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  • Rus Uz, Alexandria VA – A Rare and Tasty Sight in DMV

    Rus Uz, Alexandria VA – A Rare and Tasty Sight in DMV

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    Rus Uz is another local rarity of a full blown Russian and Uzbek restaurant, and the team of Alexandria location was eager to get more pro work done despite already having every inch of their menu shot for their own website. Times like these are uplifting compared to quite the number of places that don’t…

  • Samovar, Rockville MD

    Samovar, Rockville MD

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    Once upon a time, Rockville town center used to house a now-closed Russian and Uzbek restaurant called Samovar (translates as fancy tea kettle that self-boils water) right across from the venerable, Greek place Trapezaria. For the overall decent population of Russians and various -stanians in the greater DC area this always struck me as odd,…