Monthly Archives: December 2010

Mia’s Pizzas, Bethesda, MD

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Don

I’m always happy to go back to Mia’s Pizzas which gets my vote as “best pizza in Bethesda.” The wood-burning oven lends a fireplace-like ambience to this relatively small restaurant which had a good crowd at 6:30 on a Sunday … Continue reading →

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Willow, Ballston, VA

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Don

Every time I go to Willow, I keep wanting to break away from the bar menu, but I can’t: it’s too cheap, and it’s too good. Warm Gruyères Cheese Puffs ($5) with black truffle butter is a huge portion – … Continue reading →

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The Tombs, Georgetown

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Don

After a long walk yesterday, trenching through the snow, ending up in Georgetown, I hobbled up the cobblestone street and headed straight for a cold one. The Tombs was pretty packed at around 6:30 last night, with only a couple … Continue reading →

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Breeze, Annandale, VA

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Don

Although Breeze is relatively new, I’ve somehow found myself there three times already – the first for a bingsu, the second for gelato, and the third for a baked good. It’s right next to Yechon, and is in fact owned … Continue reading →

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Indique Heights, Chevy Chase, MD

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Don

At around 8 PM on a Friday, I was happy to see Indique Heights full of people — they were doing over 100 covers that night (and on a related note, Lia’s was even more packed). It was nice to … Continue reading →

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Yola, Dupont Circle

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Don

Yola just opened a few days ago, and is, in theory, the latest yogurt (*) entry in an already over-saturated market. But, although I didn’t have any yogurt, this one might have some legs. (*) Ah, but it’s not frozen … Continue reading →

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Birch & Barley, Logan Circle

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Don

Yes, I know: it’s packed every night. Yet Birch & Barley is on my shortlist of most underrated restaurants in the area right now (superlative #1). Last night I had a full-fledged, start-to-finish, awesome dinner, without a weak link in the … Continue reading →

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Yuraku, Germantown, MD

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Don

Sun “Sonny” Lee opened Yuraku in 1997, and believe it or not, it’s a sibling of a restaurant in Flushing, Queens (we have a bizarro connection here with MoCA Asian Bistro in South Riding, VA). I’m generally not keen on … Continue reading →

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Bakeshop, Clarendon, VA

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Don

As I was leaving from (what I didn’t realize was to be) my final meal at the Clarendon American Flatbread, I must have had some sort of psychic vibration going on, because I instinctively darted into Bakeshop (formerly known as … Continue reading →

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American Flatbread, Clarendon, VA

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Don

It continues to gall me that American Flatbread sits empty when it’s a mere two blocks from Cheesecake Factory on Wilson Blvd.  Just walk down N. Fillmore St., and you’re there – and, that entire corridor of retail (which includes … Continue reading →

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