Viet Royale – Falls Church, VA

During my trip to DC, I noticed on the Metro map that there was a stop called “Falls Church”. I don’t know much about the DC metro area, but I did know that Falls Church was home to a large Vietnamese population and boasted some really delicious pho and banh mi as I’ve heard… so I got really excited and suggested we drive there before visiting the National Air & Space Museum and then leaving for NYC. It all worked out in terms of proximity… I always start with an order of summer rolls, because I like these better than [...]

Gyu Kaku

Sometimes I just don’t feel like cooking, so it was one Friday night that DLS and I found ourselves at a local Japanese BBQ place, the recently opened third NYC location of Gyu Kaku. Per usual, DLS wanted Pellegrino. I opted for a strawberry lemonade, but when I’d reached the halfway mark, I added Pellegrino for a bit of sparkle. I love sparkling drinks, that’s just me. After a lot of debate – not knowing what to get, and just wanting a large sampler of everything, we finally settled on one of the set menus for two – the Hanabi [...]

Ihawan

After TC had taken the troops to Engeline’s for Filipino food,  I really wanted to give it a shot. One random day, post running some errands (I’m not even sure what I did, actually), he met up with me to introduce me properly to the cuisine. Since my weight’s been dropping drastically, I allowed myself a special drink. He had mango juice – on the left – and said it was just like canned, but I had canteloupe juice, which was light and refreshing, but best of all, contained long strips of fresh canteloupe that I enjoyed slurping up through [...]

Jin Ramen

I was on a recent ramen kick when TC told me about a place that had just opened in Harlem by Columbia University. I was intrigued, especially when just a few days after he went and liked it, Serious Eats posted a glowing review of the place. So early one Sunday morning, I met up with DLS for lunch up there before going to see 21 Jump Street (this was opening weekend, just so you know how long ago this took place). (And it was really funny! Sure parts of it are corny and the plot is thin, but overall, [...]

Pam Real Thai

After a long day outlet shopping, FS, DLS and I were starrrrrrrrving. We made the joint decision to finally try Thai in Hell’s Kitchen – I forget if FS had been to a Thai place in the area previously, but DLS and I had talked about trying one in the area, just hadn’t gotten around to it. (Okay, in all fairness, he really wanted to go to Room Service one night, but I was so grumpy and cranky from eating too much Asian food – yes, there is such a thing! – that I insisted we go elsewhere, and wound [...]

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