So in the past month or two, I got to go to two of the newly-opened upmarket burger joints in the DC area. One is an overhyped version of five guys and the other provides the city’s best burger in a unique atmosphere slightly reminiscent of the “soup nazi.”
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It takes more than a fedora to make a “hell” of a burger
Posted in American, DC, Virginia on November 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The 1st Ever Two Foodie Brothers Pizza Prize
Posted in DC, Italian, Restaurant Reviews on September 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
By both Aaron and Sam…
Sam: Looking back, we didn’t really know what we were getting into? On what turned out to be a crisp, autumn-come-early evening, Aaron, myself, and family friend and honorary Stollar, Katie Buoni, embarked on what should have been a fantastic, but otherwise normal evening out in DC. That’s before the [...]
We’re on it…
Posted in American, Korean, Maryland, Restaurant Reviews, Vietnamese, Virginia on September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sorry for the long delay. Sam and I have some stuff coming down the pipeline, don’t worry.
Reviews coming:
Sea Pearl in Merrifield
Sherwood’s Landing in St, Michael’s, Md.
What makes a good pho place?
Here are some places I am going to try to get to and write about in the next month or so…
Ray’s Hell Burger in Arlington
New [...]
Review: Viet Royale
Posted in Restaurant Reviews, Vietnamese, Virginia on August 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
6767 Wilson Boulevard (Eden Center)
Falls Church, VA 22044
Slightly less well-known than some of its Eden Center neighbors like Four Sisters, my brother and I never the less had an outstanding lunch at Viet Royale and recommend it wholeheartedly for folks looking for good Vietnamese food beyond the staples of pho and banh mi. [...]
Review: A&J Restaurant
Posted in Chinese, Virginia on August 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Place:
A&J Restaurant
4316 Markham St, Annandale, VA 22003
The Meal:
Pickled Cabbage
Dried Bean curd with Peanuts
Spicy Cucumber
Sesame Wide Noodles with Powdered Peanuts
Fried Dough Cruller
Shanghai Style Wonton with Spicy sauce
Sesame Biscuit with Beef
2 diet cokes (because caffeine cures all)
Best Chinese Restaurants?
Posted in Chinese, DC, Virginia on August 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
While my older, more conservative, perhaps more feeble brother did indeed name some of our area’s finer Chinese restaurants, he did miss a few that have, over the years, satisfied both my palate and my wallet.
1. A&J Restaurant – A little pickled cabbage, a little spicy cucumber, some cold sesame noodles, the best fried chicken [...]
What are your top 5 Chinese restaurants in the DC area?
Posted in Chinese, DC, Virginia on August 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In honor of the Olympic Opening Ceremonies, going on live in Beijing as I write this (despite what NBC might have you believe), let’s ask this question: What are your top 5 Chinese restaurants in the DC area?
Here are mine:
Mark’s Duck House, Falls Church – I am lucky enough to live 5 minutes from here [...]
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Posted in Chinese, Commentary, Food on August 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sam’s list below is good, but he has exposed my preference for Cantonese food over Szechuan. Frankly, I have to be in the right frame of mind to do a full-blown spicy Szechuan meal. I love spicy stuff, but in my opinion Szechuan spicyness doesn’t match the flavor and heat that comes from good Thai, [...]
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