Tag Archives: Irish

Samuel Beckett’s Irish Gastropub, Shirlington

(See the May 28, 2011 Review here.) I stopped into Samuel Beckett’s early Saturday evening, at a time when Shirlington Village was packed outside, but the crowds hadn’t yet made their way into the restaurants there – I took a … Continue reading

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Eamonn’s – A Dublin Chipper, Alexandria, VA

Ye olde reliable Dublin Chipper striketh again. In what seemed to be a recurring theme with my French house guests, semi- fast food reared its head again in Old Town at Eamonn’s (following in the footsteps of Surfside, Maoz Vegetarian, … Continue reading

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Samuel Beckett’s Irish Gastropub, Shirlington, VA

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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Restaurant Eve, Alexandria, VA

(See the December 21, 2010 Review here.) It was Saint Patrick’s Day, and I hadn’t eaten a thing all day. Certain that the bar at Restaurant Eve would be packed, I was stunned to walk in and find it nearly … Continue reading

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