Cheap Eats 2007: Taste of Burma

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Reviewed by Todd Kliman , Ann Limpert , Cynthia Hacinli , Don Rockwell , Michele Kayal

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Taste of Burma

126 Edds Lane
Sterling, VA 20165
Phone: 703-444-8510

Cuisines:
Burmese

Opening Hours:
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu:
General: 11:30 AM - 09:30 PM Fri:
General: 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM Sat:
General: 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM Sun:
General: 12:00 PM - 09:00 PM

Wheelchair Accessible:
Yes

Nearby Metro Stops:
None nearby

Price Range:
Inexpensive

Dress:
Informal

Noise Level:
Chatty

Reservations:
Not needed

Special Features:
Kid Friendly

Website:
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Best Dishes
Split-pea fritters; shredded ginger salad; marinated pork with fresh mango; pork belly with cilantro and red chilies; shrimp and pumpkin stew; chicken with coconut cream; farluda; tea-leaf salad; ohnno kaukswe.

Price Details:
Starters, $4.95 to $14.95; entrees, $7.95 to $13.95.

Reader's Rating:

5 out of 5

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It has the sound of an indie band, but Burmese Farluda is a dessert—and a spectacular one at that. Ice cream, shredded coconut, pistachios, pudding, and thin noodles are layered parfait-style. It’s reason enough to check out this appealing Loudoun County restaurant done up with ornate tapestries and hand-painted tableware.

The expansive menu offers lots of other reasons, from crisp split-pea fritters flecked with parsley and onion to a pair of marvelous pork dishes, one with fresh mango, the other a fatty slab of pork belly stir-fried with cilantro, scallions, and red chilies. In between are quieter plates: a salad of shredded pickled ginger studded with sesame seeds and dried broad beans (reminiscent of wasabi peas without the heat); a gingery stew of shrimp and fresh pumpkin; and simple chicken cooked in coconut cream to be ladled over rice or noodles.

And to finish, that farluda.

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Incredibly Delicious

sybil_thewriter@yahoo.com — August 21, 2009 2:27 PM

You will simply never eat more delicious food. I have been there many times with my children and husband. I love the food so much that when I go for lunch I order dinner as take-away food and soup to freeze and eat later.

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