, 703-631-5888, same strip mall as Il Mee. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | Don Rockwell | Citysearch] Update … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese, Virginia | Tagged , | 5 Comments

Full Kee

Posted on 2006/03/04 by .

Full Kee in DC’s Chinatown, 509 H Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-371-2233 [Washingtonian | WaPo | NYT | City Paper | food-plan | openlist | Gayot] The snow pea pod leaves here, or whatever they are called, are great. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinatown/Verizon Center, Chinese, DC, Virginia | 3 Comments

China Star

Posted on 2006/03/04 by .

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) [Don Rockwell] Update March 26, 2014: See updated review of China Star here. Update March 25, 2014: … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese, Fairfax, Virginia | Tagged , , , | 10 Comments

Hunan Number One

Posted on 2006/03/03 by .

Hunan Number One, 3033 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA, 703-528-1177, in Clarendon, open to 1:30 a.m. every night [Washingtonian | City Paper | openlist | Citysearch | Gayot] A fraction of this place is authentic Cantonese, the other part is trying … Continue reading →

Posted in Arlington, Chinese | 1 Comment