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)
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 [...]
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 [...]
Aaron
Sam S.
On Sam’s list
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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