Critics' Guilty Pleasures
You might think restaurant critics live on a steady diet of bone marrow, Reblochon cheese, and Manjari chocolate, but what do our food writers eat when they’re pinching pennies and nobody’s looking? (Except where noted, eateries have multiple area locations.)
By
Ann Limpert
,
Todd Kliman
,
Kate Nerenberg
,
Rina Rapuano
Published Tuesday, December 15, 2009
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Todd Kliman Smothered enchiladas and bean-and-cheese burrito at Tippy’s Taco House Glazed doughnut at Krispy Kreme Steak and eggs at Silver Diner Bourbon chicken at Big Easy Cajun 5-Way Chili Mac at Hard Times Cafe
Ann Limpert Chicken sandwich, plain or with Buffalo sauce, at Chick-fil-A Chicago-style pizza with extra sauce at Armand’s Pretzel with sweet mustard at Auntie Anne’s Avocado egg rolls at the Cheesecake Factory Spicy dark-meat chicken at Popeyes
Kate Nerenberg Chocolate-glazed doughnut at Dunkin’ Donuts Cheese pupusas at El Rinconcito Cafe (1129 11th St., NW; 202-789-4110) Gingerbread cookie at Firehook Bakery and Coffee House Bacon cheeseburger with everything—except green peppers, A1, and barbecue sauce—and fries at Five Guys Carnitas burrito at Chipotle
Rina Rapuano Cherry-dipped cone of vanilla ice cream at Dairy Queen Chicken McNuggets with hot mustard sauce and fries at McDonald’s Chocolate Frosty at Wendy’s Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger at Wendy’s Chips and queso at California Tortilla This appeared as part of the Dirt Cheap Eats section in the November, 2009 issue of The Washingtonian. >> See all Dirt Cheap Eats Restaurants
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