---------------------- WASHINGTON DC ----------------------------------- (As of 10/6/93) I've been putting together a list of good restaurants for selected areas of the country (those that I visit regularly) with an emphasis on flavor, quality & value, rather than ambience & service. Either I've had a very good meal there, or more likely, someone else has recommended it highly. Note that most of the comments in the list are not mine, but are from other people who've taken the time to write up something about their dining experience. If you have additions, corrections, comments, or suggestions for removal, let me know at [email removed] or, even better, post them to the rec.food.restaurants Usenet newsgroup. I'm especially interested in hearing about particular dishes to get or avoid at specific restaurants, so I can include that information in this list, which I will post every few months to rec.food.restaurants Washington DC ============= Bamyian -- Afghan 300 King St, Old Town Alexandria (new chef, excellent food) Bombay Club -- Indian K St, NW (elegant) Bukom Cafe -- West African 18th St in Adams Morgan (very good West African food; good mashes, nice ambience, Afro-pop music in the background) Filomena's -- Italian M & Wisconsin, Georgetown (really great food) Fish, Wings & Tings -- Carribean 18th St in Adams Morgan Food for Thought -- Vegetarian just above Dupont Circle (bohemian) Galileo -- Italian ($$$) nr 20th & P, NW (new menu daily, fresh ingredients) Haandi -- Indian Virginia Suburbs La Colline -- French (excellent french restaurant with very good service) Landino Bros -- Italian Arlington Meskerem -- Ethiopian 18th St in Adams Morgan (possibly the best one) Montego Bay -- Carribean 18th St in Adams Morgan Red Sage -- Southwestern (A fantastic restaurant -- creative, spicy & delicious. Good chile dishes, excellent poultry & seafood, great vegetarian sampler entree. Nicely done southwestern interior decorations. Pricy but worth it. Need reservations) Red Sea -- Ethiopian 18th St in Adams Morgan (one of the better ones) Taverna Kretika -- Greek Old Town Alexandria Thai Hut -- Thai downtown Silver Spring (no ambience, mostly carry-out, but very good) Thai Room -- Thai Connecticut Ave, Chevy Chase (try Chicken w Basil, Beef w Hot Chili & Garlic, Special Chicken) Woo Lae Oak -- Korean Arlington, nr Pentagon City metro stop (excellent food, best Korean food in area)
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Ellis C. wrote: >Bamyian -- Afghan > 300 King St, Old Town Alexandria > (new chef, excellent food) That should be Bamiyan. There is also another sister Bamiyan restaurant in Georgetown (Washington, DC). >Taverna Kretika -- Greek > Old Town Alexandria That should be, I Think, Taverna Kretikou (not positive, though). Sorry, just had to nitpick. I really enjoyed the Alexandria Bamiyan, by the way. -Sara
Ellis C. wrote: >---------------------- WASHINGTON DC ----------------------------------- >(As of 10/6/93) > >I've been putting together a list of good restaurants for selected >areas of the country (those that I visit regularly) with an emphasis >on flavor, quality & value, rather than ambience & service. > [... info deleted ...] > >Washington DC >============= > >Bamyian -- Afghan > 300 King St, Old Town Alexandria > (new chef, excellent food) Bamiyan is now open throughout the day. The lunch menu is offered till mid- afternoon. At nearly half the price of the dinner menu with roughly the same portion sizes, lunch here is a steal! Recommended food: Aushak and Sambosay Goshti (appetizers), Kebab e Murgh (chicken kebab entree'), and Kadu (pumpkin with mint, yogurt, and meat sauce). Yum! >Landino Bros -- Italian > Arlington I'm not sure if this is the same place, but Landini Bros. in Old Town Alexandria on King Str. also offers excellent meals at a reasonable price. Union Street Publick House, on (you guessed it) Union Street in Old Town Alexandria (take King Str. east to the water. Make right on Union Street. Public House ~ a block on right. Look for the oil lamps on the building.) offers delicious southern US food. Their Pasta Jambalaya is to die for. On Connecticut Ave., a block north of Dupont Circle, is City Lights, a great Chinese restaurant. The meals are light, not overloaded with Karo-based sauces like at so many Chinese restaurants. Las Pampas is a good restaurant for Argentinian food (steak, chorizo, black beans, rice, etc.). It's near 30th and M Str., Georgetown. DC areas that are loaded with good restaurants include Bethesda around Cordell Ave. (Moroccan, Tex/Mex, Italian, etc.), Adams Morgan DC (18th Str. and Columbia Rd.), King Str., Old Town Alexandria, and Wilson Blvd. Arlington (near Courthouse Metro Stop).
Richard P. wrote: > Ellis C. wrote: >>---------------------- WASHINGTON DC ----------------------------------- >>(As of 10/6/93) >> >>I've been putting together a list of good restaurants for selected >>areas of the country (those that I visit regularly) with an emphasis >>on flavor, quality & value, rather than ambience & service. >> [... info deleted ...] >> >>Washington DC >>=======> > Union Street Publick House, on (you guessed it) Union Street in Old Town > Alexandria (take King Str. east to the water. Make right on Union Street. Public > House ~ a block on right. Look for the oil lamps on the building.) offers delicious > southern US food. Their Pasta Jambalaya is to die for. > > On Connecticut Ave., a block north of Dupont Circle, is City Lights, a great Chinese > restaurant. The meals are light, not overloaded with Karo-based sauces like at so many > Chinese restaurants. > > Las Pampas is a good restaurant for Argentinian food (steak, chorizo, black beans, > rice, etc.). It's near 30th and M Str., Georgetown. > > DC areas that are loaded with good restaurants include Bethesda around Cordell Ave. > (Moroccan, Tex/Mex, Italian, etc.), Adams Morgan DC (18th Str. and Columbia Rd.), King If I read your original request correctly, you ought to ignore this list. These restaurants are commercial, mostly suburban, and not good values--at least the ones I recognize. If your travels bring you to NYC, SF, and other places with good Chinatowns, don't even try Chinese in DC (*especially* not the pricey, commercial -fancy *Lights of China*, although the food is better than some other places). Vietnamese, on the other hand, is great here. Good value and great food at the Clarendon (Arlington) metro stop--try Cafe Delal (or Delat?) just down the street. I cannot imagine why anyone would think that the answer to your understandable and congenial request for a list with an emphasis on "flavor, quality and value" would think to send you to overpriced, touristy Georgetown and Old Towne joints--just thought I had better rescue you. Did you send this request to the DC restaurant newsgroup? (No PMs, please.)