A website devoted to eating in DC
Nada 11886 Grand Park Avenue, North Bethesda MD I was a kid when Chi Chi’s opened its first restaurant in 1975 in my hometown of Minneapolis. They billed themselves as the “Home of the Chimichanga” and served fried ice cream for dessert. I’d never heard of, let alone eaten, such exotica. It clearly had to be the most authentic Mexican food ...READ MORE »
Frankly…Pizza!, 10417 Armory Ave, Kensington MD Frankly…Pizza! is my favorite pizza in the DMV. That won’t surprise longtime readers, who may remember one of my very first posts in October 2016 ranking the Best Pizza in DC with Frankly…Pizza! occupying the top spot. But there are a lot of new people here, and on the off chance that a few of ...READ MORE »
True Food Kitchen, 7100 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda MD True Food Kitchen is hard not to like. Believe me, I tried. I walked into the newly-opened Bethesda location like Anthony Bourdain walking into Applebee’s. I already knew what I thought. We weren’t going to get along. Start with the fact that it’s a “health-driven” restaurant chain with 23 locations in 11 states. Its ...READ MORE »
Here’s how much I love Mexican food: I even like bad Mexican food. Set me in front of a sack of Taco Bell tacos and I’ll tear through them like Joey Chestnut on the Fourth of July. Or watch me repeatedly slink back into Rio Grande Cafe after swearing the place off because I need a fix and it’s so ...READ MORE »