Posted in $, Dinner, Lunch, Restaurant Review, alfresco, breakfast, casual attire, deli, kid-friendly, salad, vietnamese, tagged pot belly sandwiches on June 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
In the five years that I’ve lived in DC, it seems Pot Belly has taken over the town. Yes, I know, it’s a bit like a chain…but it’s sometimes incredibly convenient/easy for me to go sometimes when it’s late at the office and grab dinner.
Food: I’ve ordered a lot of food at Pot Belly, but my [...]
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Posted in $, Dinner, Parent Appropriate, Restaurant Review, breakfast, casual attire, clarendon VA, rosslyn va, vietnamese, tagged Clarendon, pho 75 on June 20, 2008 | No Comments »
My quest for the best pho (easily accessible by metro) continues. So I thought I’d try Pho 75 (after hearing so much about the place!).
Food: When I ordered the tai bowl of pho to go, I asked if I could get the beef raw. I was told that they never serve raw beef (boo!). Once I got home, [...]
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Posted in $, American, Dinner, Lunch, Restaurant Review, alfresco, breakfast, casual attire, deli, golden triangle, vegetarian, tagged Vermont Village Cafe on June 2, 2008 | No Comments »
Across the street from Casa Blana is Vermont Village Cafe. It kinda reminds me of the Seinfeld episode with Babu Bhatt and his restaurant that offers a lot of different ethnic foods. Some of their offerings can be found here. They have a bigger menu at their restaurant (including breakfast).
Food:I was in a meat mood and so I [...]
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Posted in $, American, Lunch, Restaurant Review, breakfast, casual attire, deli, golden triangle, vegetarian, tagged california grill washington dc on May 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My friend was craving a Philly Steak sandwich but didn’t have a lot of time to run out for lunch so we decided to try out California Grill (when you click, there’s a link to the menu).
Food: I love turkey reubens like no one else so that’s what I ordered. It was solid and decent food. [...]
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Posted in $, American, Lunch, Pizza, Restaurant Review, alfresco, breakfast, casual attire, golden triangle, greek, kid-friendly, vegetarian, tagged sunrise 17th and L street nw, sunrise cafe washington dc on May 23, 2008 | No Comments »
Right across from City Place Cafe is Sunrise Cafe. While they don’t have a menu available (just a big board when you walk in), they do offer a wide variety of options. One day, maybe I’ll feel adventurous enough to take a photo.
Food: One of my favorite sandwiches is their chicken gyros ($6 includes tax) because the chicken [...]
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Posted in $, Korean, Lunch, Restaurant Review, casual attire, golden triangle, healthy, japanese, sushi, vegetarian, tagged suki asia washington dc on May 19, 2008 | No Comments »
I vaguely remember when Suki Asia opened — I think two or three years ago. I have been once before and remember ordering sushi and it was pretty good. But it had been a couple of years since I had been so I thought I’d try it again for the blog. Their menu is pretty brief and actually [...]
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Readers know how much I loved the Burrito Cart Man who lived in front of the CVS on K and 15th Street.
So I was walking around one day trying to figure out what to eat for lunch and found a burrito cart man on the corner of K and 17th Street (by Farragut North Metro, Dress [...]
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Posted in $, Delivery, Dinner, Restaurant Review, Thai, U Street/Cardozo, apps, casual attire, vegetarian, tagged thai x-ing washington dc, thai xing menu on May 5, 2008 | No Comments »
I went to Thai X-ing with a friend who had a car because otherwise, I don’t think I would have ever had a chance to try it. Their menu can be found here.
Food: We ordered spring rolls which I didn’t love because I thought they were a bit bland. But everything else we ordered was so good! [...]
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Posted in $, Delivery, Dinner, Eastern Mediterranean, Lunch, Restaurant Review, casual attire, golden triangle, greek, tagged house of kebob washington dc on May 1, 2008 | No Comments »
I’ve walked by House of Kebob a million (literally) times and only recently went in to try it out. Their menu can be found here and here.
Food:I ordered a lamb shish kebob which was served on home-baked pita with lettuce, tomatoes, and peppers. The photo, if I may say so myself, makes it look amazing. [...]
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A friend of mine was raving about the Bulgogi cart — and with my love of cart food, I was intrigued and looking forward to going. And avid readers of my blog know I don’t go to the same restaurant because I’m trying to try out as many restaurants as possible. But in this case, [...]
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Posted in $, Delivery, Lunch, Restaurant Review, casual attire, dupont circle, healthy, salad, soup, vegetarian, tagged chop't restaurant washington dc on March 7, 2008 | No Comments »
While I wasn’t able to try out their free salad, I was looking forward to trying Chop’t.
Food:I ordered the Kebab Cobb Salad (not on their take-out menu but on their menu board at the restaurant) with romaine, red onions, crispy flat bread, Goat Cheese (didn’t have Feta that day), and vinaigrette dressing. You also get [...]
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I love NY-deli style sandwiches. There’s something about that HUGE sandwich with three inches of freshly sliced meat on soft rye with a side of pickles…oh wow. Damn, I have to get to NY.
Anyway, I had heard a lot about Loebs Deli and thought I had to try it out for myself. A restaurant that’s been [...]
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Posted in $, Delivery, Dinner, Happy Hour, Lunch, Mexican (not Tex-Mex), Restaurant Review, casual attire, golden triangle, peruvian, vegetarian, tagged casa blanca washington dc on February 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I have found my new favorite restaurant. This is ridiculously good food at an insanely cheap price. Why haven’t people been talking about this place more often?
Food:I’ve been here twice in a week and yet I continue to find new and yummy items on their menu. I feel like I haven’t even scratched the surface [...]
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Posted in $, Dinner, Lunch, Pizza, Restaurant Review, alfresco, casual attire, dupont circle, healthy, kid-friendly, mediterranean, vegetarian, tagged Aioli Mediterranean on February 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Feeling like taking a bit more of a hike for lunch than normal, I thought I’d try Aioli Mediterranean. Thankfully, I was able to convince a friend of mine to join me.
Food:We looked at their menu online and I decided to order the Roma (right sandwich), with dry cured Prosciutto Ham, lightly smoked Mortadella, Genoa [...]
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Posted in $, Dinner, Korean, casual attire, chinese, columbia heights/mount pleasant, healthy, japanese, vegetarian, tagged adams express columbia heights mount pleasant on February 21, 2008 | No Comments »
I went to Adam Express (Menu Side A and Menu Side B– click on the lower right hand box with the arrows so it makes the menu bigger) with a friend of mine to try out their food after reading so many great reviews.
Food:When we first went, it was packed (umm, there are only 5 stools so it’s not [...]
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Posted in $, American, Dessert, Lunch, Restaurant Review, biscotti, bread & muffins, breakfast, cakes & brownies, casual attire, cookies, deli, free wi-fi, golden triangle, vegetarian, tagged breadline deli and bakery oyster po boy on February 14, 2008 | No Comments »
You already know I went to Breadline once before. I felt like going again to try their Oyster Po Boy sandwich since I heard so much about it.
As you can see from the photo, the sandwich was very creamy. I hate mayo, so for me, it was too much remoulade sauce. The good stuff in [...]
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My friend suggested I try out this place for lunch one day and also was kind enough to go with me on my first visit.
Food:He recommended Panini D’Amour which comes with turkey, pesto mayo (except I asked for no sauce), red onions, artichokes, provolone, and avocado. As you can see in the photo, it was [...]
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Posted in $, Dinner, Kosher, Lunch, Parent Appropriate, Restaurant Review, casual attire, date appropriate, deli, dupont circle, kid-friendly, tagged eli's, kosher restaurant washington dc on February 11, 2008 | No Comments »
When my best friend from college came into town, she mentioned there was a kosher deli in Dupont. I, of course, was intrigued and was looking forward to trying it out. Unfortunately, we had just eaten breakfast so I wasn’t ready to order anything else. Instead, I went with a friend for lunch a few [...]
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Posted in $, Delivery, Dinner, Lunch, Pizza, Restaurant Review, casual attire, healthy, kid-friendly, late night menu, mediterranean, middle east, turkish, vegetarian, tagged rumi washington dc on February 6, 2008 | No Comments »
Feeling like something different for lunch, I convinced a friend of mine to go with me to Rumi Restaurant.
Food:I went twice — once I went to their restaurant and the second time I ordered delivery. The first time, I ordered their chicken doner (first photo). It was really good, but there was no “Special Rumi [...]
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Posted in $, Lunch, Parent Appropriate, Restaurant Review, alfresco, breakfast, casual attire, deli, free wi-fi, tagged breadline deli and bakery on January 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
After hearing so many great things about Breadline, I had never gone to try it — until recently.
Food:The “must try” dishes at Breadline, it seemed like to me, were the French Madrange Ham Sandwich and the fries. So I ordered both of them. On the counter where you order was a big bowl of mustard [...]
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Posted in $, Dinner, Lunch, Parent Appropriate, Restaurant Review, casual attire, falls church va, healthy, kid-friendly, vietnamese, tagged pho tay ho falls church seven corners on January 7, 2008 | 8 Comments »
After telling my friend that there’s this great pho place at Seven Corners, she thought this was the place I was referring to (it wasn’t). But, we went into Pho Tay Ho to grab a bowl.
Food: I ordered the beef pho which was really good. I ordered the Tai and Nam beef (meaning eye round [...]
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Posted in $, Delivery, Dinner, Lunch, Parent Appropriate, Restaurant Review, Thai, alfresco, casual attire, date appropriate, healthy, japanese, sushi, vegetarian, tagged nooshi japanese restaurant delivery on December 30, 2007 | No Comments »
When you’re looking for quick and decent Thai food in the Golden Triangle area, you go to Nooshi (formerly known as Oodles Noodles).
Food:Surprise! I usually order Pad Thai with tofu or chicken, but one day I thought I should try something different. So I got the Mee Goreng which is described as spicy marriage of [...]
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Posted in $, Dinner, Korean, Lunch, Restaurant Review, casual attire, healthy, japanese, kid-friendly, vegetarian, vietnamese, tagged asian bistro, pho soup washington dc on December 13, 2007 | No Comments »
DC in the winter is cold — I’ll admit it. It’s not Boston/NY cold, but it’s cold enough. And unlike Boston or NY, we don’t have as many snow plows, salt trucks, etc so when snow hits, forget it.
But when it’s cold and snowing outside, there’s something about Pho that makes you feel better. When I heard there was [...]
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Posted in $, Adams Morgan/Woodley Park, Dinner, Lunch, Restaurant Review, breakfast, casual attire, deli, healthy, kid-friendly, tagged so's your mom sandwich shop on December 10, 2007 | No Comments »
I had only been there for bagels (not sure where they get them from) because they are quite tasty. I hadn’t tried their sandwiches, until recently. And check it out — I took photos of their menu!
Food: While they offer 66+ different sandwiches, it’s the one that isn’t on their menu [...]
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Posted in $, Brunch, Delivery, Dessert, Dinner, Lunch, Restaurant Review, alfresco, breakfast, casual attire, golden triangle, healthy, kid-friendly, vegan, vegetarian, tagged java green, vegan restaurant on December 3, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I used to be a vegetarian after I read Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle (not Fast Food Nation, I don’t know why either…maybe I didn’t think it was as disturbing). Then one day, I wanted a burger and I haven’t looked back since.
But, I appreciate vegetarian food and was intrigued when I found out there was [...]
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Posted in $, Dessert, Lunch, Restaurant Review, breakfast, casual attire, deli, healthy, kid-friendly, tagged firehook bakery sandwiches on December 1, 2007 | No Comments »
Firehook Bakery has 11 locations in the DC and VA area. They’re best known for their baked goods, but they also offer sandwiches, soups, etc. I have eaten many baguettes from Firehook — they’re a perfect combination of crusty and chewy. With a hunk of brie cheese and prosciutto? Forget it! So tasty!
Food:In the mood [...]
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Posted in $, American, Dinner, Lunch, Restaurant Review, breakfast, casual attire, kid-friendly, mediterranean, tagged good burgers and fries, ollie's trolley on November 29, 2007 | No Comments »
Sometimes, you just want a good burger and fries for lunch. You know it’s wrong because it’s unhealthy. But you just can’t help it. You have to give in. And that’s when you go to Ollie’s Trolley (Ollie’s Trolley Menu and Ollie’s Trolley Menu Side B – once it downloads, click on the bottom right big photo icon to see the menu).
Food: [...]
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Posted in $, Dinner, Happy Hour, Lunch, Parent Appropriate, Pizza, Restaurant Review, alfresco, casual attire, date appropriate, golden triangle, healthy, italian, kid-friendly, tagged great pizza, happy hour martini, vapiano on November 23, 2007 | No Comments »
Primarily in international locations around the world, DC-metro area has the only Vapiano restaurants in the US (so far). Their menu is here: Menu Page 1 and Menu Page 2.
Food:While their pasta is homemade and their salads look fresh, I always get the Crudo pizza with prosciutto di parma, tomato sauce, and mozzarella. On top of the pizza are [...]
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One day I was tried, hungry, and did I mention tired? So I didn’t want to make dinner and didn’t even want to stop on my way home one day to pick up dinner.
Instead, I ordered pizza. Knowing I really enjoyed Duccini’s, I also wanted to try Alberto’s Pizza, since I had heard good things. Yeah…
Food:I [...]
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Posted in $, Delivery, Dinner, Happy Hour, Lunch, Restaurant Review, casual attire, golden triangle, healthy, japanese, kid-friendly, sushi, tagged cheap happy hour, cheap sushi, wasabi sushi on November 19, 2007 | No Comments »
I love food (as evident by this blog). But sometimes, I am craving sushi that’s quick, fast, and decent. Hence Wasabi Sushi.
Food:I ran into Wasabi Sushi for lunch to-go (photo below). They call it “take away” and offer a different menu than their normal restaurant menu. You get 5 pieces (versus the usual 6) for the order, [...]
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