Macchu Picchu?

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2 total messages Started by Hawknoah Wed, 14 Jul 2004 11:13

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Author: Hawknoah
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 11:13

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Still pretty quiet on this group lately, so I thought I would pose a couple
of questions.. likely ones that no one will know the answer to but
nonetheless, here goes:

Driving on Rt 7 near Bailey's Crossroads yesterday, I notice a Peruvian
place called Macchu Picchu. Does anyone know if this is related to the
restaurant of the same name that was located on Piney Branch Road in Takoma
Park until about 11 years ago? I was very fond of that restaurant and sorry
when it left. Or perhaps Macchu Picchu is just a common name for a Peruvian
place.

If anyone remembers the old Macchu Picchu or knows if the restaurants are
affiliated, please let me know.
Thanks
Noah

Re: Macchu Picchu?

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Author: Mike Rivers
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 19:01

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In article <9YmdnUoy3YO6iGjd4p2dnA@comcast.com> hawknoah@comcast.net writes:

> Driving on Rt 7 near Bailey's Crossroads yesterday, I notice a Peruvian
> place called Macchu Picchu. Does anyone know if this is related to the
> restaurant of the same name that was located on Piney Branch Road in Takoma
> Park until about 11 years ago?

I doubt it. A Latin American restaurant named Machu Picchu is like an
Ethiopian restaurant named Blue Nile or a Chinese restaurant named
Shanghai or Peking. Pretty generic. There used to be another Latin
restaurant in the same location. In fact, all three restaurants in
that strip mall (not counting the Subway used to be a cool art supply
store years ago) changed names and management within just a few months
of each other. Mirage (right next door) used to be Samadi Sweets, and
the Chinese restaurant Lucky Three used to be Fortune, and something
else after that.

I haven't eaten in the Latin restaurant since it changed over, but its
predecessor was kind of mediocre. However, the Hispanic girl at the
counter at Mirage says that Machu Pichu is better than the what it
replaced. Mirage has a tasty chicken kabob lunch special for $5 (you
have to ask for it) and they have the same baklava chef that made
Samadi Sweets famous.

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