Tag: fried chicken sandwich
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Elena James All Day, Chevy Chase MD
What a fantastic discovery was Elena James All Day! Weather and parking odds were stacked against me this day, and arriving way too early got me to peruse a nearby Amazon Fresh’s ice-cold AC as well as peruse some of their grocery pricing along with my friend in tow while we waited for my appointment…
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Angelo’s Pizza Pasta and Deli, North Rockville, MD
I finally got to shoot Angelo’s Pizza Pasta & Deli that resides on the crossing of Georgia Ave and Norbeck Road almost into Olney, and sits in a tiny shopping area with The Big Greek Cafe and one of my very, very early shoots – EaThai Restaurant. Besides hot and fresh Italian dishes, Angelo’s also…
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Miss Toya’s Southen Kitchen, Rio, Gaithersburg MD
Miss Toya’s Southen Kitchen is part of Miss Toya’s local chain of southern and Cajun restaurants in the DMV area, and one of them I got to shoot located in Rio. The first time around I arrived to but one prep cook having zero clue about anything even remotely close to a photo shoot an…
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Unique Take on Fried Chicken – Chicking, Frederick MD
Now this I did not expect to see, but apparently it has been out and about all over the rest of the world – an Indian and Middle Eastern take on fried chicken using their exotic blend of spices that easily rivals most of the recent Korean takes on our Southern concept of a deep…
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Irish-Latin Fusion – Sully’s Pour House, Herndon VA
Sully’s Pour House was definitely a memorable shoot because this was the first time I’ve seen Irish and Latin cuisine intertwine properly without taking too many American detours typical for a bar menu. And one of the very few times I was presented some Xangos as a dessert over typical churros or tres leches.
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Prost, Washington DC
Spacious biergarten that is still open today, and if you ask me there’s never a bad time for a schnitzel or a good bratwurst along with some nice brewskis!
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Proper 21, Washington DC
Now this place lives up to it’s name with ease – proper bar indeed! American-Mexican-Asian fusion is the name of the game here and the crew makes that work like clockwork. The shoot was as smooth as their presentation and we made it in time for 1 hour parking meter that I did not exceed…
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Taylor Gourmet, Washington DC
Does DC absolutely lacks proper deli’s as a whole? Naturally. Are new attempts at bringing proper sandwiches, albeit not 24/7, to the streets welcome? Always! Taylor Gourmet was a newer kid on the block in the sandwich game when I got to shoot their new location at Pike and Rose in North Bethesda (and screw…
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Artistic Chicken Sandwich – Chi MC Korean Fried Chicken, Vienna VA
Located at 126-B Branch Rd SE, Vienna, VA 22180, Chi MC Korean Fried Chicken could be easily confused with Choong-Man Chicken, but this is a smaller spot with their own unique and plentiful of a menu to bite into. Plenty of appetizers, Absolutely proper Korean mains as well, One of the BEST fried chicken sandwiches…
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Variety and Spices of Life – Spice Village, Herndon VA (Kallisto Steakhouse, Peri-Peri Original, Khyber Shinwari, Mandarin Halal Chinese)
Quite the mouthful of a post title, but Spice Village almost rivals the relatively new Asian food halls in the sheer variety of the food they offer here! Kallisto Steakhouse has grills and fries of shmeat; Peri-Peri Original adds some competition to Nando’s and Galito’s African grilled chicken; Khyber Shinwari is your good old Indian…
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B Live, Arlington VA – Burgers, Tunes, and Brews
B Live was an awesome shoot that started with your typical 3pm rush hour moans and groans and the neverending DMV constructions that seems to results in worse roads than before. Once that struggle was over, came my favorite part – finding parking in Arlington that became an abysmal pain after about 2020 with absolute…
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Fryers Roadside, Silver Spring MD – Not Some Roadkill Chicken
Fryers was a nice and quick shoot at a great looking, local fried chicken spot with a pretty roomy outdoor seating albeit not much inside but the order counter. All the chicken looked fantastic and smelled great, but that’s as far as I got to tell. As always – I never ask for samples, so…
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Roots Kitchen & Bar, McLean VA – Modern, Relaxed, Fused
This was one of the few shoots where the restaurant was ready and rearing to go, albeit not getting the memo on the item limit, but that’s one way to make more money! Great variety of great food here.
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Vintage Restaurant, New Market MD – Classy Meets Rustic
Vintage was an interesting recent shoot since the place opens later in the evening and typically gets fairly slammed right out of the gate with a happy hour and dinner rush, so this shoot took it’s tiiiiiiiime bouncing around customer orders. Food was solid, and overall vibe and feel of the place went honestly with…
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Granville Moore’s, H street NE Washington DC
Granville Moore’s was actually one of my last shoots before the hard break for 2020-0 pandemic closures and I discussed the situation with the bartender while waiting on the chef to whip up the awesome dishes, to which he reassured me that he would be just fine to hold out a couple of months of…
