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Elephant Jumps, Thai food in Merrifield
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. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Don Rockwell | Yelp] Update … Continue reading
Posted in Falls Church/Seven Corners, Thai, The Best, Vienna/Tysons, Virginia
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Bazin’s on Church
Bazin’s on Church, web site, 111 Church Street NW, Vienna, VA, 703-255-7212 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | NoVA Mag | Yelp] Very American, the crowd is very NoVa. It’s OK enough, but why … Continue reading
Posted in Turkish, Vienna/Tysons, Virginia
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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
Posted in Greek, Vienna/Tysons, Virginia
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Aditi Bistro
Aditi Bistro, web site, 405 Maple Avenue East, Vienna, VA, 703-938-0100 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | Yelp] New Review June 10, 2021 Run by the Aditi people, it has lots of wraps. Imagine trying to … Continue reading
La Sandia
La Sandia, web site, Tysons Corner Center, Level 1, McLean, VA, by Barnes and Noble at the end opposite Bloomingdales (in blue on mall map), 703-893-2222 The new Rick Sandoval place, it opened in May of 2008. I went during … Continue reading
Posted in Mexican, The Best, Vienna/Tysons, Virginia
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Chinese-Korean (Kyung Ju Restaurant?)
Chinese-Korean (Kyung Ju Restaurant? – sorry the business card is in Kangul only!), 2847 Gallows Road, at Lee Highway, Falls Church, VA, in the strip mall with the H Mart, 703-645-8787 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) This … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Falls Church/Seven Corners, Korean, Vienna/Tysons, Virginia
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Chima Steakhouse
Chima Steakhouse, 8010 Towers Crescent Drive, Suite 100, Vienna, VA, 703-595-7755 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | Yelp] The new Brazilian steak house, churrascaria, very stylish, draws a mod crowd of wealthy Latinos and sometimes Arabs. … Continue reading
Posted in Brazilian, Vienna/Tysons, Virginia
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Born Restaurant
Born Restaurant, web site, 144 Maple Avenue West, Vienna, VA, 703-255-5800, closed 3 to 5 weekdays. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo] I dislike most suburban Thai these days. It is too sweet and too trendy. This … Continue reading
Posted in Thai, Vienna/Tysons, Virginia
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Rose Restaurant
Rose Restaurant, 126 W. Maple Avenue, Vienna, VA, 703-255-9696 or 703-255-2557 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | Falls-Church News Press | Chowhound] Yes this is from the folks who brought you the old Café Rose, in … Continue reading
Posted in Persian, The Best, Vienna/Tysons, Virginia
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Yas Bakery, and Gourmet Groceries
Yas Bakery, and Gourmet Groceries, 131 A West Maple Avenue, Vienna, VA, 703-242-2800 or 703-242-4050, across from Magruder’s, not easily visible from the street. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [insider pages] I don’t usually cover ethnic groceries, … Continue reading
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