Category Archives: Restaurants

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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The Swiss Bakery, Springfield, VA

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Don

The holidays are upon us, and like last year, I knew just where to go for some Christmas cookies: The Swiss Bakery in Springfield, right off the beltway on Braddock Road. Their traditional Swiss Christmas cookies are unpronounceable, but also … Continue reading →

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