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What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
Samantha
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Date: July 27, 2011 02:42PM
I am taking some friends from out of town to eat. I do not wish to drive to DC.
Price does not matter but I want a place that is fun and different.
Thanks!
Price does not matter but I want a place that is fun and different.
Thanks!
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
RankineCycle
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Date: July 27, 2011 02:51PM
Santinis and Fuddruckers are the only restaurants I trust.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
Pinhead the Cenobite
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Date: July 27, 2011 02:56PM
Seasons 52 in Tysons I like quite a lot.
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"...your suffering will be legendary even in Hell!"
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"...your suffering will be legendary even in Hell!"
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
Bob in Southeast Loudoun
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Date: July 27, 2011 03:10PM
Passionfish in Reston Town Center is really good.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
JBass
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Date: July 27, 2011 03:12PM
Try Cava (Greek) in Clarendon, Brand New.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
RankineCycle
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Date: July 27, 2011 03:19PM
If you are in your mid-thirties, of neutral good looks, and, as a group, represent a refreshing, but not uncomfortably diverse cross-section of ethnicities, I would highly recommend Olive Garden.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
hatchback
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Date: July 27, 2011 03:24PM
JBass Wrote:
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> Try Cava (Greek) in Clarendon, Brand New.
JBass loves gettin' it Greek style.
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> Try Cava (Greek) in Clarendon, Brand New.
JBass loves gettin' it Greek style.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
Ale
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Date: July 27, 2011 03:29PM
I love Jaleo in Crystal City. Their food is in my opinion the best of the area and it is never filled with a bunch of teenagers
http://www.jaleo.com/
http://www.jaleo.com/
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
Inquiring Mind
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Date: July 27, 2011 03:32PM
RankineCycle Wrote:
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> If you are in your mid-thirties, of neutral good
> looks, and, as a group, represent a refreshing,
> but not uncomfortably diverse cross-section of
> ethnicities, I would highly recommend Olive
> Garden.
Yes, that was the impression I got as well:
http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/forum/read/40/632663/632826.html#msg-632826
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> If you are in your mid-thirties, of neutral good
> looks, and, as a group, represent a refreshing,
> but not uncomfortably diverse cross-section of
> ethnicities, I would highly recommend Olive
> Garden.
Yes, that was the impression I got as well:
http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/forum/read/40/632663/632826.html#msg-632826
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
We are hot.
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Date: July 27, 2011 04:37PM
Thanks for asking.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
Samantha
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Date: July 27, 2011 04:57PM
Thank you for your responses. I have chosen Olive Garden.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
Funny
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Date: July 27, 2011 04:59PM
:)
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
Yuck
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Date: July 27, 2011 05:01PM
Samantha Wrote:
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> Thank you for your responses. I have chosen Olive
> Garden.
That's a terrible decision. I've never had a meal there that resembled food. It would be interesting to hear what you think of it after the fact.
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> Thank you for your responses. I have chosen Olive
> Garden.
That's a terrible decision. I've never had a meal there that resembled food. It would be interesting to hear what you think of it after the fact.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
I think you were trolled
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Date: July 27, 2011 05:05PM
Samantha does not eat at the OG.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
Yuck
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Date: July 27, 2011 05:19PM
I think you were trolled Wrote:
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> Samantha does not eat at the OG.
Well that's a relief, I was worried her friends were going to have a bad time. Mind you, there's people on here who like Roy Rogers, so who knows.
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> Samantha does not eat at the OG.
Well that's a relief, I was worried her friends were going to have a bad time. Mind you, there's people on here who like Roy Rogers, so who knows.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
Korean bbq
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Date: July 27, 2011 06:38PM
Has anyone been to Honey Pig?
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
Gf'er
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Date: July 27, 2011 07:32PM
Brix in Great Falls.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
TheMeeper
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Date: July 27, 2011 07:43PM
Korean bbq Wrote:
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> Has anyone been to Honey Pig?
It's really good. I'm not the hugest Korean-BBQ fan either, but that place is great.
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> Has anyone been to Honey Pig?
It's really good. I'm not the hugest Korean-BBQ fan either, but that place is great.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
DH
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Date: July 27, 2011 07:47PM
Claire and Don's in Falls Church. Very Good
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
TheMeeper
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Date: July 27, 2011 07:54PM
Samantha Wrote:
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> I am taking some friends from out of town to eat.
> I do not wish to drive to DC.
Not sure if it fits your bill, but Sweetgreen opened a location in Ballston about 3 or 4 months ago, and I think it's my favorite new fast/casual joint. Really fresh, healthy salads and wraps. Completely awesome homemade salad dressings (their lime-cilantro-jalapeno dressing is almost drinkable). You'll spend about 10 bucks for a wrap (if you add meat to it), but they set a high-bar in terms of quality and it's worth it.
http://www.sweetgreen.com/
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> I am taking some friends from out of town to eat.
> I do not wish to drive to DC.
Not sure if it fits your bill, but Sweetgreen opened a location in Ballston about 3 or 4 months ago, and I think it's my favorite new fast/casual joint. Really fresh, healthy salads and wraps. Completely awesome homemade salad dressings (their lime-cilantro-jalapeno dressing is almost drinkable). You'll spend about 10 bucks for a wrap (if you add meat to it), but they set a high-bar in terms of quality and it's worth it.
http://www.sweetgreen.com/
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
Ut videam
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Date: July 27, 2011 08:02PM
TheMeeper Wrote:
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> Korean bbq Wrote:
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> > Has anyone been to Honey Pig?
>
>
> It's really good. I'm not the hugest Korean-BBQ
> fan either, but that place is great.
Second that. If you can get there before 2:30 or 3 pm (can't remember which, sorry) their lunch specials are a great way to try the place out.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/27/2011 08:03PM by Ut videam.
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> Korean bbq Wrote:
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> > Has anyone been to Honey Pig?
>
>
> It's really good. I'm not the hugest Korean-BBQ
> fan either, but that place is great.
Second that. If you can get there before 2:30 or 3 pm (can't remember which, sorry) their lunch specials are a great way to try the place out.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/27/2011 08:03PM by Ut videam.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
dika-dika
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Date: July 27, 2011 08:21PM
Washingtone-Locien's resturant. Where ever it is located at.
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Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
No fast food
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Date: July 27, 2011 08:24PM
I think lady Samantha is looking to impress. Money is no problem.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
Loved It
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Date: July 27, 2011 09:35PM
Korean bbq Wrote:
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> Has anyone been to Honey Pig?
I've been to their new location in Centreville. It was excellent! The pork belly was OK - once you got used to it. The regular pork and chicken options were great, though.
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> Has anyone been to Honey Pig?
I've been to their new location in Centreville. It was excellent! The pork belly was OK - once you got used to it. The regular pork and chicken options were great, though.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
Honey Pig?
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Date: July 27, 2011 09:36PM
Sounds like a great place to take the family.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
snowdenscold
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Date: July 27, 2011 11:10PM
Yuck Wrote:
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>
Mind you, there's
> people on here who like Roy Rogers, so who knows.
Hey, I resemble that remark!
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Mind you, there's
> people on here who like Roy Rogers, so who knows.
Hey, I resemble that remark!
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
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Date: July 28, 2011 08:02AM
dika-dika Wrote:
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> Washingtone-Locien's resturant. Where ever it is
> located at.
Winchester, from what I've been told.
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> Washingtone-Locien's resturant. Where ever it is
> located at.
Winchester, from what I've been told.
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http://bible.cc/1_corinthians/13-11.htm
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
Mr. Misery
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Date: July 28, 2011 09:42PM
Samantha Wrote:
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> I am taking some friends from out of town to eat.
> I do not wish to drive to DC.
>
> Price does not matter but I want a place that is
> fun and different.
>
> Thanks!
hey Samantha, how about you eat my dick? Four and a quarter inches of uncut half-Mexican cock......you think you and your friends would enjoy that? Gimme a ring.
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> I am taking some friends from out of town to eat.
> I do not wish to drive to DC.
>
> Price does not matter but I want a place that is
> fun and different.
>
> Thanks!
hey Samantha, how about you eat my dick? Four and a quarter inches of uncut half-Mexican cock......you think you and your friends would enjoy that? Gimme a ring.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
love to try new places
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Date: July 29, 2011 08:34AM
New place in Manchester Lakes (next to Lucky's) called something Bowl.........Korean BBQ place........you pick your meat, ingredients, sauces, they fry it up..........pretty good
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
like2eat@theY
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Date: July 29, 2011 10:23AM
Crystal City Restaurant and Paper Moon.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
Samantha
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Date: July 29, 2011 05:49PM
Thanks again for the suggestions. We went to Olive Garden on Leesburg Pike. I had the parmesan and pancetta-filled carbonara ravioli with pan-seared chicken in a creamy parmesan sauce. My friends had herb-marinated grilled chicken breasts over capellini in a light, zesty lemon-herb vinaigrette tossed with cherry tomatoes, feta, spinach and olives and parmesan and pancetta-filled carbonara ravioli with sautéed shrimp in a truffle butter sauce. For dessert we had raspberry-swirled white chocolate cheesecake topped with slivers of white chocolate and classic Italian chocolate torta layered with creamy mousse and topped with dark chocolate ganache. It upset my stomach and I noticed my stool was black. I will be back next week to try the grilled beef medallions drizzled with balsamic glaze, served over fettuccine tossed with spinach and gorgonzola-alfredo sauce.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
You wish you were me!
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Date: July 29, 2011 07:28PM
We are on for tomorrow night.
I will update you on Monday.
Thanks,
S
I will update you on Monday.
Thanks,
S
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
Good food
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Date: July 29, 2011 08:36PM
Try The Capital Grill in Tysons, pricey but so good! La Tosca in Clarendon also so good.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
office party
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Date: July 30, 2011 07:47AM
Fuddruckers
Go for the burgers stay for the packs of screaming kids and crying babies
Go for the burgers stay for the packs of screaming kids and crying babies
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
JBass
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Date: July 30, 2011 09:17AM
You wish you were me! Wrote:
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> We are on for tomorrow night.
>
> I will update you on Monday.
>
> Thanks,
>
> S
Atta girl! Ain't life grand? Let us know.
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> We are on for tomorrow night.
>
> I will update you on Monday.
>
> Thanks,
>
> S
Atta girl! Ain't life grand? Let us know.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
obvious is obvious
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Date: July 30, 2011 07:47PM
Ale Wrote:
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> I love Jaleo in Crystal City. Their food is in my
> opinion the best of the area and it is never
> filled with a bunch of teenagers
>
> http://www.jaleo.com/
^This place is pretty good.
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> I love Jaleo in Crystal City. Their food is in my
> opinion the best of the area and it is never
> filled with a bunch of teenagers
>
> http://www.jaleo.com/
^This place is pretty good.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
grrr
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Date: August 01, 2011 05:55PM
I took the suggestion of going to Brix- the website made it seem very fancy, when I made a reservation someone in a French accent picked up, speaking the French words you hear when eating in a fine dining place. Imagine my surprise when I go and this place is a slightly more upscale Bertuccis! The prices were fair and the gnocci and especially chocolate mousse were good, but I have no idea who the hell picked up the phone, it was all high school students and middle eastern men working at this restaurant. Again it was not a bad experience, but they need take themselves way less seriously! The clientel there did not look like they came from Great Falls, that is for sure.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
grrr
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Date: August 01, 2011 05:55PM
I am not the OP by the way, this thread caught my eye and I choose Brix.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
Richard Kuklinski
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Date: August 01, 2011 06:27PM
Anybody been to Thai by Thai in Ffx city?
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
obvious is obvious
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Date: August 01, 2011 07:03PM
grrr Wrote:
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> but I have no idea who the hell picked up the phone, it was
> all high school students and middle eastern men
> working at this restaurant.
Im guessing it was the owner. Would've been funnier if it was Darth Vader.
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> but I have no idea who the hell picked up the phone, it was
> all high school students and middle eastern men
> working at this restaurant.
Im guessing it was the owner. Would've been funnier if it was Darth Vader.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
001101011101
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Date: August 02, 2011 12:50PM
Might be too late but Harth in the Hilton in Tyson's is good...pricey, but good.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
CERTenly123456789
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Date: August 02, 2011 12:58PM
Tippy's taco is my favorite i love how it tastes it is the best you shoold eat ther
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
anonyyyy
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Date: August 04, 2011 12:13AM
zoe's kitchen in fairfax. BEST MEDITERRANEAN FOOD IN THE COUNTY
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
NoControl
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Date: August 04, 2011 12:38PM
Seasons 52 is great except that they haul out the dessert tray and wave it under your nose at the end of your meal, which I always find annoying. It's not just that I have to summon some self-control and decline - it's more like I feel like the restaurant is trying to squeeze a few extra bucks out of me after what is usually a fairly expensive meal. Kinda ruins my mood.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
meep
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Date: August 04, 2011 06:58PM
2941 in Falls CHurch- surprised such a fancy restaurant is in t Falls Church, the service is superb and they will even make things not on the menu if you ask. One time I went I got tour of the kitchen and a free loaf of fresh french bread from the chef. Nowadays even shitty restaurants can charge a lot for terrible service and mediocre food. IMO this is worth the price.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
Cliftonite
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Date: August 04, 2011 08:55PM
Trummers on Main in Clifton -- a hidden gem.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
food
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Date: August 04, 2011 09:38PM
-Espisitos in Fairfax City off 123
-Dolce Vita also off 123
-Dixie Bones off Rt. 1 in Woodbridge
-BBQ Country out in Burke
-Whole Foods (they have different counters diner style with excellent food)
-Guapos in Mannassas, Fair Lakes, and Potomac Mills (Dale City)
-Tony's Pizza in Fair Lakes
-Bollywood Bistro in Fairfax City, the best Indian Food I've ever tasted!
-Cantina Italia out in Fair Lakes
-Victor's Pizza out in Springfield
-Little Italy out in Centreville
-New Great Wall out in Centreville
-Arties out in Fairfax City
-Coastal Flats out in Fairfax Corner
-Sweeet Waters by the Multiplex in Centreville
-I want to say it's a Joe's (no affiliation to the chain) Pizza off rt. 28 next to Guapos in Manassas
-Austin Grille in Springfield
-Always been partial to 29 Diner in Fairfax City although I rememberr the food being better as a kid when it was Tasties 29
-Out off Seminary in Alexandria in the Build America complex great Ethiopian and Mexican restaurant in the same strip mall
-Dolce Vita also off 123
-Dixie Bones off Rt. 1 in Woodbridge
-BBQ Country out in Burke
-Whole Foods (they have different counters diner style with excellent food)
-Guapos in Mannassas, Fair Lakes, and Potomac Mills (Dale City)
-Tony's Pizza in Fair Lakes
-Bollywood Bistro in Fairfax City, the best Indian Food I've ever tasted!
-Cantina Italia out in Fair Lakes
-Victor's Pizza out in Springfield
-Little Italy out in Centreville
-New Great Wall out in Centreville
-Arties out in Fairfax City
-Coastal Flats out in Fairfax Corner
-Sweeet Waters by the Multiplex in Centreville
-I want to say it's a Joe's (no affiliation to the chain) Pizza off rt. 28 next to Guapos in Manassas
-Austin Grille in Springfield
-Always been partial to 29 Diner in Fairfax City although I rememberr the food being better as a kid when it was Tasties 29
-Out off Seminary in Alexandria in the Build America complex great Ethiopian and Mexican restaurant in the same strip mall
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
I read the title wrong
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Date: August 05, 2011 07:47AM
I thought it was "best new restaurant...", but to the best of my knowledge, most of these have existed for some time, I know the 29 Diner has been around a few years/decade/centuries.
Re: What is the best new restaurant to try?
Posted by:
Best New restaurant
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Date: August 06, 2011 05:23PM
New.
I fixed it.
I fixed it.