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Y Noodles 

1109 W Broad Street 

Falls Church, VA 22046

571-888-3568

On recommendation, tried out the small restaurant for take out recently. Very impressive favors for Sichuan/Chongqing style cuisine, (from my limited experience of never visiting China). 

Most of the tables were occupied during our visit and they had a healthy influx of take out orders. 

Thanks for the distinction, Ericandblueboy. Helps to temper expectations on an overall experience. Been thinking of trying it.

I didn’t know the history of the place, thanks Bookluvingbabe. 

Godspeed. Will miss his posts. 

Is there something about this place, I'm unaware of? The Char siu roasted pork was pretty tasty. 

Was pretty good sandwich right next to the Convention Center especially to the food inside. 

We also enjoyed All Purpose Pizza while attending the weekend's event. Highly recommend!  😄

Your Only Friend

1114 9th Street NW 

Washington, DC 20001

202-912-1999

Nice little sandwich shop near the DC Convention Center. Enjoyed the The RPG sandwich last weekend. 

We had a lovely lunch there. Nice environment and yes, the fish was fresh for Tysons. Would go again. 

I would skip the fish market in Tokyo. The new Tsukiji Fish Market is not like the old one and from what I've seen you'll be separated from the 'action'. There are many other things to do in Tokyo that are special.

My suggestion would be to think of unique things that you might want to purchase prior to your visit. Outside of the main tourist places, my wife remembers the little unique places we bought handmade Japanese items, some things we use regularly in the kitchen even now. There are a ton of fun things to do like going to a store which sells plastic foods.

Kyoto's covered downtown market would be more exciting to visit which is basically one long alleyway which is only walkable. Side streets are rich with small shops to see items. 

For example, we went to a speciality shop in Kyoto for handmade wooden hair comb for my wife. This wasn't a tourist place and the prices were significantly higher than ones you would pick up basically at any place. The quality was incredible. We made a special trip to Kungyokudo for incenses. 

Finally, I would just use Andy Hayler's restaurant guide as a starting point. Reviewing the listings, all of the restaurants were visited prior to the pandemic (2019) and a lot has changed. In five years a lot has changed. 

Thanks for the review, Keithstg!

Looks like a new place to try out.

You picked the right time to visit.

A Japanese friend of mine just came back from a visit in December. Even though, you are not looking for them, she said with the value of Yen, Michelin star restaurants were available ~$125 per person.

Cultural speaking, there is drive to improve one's craft or art. Therefore, wherever you go, it's easier to find a certain baseline level that is quite good. Unless you're looking for a one of kind speciality cuisine. We really enjoyed just going to the attractions and walking around and finding little places to try. 

My suggestion is just to search when you hungry within that geographic boundary. Again, tabelog, is the easiest way to see what's available. It has google translation tied into the site and reservations so fairly easy to do on the fly.

Cafe ile 8270 Greensboro Drive Suite #120 McLean, VA 22102

Has anyone tried out this coffeehouse, French bakery and Sushi restaurant?

We did Dumpling Queen on Saturday but there was an hour wait for take out. Will check this out sometime. 

Thanks for the replies, Bart and Mtureck!

I hadn't rememebered Q since been a bit down on Peter Chang after a bad experience at the Arlington branch last summer. First time it disappointed me with my regular dishes tasting like Americanized Szuech style. However, since he'll be opening a restaurant in Herndon, of course will try it. 

For over a decade before the pandemic, PGI was default duck place with myself and friends especially with the table side cutting theatrical style of serving. 

Duck Chang or Peking Gourmet Inn for duck? 🤔

Tysons has over the years become the Mecca for bland food in the metro area. You would think with the diverse population density in the area, unique restaurants would be able to flourish.

However with Seven Corners and Annandale just a couple exits down on the beltway, Tysons is mainly just 'mall food'. 

Sorry to hear about Joe's passing. Always enjoyed his postings and fiery opinions.

Jrichstar, thanks for the review. Putting it on the radar for the fall. 

Thanks for the word of mouth review Keithstg! 

I've walked by and the dining room looks good, thought it might be a good special occasion perhaps in the fall. Will wait until they iron out the kinks. 

Philippe by Philippe Chow

635 Wharf Street SW

Washington, DC 20024 

https://www.philippechow.com/location/washington-dc/

Anybody tried it out yet? 

Went to the Arlington location recently, unfortunately menu changed. 🙁

Mike & Jeff's BBQ Restaurant 

2401 Old Buncombe Road

Greenville, SC 29609

864-271-5225

Pulled Pork Sandwich was excellent, tried it with the three home made sauces. Coleslaw and Green beans were tasty.

Four Sisters closing

Surprised and sad, thought they had more energy and time to run a restaurant.
 

Remember the Eden Center days fondly and in some ways, felt the food was better as a little hole in the wall place.

Still a great long run! 

For a casual place, we enjoyed the The Fridge, since we stayed nearby at the Lancaster Arts Hotel last summer. Ate there multiple evenings after daytime trips to Amish places. Only disappointment was the kitchen closes an hour before closing time. 

Recently, I've been cooking pork chops more frequently and come across a lot of Youtube videos with taste tests for Iberico Pork Chops.

The Berkshire Pork Chops from Organic Butcher of McLean are pretty damn good, though, however they don't have Iberico.

Does anyone know of local butcher/grocery stores that might source them? Would prefer to get it nearby to try them out but willing to get them shipped if needed.

Thanks! 

Another one. Haven't been a long time but remember the days, eating there and getting take out. One of the regular places when my wife and I first started dating.