Dirt Cheap Eats 2008: A & J Restaurant - Annandale

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A & J Restaurant - Annandale

4316-B Markham St.
Annandale, VA
Phone: 703.813.8181

Cuisines:
Chinese, Cantonese, Dim Sum, Breakfast

Opening Hours:

Wheelchair Accessible:
No

Nearby Metro Stops:
Dunn Loring-Merrifield

Price Range:
Inexpensive

Dress:
Informal

Noise Level:
Chatty

Reservations:
Not needed

Special Features:
Cash Only, Weekend Brunch, Kid Friendly

Best Dishes
Sesame biscuits with sliced pork or beef ; pickled spicy cucumbers; chicken-and-cucumber salad with mustard sauce dan dan noodles; noodles with stewed, ground pork; fried chicken over rice; soy-sauce chicken; chicken soup with noodles and bok choy; mustard-green soup; thousand-layer pancake; bean-curd-skin-and-soybean salad with mustard greens; shredded bean-curd salad with chili, cilantro, and peanuts; steamed spareribs; smoked on-the-bone chicken; spiced, boiled peanuts.

Price Details:
Dim sum, .95 cents to $5.95.

Reader's Rating:

4 out of 5

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The tabs at this spartan, cash-only dim sum house will make your eyes pop—in a good way. How can a spread of such generous small plates cost so little? The best bang-for-your-buck dishes include brittle-skinned fried chicken over rice ($6.25), a deep bowl of noodles with stewed, ground pork ($5.95), peanutty dan dan noodles ($4.25), and sesame biscuits with sliced pork or beef ($1.95). And don’t forget smaller nibbles such as the addictive boiled peanuts ($2.55) and an unusual but delicious salad of dried bean curd, cilantro, and peanuts ($2.55). Open daily for lunch and dinner.

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troutfang — December 11, 2009 5:40 PM

Everything here is great: Best fried pork dumplings we've found in NoVa (at least since Peking Village closed); they're slim round rolls open on the ends and very tasty. Very interesting "Chinese fried chicken soup": delicious little pieces of More ...

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