Washingtonian Cheap Eats 2008

Great food, low prices—and increasingly nice settings. Here are the best bargain restaurants in DC, Maryland, and Virginia more

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The Super Soup

In recent years, pho parlors have sprung up all over the suburbs, but the most enduring is the cafeteria-style Pho 75. We peek into the 80-gallon stock pots and see how the Vietnamese soup is made. more

Mama Knows Best

At the U Street restaurant Etete, chef Tiwaltengus Shenegelgn puts a lot of time and care into her complex Ethiopian stews. We take a look inside her kitchen. more

Secrets of the Dosa

At the Langley Park location of Woodlands, a colorful South Indian restaurant, the footwide crepes known as dosas are the most popular items on the menu. We take a look inside the kitchen. more

The Pupusa Queen

When the printer at Irene’s Pupusas III starts spitting out lunch orders, two pint-size Salvadoran women spring into action, cranking out the first of the 1,000 to 1,500 pupusas that will be ordered that day. We hang out by the griddle to see how they do it. more