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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

Afghan/Middle Eastern/Persian

  1. Bamian Afghan Cuisine
  2. Faryab
  3. Kabul Kabob House
  4. Lebanese Butcher & Restaurant
  5. Moby Dick House of Kabob
  1. Moti’s Falafel Stand
  2. Ravi Kabob House
  3. Rose Restaurant
  4. Shamshiry

American/Modern American

  1. Bagels and...
  2. Bar Pilar
  3. Bobby's Crabcakes
  4. Breadline
  5. Chix
  6. Deli City
  7. EatBar
  1. Eleventh Street Lounge
  2. Evo Bistro
  3. Flavors Soul Food
  4. Food Matters
  5. Oohhs & Aahhs
  6. Tackle Box
  7. Urban Burger

Barbecue

  1. KBQ Real Barbecue
  2. Urban Bar-B-Que
  1. Johnny Boy's Ribs
  2. Dixie Bones

Caribbean/West Indian

  1. Muffin Man Caribbean Cafe

Chinese/Dim Sum/Taiwanese

  1. A&J Restaurant
  2. Bob's 88 Shabu Shabu
  3. Bob's Noodle 66
  4. Fortune
  5. Full Key
  6. Hollywood East Cafe on the Boulevard
  1. Hong Kong Palace
  2. Joe's Noodle House
  3. Mark's Duck House
  4. Michael's Noodles
  5. Sichuan Village

Greek/Mediterranean

  1. Zorba's Cafe
  2. Athens Grill
  1. Cava

Cuban

  1. Cuba de Ayer

Ethiopian

  1. Etete
  1. Queen Makeda

Indian

  1. Angeethi
  2. Bombay
  3. Delhi Club
  4. Minerva
  1. Rangoli
  2. Saravana Palace
  3. Woodlands

Italian/Pizza

  1. 2 Amys
  2. American Flatbread - Ashburn Hearth
  3. Cafe Pizzaiolo
  4. Comet Ping Pong
  5. Da Marco
  6. Il Pizzico
  1. Matchbox
  2. M Cafe and Bar
  3. Mia's Pizzas
  4. Olazzo
  5. Pizzeria Paradiso

Irish

  1. Eamonn's

Japanese/Sushi/Pan-Asian

  1. Kotobuki
  1. Sunflower Vegetarian Restaurant

Korean

  1. Gamasot
  2. Gom Ba Woo
  1. Vit Goel ToFu
  2. Da Rae Won

Malaysian/Burmese/Indonesian

  1. Myanmar
  2. Taste of Burma
  1. Mandalay Restaurant & Café
  2. Malaysia Kopitiam

Mexican/Salvadoran

  1. Guajillo
  2. Irene's Pupusas III
  3. La Sirenita
  1. Moroni & Brothers
  2. Taqueria Nacional

Moroccan

  1. Taste of Morocco

Scandinavian/Eastern European/Belgian

  1. Domku
  1. Granville Moore's

South American

  1. El Pike (Pike Pizza)
  2. El Pollo Rico
  1. La Flor de la Canela
  2. La Limena

Thai

  1. Amina Thai
  2. Bangkok 54
  3. Nark Kara
  1. Nava Thai
  2. Ruan Thai
  3. Thai Square

Turkish

  1. Cafe Divan
  1. Simit & Kabob

Vietnamese

  1. Huong Que
  2. Huong Viet
  3. Minh's
  1. Pho 75
  2. Pho 88
  3. Viet Bistro
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