Sushi House

1331 Rockville Pike

Ste D
Rockville, MD 20852

(301) 309-0043


Price: Decently Price.. Not too high, Not too low


Rating: 3/5


With many Sushi restaurants, what makes this one good or apart? Well honestly nothing.. it was more of a convenient factor and lunch special that got my attention. Sushi is pretty fresh, price is pretty fair and cheap and location was the main thing that made us gravitate to this place. Most Montgomery College Students go to sushi house for a quick fix. What is very intriguing about this place are there Salmon, Tuna, and Yellow tail dishes. I'm not a big fan of Tuna, so I elected for the Salmon and Yellow tail combo. The Dish comes with 8pc sashimi, 3pc nigiri, 1 special hang roll cup, 6pc roll , 6pc spicy roll. Its enough to feed a person and get there sushi fix on. I guess you can say its like a sushi fish sampler plate. This place is good for college students on a budget and will work and hit the spot when your in a pinch. Also this place is owned by Chinese people that have an amazing waiter.. or since I was last there. Besides from sushi, they also have noodles and a special Chinese menu that you have to ask for. ENJOY!

Taipei Tokyo 3

14921 Shady Grove Rd
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 738-8813

Price: $Forgot$

Rating: 3/5


Stopped in for a quick sushi fix. Was pretty good and fairly priced, however since we've gone the sushi chef has left the building. Currently the sushi chef that we had create this work of art has moved to his own location. So I'm unable to tell you how the food has gone. Taipei Tokyo has 3 different locations, and each locations serve different quality of food and also how they serve it. Taipei Tokyo 3 is a sit down with waiters, while Taipei Tokyo 2, you order, pay first and waiters run the food to you. Taipei Tokyo 1 is just a quick grab the food and go, cafeteria style. Serving Chinese food, Taipei Tokyo is decently good but with nothing surprising or great. Hope you enjoy the picture at least.

Michaels Noodles Restaurant

10038 Darnestown Rd

Rockville, MD 20850

(301) 738-0370
www.michaelsnoodles.com/index.html

Price: $9ish per plate
(LARGE FAMILY Portion)

Hours:
Sunday - Thursday: 11:30 AM - 9:30 PM
Friday - Saturday: 11:30 AM - 10:30 PM

Rating: 5/5 Stars!

Tucked away in the corner of Travilah square is a Taiwanese restaurant with the best Pan Fried Noodles EVER. Its like the story of Goldy locks and the three bears. Pan fried noodles has two parts, the soupy toppings of your choice of protein (Chicken, Beef, Seafood) and than the crispy pan fried noodles underneath. Many generic Chinese restaurants make the pan fried noodle too soggy and you're stuck with soggy noodles... while others make it with crappy chicken or seafood. Micheals noodle does it just right serving the plate hot and keeping the noodles extra crispy! It's a large portion that is shared with the family. I would recommend this place to anyone and everyone. Hope you all get a chance to visit this place.

Phillips Seafood (Happy Hour)

1775 Rockville Pike

Legacy Hotel
Rockville, MD 20852

(301) 881-4793

www.phillipsseafood.com

Happy Hour: 4-7pm


Price: WAS $0.50 NOW $1.00 (RIP OFF)
Rating: WAS 4/5 NOW 2/5


I guess the economy has hit hard and made Phillips rethink there sales strategy. Shocked as I was before I was going to write a happy review has now changed to a hate review. Philips... once was good when happy hour was at $.50 an oyster.. but now at $1 an oyster your better off going to Clydes at night time and do there happy hour and actually get to pick the different types of oysters you get. Besides from the raised price, the service was pathetic. The number one thing that turns me off the most about restaurants are the snobby judging waiters. They take a look at you and give you crappy service cause you look young or what ever, and provide you with low and slow service, while another table gets better service. I hate this, having been a waiter for over 5 years, I gave everyone the benefit of the doubt.
Moving on before I pop a vein, the other happy hour items weren't that fantastic either.
The crab cake burger looked like it was packaged, frozen, reheated and served with a tooth pick and a container of tarter sauce. Would I buy it again? HELL TO THE NO. I know why they gave you the tarter sauce with the burger. Cause that burger was dry as hell. For a "top quality seafood" restaurant as Phillips you would at least hope they made everything fresh, but I guess the chef got lazy and decided to go to the local grocery store and buy the frozen Philips meal.
Next on the menu that we tried was the sushi Tuna deep fried.. Guess how that turned out? Again, for a seafood restaurant you would think that produce would be fresh.. however I guess they are only good when its fully cooked and the fishy flavor of week old fish is covered. The raw tuna in the middle was fishy and not tasteful, the rice that they made along side of it was clearly old and frozen before... it was hard and unpleasant.
I would not recommend their happy hour anymore. It was fun before for $0.50 cent oysters but I guess its gone downhill since than.. and those that call me cheap.. for that $0.50, think of the gas prices, you wouldn't like it when it jumps $0.50 cents do you!

Mrs. Kay's toll house

9201 Colesville Rd

Silver Spring, MD 20910

(301) 589-3500

www.mrsks.com

Hours:
Tue-Sat 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
Tue-Thu 5 pm - 9 pm
Fri-Sat 4:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Sun 10:30 am - 3 pm
Sun 5 pm - 8 pm

Price: $30 ish for Brunch Buffet
Rating: 4/5 Stars

Baked Cookies, a huge bag of Chocolate chips? No try a morning bunch buffet filled with goodies such as a raw oyster bar, locs and bagels, home made waffles, sausages and bacon, shrimp, salmon, spider crab, PRIME RIB! Every good breakfast buffet needs to have fresh slow roasted Prime Rib, Snow crab legs, Smoked Salmon and raw oysters. I mean that exactly what your craving for when you wake up you know? The buffet has a mix of items and its pretty good, everything is more of less made on the spot, and by that I mean its not microwaved or reheated. Unlike many Chinese or American buffet the quality can be tasted. The selection is the definition of brunch cause they have both breakfast and lunch items. However the some things to warn you is location, line and seating. First, this place can get packed very quickly, without reservations your probably looking at a 15-20min wait. Secondly even if you have reservations you want to make sure that you don't have the cellar or wine room seating. Mrs. Kay's toll house is another cottage house turned into a restaurant. There are many different seating areas, however I do not enjoy dark, damp seating areas, if possible request the Sun room. Third, the parking here is very limited and confusing at times as you always take a chance parking on the side roads that aren't really marked and you won't notice until your car is towed away or ticked. The Buffet line can also get long and tired some as the person in front of may not have been fed for months and devour and stack their plates leaving you nothing, but I guess that just means he food is extremely good? Well this place is pretty good for a buffet and would also be nice doubling as a family reunion brunch. It is a bit pricey, but if its once in your lifetime than why not?

Yogiberry

12274-E Rockville Pike

Rockville, MD 20852

(301) 230-9644

Hours:

Mon-Thu, Sun 11 am - 10 pm

Fri-Sat 11 am - 11 pm

Price: $8 for a large. I think..

Rating 4/5 Stars


Dessert time. This is the first frozen yogurt that popped into Maryland. All the way from Cali and NYC, we now have our own frozen yogurt store. Is it the frozen yogurt or the new design of the store that grab our attention us in.. I have no idea. From the creation of Pink Berry, this is the exact same thing and theses stores have started to pop up every on our coast.
Yogiberry provides 4 different flavors and priced by the weight of the yogurt. Toppings range from fruits to candy. Personally I like my Pomegranate and Mo chi! Unlike other quick frozen yogurt start ups, this place has a good consistency of the yogurt that is not gritty, too sour or runny.
If you're looking for a sweet ending, or a nice place to end the date, this is the one. It can be a bit pricey for frozen yogurt, but at least you know you're getting quality!

Hershey's Restaurant

17030 Oakmont Ave

Gaithersburg, MD 20877

(301) 948-9893

www.hersheysatthegrove.com

Price: Thigh Dinner $8.99

Rating 4/5 Stars


No this is not the famous chocolate, however it is the famous fried chicken in Maryland, or maybe only Montgomery County. Our first visit to this place was very strange as it was across some railroad tracks and no other homes or business seemed close by. It was only told to us by a friend and when we were outside standing in front of an old house we didn't know what we were getting into. Giving this place the benefit of the doubt and not just judging it from the outside we walked inside to find a hollowed out house that had ample room for seating. But enough with what the restaurant look like, the food took some time to come out. Frying chicken to perfection sometimes has that effect. As you can see the portions were very nice and everything was homemade. Fried chicken came out piping hot with added fixings on the side. Although it was bit on the salty side, it was one of the best fried chicken in MD.

Very crispy and juicy on the inside. If your ever in the mood for good home style cooking in Montgomery County, this is the place to be! Service was very pleasant and cordial. Don't let the outside appearance fool you. Because you can be missing out on some good food. One more thing, although Popeyes is good for a quick fix, this place gives you the fried chicken without the greasy oily face afterward, and just like Popeyes this place have coupons in the paper! Enjoy!

Wasabi Sushi in Tysons Corner

Tysons Corner Center 1961 Chain Bridge Rd

McLean, VA 22102

(703) 388-0646

www.wasabisushi.com/

Hours:

Mon-Sat 11 am - 9:30 pm

Sun 11 am - 7 pm

Price: $2.50 - $5 Per Plate (Depending on Color)

Rating 2/5


Why is this Sushi place a 2/5 when its inside Tyson corner and filled? Cause its comparable to a McDonald. Making sushi is an art, its from the soul. However when you put things through machines, its just loses its touch. I do believe that everyone should try a rotary bar at least once in there life, but this is not the place to do so. (Matuba is a rotary bar/ buffet)



Besides from the plain rolls that end up either soggy or dry, there isn't anything special about this place. They have very "American'nized" sushi and the variety is very little. Getting around 5 plates with small rolls already racked us at around $20. These are small plates and don't let the 6 rolls fool you.


When we first went to this place the sushi rolls looked like the rocky mountains. Some rolls where high, some were short. If this is a design.. than they should have a better design. Besides from the food, every time you eat here you feel as if your in Zoo. Placed in the middle of two escalators in the middle of a Mall, people walk by eying you, while above you people are looking down over the railings at you. So unless you like low quality sushi and being watched by strangers when eating, then this is the place for you!

Sushi Chalet

323 Muddy Branch Rd
Gaithersburg, MD 20878

(301) 948-7373

Rating 3/5

Tues - Thurs: 11:00 am - 2:30 pm
4:30 pm -9:00 pm
Fri - Sat: 11:00 am -2:30 pm
4:30 pm -9:30 pm
Sun: 11:00 am -2:30 pm
4:30 pm -9:00 pm

Sushi buffet: $11.95 lunch,
Sushi buffet: $14.95 dinner

First I want to say that this place is reasonably price and quality has increased dramatically. This is not what it use to be, and has been revamped, new management or something. Sushi Chalet is no longer the sushi crap hole. There are now new fresh selections, new menu and two new bars, either salad bar or cooked bar. The Sushi has transformed into a better quality. Mixed with raw, cooked and deep fried sushi, each plate is labeled and show what is in them. You no longer need to guess what your eating and or wonder what is in the volcano roll or rainbow row.

The service was great, and very prompt, although we were the only customers during dinner on a Saturday night. I felt really sad eating here as it had changed. As I've said many times this place has gone up in quality. You really can't beat the price to what your getting. Some people might say its not always quantity over quality. This is true, however when its $14 dinner for the same quality of sushi that you would get at a sit down restaurant for $40, I would pick the one providing more, which this place does! This is now on my 'A' list in MD (not VA) as a good quality Sushi place. This is my first time back since the epic change. I hope to go here more when I'm craving sushi and hopefully there will be more business so that Sushi Chalet can stay open. I would hate to see this place go out of business because the word hasn't gotten out that its BETTER! Hope you all can try this place out and enjoy it as much as I did!

This place gets better. The food is always good, cheap and most important Tasty!!!
However.... the Nigiri could use less rice and a thicker cut of fish.. just a bit please!

Urban Burger Company

5566 Norbeck Rd

Rockville, MD 20853

(301) 460-0050

www.urbanburgerco.com

Hours:

Mon-Sun 11 am - 9 pm

Rating 5/5 Stars

Price: 2 burgers (with style) 1 med drink, 1 fries

Urban Burger is not just a burger. Filled with Navy swag, this place is the place to get the best burger in Maryland. Cooked to your liking, from Rare to Well done, Urban Burger takes it to another level. How it is set up is that you choose the patty you want, such as like vegi burger or the Angus burger (my favorite). You pick how its cooked (rare to well done) than you can add a "style." They have many different styles, however my favorite is the "Socal Style" with a sweet honey mustard lime sauce and avocados.

They have a small fixings bar with sliced tomatoes, lettuce, onions and what nots.
The number one thing that sets this burger joint apart are the sauce that they add to the burger. Not saying that the burger isn't moist or juicy, it is, however adding that extra unique flavor to the burger that helps it go a long way.

Parking and seating is great, and portions are large. This is a place that I return for my burger fix. Try the Socal style with extra sauce!

Lilly Magilly's

220 Boardwalk Pl
Gaithersburg, MD 20878

(301) 208-2828

www.lillymagillys.com

Hours:
Mon-Wed, Sun 12 pm - 8 pm
Thu 12 pm - 9 pm
Fri-Sat 12 pm - 10 pm

Rating 3/5 Stars!


Does George Town Cupcake have anything to worry about? Not too much.. As like any bandwagon store such as Frozen Yogurt shop, Lilly Magilly's is another cupcake spot that is much close to home. Store setup and products are almost exactly the same in presentation but I guess the taste cannot be copied. Gourmet cupcakes are showing up everywhere, but are they really gourmet?
For a dozen of your choice the total comes out to be $30. What makes this "Gourmet" is the selections of frosting that they have for the cupcakes. The frosting was very sweet and moist, the cupcake was not. When first peeling back the wrapper I was confused at the texture to find that it felt stiff and hard like a muffin. However moving closer to the center the cup cake started to feel more soft, that or the frosting was helping it go down easier. Although there was a generous amount of frosting on top, I felt it was too much and made it hard to start eating the cupcake without spilling everywhere and or getting frosting all over your face.
The service was nice and they kept things clean and we did have a nice time relaxing inside the store while it was pouring outside. Unlike Georgetown cupcake, there was no line and even with 3 tables to sit it (not including the 2 outside) it was enough as few people stayed in the store to relax. I would return, however it was nothing super special or anything that would hit the spot when it comes to cravings.

Prime Rib

2020 K St NW

(between N 20th St & N 21st St)
Washington, DC 20006

(202) 466-8811

www.theprimerib.com

Price: $49 Prime Rib
*Must wear a suit at ALL TIMES
Rating 4/5 Stars

My first fear in going here was the service. Why? Because I'm 23 working professional but look like I'm 16 (as I've been told.) Many time at ritzy places such as this one, its a hit or miss, but this time it was a hit! Although our server seemed kinda strange (the slow mono toned humor) our server gave us excellent service and didn't give us a judgmental atmosphere.

Now to the food. We elected to get two appetizers and then two Prime Rib. (Not split cut)
For our first appetizer we ordered the Petrossian Caviar. It was pretty neat and this was our first time having Caviar other then sushi. We didn't really know what we were doing, but at this point were spending enough money to not care how we eat and just had fun.The appetizer came with capers, cutup onions, rosemary and what I believe to be toasted wonder bread.




The second appetizer was mushroom filled with escargots. The only issue I had with this dish is that it did not have the traditional pesto sauce. Instead it was substituted with olive oil. If only it had pesto sauce. But none the less it was some what enjoyable.






Finally after all the apps we went onto he main course. The Prime Rib. It was a very large cut of Prime Rib. Around had bits of fat, but it did not take over the entire Prime rib.
There wasn't much seasoning other then the salt and pepper, and on the side was sliced horse radish. They had the Prime Rib sauce for us but I'm used to Huston's old style of Butter and crushed horse radish.



Prime Rib was overall good. The food was nice and the atmosphere was pleasant. However, if I did return I would ask for a normal table instead of the half moon one we got, and also I would share a slice portion instead of getting two individual Prime Rib, as we had taken the left overs home in a plastic bag that was tied. Which was the second strange thing, for a restaurant of this caliber I would expect the left overs be put into boxes or containers, instead our left overs were put into plastic sandwich bags. Overall this place was enjoyable.

Georgetown Cupcake

3301 M St NW

(between N 33rd St & N Bank St)
Washington, DC 20007
Neighborhood: Georgetown

(202) 333-8448

www.georgetowncupcake.com

Hours:
Mon-Sat 10 am - 9 pm
Sun 11 am - 7 pm

Price: $2.75 each, $15 for 6, $29 for 12

Rating 4/5 star

The famous George Town cupcake! Being featured on food network does help, and having your own TV show will get you customers like none other. George Town Cupcakes is now one of the must go to places when your in George Town for a visit. Its a great gift and will always put a smile on a girls face! The cupcakes are very moist and tasty. Internally not too sweet and not dry at all, some even have a savory melted chocolate filling in the middle. The most important thing that makes the cupcake and gives it the flavor is the home made frosting on top.

However to get this cupcake be prepared to stand in line for +15mins. There is always a long line at there doors and seating is near to impossible, but don't give up hope. The store is super clean and the service is wonderful and patient. They don't herd you like sheep (unlike Ray's hell burger) which is quality CRM!
A cool fact about Georgetown Cupcake is that everyday they give away free cupcakes. (while supplies last) If you have a facebook, then friend them and see there new status updates. They will tell you the flavor of the day and if you go in early enough to ask for it you will get a free cupcake!

http://www.facebook.com/georgetowncupcake

If you have never gone then I suggest you do. Its one of those things in which you must do if you live in the area and that "everyone" has gone to before.

Buffalo Wild Wings

33-C Maryland Avenue

Rockville, MD 20850

(301) 251-9393

Price: .40 cent Wings Tuesday Only!

Rating 3/5 Stars

Never a dull moment at BDUBS. With .40 cent wings you can literally try all the different flavors that they have! For the price of the wings its a steal! Wings comes in packs of six. Flavors are in order from mildest to hottest:
Sweet BBQ, Teriyaki, Mild, Parmesan Garlic, Medium, Honey BBQ, Spicy Garlic, Asian Zing, Caribbean Jerk, Hot BBQ, Hot, Mango Habanero, Wild and Blazin.

Personally I'm a sweet fan and normally get Sweet BBQ and Honey BBQ and Asian Zing. The wings are pretty crispy and covered in the sauce you choose. Although the food takes a long time to come out the service is not too bad, unless you get a bad waiter, so I cannot generalize. (Remember its not always the waiters fault the food takes forever to cook, unless if they forget to put it in. But good wings takes awhile to fry) This is a nice place to go for a cheap meal. Ample parking and seating.

EYO Restaurant

3821 South George Mason Drive
Falls Church, VA 22041-3763
(703) 933-3084

Hours:
Mon-Sun 11 am - 2 am

Price: $30 for two dishes


‎Rating 5/5 Stars!

Ethiopian cuisine. The picture shows Firfir & Kitfo, split with 3 people its around $14 with tip per person. The base is Ethiopian's equivalent to a tortilla, but more soggy and fluffy. In the middle is mixed with cheese, spices, salad mix and beef tar tar (raw cured beef.)

Yes RAW MEAT and it was AMAZING. Ive had this at two other places and this one has HIT the SPOT. Forget medium rare, or rare. This was straight up RAW beef grounded up. Was one of the best tasting dishes ever! I put this at the top three most favorite things to eat! If your adventures enough, this is it! There is so many different flavors in this dish from spicy to sweet. The meat is very tender and soft and literally melts in your mouth. The only proper way to eat this is to wash your hand, roll up your sleeves and dig in with your fingers. You tear a piece of the injera (Ethiopian staple bread) and use that to grab the meat, then you kinda twist it and rap the meat inside of it, dip it into a spice of your choice and eat it. The taste is amazing and is nothing anything cooked can provide. Contrary to beliefs, I shared this with two friends and had no regrets later!

Ray's Hell Burger

1725 Wilson Blvd

Arlington, VA 22209

(703) 841-0001

Hours:
Mon-Thu, Sat-Sun 11 am - 10 pm
Fri 11 am - 11 pm

Price: $8 - $20 a burger

Rating 2/5 stars

Sorry, but besides being in a room that Obama once was, it wasn't that great. Granted, it is better than Burger King or McDonald but isn't really all that. The first time I went I got the Foie Gras burger not know that I can add toppings and asking the cashier to help wasn't helpful at all. I didn't know until the second time around i could add toppings and what not.

The location provides little to no parking, the line is ridiculousness, and there is not seating.

The food is lacking any huge taste and at the end of the day its just another meat patty on bread, nothing savory or succulent. Would be better if they actually added a sauce or "style" to there burgers. If your looking for a good burger worth the price then go to Urban Burger in MD.
The picture on the left is the Foie gras burger and it was .. meh..
But to everyone there own I guess.

Matsutake Hibachi Steak & Sushi

4121 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22203

(703) 351-8787

Hours:
Mon-Thu 11 am - 10 pm
Fri-Sat 11 am - 11 pm
Sun 11:30 am - 10 pm

Great Place! Price: $12 lunch buffet from 12pm-2pm


Rating 5/5 Stars!

This is now one of my favorite sushi places to go there. In fact I've been there at least once a month. The first time I was there in 2010 wasn't the best, however they must have made some changes as there sushi has became grade A quality!
Sushi is not fresh and the rice that comes with it isn't dry or spoiled.(yes it is important to have good sushi rice with the fresh fish)

My favorite type of sushi now is nigiri sushi, which they have the standard Tuna, Salmon, Yellow tail, White Tuna. They are always fresh and perfectly size, as sushi should be.
Fridays must be special as they have a large sushi boat with huge fresh rolls that are deep fried, sauced and filled with surprises!
Also they have Udon noodles and it is EPIC!

For $12 you really cant beat that at all. Think, if you go to a sit down sushi restaurant you are going to spend $12 for one good roll, or for two rolls, at Matsutake your spending only $12 for the same great quality sushi but for ALL YOU CAN EAT!

The only draw back is the short lunch buffet time, parking and customer service, I went there on a Friday, it was 1:30pm and they claimed they ran out of Salmon Nigiri, than again I cleaned out the place.

Great place that I recommend everyone try and the only decent on in Arlington.