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Two grilled-shrimp tacos at Surfside, $9.95
Hanger steak with mashed potatoes and creamed spinach at Ray’s the Steaks, $19.95
Chicken and waffles at Marvin, $16
Silken Shawl Imperial Autumn Rolls filled with pork and prawns at Present, $3.95
Fried-oyster po’ boy with coleslaw at Hank’s Oyster Bar, $15
Sorbillo’s Original, a ricotta-mozzarella-and-salami-filled turnover at Pete’s Apizza, $7.95
Crab masala with jumbo lump crab, onions, and spices, $9.95 at Passage to India
Macaroni and cheese for two at Westend Bistro, $10
Adana kebab of skewered ground lamb, house-made harissa, grilled tomatoes, and sumac onions at Zaytinya, $7.50
Mini-jars of red and black caviar with house-made blini and crème fraîche at Johnny’s Half Shell, $19.75
Eel kamameshi, glazed eel over rice with four side dishes at lunch at Kotobuki, $10.95
Charcuterie board, which two can share at the bar at Restaurant Eve, $16
Roast-to-order chicken, $14, and truffled cheeseburger, $12, at Palena Cafe
Half order of pasta for half the price of a full order at the bar during lunch at Tosca
Four lacquered, grilled quail halves with blood-orange slices at Four Sisters, $8 to $9
Bun cha, northern-style grilled, marinated pork with vermicelli noodles at Minh’s, $9.75
Sambusas, $2.75 each, and yebeg wat, $11, at Etete
Lamb karahi for two at Ravi Kabob House, $19.99
Pot of mussels for two at Café du Parc, $19.95
Floating Market Noodle Soup for two, $7.95, and crispy mussels with hot sauce, $9.95, at Nava Thai Noodle and Grill
Grilled stuffed calamari with green sauce, $7.95, and Margherita pizza, $10.95, at 2 Amys
Duck confit with savoy cabbage and roasted beets, $15, and grilled flatiron steak with rapini, $14, at Cork
Lamb sausage with lentils at Brasserie Beck, $14
Roast chicken with mustard sauce at Leopold’s Kafe & Konditorei, $18
Boudin blanc, boudin noir, or merguez sausage with braised red cabbage at Mannequin Pis, $12
What are your favorite bargain dishes? Tell us in the comments below.
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This appeared as part of the 100 Very Best Restaurants section in the February, 2009 issue of the Washingtonian.
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→ Best Restaurants in Washington, DC
→ Best Restaurants in Virginia
→ Best Restaurants in Maryland
→ Critics Pick the 25 Best Dishes
→ 30 Great-Value Dishes
→ Restaurateurs of the Year
→ The 2009 Foodie In and Out List
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Ann Limpert joined Washingtonian in late 2003. She was previously an editorial assistant at Entertainment Weekly and a cook in New York restaurant kitchens, and she is a graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education. She lives in Petworth.
