Currently, what are you favorite places to eat in the D.C. metro area?
I love Thai X-ing (DC), Meaza (Baileys Crossroad), Nava Thai (Wheaton), Hong Kong Palace (Falls Church), China Star (Fairfax), Bombay Indian (Silver Spring) and Angeethi (Herndon), plus just about everything Vietnamese in Eden Center (Falls Church). The 9th Street Ethiopian row is very good as well, and also Zenenbech, up on Florida/U/5th or so. Those places are very good and I can eat at them more or less without limit. There aren’t many places around as good as those.
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I know but I won’t tell. It’s already taken so long to be seated there these days…
definitely agree with you on the Vietnamese food in Eden Center.
oooh, and Attilla’s on Columbia pike. (Turkish)
If I might, humbly, suggest the Evening Star Cafe on Mt. Vernon Avenue in Alexandria? On one level it is a neighborhood restaurant, but the food is incredibly good for the (sane) level prices charged. The chef is good enough to have guested at the White House.
Thai-Xing is a great restaurant. I moved from DC to SF last November, though. Did they ever move into their bigger space near 930 Club?
As for Zenenbech, it was decent, but it was no Madjet (on U St. between 11th and 13th). Most Ethiopians in DC that I met, when you asked them for a recommendation, would always tell you Dukem (which basically sucks, but it a popular place for white people who want to appear hip). However, when you ask them what they think of Madjet, basically all of them admit to it being their favorite. The Lamb Tibs on top of Shuro is pure heaven on a plate. Admittedly, it’s also a heart attack on a plate, but I’d still rate that dish over almost any other dish in any other cuisine. Amazing. And the owner of Madjet is an incredible work horse. Guy is basically their from sun up to sun down, preparing the best Ethiopian food in the city.
Man, I miss Ethiopian food in DC. SF just doesn’t compare.
Try Pillin in Falls Church for Thai. Excellent food at reasonable prices.
the Casa Blanca Moroccan restaurant was superb last time I was there.
Being rabid Thai fans, my wife and I love the places near our condo in the west end of Alexandria. Thai Lemon Grass on Van Dorn (http://washingtondc.menupages.com/restaurantdetails.asp?restaurantid=23804), just south of Edsel Road, has without a doubt the best Pad Thai we’ve eaten in NoVa. Order it at least medium spicy. And Galae Thai at Hoffman Center across the street from Eisenhower Metro Station (http://www.regentthai.com/galae/) has some awesome food too. All of the basil and pepper dishes are incredible, especially the duck and the shrimp dishes.
People on Yelp will not shut up about the L street Bulgogi cart. Unfortunately i’ve never been because it’s only open during the day and I work in VA.
Are Italian sandwiches considered ethnic food? Mangialardo and Sons on Penn SE is actually amazing, but no one talks about it because the Italian Store (which is also amazing) is so close by in Arlington. Mangialardo and Sons, however, is also only open during the day.
And my favorite place to eat in all of the DC area: El Charrito Caminante. Tyler suggested the goat, but get their torta instead. Mind blowing. Just the right acidity.
Zac G, why don’t you consider switching to an all-blue-crab diet, for half a year at least? You couldn’t have been better located.
And if you don’t believe me, go read Tyler’s comments about Lauriol Plaza.
http://www.tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com/2006/05/lauriol_plaza.php
And the place has only gotten worse since….
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