No matter whether I’m here in Washington DC or I’m traveling, my favorite places to get food are those little hole in the wall type places that you probably initially question if you should be eating there but when you start eating you feel like you’ve discovered a small piece of heaven on earth.
These are the places where you can tell that the folks behind the counter have been probably been working there forever. They’re masters at making the dish that they’re making it because they’ve been making it forever.
Last Friday, on our way out to Rochester, NY, my buddy John and I stopped at the Blue and White in Alexandria. (Pictured above.) It’s this tiny little shack with two doors and a counter. Two get in the first door I had to duck because I’m too tall. I gave the woman behind the counter my 2 dollars and 5 minutes later I had one of the best breakfast sandwiches I’d ever had.
It’s a bummer that there isn’t a directory of these type of hole in the wall places. These are never the places that you find a tour books. If you visited NYC, you’d never know about this kind of place, unless you stumbled upon it or you had a really amazing taxi driver.
I guess it’s one thing that I hope for this blog. As I travel around the counter (hopefully soon the world), I’ll tell you about all the different hole in the wall type places.
What’s your favorite hole in the wall?
#1 by farrelley on November 13th, 2009
ah… My favorite hole in the wall place in the DC area is a place in Herndon, VA called “Casa Maria Cafe” I found this place when I was interning at Fannie Mae. Its a Mexican place and very run down but the food is so good. Sometimes you will get the waiter or waitress that speaks no english and you just have to point to the menu. We will have to go to this place sometime together.
Menu: http://washington.dc.diningguide.com/data/d1046...
I recommend the Chimichanga (deep fried burrito covered with chile with cheese top with shredded lettuce, sour cream and guacamole. Served with rice refried beans. Your choice ground beef, shredded beef or shredded chicken)
#2 by farrelley on November 13th, 2009
ah… My favorite hole in the wall place in the DC area is a place in Herndon, VA called “Casa Maria Cafe” I found this place when I was interning at Fannie Mae. Its a Mexican place and very run down but the food is so good. Sometimes you will get the waiter or waitress that speaks no english and you just have to point to the menu. We will have to go to this place sometime together.
Menu: http://washington.dc.diningguide.com/data/d1046...
I recommend the Chimichanga (deep fried burrito covered with chile with cheese top with shredded lettuce, sour cream and guacamole. Served with rice refried beans. Your choice ground beef, shredded beef or shredded chicken)