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| Restaurant | Type | Location | $ | Comments |
| 2941 | American | Falls Church | $$$$ | The wine list is overpriced, but the atmosphere and the food are good. |
| Fish Market | American | Alexandria | $$ | Good seafood in family friendly setting. |
| Kilroy's | American | Springfield | $ | Our favorite bar food restaurant. |
| Restaurant Eve | American | Alexandria | $$$$ | Do the tasting menu. |
| Hunan West | Chinese | Springfield | $ | Best Chinese food close to our house (and delivers!) |
| Mark's Duck House | Chinese | Falls Church | $ | Good duck made in house and dim sum at lunch. |
| Peking Gourmet | Chinese | Falls Church | $$ | Try the Jeo-Yan shrimp. |
| Cuban Corner | Cuban | Rockville | $ | Best Cuban in metro area. |
| Meskerem | Ethiopian | Washington D.C. | $ | One of many Ethiopian choices in Adams Morgan. |
| Bistro Bistro | French | Shirlington | $$$ | Nice Sunday brunch. |
| Bistro123 | French | Vienna | $$$ | Last time I ate there the food was too salty. |
| La Bergerie | French | Alexandria | $$$ | Pleasant evening with our "dining club" but unremarkable otherwise. Beware of French Restaurants where nobody is French. |
| La Fourchette | French | Washington D.C. | $$ | Adams Morgan, elicits few strong opinions. |
| L'Auberge Chez François | French | Great Falls | $$$$ | A very fine restaurant with an Alsacian bend. I really like the food and the location, and the rustic feel of the place. |
| Le Tire Bouchon | French | Fairfax | $$ | A pleasant evening, serviceable food. |
| Angie's | Greek | Fairfax | $ | This family restaurant is close to us and serves "homemade" Greek and Italian. |
| Black Olive | Greek | Baltimore | $$$ | I really like this restaurant in Baltimore's Greek row. |
| Ollie's Trolley | Hamburgers | Washington D.C. | $ | Best fries in the business. |
| Aroma | Indian | Shirlington | $ | My coworkers love the butter chicken. |
| Bombay Bistro | Indian | Fairfax | $ | There are some spicy choices that will challenge you! |
| Bombay Club | Indian | Washington D.C. | $$ | Fancy Indian. Also a "dining club" excursion. |
| Minerva | Indian | Fairfax | $ | Bold tastes at low prices. |
| Raaga | Indian | Falls Church | $ | Close to work, lunch buffet. |
| Alpine | Italian | Arlington | $$$ | Nice Italian in Arlington. |
| Argia's | Italian | Falls Church | $$ | Family friendly, informal, pleasant. |
| Da Domenico | Italian | McLean | $$$ | Good Italian in McLean, you may get an aria as a treat. |
| Extra Virgin | Italian | Shirlington | $$$ | The name of the restaurant caused problems when I got my credit card bill. |
| Italian Store | Italian | Arlington | $ | Not really a restaurant (no seating) but great subs and best pizza in metro area. |
| Sabatino's | Italian | Baltimore | $$ | The house dressing on the salad is memorable. |
| Villa Bella | Italian | Springfield | $$ | Close to home, and you gotta eat Italian. Also, not bad. |
| Kawata | Japanese | Fairfax | $$ | A sushi choice close to home. |
| Sho-Chiku | Japanese | Centreville | $$ | Close to my previous workplace, we liked that all you can eat sushi lunch. |
| Cho's Garden | Korean | Fairfax | $$ | My wife really liked this place. |
| Woo Lae Oak | Korean | Arlington | $$ | Nice "dining group" outing, and fun place as well. |
| El Faro | Mexican | Washington D.C. | $$ | Adams Morgan, fun to be upstairs. |
| Guapos | Mexican | Shirlington | $$ | Cool lunch buffet. |
| La Tolteca | Mexican | Fairfax | $ | I like the authenticity and family friendly. |
| Picante The Real Taco | Mexican | Chantilly | $$ | Good Mexican. |
| Rio Bravo | Mexican | Arlington | $$ | Tex-Mex, commercial, but not bad. |
| Taqueria el Poblano | Mexican | Arlington | $$ | Original twists on standards, like duck tacos. |
| Layalina | Middle East | Falls Church | $$$ | Nice collection of hummus mazza ( try pomegranate). |
| Marrakesh | Middle East | Washington D.C. | $$$ | Multi course, all your hands can eat, cash only. |
| El Majahual | Peruvian | Falls Church | $$ | Close to work, modest setting, great taste. |
| Kam Po | Peruvian | Falls Church | $$ | Peruvian Chinese. This may sound strange if you're not from Peru, but there is a huge Chinese influence on Peruvian cuisine that they call "Chaufa." |
| Machu Picchu | Peruvian | Falls Church | $$ | Good Pisco Sours. |
| Russia House | Russian | Herndon | $$$$ | Heavily French influenced and very good. My suggestion: add some Georgian wines and Armenian Cognac to the wine list, I was expecting to see them. |
| B. Smith's | Southern | Washington D.C. | $$$ | I really like southern cooking and would generally recommend this place, but…you can be too sophisticated for you own good sometimes. |
| Georgia Brown | Southern | Washington D.C. | $$$ | This restaurant is a reputation restaurant, the food was dissapointingly bland. |
| Jaleo | Spanish | Washington D.C. | $$ | Tapas and Sangria, life is good. |
| Taberna del Alabardero | Spanish | Washington D.C. | $$$ | Fun atmosphere, good food. |
| La Tasca | Spanish | Arlington | $$ | We went there on a Wednesday for lunch, all you can eat tapas. We ate like pigs, between 3 guys we had all the tapas on the menu. |
| Tapas | Spanish | Alexandria | $$$ | Just go to Jaleo instead. |
| Duangrat's | Thai | Falls Church | $$$ | "Whitified" Thai (also referred to as "Round-Eyes" food). |
| Rabieng | Thai | Falls Church | $$ | My favorite Thai close to work. |
| Shirlington T.H.A.I. | Thai | Shirlington | $$ | Shirlington, busy, noisy, serviceable. |
| Tara Thai | Thai | Vienna | $$ | Saucy selections. |
| Thai Basil | Thai | Chantilly | $$ | Nice but out of the way. |
| Four Sisters | Vietnamese | Falls Church | $$ | Nice! (with Borat accent). |
| Little Viet Gardens | Vietnamese | Clarendon | $$ | Good Viet grilled items and fun atmosphere. |