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Restaurants reviewed by Washington City Paper (Showing 1-99 of 473)
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| +55% | Downtown Italian, Continental and International | 
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| July 09, 2008 - From a distance, they look like raw steaks on sticks. You can actually see the marbling on every skewered slab of... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +77% | Arlington Ethiopian/Eritrean |
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| June 04, 2008 - Sunlight is streaming into the dining room at Meaza Ethiopian Cuisine and Café, giving me a clear view of the parking... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Georgetown Seafood |
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| May 14, 2008 - If a food critic walks through the door of a new restaurant during its first weeks of operation, the chef will likely... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Hyattsville | ||
| April 02, 2008 - It's hard to say which is cheesier at the Italian Inn-the mile-high lasagna stuffed with what seems like eight layers... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Bethesda Latin American, Spanish and Tapas |
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| March 12, 2008 - The two words are as inseparable as cheeseburger and fries, Woodward and Bernstein, cats and Satan. I'm talking about... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Georgia Ave./Petworth/Takoma | ||
| March 12, 2008 - The two words are as inseparable as cheeseburger and fries, Woodward and Bernstein, cats and Satan. I'm talking about... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +50% | Annandale Sushi, Chinese and Korean |
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| March 12, 2008 - Listen, I've read the same reports you have. I know that eating a healthy breakfast reduces the risks of colon cancer... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +77% | Foggy Bottom/West End American and Pub Food | |
| February 27, 2008 - Media dinners are as common as calamari-and just about as exciting to food writers. Some won't even bother with the... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Logan Circle | ||
| January 30, 2008 - Even before I enter the tomato-red interior at ACKC, the wind barreling down 14th Street NW has caused me to... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Downtown French and Asian |
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| January 30, 2008 - In the final scene of Hannibal, the fugitive Dr. Lecter relaxes aboard a passenger plane, calmly ticking off the... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Alexandria Middle Eastern | ||
| January 16, 2008 - Fatma Nassef has spread out a small feast for me and her family on a large round table in the middle of the dining... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| U Street/Shaw Ethiopian/Eritrean |
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| January 09, 2008 - In a town teeming with Ethiopian restaurants, I seem to be forever looking for one, just one, I can endorse without... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +72% | Georgia Ave./Petworth/Takoma American and Southern & Soul |
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| December 05, 2007 - The rickety wooden display located next to the counter at Colorado Kitchen annoys me more than it should. It's a red... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +76% | Silver Spring American |
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| December 05, 2007 - Earlier this fall, Olazzo and Nicaro opened virtually next door to each other on a shabby stretch of Georgia Avenue... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +60% | Silver Spring Italian and American |
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| December 05, 2007 - Earlier this fall, Olazzo and Nicaro opened virtually next door to each other on a shabby stretch of Georgia Avenue... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +89% | Capitol Hill Pub Food and European |
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| November 07, 2007 - For years, the typical dining experience along H Street NE consisted of a brown paper bag stuffed with fried whiting... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +77% | Van Ness - UDC Indian |
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| October 24, 2007 - Residents of India are walking time bombs. So said Time magazine in 2004: "So vulnerable is the subcontinent to... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Northern Montgomery County African | ||
| October 10, 2007 - Ivy Nornoo, one of the chefs at Pinks Cafe Afrikiko, wants to know what accompaniment I’d like with my peanut butter... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +63% | Downtown Italian and Continental |
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| October 05, 2007 - Owner Enzo Livia closed Spezie for two months this summer to give his downtown eatery a little more air: The... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Falls Church Chinese |
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| October 04, 2007 - The bowls and plates scattered around our table at Hong Kong Palace radiate the unmistakable heat and pungent aromas... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +75% | Silver Spring American, Seafood and Steakhouse |
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| September 26, 2007 - Two of the more prominent stories about Michael Landrum make him sound like the anti-hero of the hospitality industry... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +78% | Courthouse Steakhouse and American |
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| September 26, 2007 - Two of the more prominent stories about Michael Landrum make him sound like the anti-hero of the hospitality industry... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Capitol Hill American |
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| September 20, 2007 - The stone tiles and the panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows, which look out onto the courtyard at the Kellogg... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +80% | Mt. Pleasant/Columbia Heights Pizza |
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| September 13, 2007 - The first time I sampled chef Edan MacQuaid's pies at RedRocks Fire Brick Pizzeria, my hands looked like I had just... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +76% | Wheaton Fast Food and Thai |
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| August 22, 2007 - Silence has often been a necessary and merciful tool at ethnic eateries: A server remains mum on any ingredients that... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Georgetown Seafood and American |
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| August 09, 2007 - Barton Seaver wants me to touch his sablefish. The brined 5-ounce fillet, cooked for 12 minutes at 154 degrees in a... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +62% | Alexandria American, Italian and Pizza |
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| August 01, 2007 - Beer has come a long way since the Bandit smuggled that Rocky Mountain piss called Coors across state lines to... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +75% | Foggy Bottom/West End American, Pub Food and Seafood |
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| July 13, 2007 - 3/4 stars - Five glass teapots are lined up on our table when we arrive at the Blue Duck Tavern. The woman pouring the tea, and... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +94% | Capitol Hill Tacos | |
| June 22, 2007 - A taquería this good has no business being tucked into an office building whose aqua-green windows are the only... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +79% | Downtown American and French |
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| June 08, 2007 - The standard thinking on Central Michel Richard goes something like this: It's more democratic than Citronelle,the... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Mt. Pleasant/Columbia Heights Pub Food, American and Burgers |
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| May 31, 2007 - Most folks driving along Georgia Avenue NW see abandoned structures sealed with plywood or one barber shop after... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Alexandria European and Bakery |
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| May 24, 2007 - A pair of thin blond women enter Cosmopolitan Bakery and Carry Out and scan the menu at the counter. They're looking... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Clinton Barbecue, Burgers and Steakhouse |
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| May 09, 2007 - Jim Shahin and I didn't know each other when we lived in Texas. He was in Austin, I was in Houston. But we both spent... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Adams Morgan American |
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| May 03, 2007 - Few food issues will bring out an eater's inner Idi Amin faster than discussing the "proper" way to top a hot dog... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +77% | Dupont Circle Seafood and American |
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| April 20, 2007 - 4/5 sporks - Even before you scan the tidy menu at Hank's, you'll want to check out the blackboard on the exposed brick wall. This... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +62% | Alexandria Seafood |
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| April 20, 2007 - If you focus your attention somewhere in the middle ground, ignoring the planes overhead and the monuments in the... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Penn Quarter Mexican, Seafood and Southern & Soul |
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| April 19, 2007 - The relocated Oyamel reminds me of Marcel Duchamp�s Fountain. You know, the porcelain john that the surrealist... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +70% | Rockville American and Burgers |
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| April 13, 2007 - 5/5 sporks - Once a pioneer in the then-hinterlands of Rockville�a nonchain restaurant dealing in a highly personalized take on... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +74% | Clarendon Sandwiches/Subs and American |
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| April 13, 2007 - The outdoor seating at Earl's consists of a couple of tables overlooking a quiet portion of Wilson Boulevard; inside... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Capitol Hill Thai | ||
| April 10, 2007 - The Old Siam nails the atmosphere, which is Pier One-perfect: colorful chinoserie-fabric pillows and a few tastefully... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Capitol Hill Thai and Vegetarian |
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| April 10, 2007 - The Old Siam nails the atmosphere, which is Pier One-perfect: colorful chinoserie-fabric pillows and a few tastefully... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +71% | Dupont Circle French and Steakhouse |
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| April 05, 2007 - Americans are notorious for lifting other people�s ideas and manipulating them beyond recognition. Consider the... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Dupont Circle American, European and French |
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| March 22, 2007 - The menu at Jack�s Restaurant and Bar lists �St. Louis barbecued baby back ribs,� which catches my attention for all... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Downtown Italian |
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| March 14, 2007 - Il Mulino New York has immigrated to Thomas Circle and brought its own language. According to its Web site, �[t]he... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +63% | Bethesda Pizza |
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| March 09, 2007 - Tucked into a modest storefront that's set back from the main sidewalk, Mia's Pizzas feels simultaneously homey and... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Capitol Hill Pizza and Italian |
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| March 08, 2007 - People in Washington seem to love Armand's Chicago-style-pizza and although the pizza at the Capitol Hill branch isn... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +73% | Chinatown American and Pub Food |
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| March 02, 2007 - Consciously or not, chef Peter Smith pays tribute to Wylie Dufresne's particular brand molecular-gastronomic madness... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +72% | Vienna American |
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| February 23, 2007 - Bazin's on Church will, hopefully, set a precedent, and the bar, for the type of restaurant that Fairfax desperately... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Mt. Pleasant/Columbia Heights Middle Eastern |
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| January 24, 2007 - Chef Walid Abuelhawa left his post at the Amsterdam Falafelshop in July 2006 amid controversy and opened his own... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Rockville American, Seafood and Steakhouse |
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| January 24, 2007 - Congressional Plaza may not be the best match for PGA Tour Restaurant's faux country-club décor, even if an actual... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Chinatown Chinese |
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| January 17, 2007 - Though it's nice to see that Chop Sticks offers duck feet and fish-head hot pot�for which diners cook their own food... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Foggy Bottom/West End Chinese |
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| January 09, 2007 - Its elegantly appointed environs (high ceilings and comfy, curved booths) aren't a bad match for the nearby Kennedy... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Clarendon Pub Food, English and Scottish |
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| January 09, 2007 - In a neighborhood with no fewer than four Irish pubs, Rí Rá bullies around the competition with sheer corporate... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +58% | Dupont Circle Korean and Asian |
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| December 29, 2006 - Finally, another worthy adversary along the strip of 18th Street that joins Adams Morgan and Dupont Circle. I mourn... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +66% | Capitol Hill Seafood, American and Southern & Soul | |
| December 22, 2006 - Chef Ann Cashion and restaurant namesake John Fulchino have worked hard to address the problems that come with their... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +66% | Capitol Hill French and Continental |
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| December 22, 2006 - Chef Ann Cashion and restaurant namesake John Fulchino have worked hard to address the problems that come with their... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Mt. Pleasant/Columbia Heights Latin American and Southern & Soul |
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| December 22, 2006 - Rumberos' Web site describes the place as "Latianamerican Cuisine, Art, Bar." And the restaurant itself is a little... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +64% | Georgetown Tex-Mex, Latin American and Mexican |
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| December 15, 2006 - 3/5 sporks - With its cautious menu of Tex-Mex staples, the Alamo Grill would hardly stand out in, say, Arizona. Plunk it down in... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Adams Morgan Middle Eastern |
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| December 14, 2006 - Late-night diners in Adams Morgan have many more options these days than jumbo slices. They can, for example, stumble... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Northern Montgomery County Pizza, American and Pub Food |
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| December 01, 2006 - The gap between the wait staff's beer knowledge and its food knowledge tells you practically everything you need to... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Logan Circle Chinese, Asian and Fast Food |
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| December 01, 2006 - Great Wall Szechuan House is the kind of takeout joint you walk by countless times, never once thinking about... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +81% | Fairfax Korean, Japanese and Sushi |
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| November 24, 2006 - 4/5 sporks - Korean food is still a mystery to many Americans, but the sushi that more and more Korean restaurants offer seems to... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +74% | Downtown American |
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| November 24, 2006 - 4/5 sporks - Tony Conte, former executive sous chef at the slobber-worthy Jean Georges in NYC, has absorbed the best practices of... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +65% | Georgetown Asian, International and Mediterranean |
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| November 02, 2006 - 3/5 sporks - When you sit down to dinner at Mie N Yu, the waiter asks (as they all seem to ask these days) if you've eaten there... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +63% | Chinatown Pub Food, American and Burgers |
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| November 02, 2006 - 2/5 sporks - Cousin to Dupont Circle's legendary Brickskeller, R.F.D.�short for the seriously uncharming "Regional Food and Drink... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Capitol Hill Pub Food, American and Pizza |
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| November 02, 2006 - This Barracks Row watering hole offers little in the way of atmosphere. But the gritty ambience belies a rather... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Mt. Pleasant/Columbia Heights Pub Food and Burgers |
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| November 02, 2006 - The self-professed "#1 neighborhood bar in Columbia Heights" also states on its Web site that the Washington City... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Arlington Latin American, Southern & Soul and Spanish |
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| October 27, 2006 - This little Peruvian rotisserie has lost something since its heyday a decade ago: On many days, you wonder why the... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +70% | Silver Spring Chinese |
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| October 27, 2006 - 4/5 sporks - The design of this restaurant's digs, just across from its former location at a busy shopping center, tells you a lot... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Mt. Pleasant/Columbia Heights Pub Food, Burgers and Pizza |
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| October 11, 2006 - For many, "D.C.-style" pizza means a greasy sail of jumbo slice followed by a topping of punch-face. But Chief Ike's... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +78% | Old Town Alexandria Pub Food, Scottish and Seafood | |
| October 11, 2006 - No one can complain about the quality of the food at darling chef Cathal Armstrong's chipper Eamonn's. Is it exactly... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Crystal City/Pentagon City American, Burgers and Fast Food |
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| October 11, 2006 - What began in 1986 as an outpost of greasy burgers and fries in Southern California has grown into a veritable empire... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Dupont Circle Coffee and Sandwiches/Subs |
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| October 11, 2006 - Sure, this 18th Street eatery has a commuter-savvy name, a Red Bull cooler, and a cluster of wall-mounted clocks... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Old Town Alexandria French, Bakery and Coffee |
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| October 11, 2006 - If you're longing for the French countryside, step into Alexandria's La Madeleine�part of a chain whose locations... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +65% | Old Town Alexandria |
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| October 11, 2006 - No one can complain about the quality of the food at darling chef Cathal Armstrong's chipper Eamonn's. Is it exactly... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Adams Morgan Burgers and Pub Food |
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| October 11, 2006 - One of the least assuming watering holes on the 18th Street strip , Toledo Lounge has about the same novelty level as... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +58% | Dupont Circle French, American and Italian |
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| September 25, 2006 - [ On March 21, 2007, Richard Brandenburg announced that he's no longer Urbana's chef. For more information, click... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +70% | Georgetown Pizza | |
| September 19, 2006 - As a concept, Birreria Paradiso is the mirror opposite of Dave and Diane Alexander's Brickskeller and the couple's... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +75% | Georgetown Pizza, Italian and Vegetarian |
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| September 19, 2006 - As a concept, Birreria Paradiso is the mirror opposite of Dave and Diane Alexander's Brickskeller and the couple's... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +81% | Downtown Japanese, Seafood and Sushi |
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| September 15, 2006 - 4/5 sporks - Years after Kaz Okochi first started to explore his "East Meets West" approach to Japanese cooking, the chef and... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +74% | Ballston Steakhouse, Japanese and Sushi |
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| September 15, 2006 - 3/5 sporks - Matsutake seems to make its bread and butter off the lunch-buffet crowd, and what a crowd it is. Stay away on Fridays... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +75% | Bethesda Asian, Japanese and Korean |
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| September 15, 2006 - 4/5 sporks - Pan-Asian restaurants seem so yesterday, but the concept still holds some appeal for those who don't consider noshing... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +75% | Dupont Circle Asian, Breakfast/Brunch and Indian |
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| September 15, 2006 - 4/5 sporks - Using the culture of tea as a point of departure, this cafe-cum-tea-shop a few blocks north of Dupont Circle offers... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Rockville Japanese and Sushi |
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| September 15, 2006 - This tiny, hole-in-the-wall joint underneath a Japanese grocery store is for folks who miss the type of Japanese... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Silver Spring Sandwiches/Subs |
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| September 05, 2006 - Tucked between a flavor-ice joint and a bicycle shop in a small strip mall on Georgia Avenue, Kirsten s Cafe looks... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +70% | Capitol Hill Brazilian, Barbecue and Southern & Soul |
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| September 01, 2006 - Fogo de Chão is my kind of steakhouse: the kind where you can get more than one type of meat for dinner. Lots more... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +70% | Cleveland Park American, Pub Food and Tapas |
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| August 25, 2006 - 4/5 sporks - Cold space, warm cooking. Little about Ardeo's minimalist dining area, with its monolithic wooden room dividers and... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +68% | Cleveland Park Mediterranean, Greek and Sandwiches/Subs |
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| August 25, 2006 - 4/5 sporks - If you adhere to the notion that everything tastes better when wrapped in a pita, you'll find company at the Byblos... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +72% | Dupont Circle Italian and Seafood |
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| August 18, 2006 - 4/5 sporks - Mediocre Italian restaurants are so prevalent that they tend to dull the palate, but every once in a while something... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +71% | Georgetown French and Continental |
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| August 11, 2006 - When you're tired of the foams, the deconstructed foods, and the fad ingredients, you should haul your overwhelmed... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +60% | Old Town Alexandria American |
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| August 07, 2006 - 4/5 sporks - Owned by the Lebanese Taverna Group, the same family-run business that taught the D.C. area that shawarma could... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Tenleytown Thai |
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| August 07, 2006 - This reliable Thai place�in the restaurant wasteland of Wisconsin Avenue between the Tenley and Friendship Heights... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Georgetown Chinese |
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| August 07, 2006 - Perhaps the name of this tiny Georgetown storefront with rudimentary seating for roughly a half-dozen signifies an... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +72% | Penn Quarter Indian and Pub Food |
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| August 04, 2006 - Like Indebleu, its neighbor to the north, Rasika repackages and reimagines Indian cuisine for a generation that... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| +71% | Chinatown American and Burgers |
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| July 31, 2006 - 3/5 sporks - Perhaps nothing encapsulates the changes that the Gallery Place/Chinatown area has seen in the years since the... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Downtown Diner, Burgers and Chinese |
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| July 31, 2006 - Located across the street from Ford's Theatre and a few doors down from the house where Lincoln died, the Waffle Shop... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Falls Church Vietnamese |
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| July 25, 2006 - The foodie seeking authentic Viet grub might have doubts about Little Saigon, sitting as it does outside the Eden... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Rockville Vietnamese |
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| July 25, 2006 - During warmer months, the Rockville location of this two-outlet, family-owned chain entices you with its quiet, leafy... full review at Washington City Paper | ||
| Falls Church |
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| July 25, 2006 - We've seen the future of the Eden Center, and it's name is Tay Do. Owned by twentysomething Jennyfer Nguyen, daughter... full review at Washington City Paper |
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