Louisiana Express — now closed?

Posted on 2006/04/09 by .

Louisiana Express, web site, 4921 Bethesda Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 301-652-6945 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | openlist | Gayot]
Washington magazine recommends it. I do not trust them, but how bad can it be? Many of my readers like this place.

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RT’s Restaurant

Posted on 2006/04/09 by .

RT’s Restaurant, web site, 3804 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 703-684-6010 (across the street from Birchmere) Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | Falls Church News-Press | 10Best | WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | Don Rockwell | openlist]
Good Cajun food. Messy and relatively authentic, not as cheap as you might think. I like the peppered shrimp here.

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Posted in Alexandria, Cajun, Virginia | 1 Comment

Acadiana

Posted on 2006/04/09 by .

Acadiana, web site, 901 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 202-393-1510 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | The Hill | City Paper | Don Rockwell | Gayot]
The new Jeff Tunks place. Everyone says too much butter, not enough chiles. I have not yet been, I am waiting for someone to pay my way.

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Posted in Cajun, DC, Downtown | 3 Comments

Myanmar Restaurant

Posted on 2006/04/08 by .

Myanmar Restaurant, 7810-C Lee Highway, Falls Church, VA, 703-289-0013 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Falls Church News-Press | Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | openlist | Yelp | Gayot]

UPDATE 2022: Closed

Excellent if you order well. The place is hard to spot from the road, in Merrifield Park Plaza, I think, just west of the big cemeteries on Lee Highway, a bit east of Gallows. Get the Ginger Salad, and more generally don’t be afraid to go spicy. .

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Posted in Burmese, Falls Church/Seven Corners, Virginia | Tagged | 3 Comments

Burma Restaurant

Posted on 2006/04/08 by .

Burma Restaurant, 740 6th Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-638-1280, Chinatown, not open weekend lunch. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp | Gayot]
I’ve had better Burmese in other countries (New Zealand and Taiwan), but most people think this is pretty good. You won’t regret going, but it is not much of a draw for me. Burmese cuisine, as you would expect, lies somewhere between Indian and Thai. The dishes are all based on good ideas, but I found the execution imperfect. Maybe I should try it again.

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Bistro Bulgari – Closed

Posted on 2006/04/08 by .

Bistro Bulgari, web site, 509 23rd Street, Crystal City, Arlington, VA, 703-979-7676 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [City Paper | Citysearch]
Update October 2007: CLOSED
The menu sounds like an unexciting mix of Turkish, Russian, and Austrian influences. If you are ever in Bulgaria
proper, make sure you eat the world’s best berries, however.

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Cafe Sofia – Closed

Posted on 2006/04/08 by .

Cafe Sofia, 2900 Valley Avenue, Winchester, VA, 703-667-2950, closed Sunday, Saturday lunch. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo – Phyllis Richman | openlist | Yelp | Sports Car Club of America]
Closed.
Next time I am in Winchester, I’ll be sure to go here. Phyllis Richman once recommended the palachinka dessert with yogurt and crepes.

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Breadline

Posted on 2006/04/08 by .

Breadline, web site, 1751 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 202-822-8900. Closed weekends and dinners, mainly a breakfast and lunch place. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [[Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | openlist | Yelp | Gayot]
Everyone loves this place, I have yet to go. Supposed to have first-class ingredients, but at one-third the usual price.

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Posted in Bread, DC, Downtown | 1 Comment

Green Field Churrascaria

Posted on 2006/04/08 by .

Green Field Churrascaria, web site, 1801 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 301-881-3397 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | openlist | Yelp | Gayot]
This famous Queens churrascaria now has a branch in Maryland. The meats here are better than in the other Brazilian places of this area. That being said, the salad bar is a disappointment. Still worth the visit, however, especially if you don’t know the concept. And definitely construct your own feijoada from the salad bar (pile on the oranges and collard greens and farinha from the salad buffet).

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Malibu Grill

Posted on 2006/04/08 by .

Malibu Grill, web site, 5715 Columbia Pike, Falls Church, VA, near Rt.7/Baileys Crossroads, 703-379-0587 (a second location at 4516 Fair Knoll Drive, Fairfax, VA, 703-222-5555) (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [City Paper | food-plan | Yelp | Gayot]
An attempt to recreate a Brazilian churrasqueria in Washington. You pay one price, and they bring various grilled meats to your table until you plead for mercy. They have feijoada as well, as part of the buffet. Ultimately the meats bore me, once the novelty of the idea wears off. The originals in Brazil are among the world’s best restaurants, and the grilled meats here simply can’t compare. Nonetheless this deserves a place in the repertoire, and those that have never gone should go. Now I go and just eat the feijoada, making sure to pile on the oranges and collard greens and farinha from the salad buffet, that is the key to eating well here. Lunch is a real bargain, the whole treatment for about seven dollars.

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