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Michael R. Leavitt (mleavitt@netcom.com) wrote:
: On 20 Aug 1994 21:03:10 GMT, SphinX (jbowyer@pafaixu2) wrote:
: : Has anyone been to Bamiyan or Bamiyan II?

: : I went to Bamiyan II (in Alexandria) and was pleasantly surprised,
: : first by the quality of the food and secondly by the atmosphere.
: : I'd never had Afghan food before, and this was a very good first-time
: : experience.  Primarily a lamb menu.  I had a chicken and lamb kebab
: : with rice, salad, and some sort of bread.  The flavoring was unlike 
: : anything I'd tried before, with a strong hint of what might have been
: : lemon.  Is this traditional for Afghan food?   The friend with me
: : had a lamb and eggplant dish, which he said was also very good.
: : We went at a good time, around 4 or 4:30 on a Friday night; the 
: : place looks on the small side so I wonder what it would have been
: : like otherwise.  The waitress was pleasant and not pushy, which
: : we appreciated.  ;)

: : Has anyone had any experiences with Afghan elsewhere?  We'd be
: : interested in trying some other restaurants.

: I go to Panjshir II in Vienna (rte 123, just S. of Lawyers) and am 
: regularly pleased.  Reasonable prices, excellent sauces, delicious soup 
: at lunch.  I used to go to Kabul Caravan in Rosslyn, but don't get there 
: much anymore.  It was also very decent.  Any more recent experiences 
: there?  Have been meaning to try Bamiyan, but haven't gotten around to it.


I've only to been to "Panjshir I" on Route 7, Falls Church, and am also
regularly pleased.  My wife and I are French-food snobs, but have two
friends that are vegetarians, and we four sometimes go to Panjshir.  None
of us has ever been disappointed.  Bamiyan is also right on up there, but
I've only been to the one in Georgetown.  It's been awhile, but I have fond
memories of some sort of pumpkin dish.  
 
Aside:  I have a big appetite, and neither Panjshir nor Bamiyan serves
        huge portions, so I make sure to get an appetizer when I'm there.
 
Don Rockwell.