Restaurants that ARE worth it

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Anonymous wrote:Once upon a time, Little Serow. RIP.
Also, just down the block, Sushi Taro.

Agree! This is my hood and both were/are great. Sticking with Dupont, I was recently impressed by Amparo and say it was worth it. Sakana down the block has great sushi and I don't think they've raised their prices in 15 years. The restaurant itself isn't much but we get to-go once a week and it's consistently delicious and reasonable!

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Enyate in Herndon (Ethiopian)
Haandi in Falls Church (Indian)
Duangrats in Alexandria (Thai)
Peeking Gourmet Inn
Marc’s Duck House
L’Auberge Chez Francois

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stop posting these cheap eats.

There's really not a giant amount of calculus going on for cheap restaurants with plates below $25. People want to know what is worth it. That means places where you have to spend a much more significant sum. No one gives a crap about a $13 pho place and whether or not you think it is worth it. No one is going to lose sleep over a bad $13 plate. People will get perturbed though if they spend $500 for a finer dining experience and are vastly underwhelmed.

No one cares about cheap eats.

Speak for yourself, you snob.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I still love The Cheesecake Factory once in a while.

Me too, but they've gotten ridiculously expensive!

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Anonymous wrote:PF Chang’s

You’re joking right?

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Unless it’s a typo for Peter Chang.

Okay. Peter Changs makes sense. PF Changs does not. Will the person who posted PF please clarify.

I've been to a few Peter Chang's and they are over-rated. The Arlington location was fantastic when it first opened but now it seems all of the location cut their healthier, fresh veggie options.

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Crane's DC is beyond worth it. Amazing every time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot

It's a chain but I love it. So do the kids. I think they eat more here than anywhere else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Enyate in Herndon (Ethiopian)
Haandi in Falls Church (Indian)
Duangrats in Alexandria (Thai)
Peeking Gourmet Inn
Marc’s Duck House
L’Auberge Chez Francois

I wonder if the Haandi in Falls Church is owned by the same people who own Haandi in Bethesda. The Bethesda one is great (and reliable!), too!

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Anonymous wrote:Once upon a time, Little Serow. RIP.
Also, just down the block, Sushi Taro.

Agree! This is my hood and both were/are great. Sticking with Dupont, I was recently impressed by Amparo and say it was worth it. Sakana down the block has great sushi and I don't think they've raised their prices in 15 years. The restaurant itself isn't much but we get to-go once a week and it's consistently delicious and reasonable!

We've been going to Sakana for 23 years. They have definitely raised their prices, but it remains incredibly reasonably priced. DC is a hard place to find food quality matching the price. This is the only place where I would say the food quality exceeds the price.

So long as you are touting Dupont, Zorba's is also very good for Greek, although I would say that the price matches the quality.

Neither are 5 star restaurants by any means, but I am consistently impressed at both of them every single time.

For finer cuisine, Bombay Club is phenomenal Indian. Two people can usually get out for $100, plus alcohol and it is IMO a value at that.

In Lewes Delaware is another Indian restaurant, Raas. It is pricey, but undoubtedly the best Indian food I've ever had, bar none. It unfortunately somewhat ruined Bombay Club for me. But Raas' head chef trained Ashkok Bajaj when they worked together in Mumbai so it makes sense. They also have a vegan menu that is probably the best vegan menu literally anywhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Julii
Melina
Caruso’s Grocery
Mannequin Pis

Three of them are at Pike and Rose, that is impressive.

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Anonymous wrote:Red Hen. It has never failed me.

Not after the Sarah Huckabee incident. That was just wrong on the part of management (currently planning to close and reopen under a new name because of the justified outrage on Yelp and other sources). I won't go under the new name as well. Nor will any of my friends.

Please do tell me more about this alleged incident at the Red Hen in DC.

[Anonymous]

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Enyate in Herndon (Ethiopian)
Haandi in Falls Church (Indian)
Duangrats in Alexandria (Thai)
Peeking Gourmet Inn
Marc’s Duck House
L’Auberge Chez Francois

I'm sad that the lunch buffet never returned after Covid shut it down. I live walking distance from there and when DH and I both end up wfh on the same day we like to go there for lunch. Really miss that buffet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Enyate in Herndon (Ethiopian)
Haandi in Falls Church (Indian)
Duangrats in Alexandria (Thai)
Peeking Gourmet Inn
Marc’s Duck House
L’Auberge Chez Francois

I'm sad that the lunch buffet never returned after Covid shut it down. I live walking distance from there and when DH and I both end up wfh on the same day we like to go there for lunch. Really miss that buffet.

I miss it too

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Anonymous wrote:I still love The Cheesecake Factory once in a while.

Me too, but they've gotten ridiculously expensive!

Cheesecake Factory has crapped out. We have been going there for years and they started slipping a little during the pandemic but the last 2 times the food was just bad. We’ve permanently crossed it off the list.

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Love mokoto food hall is very tasty