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  1. I had dinner the other night at Victor's Grill on Lee Highway, an Argentine joint. My companion and I shared a parillada, enormous amounts of barbecued strip steak, pork chop, chicken, black sausage, and intestine, along with copious salad, rice and french fries. All accompanied by Argentine beer. I had the cebiche appetizer, which may have been the best thing of all. Or maybe the fruity/cream dessert. The service was very attentive, and nobody corrected my Portuguese-accented Spanish. It is not an elegant restaurant, but it is an honest place, and the meat, while not up to RTS standards, is tasty.
  2. There is a little place right by the Penzoil and Mr. Wash in Arlandria/Del Ray called Silpancho's House. They have a small Bolivian menu- the menu on facebook has their daily specials, but then they also have some other dishes, including saltenas, pupusas, wings and cheesesteaks, chicken cheese steaks, and about 5 other entrees- that I just can't remember the names of, but there are pictures and etc here: https://www.facebook.com/silpanchoshouse/ We got a beef and a chicken Saltena. It was good, although the pastry seemed just a tad over baked. I would rate Pan American Bakery above Silpancho's House, but when jonesing for a saltena in Alexandria, this is a good local spot. Matt got a dish with chicken cutlets, rice, potatoes, salad and fried eggs. I had some of this and it was a nice dish, we added some green sauce for some spice. They also have a few desserts, drinks including some beer. The woman working- who I think may have an ownership interest was truly nice. I will go back to try some other items.
  3. I got this for carryout today at Cinthia's Bakery II on Columbia Pike. The pleasant staff was drowned out by this overcooked leg of lamb, served with a couple quarters of baked yucca, and white rice. But, Cinthia's ... exists (mostly as a Latino wedding-cake bakery). I've had the baked goods in the case a couple of times before, and there are stronger places on Columbia Pike (it's a very low bar).
  4. Needing to kill an hour or three while getting my tires changed at Hillbrook Automotive {where Mr CHoi runs a fabulous old fashioned garage with great work at great prices}, I walked to ChiMc about a block away. However, while entering the parking lot I noticed La Cachambina in the corner and thought I'd go check the menu. It had a lot of dishes I was unfamiliar with and I decided to have lunch. Good call.I enjoyed a belly bomb of a lunch for less than the price of a plate of wings and legs at ChiMc. I had noticed the food truck parked on the service road in front but never put the restaurant and the truck together . The interior is stark schoolroom 1960 decor but it had a vibrant, bustling energy. I had a chicken Saltenas: nicely sweet w/rich chicken gravy and abundant meat/veggie filling. It was warm to hot in temperature and the crust was flaky. Quite good. My entree was half and half of Enrollado & Escabeche. The former is a head cheese like round sausage with a white skin casing and largish chunks of meat w/a very pleasant porky/funky taste typical of hock. The escabeche was boiled pig's feet, semi boned. Both were marinated in a light vinegar sauce and smothered in slivered red onion, tomato {at least they were red and had seeds and looked suspiciously like tomato even if they tasted neutral} with white hominy. The pato were much like marinated chicken feet yuou might get at Dim Sub, a chewy skin with no flavor that is there for texture and to absorb/carry the sauce. I think I finished on of three patos. On the other hand the enrollado was a real fun dish. Dense as heck, I got three large slices which would have been enough. It was served on a bed of hominy which was bland but worked as a foil. The salad topping was tasty and only slightly vinegary. Nothing gourmet but tasty home style cooking served by a delightful waitress enjoying a non native enjoying her home cuisine. I plan a return visit. The menu lists many moe dishes that are available weekends when I fear this restaurant might be full based on the fact that it was 2/3 full the entire time from 1 till 2.30 on a Friday. Lousy beer selection: Heineken, Modelo especial and Corona. Is that even beer?
  5. Hi Rockwellians, I just got back from a trip to Peru and Bolivia and I am now in search of the delicious Bolivian treat- saltenas. Are there any places in the DC area that have them? More specifically in MD? They are like empanadas but with more sauce and even more delicious. Thanks all!
  6. A Bolivan bakery has opened up in my 'hood, replacing the sketchy Asian bakery next to the new Wild Chicken, and got a nice writeup in the WaPo here. The info: 3900 Pickett Rd. Fairfax, VA 22031 703-978-8021 Tues-Sat:10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sun: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Has anyone gone yet? Can't wait to try it out, especially the saltenas!
  7. (That would be either Tutto Bene or Pike Grill.) Tutto Bene. Thanks! It was the place that made me say "hey, I want to try more of these..." I've seen the sign for Pike Grill but never made it there. I will soon, though.
  8. Twinsdaddy's post piqued my interest so I went on a doughnut mission. Milan Bakery & Miss Doughnut (7167 Lee Hwy, Falls Church) is in a small strip just down the road and on the other side of the street from Elevation Burger. Most of their yeast and cake doughnuts were standard varieties, but I did see a sign for pumpkin doughnuts in front of an empty tray. I also saw a sign for saltenas on the counter which sounded interesting, but that tray was also empty. There were other baked goods in a glass case. I bought (and tasted) five doughnuts: glazed, Bavarian cream, double chocolate, toasted coconut, and apple something (can't remember the second word). These aren't made to order or hot doughnuts, but they tasted fresh. The yeast doughnuts were fluffy, and the apple (a cake doughnut) had a dense, moist crumb with apple spice flavor. The apple and the toasted coconut (a yeast doughnut) were my favorites. The double chocolate (a chocolate cake donut with chocolate frosting) seemed a little drier and was my least favorite. I probably won't make special trips for the doughnuts, but I'd stop by if I'm in the area. For today, I combined it with lunch at Elevation Burger.
  9. Teo's Bakery (which served some pretty decent Bolivian snack food) has closed. I noticed the dreaded "brown paper" over the windows a few weeks ago. I often saw workers there, sitting in the parking lot and having their lunch - Teo's filled a need, and it's too bad it's gone (it was in the same tiny little strip shopping center as Sweet Rice).
  10. There's something about driving back from St. Mary's County with three teenagers that made me want a beer, so before I even made it home, my mind began rambling about this evening's methodology: head home, have a beer, then grab dinner, or head straight to a restaurant for a beer *and* dinner. As is so often the case, traffic on I-66 dictated my plans, and I began heading home. But I didn't. I sidewinded through back roads, thinking about Pizza Pike. But it turns out that "my" Pizza Pike - El Pike in Seven Corners - doesn't serve pizza; rather, they have, and have always had, the best salteñas I've ever eaten (with the loudly blinking, possible exception of La Caraqueña). There are several "Pike" restaurants in the Northern Virginia area, and I'm pretty sure there's still one on Little River Turnpike in Annandale which is El Pike IV (so I think this means there's at least one more, and some vague neuron is sending me a telegram saying that it might be in Silver Spring). I saw the menu outside, and only then fully realized that El Pike (my El Pike) doesn't have any pizza on the menu - I'm not sure why I didn't notice this before because I've been here numerous times, every time except one for a carryout order of salteñas. The olive pit called, so I walked into an empty restaurant with my laptop case, took a seat, and was deflated to hear that, no, no salteñas tonight. Quoting from The Flintstones, "The situation was desperate but not hopeless." I ordered a Modelo Especial ($3.99), and began looking over the menu, but I just didn't see anything strong enough to retain me for dinner, so I sadly told my server that I'd sip my beer, and get the check. After I was reading for about ten minutes, nursing my Modelo, my new best friend walked over to the table with a plate. On it was a salteña. I profusely thanked her, and did a little "bow down" thing as a gesture of sincere thanks. And then I asked if there was any way I could get six, to go. She asked me if I could wait five minutes; I told her I could wait for an hour, and then ordered another beer. As she was in the kitchen, I walked up to the bar and took back a copy of the menu that she had previously cleared. She came out with two containers of salteñas, a mix of chicken and beef, and had even included one gratis so I got seven. I then ordered a steak sub with peppers, onions, and tomatoes, and substituted yuca for fries. That salteña she brought was pretty much what I was hoping for, minus an egg, but plus an olive pit - and I *love* it when these come with unpitted olives. There's something just so, so "right" about it - and remember, Gillian, you don't pit the cherries in a clafoutis. As I type this on their WiFi, I'm about halfway through my sandwich, and am grateful that I'll have a refrigerator and freezer well-armed with some of our city's greatest salteñas. If anyone knows of a restaurant with better salteñas than El Pike, then please let me know (and don't say "Luzmila's" because they're way too sweet). Twice in one day, I've had servers that started out somewhat aloof and distant, but ended up warm and caring. As I finish this post, I'm hoping I didn't clear them out of Modelo because there's another one in my immediate future. Cheers, Rocks
  11. I don't see that Sibarita is mentioned in the forums anywhere, and as I had a really enjoyable meal there the other night I wanted to mention it. Apologies if my search-fu is simply lacking today and I'm duplicating. Sibarita is located on the south side of Washington Blvd just down from 10th/Pershing in Arlington. It's a relatively small venue; a little bar with some seating in the front, and a larger dining area in the back. We were a party of four that grew to six and had the entire back of the restaurant to ourselves, sadly, though it did appear that there were a couple of parties that moved through the "bar" during our tenure. The service was fantastic if occasionally slow - we took a long time to decide what to order and I think our waitress got distracted after the third request for more time. That said, she was incredibly helpful in suggesting what to order and very friendly. We spoke Spanish because I'm always looking for the excuse, though her English was great. We ordered the silpancho de res, pescado a la parilla, and the mini parrillada, as well as a side each of fried and grilled plantains, neither of which were specifically on the menu as sides but both of which they were happy to bring for us. I've never had Bolivian cuisine before so I can't speak to the authenticity but I really enjoyed the entire meal. Despite our concern, we had plenty of food even when our party grew to 6 after we'd ordered. The silpancho was just the right amount of crispy and came with over-easy eggs instead of fried. The rice was nicely cooked, the tomatoes and onions had a good balance of sweetness and bite, and the in-house green hot sauce that was on the table in a ketchup bottle added the final heat to bring everything together. I would happily buy this sauce if they sold it retail, my "hot tooth" found it addicting. Potatoes came the way I remember potatoes always coming in Spain - not particularly crispy but somehow still pleasing in their softness. The fish was tilapia, well seasoned with some spice rub, well cooked. Not particularly remarkable, but tasty. The mini parrillada isn't on their online menu; it was $25 and was supposed to serve 2 but easily served three. The sausage had some kick, the shortribs were juicy with nice crisp fat, the chicken was beautifully not overcooked. I don't recall there being any morcilla on the plate, nor heart or tripe. The side salad was also good, a version of the topping over the silpancho but with a queso fresco and jalapenos. All in all an enjoyable meal. Total came to $70-something, and included several beers and an Inca Cola.
  12. Caveat - I have never been to this place, the only thing I have tried are the Saltenas and they were brought to a DC United tailgate a couple weeks ago by one of the employees (may have been the owner) But, I can say the Saltenas were one of the best things I've tried all year. I've never been to Olney...not sure I ever will...but I would go to have these saltenas again. Little smaller than a baseball, golden brown, insanely juicey (like dripping down your arm juicey), delicious. Anyone in the Olney area? You should go and report back. http://elantojitoinc.com/index.html 18068 Georgia Ave. Olney, MD 20832 Tel: 301-570-3331 Tel: 301-570-3351 Judging from the photos on their website, appears to be located in the Olney Center (same as Mannequin Pis)
  13. Llajtaymanta is the only other Bolivian restaurant that I've been to. Washingtonian had this: I had the duck at Llajtaymanta (IIRC, just salted and fried - no breading or other seasoning) and it was pretty good. Their empanada is a like a deflated football though (in size and not very good).
  14. The El Charrito Caminante thread reminded me -- I don't hear much about nearby Don Arturo's on Washington Blvd. How is it?
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