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Mr. Noodle Review - A Hand-Pulled Noodle Shop That May Just Have What It Takes
The service is cold, the staff is silent, and the spicy beef noodle soup nearly claimed my eye. I've been back three times.
December 2, 2025
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Indian Aroma Review - A New Restaurant Looking to Make a Splash in a Difficult Location
Dinner and a movie just got a serious upgrade if Short Pump gives this one a chance.
November 18, 2025
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Joey's Hot Dogs Review - A No Frills, No Fuss Innsbrook Staple
A Richmond institution built on a chili recipe that's been earning its keep since before most of us were born.
November 4, 2025
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Tail Up Goat Review - A Night of Celebration at Adams Morgan's Neighborhood Spot
A decade of elevated food in an unpretentious room. Tail Up Goat earned every bit of what it built — and the closing felt like a celebration rather than a funeral.
October 28, 2025
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Un je ne sais quoi... Review - Dupont Circle's Playful French Bakery
A cramped DuPont Circle patisserie where everything in the display case is worth your attention. The coffee remains a personal mystery.
October 21, 2025
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Reverie Review - A Night of Homage to Georgetown's Finest
A Michelin star restaurant in a Georgetown alley, guarded by a cat named Poppy. It deserved a better ending.
October 14, 2025
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The Lunch Break - The Steak Nuggets at Arby's
Arby's steak nuggets are a fast food cosplay of burnt ends. The real thing has nothing to worry about.
October 12, 2025
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The Lunch Break - The Red Chimichurri at Chipotle
The red chimichurri is potent, funky, and a little oily. My hand kept reaching for more anyway.
October 12, 2025
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Bernie's Sub & Pizza Shop Review - A Richmond Legend Fifty Years in the Making
Cash only, new carpets, fifty years deep, and still going.
August 12, 2025
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The Inn at Little Washington Review - A Long Journey to Find A Religion
Chef O'Connell has spent forty years hiding the suffering. Sitting in his dining room, you'd never know it.
July 29, 2025
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Patty O’s Review - A Sister Concept Offering A Cozy Alternative to The Inn at Little Washington
A charming café and bakery doing solid work in the very long shadow of its famous neighbor.
July 22, 2025
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Doro Soul Food Review - An Ethiopian Fried Chicken Joint That Really Packs a Punch
Chef Taddesse's Ethiopian-Southern fried chicken is texturally magnificent and entirely worth the trip to Shaw.
July 15, 2025