Monthly Archives: December 2010

Java Coast, Gaylord Hotel, National Harbor, MD

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Don

Many of the “restaurants” at National Harbor stop serving lunch at 2:30 PM, so I decided to hold off until dinner, with a second cup of coffee tiding me over through the afternoon. Downstairs in the Gaylord Hotel is Java … Continue reading →

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New Heights, Woodley Park

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Don

Disclaimer: I’m personal friends with the co-owner of New Heights, and dine here often. That said, I’ve had the restaurant rated #1 in Woodley Park since long before we were friends, and am a genuine fan of Chef Logan Cox … Continue reading →

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Happy Family, Falls Church, VA

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Don

Well, I had to try it sooner or later. It had been sitting there, this decrepit shack, right on the main drag in old Falls Church. “In Business Since 1996,” the menu says, and it has a sort of poor … Continue reading →

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PS7′s, Verizon Center

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Don

I’ve always resisted The OMFG Dip ($12) here because I can’t pull myself away from the “Primanti Brothers” Special. This, despite it sounding sooooo OMF good: seared porchetta with caramelized onions and melted gruyere on toasted foccacia, with a medium-sized … Continue reading →

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Ravi Kabob I, Arlington, VA

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Don

People often wonder how I can eat out around 360 days a year. What do you do on Christmas or Thanksgiving, they’ll ask. Well, this Thanksgiving, and this past Christmas, I got carryout from Ravi Kabob. And I went again … Continue reading →

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The Chesapeake Room, Barracks Row

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Don

For quite a while, Belga Cafe had a toehold on “Best of Barracks Row,” but my recent experiences have me favoring The Chesapeake Room. During this frigid week, nothing can be more satisfying than ‘Tis The Season ($9), a piping … Continue reading →

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The Sweetest Chef, Fairfax, VA

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Don

I’ve been to The Sweetest Chef (an obvious pun on The Swedish Chef?) twice in the past couple of weeks now. On the first visit, a sub-par tuna salad sandwich left me uninspired to return. And yet, I did. Honestly, … Continue reading →

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Shorty’s Deli, Fairfax, VA

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Don

You can tell there’s a Latino influence at Shorty’s Deli from the outside – the handwritten sign saying desayuno Latino was enough to get me in the door. The vast majority of the menu here reads like typical, strip-mall deli … Continue reading →

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Acadiana, Mt. Vernon Square

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Don

It was a bitter cold night in the city, with restaurants closing early all over town because DC was a dead zone. And it was just a perfect night to think back a few years to this article I wrote … Continue reading →

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Champion Billiards, Shirlington, VA

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Don

At some point, you have to teach your son have to play Nine-ball; what you don’t expect is to lose two out of three games. (And I’m GOOD, darn it. No, really! I AM!) I was playing Nine-ball here twenty … Continue reading →

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