Cheap Eats 2008: Taste of Burma

Reviewed by Todd Kliman , Cynthia Hacinli , Ann Limpert , Dave McIntyre , Rina Rapuano

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.


Why go: To experience the crossroads of Indian, Thai, and Chinese food in a spalike dining room complete with warm hand towels on arrival, sunshine-colored walls, Burmese artwork, and sequined pillows.

What to get: Fermented-tea-leaf salad, an irresistible marriage of flavor and texture; triple-layer pork with a mélange of vegetables; ohnno kaukswe, a sweet and thick chicken-coconut-and-noodle soup; farluda, a layering of ice cream, custard, and noodles that looks like something Hello Kitty would order for dessert.

Best for: Anyone in the mood for bright and lively Asian flavors but bored with the usual Thai; couples looking for a romantic oasis in a strip-mall desert.

Insider tip: The kitchen is very accommodating, allowing substitutions and honoring requests that fat be trimmed from the triple-layer pork or that peanuts be left off a dish.

Open daily for lunch and dinner.

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