Anonymous wrote:NP- I also found it to be poorly worded. I’d say international cuisine or minority owned restaurants.

+1 it’s really ridiculous to call food “ethnic food.” Everyone is of a different ethnicity. All food is from a different culture. The phrasing is what a racist grandma would say. If you’re under 90 you shouldn’t use this phrase.

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I haven’t posted since my initial question.

What was appealing about Eden Center was the cultural experience, not just the food. There are some good suggestions here.

Thanks.

Maybe a little outside of your radius, but what you pay in gas money will be made up in low prices. Check our Lexington Market in Baltimore. Trust me, you’ll have an experience.

Anonymous wrote:Not Clyde's PP.

What specific Ethiopian restaurants in Silver Spring do you recommend?

Any Afghan restaurants to recommend?

Any recommendations for the Rockville Pike Chinese restaurants?

Beteseb Ethiopian restaurant.

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I haven’t posted since my initial question.

What was appealing about Eden Center was the cultural experience, not just the food. There are some good suggestions here.

Thanks.

This area has some areas with higher concentrations of some ethnic groups but there are enclaves/ghettoes where immigrants have been siloed. When that happens, people around here start with the whole “I don’t want to live in a place where it’s all (insert random ethnic group). They don’t assimilate”.

And since immigrants are spread out, so are there stores and shops.

If you want a “cultural” experience, go to a festival when there is one for different groups.

Anonymous wrote:Not Clyde's PP.

What specific Ethiopian restaurants in Silver Spring do you recommend?

Any Afghan restaurants to recommend?

Any recommendations for the Rockville Pike Chinese restaurants?

Read the thread.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I haven’t posted since my initial question.

What was appealing about Eden Center was the cultural experience, not just the food. There are some good suggestions here.

Thanks.

I'm honestly having a hard time understanding what you mean by "cultural experience". Can you explain that better, please. Do you want to eat Vietnamese food surrounded by Vietnamese people? Is that a cultural experience for you?

Op is looking for something like Eden center but for other ethnic groups like China town in NY, or what used to be little Italy, or the middle eastern shops / restaurants in Dearborn. I don’t think there is such large ethnic groupings in DC though.

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I haven’t posted since my initial question.

What was appealing about Eden Center was the cultural experience, not just the food. There are some good suggestions here.

Thanks.

I'm honestly having a hard time understanding what you mean by "cultural experience". Can you explain that better, please. Do you want to eat Vietnamese food surrounded by Vietnamese people? Is that a cultural experience for you?

My Vietnamese family (who regularly visit the Eden Center) also like to go eat and shop at the H-Mart in Fairfax (the one on 50 with the food court, not the one in Merrifield.)

This is OP. I haven’t posted since my initial question.

What was appealing about Eden Center was the cultural experience, not just the food. There are some good suggestions here.

Thanks.

Honey Pig for KBBQ

Shop at Little Thingamajigs after

Shilla or Breeze Bakery for dessert: cake, bingsoo, boba, etc

Anonymous wrote:Aw, I offended the poor little white people. Let me rewrite to make your butts feel less hurt.

Earlier this week, I took my children to Clyde's for authentic American food. They really enjoyed it -- they have several locations, but I think you can find a lot of similar American restaurants in and around Arlington and Fairfax, VA. Highly recommend - American food is a little bland for my tastes, but there is a ton of variety and really something for everyone!!

Not Clyde's PP.

What specific Ethiopian restaurants in Silver Spring do you recommend?

Any Afghan restaurants to recommend?

Any recommendations for the Rockville Pike Chinese restaurants?