Category Archives: Restaurants

China Canteen, Rockville, MD

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Don

Nearly all the lunch specials at China Canteen are $5.99, and this included my Stir Fried Liver Home Style, a big plate of uniformly cut, bite-sized crescents of calves liver wok-fried with the usual mixed vegetables. It came with a … Continue reading →

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Casa Oaxaca, Adams Morgan

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Don

The Top Shelf Margarita ($9.00) at Casa Oaxaca is made with Sauza Gold Tequila and lime juice poured from a plastic pitcher, and the drink is served in a pint glass. I thought it would be perfect with an appetizer … Continue reading →

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Maoz Vegetarian, Downtown

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Don

The DC area has seen more than its share of kind-of, sort-of fast food restaurants crop up over the past couple of years, and Maoz Vegetarian is one of the gang. The formula here is extremely simple: walk up to … Continue reading →

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Masa 14, U Street Corridor

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Don

There was but one mission: to drink. Masa 14 has amazing happy hour deals, and they run weekdays until 7 PM. Everything at happy hour on this day was only $4. We arrived at 6:04, and made the most of … Continue reading →

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Surfside, Glover Park

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Don

“Wow this place reminds me of Jettie’s,” my friend said as she walked into Surfside for the very first time. I’ve never heard one bad thing about Surfside, the wildly popular California-tinged semi-fast food Mexican restaurant which seems to be constantly … Continue reading →

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Chubby’s Southern Style Barbecue, Emmitsburg, MD

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Don

I last went to Chubby’s several years ago, and remember really enjoying their ribs, but I didn’t remember all that much else. I’ve been in touch with owner Tom Caulfield on-and-off (he’s a member of donrockwell.com), and he wrote me … Continue reading →

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Samuel Beckett’s Irish Gastropub, Shirlington, VA

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Don

It wasn’t so long ago that Shirlington was a quaint little strip with one really good restaurant (Carlyle Grand Cafe), and a few lesser ones. Now, that strip is still quaint, but Carlyle is a shadow of what it once … Continue reading →

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PS7’s, Verizon Center

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Don

(See the December 9, 2010 Review here.) Every time I’m at PS7’s lounge, I tend toward the flatbreads and sandwiches; this time, I forced myself to go “main course,” just to see what this crew is up to. Gina Chersevani … Continue reading →

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Pupatella, Arlington, VA

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Don

(See the January 31, 2011 Review here.) All hail the new King of Pizza in the Washington, DC area. I’m coming right out and saying that, as of late May / early June, 2011, Pupatella is the best by far, … Continue reading →

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Medium Rare, Cleveland Park

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Don

(See the March 27th, 2011 Review here.) When Medium Rare first opened – even before it first opened – I expressed to myself a quiet concern. I had questions about whether a restaurant serving essentially one thing only – steak … Continue reading →

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