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  1. But trying to read the ingredients on the menu makes me cry
  2. Can everyone start mentioning specific locations? I’ve been happy with the south Arlington location, and I’d be interested to know if these problems are location specific or not.
  3. Thank you for the pointer. We went with our dumpling-obsessed child (well, adult now) and it was a success. A bit slow to get water and take our order, but after that the food actually showed up really fast. The three kinds of steamed dumplings (pork chive, shrimp celery, and tiger signature which were pork and shrimp) were all really good, as were the scallion pancakes. The chicken soup dumplings were just ok - a little doughy. Some day we’ll have to try the more Szechuan (?) appetizer things, like chicken in chili oil. No photos, but it looked exactly like the ones above P.S. probably the best steamed dumplings (selection and taste) we’ve had in NoVa. District dumplings in Arlington is OK, and Kung Fu Kitchen maybe had better soup dumplings, but other than that we’ve always felt in the past that we had to go to Dumplings and Beyond in DC or someplace in MD.
  4. Has anyone been to the Chiko dumpling happy hour? In particular, I’m wondering what kind of dumplings they have, since I only see pork/kimchi on the menu, and I don’t feel like you should have a “dumpling happy hour” with only one variety.
  5. Just went there Friday, had to sit on the patio because we had no reservation. Very good sai karok esaan (sausage, spelling’s probably wrong), a bit like sai oua, but more sour. Khao Soi (noodles in yellow curry broth) also very good, only slightly spicy. Meatiest chicken satay we’ve ever had, more spices on the (dark?) meat than usual, really good. Pad see ew also good, but more average. And the wings were vaguely reminiscent of K(orean)FC, with a bit more sour in the sauce (tamarind?), also great. After the post review I’m sure it’ll be even harder to get a table.
  6. I know this is getting to be an old thread, and I use to have this opinion as well, but today I went to Daikaya after a number of disappointing NoVa ramen experiences (tanpopo, kimen, takohachi, takeshi, all at least pretty good at various times but bland and/or salty more recently), and it was not that good. Shio broth was very salty, and while my own noodles were cooked enough, barely, one of my companions’ were not even really cooked. Off topic, I guess, but I’ve heard good things about Hanabi. Anyplace else (NoVa ideally, maybe DC) that I should check out?
  7. By the way, I wanted to make it clear that I do really appreciate the information about the restaurant and the food itself. It’s definitely the sort of place I would have liked if it were good. The whole pricing thing just hit my pet peeve.
  8. Compare the food on any eating dimension (quality, quantity, variety) sure. Say whether the food is worth the price that’s being asked for here, sure. But compare absolute price to a different country with different economic conditions and requiring a trans-pacific flight? That doesn’t mean anything to me.
  9. Who cares how much you’d pay in Singapore? It’s _much_ cheaper if you include the price of the plane ticket and hotel. It sucks, fine, I’m not surprised. But I don’t think it’s reasonable to compare prices to another drastically different country.
  10. Somehow took me 20 years to get there, but the Waffle Shop (aka Wafle Shop, if you go with the awnings) in Alexandria (on Mt Vernon Ave in Arlandria, specifically) has menus saying they’ve been open since 1950.
  11. Anyone heard anything about the planned new location in Arlington https://www.arlnow.com/2023/05/17/lao-restaurant-padaek-and-an-acai-bowl-eatery-are-coming-to-the-arlington-ridge-shopping-center/
  12. Closed now, replace with another Thai place called Mum Aroi. I may start another thread. Market next door is also closed, but Duangrat still seems open.
  13. Made it to the Arlington (not Annandale) kabobistan location finally. It was, indeed, very good. Just had the boneless chicken and sides. Rather different flavors than Kabob Palace (especially the chick peas) that reminded me a bit more of Persian kabobs. i definitely plan to go back and try some of the other items. At lunch, at least, they warned up that the bone-in chicken will take 25 min.
  14. Coincidentally, we just finally went there for lunch (it’s been on my list for months) and thought it was great. The only place I recall being comparable was Rasika west end, but that was quite a few years ago so I have no idea how it’s doing now. Definitely a bit expensive, but not ridiculous for a special occasion. We also don’t know of any other especially good Indian, although we haven’t explored extensively. Spicekraft in Alexandria is fine, and tends to be our default because of proximity.
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