Falls Church

Tried three biscuit sandwiches here recently. One roast beef, one fried chicken, and one bbq pork. The woman taking my order chirped in that the roast beef was listed as one of the top 25 sandw...

I never paid much attention to the Lee's Sandwiches chain until I saw one of the food tv shows (was it Bourdain?) where they highlighted Lee's in the Little Saigon area of Orange County as a prime ...

I was running errands today and felt like getting a Banh Mi sandwich so I stopped by Lee’s on Annandale Road, got #11 the Special Combo w extra pate. It was pretty good but the combination of the e...

my first visit to Jerusalem Restaurant since they moved across Leesburg Pike into new digs. It is now a spiffy place, beautifully and evocatively decorated. Still doing takeout, but the chicken m...

This month I have been trying a lot of new Thai spots and getting appetizers or soups for carryout. Thai Select at 1713 Wilson Blvd in Arlington was my first stop this month, I got a rather good La...

Stopped by for lunch in Falls Church the other day. Ordered Cha Gio/Spring Roll and Xian Xao Cua/Cellophane noodles with crab meat and an iced Vietnamese coffee. The coffee was hand shaken at the b...

Bing and Bao is a new place in Idylwood Plaza (Whole Foods) in Falls Church. It is setup for video screen ordering inside, and it is possible to eat in plus there are a couple of small tables out...

by howler 15 years ago

others on this board have raved about myanmar, so i was ready for good, perhaps great. but myanmar is sensational. NOTHING i ate was less than perfection, and sheer love shone through in every ...

by alkapal 1 year ago

Missing a special dish the previous chef -- Ramesh -- of Raaga Indian, Falls Church, made for me. Does anyone know where he may have gone in the area to be a chef? (He was there maybe eight years...

by Cocinero Cubano 2 years ago

All - I'm making a cake that calls for candied rose petals. I need to find some that are pesticide free however so I'd like to ask if anyone knows of a source in the Northern VA/DC area. I figure I...

The folks running Thompson Italian have hit a nerve, because the place was packed solid on a weeknight. We were lucky to walk in, but they managed to free up a table for us as long as we didn't st...

by MikeR 2 years ago

Short version, since I'm having trouble getting a post to stick: A few years ago I was eating saltenas from a a couple of places that are no longer around, and I settled on Luzmila's, which wer...

by Cocinero Cubano 2 years ago

My family is looking to get some Korean eats as we haven’t had some in a while. I want to ask the CH hive mind what places are currently top of anyone’s list. In particular we’re interested in tryi...

I had the RF42 Special Miso Ramen with Sweet Egg, Chashu, Ground Pork and Nori with Green Tea Noodles. Small bowl of ramen but nicely fragrant. Flavor was good but not great. Service was good and...

by MikeR 2 years ago

There's little Chowhoundish about warmed-before-serving pizza by the slice, but when they were fresh, I enjoyed an occasional lunch at Flippin' Pizza in Falls Church. After a couple of consecutive ...

I'm going to repost my review from another site. Recommend that Chowhounders check it out and add your own opinions: We visited for dim sum on Sunday morning, the place was about 2/3 full. The c...

Fava Pot is a handsome new place in Falls Church that sports a menu for casual eats as well as something more elegant. It has plenty of counter space and stools to snack at, but there are enough...

Eden Center's only Thai restaurant is hidden inside the interior corridors of Saigon West. It bills itself as Thai Street Food, though almost all the offerening are dishes that you can find in eve...

What used to be a Middle Eastern Kabob House has long been taken over as a Salvadoran enterprise offering pupusas and the like. Unlike other places, though, they kept the kabob side of the menu so...

by Cocinero Cubano 3 years ago

All - does anyone know of a source in the DC/VA/MD area that sells something similar and at least as good as Kreuz's or Southside Market's Elgin Texas beef sausage? Thanks much for any leads - ...