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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is shocking that with all of the money in McLean there aren't really many good restaurants at all and the "downtown" seems pretty rundown.  I live near the Safeway/ Mylos shopping center and it drives me nuts.  I wish we could get a Whole Foods (Balducci's is so limited) and some better restaurant options. Really, the food at McLean family restaurant is horrible.  I wish the Tyson's development would help push McLean along but I kind of doubt it.  Sigh.[/quote]

I completely agree. Having lived and worked in the area for over 20 years, we go to the McLean Family Restaurant and Rocco's out of nostalgia and habit, but you quickly run out other places to go. Especially when you work at the very large office complex on the east side of McLean, you never want to go to the Greek Taverna/Cafe Taj/Kazan/whatever name the Asian place on 123 is going by this week again for a team lunch. The Safeway/Mylos shopping center is horrible - ancient, run down, dreary (Mylos is good food, but the whole area is depressing). I do think someone takes pride on keeping the center of McLean shabby.

I would say that many parts of Arlington and McLean were equally shabby 20 years ago. But since then Arlington has completely transformed (I miss the Cuban and Vietnamese restaurants - sniff) and McLean hasn't changed that much.

Pick the area you like. If you like a "Main Street" kind of feel, you may not care for McLean.[/quote]

McLean provides what its most vocal residents want, which is a comfortable, convenient, primarily residential setting that is not congested like some nearby areas  or built up with generic retail like parts of Arlington.  Providing a wide array of dining options for nearby office workers is simply not a top priority.

Other areas also have plenty to offer, but I would not trade them for McLean.  We have better public schools than DC, a larger selection of spacious homes on nice lots than Arlington, and an easier commute to the District than Vienna.  It's a great place to live.

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