Saturday, January 20, 2007

Restaurants in Washington D.C. area

Top 10 Chinese Restaurants from WTOP news:

  1. A&J Restaurant -- 1319 Rockville Pike, Rockville.
  2. Foong Lin -- 7710 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda.
  3. Grace's Fortune -- 15500 Annapolis Rd., Bowie.
  4. House of Dynasty 7550 Telegraph Rd., Alexandria.
  5. Hunan Delight -- 18220 Village Center Drive, Olney.
  6. Jasmine's Chinese Restaurant -- 110 South St. Market Station, Leesburg.
  7. Mark's Duck House -- 6184 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church.
  8. Meiwah -- 1200 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.
  9. Peking Gourmet Inn -- 6029 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. (Among the favorites is Peking Gourmet Inn on Leesburg Pike in Falls Church, a restaurant known to be frequented by former President George H.W. Bush and his son, former President George W. Bush. The "Bush menu" often included the restaurant's signature Peking Duck. )
  10. P.F. Chang's -- multiple locations

Our favorite Thai restaurants are:

- Sawatdee 2250 Clarendon Boulevard, at Courthouse Road, Courthouse Plaza (703)243-8181 Court House Metro.Open 11.30am-10pm Mon-Thur; 11.30am-10.45pm Fri; noon-10.45pm Sat;4.30-10pm Sun.

- Thai Pilin 8385 Leesburg Pike (pass Tysons Corner Mall)Vienna, VA(703) 556-9191 lunch price is a better deal. Close Sunday.

- Thai Square Restaurant (703) 685-7040 3217 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA

Chinese:

Chopstix at Rockville - Taiwanese breakfast starts at 11 AM on the weekend. 4 N Washington St. Rockville, MD 20850 (301) 762-8810

Chopstix at Gaithersburg - family style meals. Also breakfast on the weekend. 820 Muddy Branch RdGaithersburg, MD 20878(301) 330-8886

Peking Village - good authentic food
2962 Gallows Rd. Falls Church, VA 22042 (703)698-9220

Good Fortune Restaurant
2646 University Blvd W. Wheaton, MD 20902 (301)929-8818 M-Th 11:30a-1a Fri 11:30a-2a Sat 11-2a Sun 11-1a

Weekend Dim Sum at Oriental East Restaurant, 1290 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-608-0030

Yuan Fu Vegetarian (301) 762-5938 798 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD Sun-Thu 11-10p, Fri-Sat 11-10:30p

Sunflower Restaurant 2531 chain bridge road, vienna VA 22181 (703) 319-3888 11:30a-10p Sun 12a-10p Micro Center Computer Store is down the street.

A&J Restaurant 1319-C Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 301-251-7878, or 4316-B Markham St. Annandale, VA 703-813-8181

Eden Center (a little run down, but authentic Vietnamese food)
- Huong Viet Restaurant, 6785 Wilson Blvd, Falls Church,VA 22044, (703) 538-7110, bubble tea is good here too. Fri-Sat 10-11p, Sun-Thur 10-10p
- Bubble tea at Kim Phung Bakery (703) 534-4525
- Thanh Son Tofu - fresh dou-hua, tofu, and soy bean drink, made daily. 6793 Wilson Blvd, Falls Church, VA 22044 (703) 534-1202

CAKE - Stella Bakery 11510 D Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD (301) 231-9026 Tu-Fri 8-7, Sat 9-6, Sun 9-5, close Mon. Call ahead during summer, they usually take the whole Aug. off! Grand Marnier, chocolate mousse cake are the best in the U.S.!

Buffet
Todai - Sushi, Japanese noodle, salad, hot food, barbeque, fruits, cake. about $16/lunch

Grocery stores:
- Maxim 460 Hungerford Dr. Rockville, MD (301) 279-0110
- Kam Sam Supermarket, 300 N. Washington St., Rockville, MD 301.315.9558

- H Mart - Grand Mart Grocery, 5900 Centreville Crest Ln., Centreville, VA 703.266.2220

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