Victor’s Grill II

Posted on 2006/04/22 by .

Victor’s Grill II, 7634 Lee Highway, Rt. 29, Falls Church, VA, 703-573-4161, where Black-Eyed Pea used to be, near Mehak (another location at 436 South Washington Street, Falls Church, VA, 703-532-8878) (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Falls Church News-Press | City Paper | Yelp]
Bolivian as well, but the closest you will find to real parillada. You get an enormous plate, it is quite good but not for all tastes, be prepared for huge slabs and meat and innards. Recommended. It would almost make my favorites list, except I can’t eat this stuff more than once a year.

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La Colline – Closed

Posted on 2006/04/22 by .

La Colline, 400 N. Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-737-0400 [Washingtonian | Don Rockwell | openlist | Gayot]
Closed
A classic stand-by.

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Petits Plats

Posted on 2006/04/22 by .

Petits Plats, web site, 2653 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 202-518-0018 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp | Gayot]
Recommended by a credible-sounding reader.

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Le Tire Bouchon – Closed

Posted on 2006/04/22 by .

Le Tire Bouchon, web site, 4009 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA, at Main Street, 703-691-4747 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | openlist]
Update October 2007: CLOSED
Good French food, now the best place in Fairfax city. Cozy and comfortable atmosphere, not especially original but likely to prove a winner with most audiences. The lamb is my favorite here, plus get the apple tart and ice cream dessert.

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La Chaumiere

Posted on 2006/04/22 by .

La Chaumiere, web site, 2813 M Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-338-1784 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp | Gayot]
Barkley Rosser loves this place. He recommends it as a “solid, mid-price restaurant that specializes in Lyonnaise cuisine, and is favored by the older Georgetown crowd…”

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Les Halles

Posted on 2006/04/22 by .

Les Halles, web page, 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 202-347-6848, open 11:30 to midnight, every day. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | Don Rockwell | openlist | Yelp | Gayot]
A good French steakhouse, with the onglet as the entree of pride. Not cheap, but a real treat. Also get the mashed potatoes with gravy, as well as the Creme Brulee for desert. The best French Fries in town as well. Consistent.

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Le Gaulois

Posted on 2006/04/22 by .

Le Gaulois, 1106 King Street, Alexandria, VA, 703-739-9494 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | CuisineNet | WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | openlist | Yelp | Gayot]
Good classic French food, at reasonable, if not cheap, prices. I always expect this place to be declining, but it never is. Many will find this very satisfying.

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La Provence

Posted on 2006/04/22 by .

La Provence, 144 West Maple Avenue, Vienna, VA, 703-242-3777 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | Falls Church News-Press | WaPo (Eve Zibart) | City Paper | openlist | Yelp | Gayot]
Update May 2007: This place is closed – Born Restaurant is now there.
The outside looks ghastly, but the food is of surprisingly high quality. The sort of French restaurant that uses a lot of thyme. Not cheap, but it delivers consistently. Some of the fish portions are too small, but it’s hard to go wrong here. Better than La Cote d’Or, which has fallen to pieces (now larger and moved around the corner), although perhaps you should try Bistro des Celestins, their new accompanying comfort food bistro.

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Cashion’s Eat Place

Posted on 2006/04/22 by .

Cashion’s Eat Place, web site, 1819 Columbia Road NW, Washington, DC, near 18th Street NW, 202-797-1819 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | The Hill | WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | Don Rockwell | openlist | Yelp | Gayot] [Ann Cashion: StarChefs]

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L’Auberge Chez Francois

Posted on 2006/04/22 by .

L’Auberge Chez Francois, web site, 332 Springvale Road, Great Falls, VA [Economist | Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | openlist | Yelp | Gayot]
L’Auberge Chez Francois does not merit my recommendation – an overrated restaurant, plus it burned down, they reopened a while back.

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