Washington DC

I have noticed it more and more. Restaurants are posting up to a 3% processing fee to your final bill. I guess its an effort to defray some of the loss eateries incur to credit card companies. They...

by MikeR 4 days ago

I'm pleased to report that, contrary to my experiences re-visiting restaurants that I regularly visited pre-pandemic not being as good now, China Wok, which is now open for indoor dining, is as goo...

It's my anniversary and I need to pick a cozy/romantic restaurant in Alexandria or Arlington on the double. I would like something nice but not "fine dining" -- entrees in $18-32 range. Cuisine: fl...

First post-vaccination meal out in public, and Thip Khao delivers on an excellent meal. Can't go wrong with the sai oua, beef jerky, nam khao, watertcress salad, and it was great to add the tom yu...

Craving chicken wings? The price of wings is rising fast, according to industry sources. Almost double what they were just a few months ago. Restaurants and markets have had to adjust their menu pr...

by MikeR 29 days ago

It's not just chicken wings (and other parts of the chicken) that are getting expensive. Driving home around lunch time today and knowing that I'll be going past Lee's Sandwiches, thought I'd p...

Hi, We have a reservation for two people on Friday 6/25 at 8:30 for Jônt (newly awarded two Michelin stars). I learned we cannot make the reservation and am happy to sell/transfer it. If you a...

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...

Does anyone know of any Asian markets or other places in the DMV where I can buy one? I’m also trying to recall which market I was in in Virginia around this time two years ago, where they had a gr...

Fish Taco is the name of a four-location enterprise in the DC area: three in the Maryland burbs and one in the Tysons area. I have never met a fish taco I didn't like. The counter-service menu...

Three bbq pork sandwiches: One at Pig n Steak (a brick and mortar place in Madison) followed by two food trucks. Smokin' Billy's listed in Warrenton and just north a couple of blocks, Big B's fro...

by Melanie Wong 1 year ago

Last night Pim Techamuanvivit discovered that Grubhub, Seamless and Yelp delivery services have fake listings for her San Francisco restaurant, Kin Khao, to accept food orders on their sites. Her r...

Ok, same question now with cardoons. Where on earth do you find these? I called the Italian store in Arlington yesterday, I’ve looked online, nada. They’re supposed to be delicious and I’ve got a...

Kung Fu Kitchen is an expansion from NYC specializing in a focused menu of buns and noodles. I tried two kinds of buns: xiao long bao (soup dumplings) and sheng jian bao (fried on the bottom sou...

by Mississippi Snopes 3 months ago

Toni and I ate this afternoon at Odd BBQ in Chantilly. It's located in the back of an industrial park in a space shared with a high tech brewery (Ono). It was not the usual barbecue place decor, bu...

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...

My boys are in love with the stuff, but to me it looks like mayo with a little mustard in it. Anyway, does it have a name? Anyone have a recipe? TONS of aji amarillo recipes, but don't know about ...