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I think the Lebanese Taverna on Lee Highway in Arlington is quite a bit
better than the one on Connecticut.  And Layalina on Wilson Blvd. is better
than either.

Peg

asdf wrote:

> mrivers@d-and-d.com (Mike Rivers) wrote in news:znr1104582821k@trad:
> > Is there a Lebanese Taverna near enough to El Khartoum so that this is
> > a really fair comparison?
>
> Yep. There's a Lebanese Taverna on Connecticut Ave, just across the
> Calvert Street bridge from Adams Morgan.  It's a 10-minute walk from one
> restaurant to the other.  Astor on Columbia Ave also has great/cheap
> middle eastern food.
>
> With regards to Ethiopian food, the tourists usually go to Fasikas or
> Meskerem.  Many cabbies hang out in the lower level of Addis Ababa, which
> is basically a sports bar.  The upstairs is more formal.  They have grat
> food.
>
> Pat
>
> > In article <Xns95D11FD86A59Casdf@140.99.99.130>
> > silver_surfer15@yahoo.com writes:
> >> If you want to save money and get better food, avoid Labenese Taverna
> >> and go to El Khartoum in Adams Morgan.
>
> > I think of shwarma as "interesting convenience food" and not
> > necessarily fine dining. There are two Lebanese Tavernas close enough
> > to me (and with easy parking) so that I go there now and then. For
> > those living in the burbs, going to Adams Morgan is a dining
> > experience, not something I'd do for a quick lunch, since these days
> > I'm almost never in that area for other reasons.
> >
> >
> > When it comes to Ethiopan restaurants, I'll make the sweeping
> > generalization (and you know what kind of flames that starts) that the
> > Northern VA restaurants are where the cab drivers go for lunch,
> > whereas the DC restaurants are where families go when they want to eat
> > dinner out. I'm not a greasy spoon sort of guy, and prefer the latter
> > kind of restaurant when I go out to dinner.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >

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