Zenebech Injera – A very yummy place

Posted on 2007/04/26 by .

Zenebech Injera, 608 T Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-667-4700 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [evite | Yelp]

This restaurant with two tables is now the best Ethiopian place in Washington. It is better than Adams-Morgan, better than the 9th Street row. Especially if you don’t mind hearing them grind up meat in the nearby back room.

Every dish is excellent and the flavors are simply more real. Get the raw kitfo, and you do need to ask for it spicy otherwise they will notice your possibly pale face and dumb down the food accordingly.

Oddly this place is right next to Thai X-ing, which has only one table and is the best Asian restaurant in town. DC is finally developing the right mix of high rent and low rent districts to support such entrepreneurial ventures.

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Posted on 2007/04/04 by .

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Barbecue Heaven is in Lockhart, Texas

Posted on 2007/03/22 by .

Smitty’s Market, web site, 208 South Commerce, Lockhart, TX, 512-398-9344 [Marginal Revolution | Yahoo | Austin Chronicle | emerils.com]
Check out the photos. My vote goes to Smitty’s, in Lockhart, Texas. Lexington Barbecue wins “most overrated.” Thanks to Arnold Kling for the pointer.
“Barbecue Heaven,” Marginal Revolution, March 22, 2007

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Updates – March 13, 2007

Posted on 2007/03/13 by .

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Rose Restaurant

Posted on 2007/03/08 by .

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 Falls Church. The new incarnation is brighter, quicker, and has a broader menu. The eggplant appetizer is first-rate, the yogurt dipping sauce for the bread excellent. The two stews are both good, the best kabob is the lamb, one of the best kabobs around right now, very juicy. Very low prices, in terms of value-added this is a real winner. The velvet paintings on the wall only add to the atmosphere.

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

Grill Kabob Express

Posted on 2007/03/07 by .

Grill Kabob Express, 11213-J Lee Highway, off Rt.29, Fairfax, VA, 703-569-7259 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Yelp | Yahoo]
I like their buffet better than their kabobs. Good chick peas, spinach, bread, tasty rice, fresher vegetables than found on the other Afghan buffets. Not a perfect restaurant, but worth visiting if you live or work in the area. The kabobs are “good enough,” but not competitive with my two or three favorites.
Update June 22, 2007: The hamburger meat with the lentils, on the buffet, is my favorite.

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Yas Bakery, and Gourmet Groceries

Posted on 2007/03/04 by .

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, but they bake their own bread and it is #1 in the whole area. First you grab a number, then you wait, sometimes up to fifteen minutes if there is a crowd. It comes out fresh, piping hot, absolutely delicious. Worth a visit, and yes you will come back. It doubles as northern Virginia’s best grocery.

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Lunch at Korean B-B-Q Grill

Posted on 2007/02/27 by .

Lunch at Korean B-B-Q Grill a few weeks ago.

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Update – coolest place in DC right now

Posted on 2007/02/17 by .

Thai X-ing

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Bebo Trattoria da Roberto Donna

Posted on 2007/02/16 by .

Bebo Trattoria da Roberto Donna, web site, 2250-B Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA (Crystal City), 703-412-5076 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | WETA | City Paper | Don Rockwell | Yelp | Gayot]
Where Oyamel used to be. It offers Italian home cooking, with varying qualities of food and service – until Galileo is renovated – it is being overseen by Roberto Donna. He is best when he is not trying too hard. Relatively inexpensive, and get the simple dishes. As a bonus they are open Saturday lunch. Lots of people claim they’ve had very bad service here. I would call it risky and leave it at that.

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Posted in Crystal City/Pentagon City/National Airport, Italian, Virginia | 1 Comment