For American, see also Fine Dining, Barbecue, Seafood, Southern, Cajun, and Southwest.
Anita’s, web site, several branches, the main one is on Rt. 123 in Vienna, often they are open quite late. 521 E. Maple Avenue, Vienna, VA, 703-255-1001 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp | Gayot]
10880 Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA, 703-385-2965
13921 Lee Jackson Memorial Hwy, Chantilly, VA, 703-378-1717
701 Elden Street, Herndon, VA, 703-481-1441
9278 Old Keene Mill Road, Burke, VA, 703-455-3466
Once an excellent restaurant, now merely a good restaurant, sometimes a mediocre one. An attempt to mimic the food from New Mexico. Go spicy here, if you can. I like the Mr. T’s special, spicy pork with potatoes. Quick, convenient, and sometimes hits the spot. Still has a place in my repertoire, whether it deserves it or not. And the atmosphere is total, classic Vienna Virginia. A good hang-out. The breakfast specials look intriguing, but I have never tried them.
Red Sage, web site, 605 14th Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-638-4444 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo (Phyllis Richman) | City Paper | food-plan | openlist | Yelp | Gayot]
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Caribbean, see also Haitian, Jamaican, Cuban, and Trinidadian, among other individual headings
See also Caribbean Grill, listed under Cuban.
There are also some good Caribbean places on 18th Street in Adams-Morgan.
The Georgia Avenue row … right now you might try C+I Jackie’s One Stop, 3400 block, at Park, 202-882-7089, but the turnover is high. Usually there are a good half dozen or so Caribbean places along Georgia Avenue, starting around Howard University, stretching up to Maryland.
