Cheap Eats 2011 (washingtonian.com)

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A&J Restaurant 4316-B Markham St., Annandale, 703-813-8181	Annandale	Chinese/dim sum
A&J Restaurant 1319-C Rockville Pike., Rockville, 301-251-7878	Rockville	Chinese/dim sum
Afghan Famous Kabob 14702 Lee Hwy., Gainesville; 703-754-1600	Gainesville	Afghan/kebabs
Amma Vegetarian Kitchen 344-A Maple Ave. E., Vienna; 703-938-5328	Vienna	Indian
Bamian Afghan Cuisine 5634 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church; 703-820-7880	Falls Church	Afghan
Bangkok 54 2919 Columbia Pike, Arlington; 703-521-4070	Arlington	Thai
Bangkok Golden 6395 Seven Corners Center, Falls Church; 703-533-9480	Falls Church	Thai
Bar Pilar 1833 14th St., NW; 202-265-1751	U Street	Modern American
Batik 200 Main St., Gaithersburg; 301-869-8661	Gaithersburg	Pan-Asian
Bayou Bakery 1515 N. Courthouse Rd., Arlington; 703-243-2410	Arlington	Southern
BGR the Burger Joint Alexandria, 703-299-9791	Alexandria	Burgers
BGR the Burger Joint Bethesda, 301-358-6137	Bethesda	Burgers
BGR the Burger Joint Arlington, 703-812-4705	Arlington	Burgers
BGR the Burger Joint Dupont Circle, 202-299-1071	Dupont Circle	Burgers
Bollywood Bistro 3955 Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax; 703-273-0031	Fairfaix	Indian
Burma Road 617 S. Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg; 301-963-1429	Gaithersburg	Burmese
Café Assorti 1800 Wilson Blvd., Arlington; 703-465-0036	Courthouse	Eastern European
The Cajun Experience 1825 18th St., NW; 202-670-4416	Dupont Circle	Cajun/Southern
The Cajun Experience 14 Loudoun St., SE, Leesburg; 703-777-6580	Leesburg	Cajun/Southern
Carbón 100-F Gibbs St., Rockville; 301-251-1944	Rockville	Peruvian
Cheesetique Cheese & Wine Bar 2411 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria; 703-706-5300	Del Ray	Modern American
China Bistro 755 Hungerford Dr., Rockville; 301-294-0808	Rockville	Chinese
China Jade 16805 Crabbs Branch Way, Rockville; 301-963-1570	Rockville	Chinese
Comet Ping Pong 5037 Connecticut Ave., NW; 202-364-0404	Northwest DC	Pizza
Cosmopolitan Grill 7770 Richmond Hwy., Alexandria; 703-360-3660	Alexandria	Bosnian/German
Cuba de Ayer 15446 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville; 301-476-9622	Burtonsville	Cuban
DaMoim 7106 Columbia Pike, Annandale; 703-354-3211	Annandale	Korean
Eatbar 2761 Washington Blvd., Arlington; 703-778-9951	Arlington	Modern American
Elephant Jumps 8110-A Arlington Blvd., Falls Church; 703-942-6600	Falls Church	Thai
El Pike (Pike Pizza) 4111 Columbia Pike, Arlington; 703-521-3010	Arlington	Bolivian
El Pollo Rico 932 N. Kenmore St., Arlington, 703-522-3220	Ballston	Peruvian
El Pollo Rico 2517 University Blvd. W., Wheaton, 301-942-4419	Wheaton	Peruvian
El Rinconcito Cafe 1129 11th St., NW, 202-789-4110	Logan Circle	Salvadoran
El Rinconcito II 1326 Park Rd., NW, 202-299-1076	Columbia Heights	Salvadoran
Etete 1942 Ninth St., NW; 202-232-7600	U Street	Ethiopian
Ethiopic 401 H St., NE; 202-675-2066	H Street, Northeast	Ethiopian
Figs Fine Foods 4828 MacArthur Blvd., NW; 202-333-7773	Palisades	Lebanese Mediterranean
Four Sisters 8190 Strawberry La., Falls Church; 703-539-8566	Falls Church	Vietnamese
Freddy's Lobster & Clams 4867 Cordell Ave., Bethesda; 240-743-4257	Bethesda	Seafood
Full Key 2227 University Blvd. W., Wheaton; 301-933-8388	Wheaton	Chinese
Gamasot 6963 Hechinger Dr., Springfield; 703-256-0780	Springfield	Korean
Gom Ba Woo 7133 Columbia Pike, Annandale; 703-642-1577	Annandale	Korean
Good Stuff Eatery 303 Pennsylvania Ave., SE; 202-543-8222	Capitol Hill	Burgers
Guajillo 1727 Wilson Blvd., Arlington; 703-807-0840	Courthouse	Mexican
Haute Dogs & Fries 609 E. Main St., Purcellville; 540-338-2439	Purcellville	American
Himalayan Heritage 2305 18th St., NW; 202-483-9300	Adams Morgan	Nepalese/Indian
Honey Pig (Gooldaegee) 7220-C Columbia Pike, Annandale; 703-256-5229	Annandale	Korean
Hong Kong Palace 6387 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church; 703-532-0940	Falls Church	Chinese/Szechuan
Huong Viet 6785 Wilson Blvd., Falls Church; 703-538-7110	Falls Church	Vietnamese
Irene's Restaurant 601 Second St., Laurel; 301-362-3371	Laurel	Salvadoran/Honduran
Jaymar Colombian Breeze 348 Main St., Gaithersburg; 301-869-0023	Gaithersburg	Colombian
Jerusalem 3405 Payne St., Falls Church; 703-379-4200	Falls Church	Middle Eastern
Kabob n Karahi 15521 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring; 301-879-0044	Silver Spring	Kebabs
Kabul Kabob House 514-A S. Van Dorn St., Alexandria; 703-751-1833	Alexandria	Afghan
Kao Thai 8650 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring; 301-495-1234	Silver Spring	Thai
KBQ Real Barbecue 12500 Fairwood Pkwy., Suite B-1, Bowie; 301-352-8111	Bowie	Barbecue
La Caraqueña 300 W. Broad St., Falls Church; 703-533-0076	Falls Church	Pan-Latin
La Limeña 765-B Rockville Pike, Rockville; 301-424-8066	Rockville	Peruvian
La Sirenita 4911 Edmonston Rd., Hyattsville; 301-864-0188	Hyattsville	Mexican
Masala Art 4441-B Wisconsin Ave., NW; 202-362-4441	Northwest DC	Indian
Mia's Pizzas 4926 Cordell Ave., Bethesda; 301-718-6427	Bethesda	Pizza
Michael's Noodles 10038 Darnestown Rd., Rockville; 301-738-0370	Rockville	Chinese
Minh's 2500 Wilson Blvd., Arlington; 703-525-2828	Clarendon	Vietnamese
Moroni & Brother's 4811 Georgia Ave., NW; 202-829-2090	Petworth	Pizza
Muffin Man Caribbean Café 9434 Lanham-Severn Rd., Lanham; 301-459-1144	Lanham	Caribbean
Myanmar 7810-C Lee Hwy., Falls Church; 703-289-0013	Falls Church	Burmese
Nava Thai Noodle and Grill 11301 Fern St., Wheaton; 240-430-0495	Wheaton	Thai
Pete's New Haven Style Apizza 1400 Irving St., NW; 202-332-7383	Columbia Heights	Pizza
Pete's New Haven Style Apizza 3017 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, 703-527-7383	Clarendon	Pizza
Pete's New Haven Style Apizza 4940 Wisconsin Ave., NW, 202-237-7383	Tenleytown	Pizza
Pho 75 Arlington, Falls Church, Herndon, Langley Park, Rockville	Va., Md.	Vietnamese
Pho Xe Lua 6765-A Wilson Blvd., Falls Church; 703-663-8717	Falls Church	Vietnamese
Pimento Grill 4405 Bowen Rd., SE; 202-582-6595	Southeast	Carribean
Pizzeria Orso 400 S. Maple Ave., Falls Church; 703-226-3460	Falls Church	Pizza
Plaka Grill 110 Lawyers Rd., NW, Vienna; 703-319-3131	Vienna	Greek
Potato Valley Cafe 47 State Cir., Annapolis; 410-267-0902	Annapolis	American
Present 6678 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church; 703-531-1881	Falls Church	Vietnamese
PS 7's Lounge 777 I St., NW; 202-742-8550	Downtown DC	Modern American
Pupatella Ballston Metro between Stuart & Ninth Sts., Arlington; 571-243-2952	Ballston	Pizza
The Pure Pasty Co. 128-C Church St., Vienna; 703-255-7147	Vienna	British
Rabieng 5892 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church; 703-671-4222	Falls Church	Thai
Ravi Kabob House 305 N. Glebe Rd., Arlington, 703-522-6666	Arlington	Kebabs
Ravi Kabob II 250 N. Glebe Rd., Arlington, 703-816-0222	Arlington	Kebabs
Ray's Hell-Burger 1725 Wilson Blvd., Arlington; 703-841-0001	Courthouse	Burgers
Ray's the Steaks at East River 3905 Dix St., NE; 202-396-7297	Benning	American
Red Pearl 10215 Wincopin Cir., Columbia; 410-715-6530	Columbia	Chinese
Ren's Ramen 11403 Amherst Ave., Wheaton; 301-693-0806	Wheaton	Japanese
Rose Kebab Restaurant 126 Maple Ave. W., Vienna; 703-255-2557	Vienna	Persian/Kebabs
R&R Taqueria 7894 Washington Blvd., Elkridge; 410-799-0001	Elkridge	Mexican
Ruan Thai 11407 Amherst Ave., Wheaton; 301-942-0075	Wheaton	Thai
Sabai Sabai Simply Thai 19847-M Century Blvd., Germantown; 301-528-1400	Germantown	Thai
Shagga Coffee and Restaurant 6040 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville; 240-296-3030	Hyattsville	Ethiopian
Shake Shack 1216 18th St.,NW; 202-683-9922	Dupont Circle	Burgers
Shamshiry 8607 Westwood Center Dr., Vienna; 703-448-8883	Vienna	Kebabs
Sichuan Pavilion 410 Hungerford Dr., Rockville; 240-403-7351	Rockville	Chinese
Sichuan Village 14005 Lee Jackson Memorial Hwy., Chantilly; 703-631-5888	Chantilly	Chinese/Szechuan
Sidebar 8081 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring; 301-565-9700	Silver Spring	Modern American
Spice Xing 100-B Gibbs St., Rockville; 301-610-0303	Rockville	Indian
Sundevich 1314 Ninth St., NW; 202-319-1086	Shaw	Sandwiches
Taqueria La Placita 5020 Edmonston Rd., Hyattsville; 301-277-4477	Hyattsville	Mexican
A Taste of Burma 126 Edds La., Sterling; 703-444-8510	Sterling	Burmese
toki underground 1234 H St., NE; 202-388-3086	H Street, Northeast	Japanese
Tortacos 9629 Lost Knife Rd., Gaithersburg; 240-632-9423	Gaithersburg	Mexican
2 Amys 3715 Macomb St., NW; 202-885-5700	Cleveland Park	Italian/pizza
Vit Goel ToFu (Lighthouse Tofu) 4121 Chatelain Rd., Annandale, 703-333-3436	Annandale	Korean
Vit Goel ToFu (Lighthouse Tofu) 12710 Twinbrook Pkwy., Rockville, 301-881-1178	Rockville	Korean
Viet Taste 6763 Wilson Blvd., Falls Church; 703-531-0011	Falls Church	Vietnamese
We, the Pizza 305 Pennsylvania Ave. SE; 202-544-4008	Capitol Hill	Pizza
Woodlands 4078 Jermantown Rd., Fairfax, 703-385-1996	Fairfax	Indian
Woodlands 8046 New Hampshire Ave., Langley Park, 301-434-4202	Langley Park	Indian
Yamas Mediterranean Grill 4806 Rugby Ave., Bethesda; 301-312-8384	Bethesda	Greek
Zorba's Cafe 1612 20th St., NW; 202-387-8555	Dupont Circle	Greek

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Incoming/Outgoing

2011 Additions to the Cheap Eats List Bangkok Golden • Bayou Bakery • Bollywood Bistro • Carbón • DaMoim • EatBar • Elephant Jumps • El Rinconcito • Freddy's Lobster & Clams Haute Dogs & Fries Jerusalem • Kao Thai • Masala Art • Pho Xe Lua • Pimento Grill • Pizzeria Orso • Potato Valley Cafe • The Pure Pasty Co. • PS 7's Lounge • R&R Taqueria • Red Pearl • Ren's Ramen • Shake Shack • Sichuan Pavilion • Sidebar • Sundevich • Toki Underground • Tortacos • Viet Taste • We, the Pizza • Yamas Mediterranean Grill

These places from the 2010 list didn't make the 2011 list, but you can still read reviews from last year's list. Bob's Noodle 66 • Breadline • Buzz • Cafe Divan • Chez Manelle • Don Churro Café • Eamonn's • Fire Works • General Store • Hollywood East Cafe on the Boulevard • Joe's Noodle House • Kotobuki • Lebanese Butcher & Restaurant • Maiwand Kabob • Maizbon Afghan Grill • Malaysia Kopitiam • Mandalay Restaurant & Café • Minerva • Oohh's & Aahh's • Pho 88 • Pueblo Viejo • Punk's Backyard Grill • Radius Pizza • Rangoli • Ray's the Classics Lounge • Rogue States • Surfside • Tackle Box • Thai X-ing • Tommy Marcos' Ledo Restaurant • Uncle Liu's Hot Pot