Tyler Cowen's Ethnic Dining Guide: Cleveland Park/National Zoo Archives

Cleveland Park/National Zoo Archives

September 24, 2008

Super Tacos & Bakery

Super Tacos & Bakery (same place, used to be called Tacos Pepitos Bakery 2), 1762 Columbia Road NW, Washington, DC, 202-232-7121 (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [WaPo | Yelp]

Maybe the most authentic Mexican place in DC right now. They are really trying. Tacos and classic Mexican dishes of all sorts. It is a bakery and sandwich place as well; they have all the classic sandwiches you can get in Mexico City. They have huaraches too. Not perfect but pretty good. Excellent for snacking. Opens at 8 in the morning. A sign of progress. Lots of take out and some stools.

Posted September 24, 2008 12:07 PM | Permalink | Bakery , Cleveland Park/National Zoo , DC , Mexican | Comments (1)

September 05, 2006

Vace Italian Deli

One reader swears this is the best pizza around. He recommends it with spinach and proscuitto and red sauce.

Posted September 5, 2006 09:47 PM | Permalink | Cleveland Park/National Zoo , DC , Pizza , Reader Recommended | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (1)

May 21, 2006

Exotic Marrakesh Casbah - now Afghan Grill

Exotic Marrakesh Casbah, 2309 Calvert Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-234-4632 (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [zabihah | Gayot]

Seems to be more à la carte than fixed price Moroccan, but I haven't been.

Posted May 21, 2006 07:41 PM | Permalink | Afghan , Cleveland Park/National Zoo , Moroccan | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (1)

May 14, 2006

Nam-Viet

Other locations:

3819 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 703-548-0440
3419 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 202 -237-1015

Maybe the best Vietnamese place in Clarendon, currently. Clarendon, however, is no longer the area’s center for Vietnamese food, Falls Church is, especially in and around the Eden Center. My favorite here is the caramel pork in ginger sauce.

Posted May 14, 2006 07:27 PM | Permalink | Alexandria , Arlington , Cleveland Park/National Zoo , DC , Vietnamese , Virginia | Comments (0)

April 30, 2006

Mama Ayesha's

Recommended by Washingtonian magazine, dates from the 1950s, I am suspicious.

Posted April 30, 2006 09:37 PM | Permalink | Cleveland Park/National Zoo , DC , Lebanese | Comments (0)

Lebanese Taverna

Other locations

2641 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 202-265-8681
1840 G International Drive, Tysons Galleria, McLean, VA, 703-847-5244
1101 South Joyce Street, Pentagon Row, Arlington, VA, 703-415-8681 (online maps show wrong location - Pentagon Row is south of I-395, at the corner of Army Navy Drive and South Joyce Street)

Very tasty Lebanese food. Draws an older, more traditional sort of Virginia crowd. Don't let them put you off. Good yogurt sauce, especially when pomegranates are involved.

Posted April 30, 2006 09:07 PM | Permalink | Arlington , Cleveland Park/National Zoo , Crystal City/Pentagon City/National Airport , DC , Lebanese , Vienna/Tysons , Virginia | Comments (0)

April 29, 2006

Sushi-Ko

The best sushi around, after Makoto. Not cheap, but you can afford to eat here, also.

Posted April 29, 2006 09:23 PM | Permalink | Cleveland Park/National Zoo , DC , Japanese , The Best | Comments (0)

April 22, 2006

Petits Plats

Recommended by a credible-sounding reader.

Posted April 22, 2006 09:57 AM | Permalink | Cleveland Park/National Zoo , DC , French | Comments (0)

Palena

Entrees at $40, though, expensive even for its kind. I have yet to go, and don’t feel compelled.

Posted April 22, 2006 08:27 AM | Permalink | Cleveland Park/National Zoo , DC , Fine Dining | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (1)

April 08, 2006

Lex Cajun Grill

Lex Cajun Grill, 2608 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, DC, 202-745-0015 (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp]

No, you didn't read the category heading (Cajun-Thai) wrong. This is a dual restaurant, rather than an attempt to mix. A cute idea, but is there really any advantage in it?

Posted April 8, 2006 09:03 AM | Permalink | Cajun , Cajun-Thai , Cleveland Park/National Zoo , DC , Thai | Comments (1)

March 20, 2006

Mantis

Mantis, 1847 Columbia Road, Washington, DC, 202-667-2400 (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [WaPo | City Paper | Don Rockwell | openlist | Citysearch]

Pan-Asian tapas, I have yet to go. Nor will I, until they have a non-smoking section.

Posted March 20, 2006 08:29 PM | Permalink | Asian (Pan-Asian) , Cleveland Park/National Zoo , DC | Comments (0)

Spices

Pan-Asian food, owned by the Oodles Noodles people. By now this stuff is passe rather than new or interesting. If you like this place, it just means you haven’t enjoyed the real Asian food to be had around here, and you are probably one of those carless people stuck in Washington DC.

Posted March 20, 2006 07:57 PM | Permalink | Asian (Pan-Asian) , Cleveland Park/National Zoo , DC | Comments (0)

March 05, 2006

Indique

Nouvelle Indian, with nice dining quarters, but ultimately more Indian than nouvelle. Everything is excellent, but get as many appetizers as possible, ten or twelve I would say. Note: I have heard reports of decline since the new outlet Indique Heights opened.

The Best

Posted March 5, 2006 02:13 PM | Permalink | Cleveland Park/National Zoo , DC , Indian , The Best | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (2)

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