Inexplicably, this post on Anthony Bourdain's Washington D.C. episode from January gets me at least 5 hits a day.
In fact, if you google "DC" and "Bourdain," that post is number 1!
(Hooray for me!)
That said, I'm going to focus on something positive today regarding a former resident of The Eden Center in Falls Church, Virginia.
The famous -- and rightly so -- Four Sisters Restaurant moved out of The Eden Center complex and into a shiny new space off of Gallows Road. I couldn't find it a few weeks ago but, yesterday, when I had a doctor's appointment in the area, I found it easily. It's less than a mile off of the Beltway exit for Route 50 so I'm sure I'll be going back.
Despite this blog, I never feel comfortable writing about food as 1) there are a ton of other food bloggers out there and 2) I usually just know what I like and can't explain why I like it.
So, the quick story is that I had the 5-course beef special and loved it. The beef fondue was my favorite which is surprising because, on paper, it sounds like something I would not like: thinly sliced beef meant to be cooked in a boiling fondue of lime-flavored sauce with a few onions in the mix. You can wrap this in rice paper crepes and add veggies as you like.
Just delicious and I say that as someone who usually avoids beef and heads for chicken and seafood on a menu!
I made the mistake of ordering summer rolls/garden rolls as well and I was totally full by the time that I ate those and the 5-course beef dinner!
The layout of this new location is interesting -- they occupy the ground floor of a condo-type building. There is free parking in the building as well.
What I had is on page 13 of the menu -- there are 159 dishes on that menu not counting dessert and drinks!
You can read some real reviews of the Four Sisters Restaurant here.
In fact, if you google "DC" and "Bourdain," that post is number 1!
(Hooray for me!)
That said, I'm going to focus on something positive today regarding a former resident of The Eden Center in Falls Church, Virginia.
The famous -- and rightly so -- Four Sisters Restaurant moved out of The Eden Center complex and into a shiny new space off of Gallows Road. I couldn't find it a few weeks ago but, yesterday, when I had a doctor's appointment in the area, I found it easily. It's less than a mile off of the Beltway exit for Route 50 so I'm sure I'll be going back.
Despite this blog, I never feel comfortable writing about food as 1) there are a ton of other food bloggers out there and 2) I usually just know what I like and can't explain why I like it.
So, the quick story is that I had the 5-course beef special and loved it. The beef fondue was my favorite which is surprising because, on paper, it sounds like something I would not like: thinly sliced beef meant to be cooked in a boiling fondue of lime-flavored sauce with a few onions in the mix. You can wrap this in rice paper crepes and add veggies as you like.
Just delicious and I say that as someone who usually avoids beef and heads for chicken and seafood on a menu!
I made the mistake of ordering summer rolls/garden rolls as well and I was totally full by the time that I ate those and the 5-course beef dinner!
The layout of this new location is interesting -- they occupy the ground floor of a condo-type building. There is free parking in the building as well.
What I had is on page 13 of the menu -- there are 159 dishes on that menu not counting dessert and drinks!
You can read some real reviews of the Four Sisters Restaurant here.