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Christopher Gee (cgee@worldbank.org) wrote:

: 	I have just moved from Rosslyn into SW DC and was wondering
: if anyone had any suggestions for good restaurants.  I know about
: the restaurants on Maine Ave. and the seafood market (any comments 
: on those places would be welcome), but I am also interested in places
: in other parts of SW.

Negril (The Jamaican Bakery) in Waterside Mall is an astounding value.
I HIGHLY recommend the "side order" as a meal for $2.80 -- rice & beans
on one side, and a salad on the other, with chicken stock as flavoring.
This item is one of the single finest food bargains I've ever seen.  If
you're an NFL linebacker, get a "meat loaf," "vegetable patty," or piece
of "coco bread" to go with it -- you'll have more than enough food.  The
chicken-noodle soup is cheap, homemade, and excellent.  If you're really
bold, ask them for some Matouk's hot sauce to dump onto your side order.
It's made from the scotch bonnett pepper, which has ruined many a day for
the faint-of-stomach.  The place is managed (owned?) by a middle-aged
Korean lady who took over several years ago, but I have not noticed any
deterioration in authenticity (who am I to judge?) since Angie and Theresa,
two Jamaican women, left to go to another store.  The place is carryout  
only.  Enjoy, and let me know what you think.  Don Rockwell.
 
: Thanks.