Virginia

by Melanie Wong 9 months ago

With consumer income shrinking, where we spend our money becomes even more critical. San Francisco's Good Food Foundation has assembled this list of American small businesses and food producers tha...

by MikeR 2 months ago

Before I start calling (and hoping there's someone who speaks English answering the phone) does anyone know of a decent one of the Korean BBQ places in Annandale or nearby that's both open for lunc...

Hello! We'll be moving to Lorton this summer and are looking for suggestions in the nearby area. I did a search on the board, but most posts are years out of date (and the restaurants are closed). ...

Virginia I'm trying to identify all of the places in that make barbecue using only wood. This excludes a lot of places that use Southern Pride and other gas-assisted or electricity smokers. The g...

Glad to know that I'm not the only one who is grieving the loss of the Hot Sauce. cwhiteside is my fellow mourner and we both want to know how hokie2009 knows that it has a dry mustard base. I do n...

by Melanie Wong 9 months ago

My friend Buz Grossberg has soup to give away today. “ If you know anyone who has lost their income and is not receiving government assistance or shut ins, We have about 200 quarts of a Centra...

I recently moved from Arlington to Springfield and thought I would provide some updated reviews of local spots we have tried since moving in a few weeks ago. Golden Hong Kong Chinese---located n...

by erica 9 months ago

FINALLY coming north this week. Booked Hilton inn Short Pump mainly due to location near (one of) Peter Chang and Viet places? Worth the short detour off 95? And if so, where do go for take out c...

by ktmoomau 11 months ago

March 27, 2020 6:30-9:00 PM. Justin learned to bake from his mother and grandmother, who had worked in her father’s bakery after school making rolls and bread. After a stage at McCrady’s in ...

by MikeR 1 year 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...

I have a general fondness for fried whole fish. I used to love the fried flounder dish at the Crystal Thai restaurant that came with savory chili sauce on the side but it hasn't taste the same aft...

Tried three small plates plus one big bowl of noodles at this new spot for Yunnanese cuisine. Many of the dishes are named after specific towns in the Yunnan Province. The small plates were a d...

by Melanie Wong 2 years ago

" . . . One restaurant that almost never closes or is hurt by storms, however, is Waffle House. The famously resilient chain is consistently known to be the last of businesses to remain open when o...

I was looking at my Yelp feed this morning and realized I had hit a few new spots and a few old favorites this past couple months and thought I would share some impressions, the good, the bad and t...

by Cocinero Cubano 1 year 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...

Five Chowhounds tried out the wares at this brightly-lit and lightly decorated outpost of the Peter Chang empire dedicated, in part, to Hubei cuisine. We ordered: Scallion bubble pancake ses...

The Mongolian Ambassador mentioned Buuz Thai Eatery in that Weekend section article about where Ambassadors go to eat their own cuisine. Turns out it is Mongolian owned and operated, and there is...