{"id":3036,"date":"2014-08-09T14:47:46","date_gmt":"2014-08-09T18:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/?p=3036"},"modified":"2014-08-09T14:52:56","modified_gmt":"2014-08-09T18:52:56","slug":"tanpopo-ramen-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/tanpopo-ramen-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Tanpopo Ramen House"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tanpopo Ramen House<\/strong>, web site<\/a>, 4316 Markham St, Annandale, VA<\/a>, 703-354-4938 (Metro Trip Planner<\/a> – opens in new window) [Google<\/a> | Washingtonian<\/a> | NoVA Mag<\/a> | Don Rockwell<\/a> | Ylp<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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Tanpopo ramen<\/p><\/div>\n

I’m not such a one to judge ramen places because that food, outside of Japan itself, almost always bores me. That said, this place exceeded my expectations and I thought the pork belly ramen was pretty damned good. Not great, but good enough to visit again. The sushi is OK enough but not a reason to come here. I would also describe this place as part of the growing “Asian food for Asian-Americans” genre, without being designed for the Japanese palate per se. It’s a cool place, good d\u00e9cor, not so many people know about it yet, worth a try for the curious though I think it helps if you go with my low expectations.<\/p>\n