{"id":3486,"date":"2015-12-25T15:17:25","date_gmt":"2015-12-25T20:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/?p=3486"},"modified":"2015-12-25T15:35:59","modified_gmt":"2015-12-25T20:35:59","slug":"marib","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/marib\/","title":{"rendered":"Marib"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Marib<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/6981+Hechinger+Dr,+Springfield,+VA+22151\/\">6981 Hechinger Drive, Springfield, VA<\/a>, 703-376-3388, note the larger sign still says &#8220;BBQ Delight.&#8221; More importantly, this is easier to find than most places in Springfield, easily accessible through Backlick Rd. in Annandale, or 495 or 395. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wmata.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Metro Trip Planner<\/a> &#8211; opens in new window)  [<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/117531633157822641459\/about\">Google<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/marib-yemeni-restaurant-springfield\">Ylp<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.donrockwell.com\/index.php\/topic\/47663-marib-restaurant-yemeni-cuisine-in-hechinger-plaza-springfield-in-the-former-bbq-delight-space\/\">Don Rockwell<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_3491\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Marib_ChickenMandi.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3491\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3491\" src=\"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Marib_ChickenMandi.jpg\" alt=\"Marib, Chicken Mandi\" width=\"574\" height=\"406\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Marib_ChickenMandi.jpg 574w, https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Marib_ChickenMandi-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marib, Chicken Mandi<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Very special, the best of the growing number of Yemeni places around. Their <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saltah\">saltah<\/a>, a boiled vegetables dish which sounds awful, is a knockout due to the herbs and flavoring. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mandi_%28food%29\">Chicken mandi<\/a> has lovely, moist meat with excellent onions on top of the fluffy rice. <\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_3492\" style=\"width: 488px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Marib_foul.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3492\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3492\" src=\"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Marib_foul.jpg\" alt=\"Marib, foul\" width=\"478\" height=\"462\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Marib_foul.jpg 478w, https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Marib_foul-300x290.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marib, foul<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foul_Madammas\">Foul<\/a>, lentil soup, layered rice dishes, breakfast dishes, plain old hummus, there are many very good dishes here. I have yet to try the lamb. And like the other Yemeni places around, they have those $40 desserts, bread and stuff soaked in honey, I have yet to try them. Strongly recommended.<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_3493\" style=\"width: 464px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Marib_saltah.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3493\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3493\" src=\"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Marib_saltah.jpg\" alt=\"Marib, saltah\" width=\"454\" height=\"424\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Marib_saltah.jpg 454w, https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Marib_saltah-300x280.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marib, saltah<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<h3 class='related_post_title'>Related Posts:<\/h3><ul class='related_post'><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/saba-restaurant\/\" title=\"Saba restaurant\">Saba restaurant<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/fava-pot\/\" title=\"Fava Pot\">Fava Pot<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/al-hamra\/\" title=\"Al Hamra\">Al Hamra<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/fatouche\/\" title=\"Fatouche\">Fatouche<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/house-of-mandi\/\" title=\"House of Mandi\">House of Mandi<\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marib, 6981 Hechinger Drive, Springfield, VA, 703-376-3388, note the larger sign still says &#8220;BBQ Delight.&#8221; More importantly, this is easier to find than most places in Springfield, easily accessible through Backlick Rd. in Annandale, or 495 or 395. 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