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1. Afghan Kabob House
Forensics Individual Event: Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Resolved: You Should Check out Afghan Kabob House if You Work or Live in Clarendon or Fall within Their Delivery Zone
The Affirmative: MacRae O., Yelp School for the Gifted
Talking Point 1: AKH is a…More »
2. Afghan Kabob Restaurant
Yup, I've decided this place deserves four stars now. It's that good. Fresh ingredients, high quality cuts of meat, fantastic flavors. Husband and I always leave happy -- and with doggie bags.
Just don't go when there's an event in the Dunyah/Dunya…More »
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3/9/2011 First to Review
Heart-broken by the closure of our go-to neighborhood Afghan restaurant, Maizbon, husband and I… Read more »
3. Aladdin's Eatery
3.5 stars.
For a chain restaurant, Aladdin's is up there. The ambiance is like a real restaurant: low-lighting, comfy chairs and banquettes, quiet, and pleasant. The dining room is a nice size so you don't feel cramped or as if you're dining with…More »
4. Alexandria Pastry Shop & Cafe
This is the kind of place you could eat at for years and years (like me), but it always evades your radar until someone suggests you meet there for lunch (like me). I never think about it as a breakfast or lunch option when I'm considering my…More »
5. Amma Vegetarian Kitchen
3.5 stars. I love the food here. Service could be better.
This is an Indian dosa place, plain and simple. Dosa this way, dosa that way. Dosa with your choice of tofu or potato filling. Dosa plain, dosa with ginger. Dosa with cumin, dosa with…More »
6. Aroma Indian Cuisine
Aroma is one of my favorite Indian restaurants in the area. They've just finished remodeling, and the improvement is huge. It feels much nicer and has been totally updated, inside and out. The size also doubled when Aroma bought out a neighboring…More »
7. Austin Grill
3.5 stars.
A perfect storm of circumstance found me at Austin Grill for the first time in almost 10 years this weekend:
1) I've been on the hunt for a viable Mexican replacement since we nixed Los Toltecos from our restaurant rotation a few months ago.…More »
8. Bangkok One
This place kicks booty for cheap, quick lunch (same food at dinner, prices several bucks more but still a fairly good deal). Prices are a steal and you can actually dine in at this sit-down place and be in and out before your lunch hour is over!…More »
9. Beijing of Greenbelt
3.5 stars.
Mmmm, faux meat. I love it. Sure, some folks ignorantly paint *all* faux meats with the "ew, it's so processed" brush, but not all mock meats are created equal (I won't eat Morningstar products, but if a Chinese joint makes its own?…More »
10. Bar Acuda
I have to say we were spoiled by our meals on Kaua'i. Hardly a bad one to be had. But our dinner at Bar Acuda ranked right up there with the best of them.
First off, I really enjoy the atmosphere here. All dimly lit and whatnot, modern, refined and…More »
11. Ben's Chili Bowl
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 667-0909
FINE. God. I'll write a review for Ben's. Seems like I'm the only one in DC who hasn't, or isn't, writing about this place. And I'd been avoiding it because I don't like bandwagons, and Ben's already has 760 reviews -- does it really need more???…More »
12. Bittersweet Catering Cafe Bakery
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 549-2708
Categories:
American (New),
Bakeries,
Sandwiches,
Caterers
Bittersweet caters to your every need.
Literally.
Bittersweet Café caters many of our work events. The food is unpretentious, straight-forward, and fresh. Plus, there is something for absolutely every palate.
Antipasto skewers are surefire crowd…More »
13. Brabo Tasting Room
If BRABO is Robert Wiedmaier's Ivy-League-educated, Upper-East-Side-dwelling, Armani-suit-wearing, perfectly-coiffed Wall-Street-investment-banking son -- then BRABO Tasting Room (or "TR," as he prefers to be called) is Wiedmaier's…More »
14. Broadway Café & Grill
Baltimore, MD 21231
(410) 276-0414
Categories:
Diners,
Breakfast & Brunch,
Latin American
Neighbourhood: Fell's Point
3.5 stars.
So we ended up at the Broadway Café & Grill completely by accident. We were Yelp app'ing our way to Blue Moon for breakfast, but we were in a hurry. When we saw the line wending down the block from Blue Moon, we had to scratch that plan.…More »
15. Busboys and Poets
Arlington, VA 22206
(703) 379-9757
Categories:
Bookstores,
American (Traditional),
Sandwiches
At Busboys and & Poets the food and atmosphere are awwwwe-sooooome, but the service is hit-or-miss. Love the chill vibe in here -- the comfy couches, the dark paint, the funky portraits of funky people painted on glass instead of canvas. It's…More »
16. Caboose Café & Bakery
Alexandria, VA 22301
(703) 566-1283
Categories:
Bakeries,
Coffee & Tea,
Ethiopian
Yessir, Caboose is a great place. It's local, it's family-run, and the food is awesome.
On Saturdays we hit the Del Ray farmers' market early in the morning and then go to Caboose for breakfast. I LOVE the fact that the coffee is brewed strong,…More »
17. Cafe Aurora
4.5 stars.
The West End is definitely Alexandria's most ethnically and socio-economically diverse neighborhood, making it a truly wonderful place to live and, more importantly, eat: we've got everything from Indian and Ethiopian to Peruvian and…More »
18. Cafe Caturra
This is how I feel at Café Caturra's happy hour: http://www.youtube.com...
I *love* happy hour, and I love a good happy hour deal even *better*. When a friend asked me to join her at a fundraiser HH at CC, I didn't have to think about it long. When…More »
19. Café Habana
Moms, Pops, husband, and I headed to Café Habana for brunch with my NYC-dwelling college Bestie. It is a perfect, casual spot -- swivel stools at the diner counter, Formica tables, tiny space -- with excellent food.
We started with the elote, or…More »
20. Casa De Luz
Austin, TX 78704
(512) 476-2535
Categories:
Vegetarian,
Vegan
Neighbourhood: 78704 (South Austin)
Yelp strikes again! Before heading over to a lovely afternoon of swimming and relaxing at Barton Springs Pool, we were looking for a place relatively close by to grab some grub. Casa de Luz was nearby, but as soon as I read this was a vegan dining…More »
21. CD Cafe
Solomons, MD 20688
(410) 326-3877
Categories:
American (New),
Cajun/Creole,
Seafood
4.5 stars.
Husband and I arrived at Solomons Island Winery a little before it opened. Rather than wait around, we decided to head into town and eat lunch before our tasting. And not knowing much of anything about Solomons Island, Maryland, I…More »
22. Cheesetique
Can I award more stars? How about 8?
For my 30th birthday my husband threw me a surprise party in Cheesetique's dining room. It was FAB! He had approached owner Jill Erber a few months before, asking if he could rent the space for a private party.…More »
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1/5/2009
My husband and I love to treat ourselves to an evening at Cheesetique's wine and dinner bar, which… Read more »
23. Chef Geoff's
CHEF GEOFF: A CANDID CONVERSATION ABOUT HAPPY HOUR AT HIS WESLEY HEIGHTS INSTITUTION, CHEF GEOFF'S
November, 2010
We are settled at the bar of Chef Geoff's New Mexico Avenue location in the bustling Wesley Heights neighborhood of Washington, DC. Geoff…More »
24. Chen's Gourmet Chinese Carryout
Washington, DC 20016
(202) 364-8313
Category:
Chinese
Neighbourhood: Palisades
Coworkers and I order from Chen's with some regularity given that they will deliver to work. We find the food pretty consistent and tasty.
I love love love fake mmmmeat, and Chen's offers a number of these dishes. I feel like a good standard bearer…More »
25. ChuChai
Eight or nine years ago on a visit to Montreal, I discovered Chu Chai (then in its former location) by accident while wandering the neighborhoods. I was so thrilled to find an all veg restaurant serving fabulous food I dragged my traveling companion…More »
26. Consuelo Mexican Bistro
Consuelo Mexican Bistro is San Jose's Rosa Mexicano -- upscale Mexican fusion for yuppies. They even do table side guac in a molcajete like all de rigueur Mexican fusion joints these days. And apparently there's a RM in L.A., so left- and…More »
27. Delia's
Here's how our evening at Delia's went:
Waiter: [pushes a basket of pita triangles and two dips across the table, widens eyes expectantly]
Us: "Oh, OK. Umm, we'd like this bottle of Kotrotsos Moschofilero, please."
Waiter: [walks away]
Us: "That was…More »
28. EatBar
WOO-HOO:
1) In a reverent nod to the departed Arlington *institution*, Whitey's, which used to occupy EatBar's space, EatBar kept the vintage neon "EAT" sign (at least, I assume it's Whitey's original) and adopted the name "EatBar." It's been almost…More »
29. El Paraiso II Restaurant
El Paraiso is a nondescript little storefront in a nondescript, internationally-inclined strip mall in Alexandria's West End. They specialize in Puruvian and Salvadorean foods. From the outside, you might never notice it. The inside is fairly…More »
30. Enat Restaurant
Happily, after dozens of dining experiences at Enat, husband and I finally made it over for breakfast (starting at 10 on weekends). And happily, Enat's breakfast is just as excellent as lunch and dinner.
We started with two cappuccinos, expertly…More »
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4/16/2011
I can't get over this place. Talk about a Groupon success story. Husband and I have been… Read more »
31. Evening Star Cafe
Hooooo-RAY for the "new" Evening Star!
Husband, SIL, and I have long been fans of this darling Del Ray establishment for its straightforward, delicious food and homey, neighborhood feel. It's often where the three of us meet to catch up over drinks…More »
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4/17/2010
Gosh I love this place. It's in one of my favorite neighborhoods ever -- Del Ray. It serves… Read more »
32. Extra Perks Coffee Shop
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 706-5886
Categories:
Coffee & Tea,
Breakfast & Brunch,
British
Pops is an avid "Post" porer. He's been a newspaper man as long as I can remember. Some of my fondest memories are of waking up for school in the morning and seeing him in his suit at the breakfast table, bowl of cereal, cup of coffee, and the…More »
33. Facci Ristorante
"Wheeeeeeeeen the moon hits-a your eye, like a big-a pizza piiiiie, that's amooooooore...."
Actually, it was the Gnocchi Sorrentina that swept me off my feet and made me fall deeply in amore. Housemade pillows of potato-ey goodness bathed in a…More »
34. Faccia Luna
Pretty decent Italian food here. Nice out-of-the-way Old Town location. Fairly good service.
Pasta can sometimes be a touch overcooked and, as far as I can tell, most of it is not made in-house. Boooo. The sauces accompanying the pasta are…More »
35. Firefly
Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 369-3971
Categories:
Tapas Bars,
Tapas/Small Plates
Neighbourhood: Eastside
Killing time playing Blackjack on a Saturday night before 8 pm dinner reservations at Firefly, we mentioned to our pert little dealer we were dining there. "I *love* that place!" she squealed, "Get the mac 'n' cheese!" When we piled into the taxi…More »
36. Graffiato
Welp. Graffiato has worked its way back into my good graces since the last four or five visits the service has been stellar. And there's been no sign of server-zilla.
Plus, the idea of Market Punch really, really tickles my fancy. Last weekend the…More »
2 Previous Reviews: Show all »
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12/11/2011
Graffiato's food is still excellent -- I'm digging the new fall/winter menu with seasonal aliments… Read more »
37. Hard Times Cafe
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 267-9590
Categories:
American (Traditional),
Sports Bars
When husband invited me to be +1 at his office holiday party, I figured I owed him for all the Yelp events he's so cheerfully attended with me. And when he told me the party would be at the Fairfax branch of Hard Times, I was in like Flynn.
I…More »
38. Harmony Café
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 338-3881
Categories:
Chinese,
Vegetarian
Neighbourhood: Georgetown
I wish this was a Facebook status so "less than symbol 3" would turn into a wee heart when I hit enter and post this. Because that wee heart aptly expresses my feelings about Harmony Cafe. Love. Pure love.
You might pass right by Harmony, at the…More »
39. Heebeen Restaurant
If you are a very large man with an unusually healthy appetite, Heebeen's buffet just might be the best deal in the area, especially at lunch when it's $16 - 18 (depending on the day of the week). No lie. I've seen cadres of muscly men in army…More »
40. Honey's Sit-N-Eat
Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215) 925-1150
Categories:
Southern,
American (Traditional)
Neighbourhood: Northern Liberties
Philly is *phull* of phabulous little phood phinds like Honey's Sit-n-Eat, tucked away in unassuming neighborhoods. If not for Guy Fieri (yes, I *know* he's a tool, but the man sure eats well), I don't think Honey's would have made my list of Must…More »
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