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Thai Express Maryland, Westfield Montgomery Food Court, Bethesda MD

Jul 23, 2025

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Thai Express in MoCo Mall’s 2nd floor food court area, was your standard hot-bar style setup unlike it’s direct and old competitors like Panda Express, Sakura (typically) Express and a few others that all fall into American-Chinese category. I’ve done by share of food court spots, some very much like this hot bar setup, and…

Full Kee Restaurant, Falls Church VA

Oct 5, 2023

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in Asian, Food

Full Kee, Restaurant, is in Falls Church VA and can easily be confused with the one in Chinatown DC when searching for it on maps, but this place is another most excellent Chinese eatery just like Taste of Hong Kong and the one in DC. This shoot was pleasant, prompt, and the food was fantastic…

Professionalism I Haven’t Seen In a While – China Sea, Frederick MD

Aug 21, 2023

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in Asian, Food, oc

Boy have I heard, “oops, we forgot, and don’t have proper plates…,” number of times before, and I even had one random fried chicken place bail on the shoot because no one notified them that nice plates are WELL above my corpo pay grade, hahaha. China Sea crew, on the other hand, ran next door…

Bep Viet Restaurant, Falls Church VA

Jul 6, 2023

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in Asian, Food, oc

Bep Viet was an unassuming, yet surprisingly good Vietnamese restaurant off of route 50 in Falls Church VA. The shoot went smoothly and they prepped some unique dishes to the usual fare and they were fantastic!

Ten Ren’s Tea / Time, Rockville and College Park MD

Jul 6, 2023

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in Asian, Desserts, Food

Seems like the CP location of the New York’s Chinese Tea giant Ten Ren’s Teas has shut down since my visit in 2019, and that was the spot that offered actual food on top of various bubble teas and powdered milk teas- The Rockville location, however, I’ve known for a very, very long time and…

Asian Garden, Cockysville MD – closed

Jul 5, 2023

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in Asian, Food

Closed now, but seeing other locations with the same name I assume these guys moved their very nice and modern shop because out of all the Chinese-Japanese combo spots this one treat me exactly right! They were excited and ready for the shoot, presented awesome dishes, and overall this was very smooth sailing aside from…

Variety and Spices of Life – Spice Village, Herndon VA (Kallisto Steakhouse, Peri-Peri Original, Khyber Shinwari, Mandarin Halal Chinese)

Jun 25, 2023

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in African, Asian, Food, Indian, oc

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…

Galito’s Flame Grilled Chicken, Gaithersburg MD – Nando’s Competition

Jun 8, 2023

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in African, Food, oc

Last year, Galito’s was a very pleasant surprise for me because not only did I not expect a proper competitor to Nando’s Peri Peri to show up this soon, but for it to be right around my home base? Most excellent! So what’s this all about? Another charbroiled or rotisserie chicken? Not at all. Galito’s…

Thai Pan, Leesburg VA – More Than 93 Octane

Mar 21, 2023

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in Asian, Food, oc

When your GPS points you to a gas station, the very last thing you’d ever expect is a narrow, cozy, Thai restaurant and thanks to that I honestly had a hard time actually finding it in the little downtown of Leesburg. Food here was really good and my actual foodie assistant for the day agreed!…

Asian Cuisine & Seafood, Gaithersburg MD – Tiny New Spot In Town

Mar 9, 2023

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in Asian, Food, oc

Brand new Chinese spot right off of Snouffer Road in Gaithersburg past Taco Bell and Checkers that offers quite a bit of proper seafood unlike most similar spots. Seems like they got tuckered out by all the other delivery shoots and forgot plates for little old me today, otherwise things went smoothly.

Asian Spice Cafe, Ashburn VA – Another Hidden Gem

Mar 1, 2023

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in Asian, Food, oc

Asian Spice Cafe is a lovely fusion place of Thai, Japanese, and Chinese cuisine and they do it all very well! The drinks are also very reasonably priced, so it’s a solid experience to come and dine here with plenty of variety to choose from!

China Best, Oxon Hill MD

Feb 25, 2023

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in Asian, Food

China Best was a smooth shoot as usual, but unlike oh-so-many places – these guys are still using my work at their store front! I always enjoy seeing shots of the actual food instead of that generic set of studio shots almost every classic Chinese takeout has plastered along their wall from what feels like…

Asian Wok Cafe, Alexandria VA

Feb 25, 2023

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in Asian, Food

Asian Wok Cafe right off of North Washington street in Alexandria is one of my favorites over the years and I got to shoot and eat there quite a few times. They’re a very, very small and cozy shack with surprising parking spots all around and about 3 tiny tables with a narrow hallway inside,…

Hot Spot, Chantilly VA – A Roomy Q

Feb 23, 2023

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in Asian, Food, oc

Hot spot was a nice little break from the typical Korean bbq – a Korean hot pot idea that follows the recent hot pot trend all around this area. Good looking cuts of meat, plenty of extra toppings, and kitchen-cooked dishes like fried rice and stir fry. Since I was covering takeout part of things,…