Ghana Cafe

Posted on 2006/04/24 by .

Ghana Cafe, web site, 2465 18th Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-387-3845 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp]
Ghanian places are never bad, but this one is better than you think. The Red Red (beans and plantains) is excellent, so is the peanut soup. You can’t go wrong here, highly recommended, don’t be put off by the total lack of enthusiasm among the staff. One of the best African places around.

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Zuhair’s

Posted on 2006/04/23 by .

Zuhair’s, 720 Grant Street, Herndon, VA, 703-437-8733 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [zabihah | City Paper]
NOW CLOSED. Yes, Iraqi. Get the dish #2. The bread is quite good, and I like the sour yogurt drinks. Above average, recommended.

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Passage to India

Posted on 2006/04/23 by .

Passage to India, web site, 4931 Cordell Avenue, near Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD, 301-656-3373 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | Don Rockwell | openlist | Gayot]
Truly excellent. This used to be a branch of Heritage India, but now it is run by the original founder. It offers unique Indian regional specialties. In fact only here in this area can you eat specialties of Bombay and Calcutta, among other parts of India. This place is more like a high-class Indian restaurant of India than anywhere else around. Highly recommended, and make sure you get the regional specialties.

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Bombay Curry Company

Posted on 2006/04/23 by .

Bombay Curry Company, web site, 3102 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 703-836-6363 , in the Calvert Buidling next to Del Merei Grille, (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | Don Rockwell | openlist | Yelp]
The food is excellent, the prices are cheap, and the menu is innovative. I like the Kandai Chicken best, and then perhaps the lamb in spinach. But it is hard to go wrong here. Unlike most other Indian restaurants, they offer a unique product. Go, and go often.

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Posted in Alexandria, Indian, Virginia | 3 Comments

Indebleu

Posted on 2006/04/23 by .

Indebleu, web site (flash and music), )707 G Street NW, Washington, DC, right at MCI Center, 202-333-2538, not open for lunch it seems (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | The Hill | bourrezvisage | WaPo | City Paper | Don Rockwell | Yelp | Gayot]
This new and trendy restaurant mixes French and Indian influences. I went here once. All of the dishes were good, some were excellent. The mushroom dosa was superb (it is a must-order). The veal tenderloin is recommended as well. That being said, the bill was very high and I didn’t even stuff myself. The best way to go here is to sit in the lounge and order the bar food, they still will bring you the mushroom dosas, plus get the lollipop lamb tandoori. Recommended, but it is pricey for what you get. Not for everyone but it will have its partisans.

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Costa Del Sol – Las Margaritas Bar and Grill

Posted on 2006/04/23 by .

Las Margaritas Bar and Grill (formerly Costa Del Sol), web site, 4906 Fairmont Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 301-656-2561 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [City Paper | Chef Moz | openlist | Yelp]
They claim to be Honduran as well as Salvadorean and Mexican. Maybe, but you would have to read Leibniz on the identity of indiscernibles to prove the point. One of the few really ethnic places in Bethesda, plus it has above average pupusas. I also like the black beans soup with onion.

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Sunnyside Farms Famous Rest Stop

Posted on 2006/04/23 by .

Sunnyside Farms Famous Rest Stop, web site, 12018 Lee Highway, Sperryville, VA, routes 211 and 522, 540-987-3600 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo]
More kobe beef in the hamber, cheap also.

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Athenian Plaka

Posted on 2006/04/22 by .

Athenian Plaka, 7833 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 301-986-1337 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Bethesda Magazine | Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp]
Comes recommended by a reader, and by Washingtonian. My sixth sense suggests that it is better than most of its kind, but it is not on my short list for a visit.

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Athens Taverna – Closed

Posted on 2006/04/22 by .

Athens Taverna, 1732 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 202-667-9211
Closed. Now Mourayo.
For DC eaters, a reader recommended a Greek Deli, Kosta’s, 19th between L and M, NW, they close mid-afternoon. (? Kostas Cafe: 2030 M Street NW Washington DC 20036 202-785-8208, or 1201 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 202-682-1679)

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German

Posted on 2006/04/22 by .

There are no German places in this area worth eating at. And yes I have tried Café Berlin, and that Europe place up on Wisconsin. Don’t even think about it, as they say. But see Austrian.

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