Pho Herndon - Herndon, Va

I went here for lunch the other day. This is a very no frills Vietnamese restaurant. The food is very authentic. I actually got a dish other than the pho. I got a Ho Tieu which is another noodle soup. It was very good. The only complaint I had was that the roast pork wasn't as fresh as could be. I had a lunch special which included an appetizer, a main dish, and a soda. It was a pretty good meal.

664 Elden Street
Herndon, VA 20170
(703) 689-8900

Kentmorr Restaurant - Stevensville, MD

We ate at this restaurant after spending an hour or so at Sandy Point Park. Although the park was quite crowded, there really wasn't too much there for us. But we found a nice restaurant, out in the middle of nowhere. It is located about 15 minutes outside of Annapolis. What we found interesting driving there was there is a street with houses which have garages for small aircraft and a runway in the back. This restaurant is located right next to a marina, so parking was an issue. The inside of the restaurant was pretty basic, since it is a crabhouse. I started with the Maryland crab soup. This soup was very good. There was a lot of crab meat and it was a little spicy. Next I had a crabcake sandwich. I think this was the best crabcake I have ever had. There was no filler, all lump crabmeat. It was cooked too perfection. Overall this was a very nice restaurant with excellent Maryland style seafood.

910 Kentmorr Road
Stevensville, MD 21666
P: 410-643-2263

Bonefish Grill - Ashburn, Va

Bonefish has a special going on Dinner for two for $38, which included an appetizer, salad and main entree. We went on a Friday night and it was packed. Of course I forgot to make reservations. We were seated after 30 minutes. The appetizer was a selection of either the Bang Bang Shrimp or Calamari. We tried the Bang Bang Shrimp. It was delicious. The shrimp was lightly breaded and deep fried. It has a sweet/sour/spicy sauce on top. There was a lot of shrimp for an appetizer. Next we each got a salad. I had the house salad. It was a pretty decent house salad. I was starting to get full after the salad. For the entree I had the grilled shrimp and scallops with a mango salsa and vegetables. The shrimp and scallops were cooked perfectly. The mango salsa added a little sweetness. The vegetables were asparagus. Overall this was an excellent meal. I've eaten at Bonefish before and I thought it was good, but the special menu made it even better.

43135 Broadlands Center Plz
Broadlands, VA 20148-3803
(703) 723-8246

Charcoal Kabob - Herndon, Va

This is one of my favorite restaurants. I don't usually get the Kabobs here. I come for the chicken curry. It is a little bit spicy, but the sauce the chicken is cooked in is very good. It also comes with a side of vegetables. I always get the curry vegetables. It comes with bread and rice. It doesn't seem like a huge amount of food, but it's a belly buster.

394 Elden St
Herndon, VA 20170
(703) 435-2400

Teocali Tamale - Herndon, Va

I think I found the worst fajita salad in Herndon. I ordered the chicken fajita salad and should have realized something wasn't quite right when it only cost $7. Well the salad was just iceberg lettuce with some onions and bell peppers. That part was OK. But the carrots they added was sour and tasted rotten. The chicken was dry and tasted a day old. I was just hoping I wouldn't get sick and was seriously contemplating throwing everything out and getting another lunch. Well I think I'm done with that place which is unfortunate because they had a pretty good grilled chicken dish.

Reston Kabob - Reston, Va

I had a chicken kubideh kabob salad for lunch yesterday. I've been trying to eat more salads and the kabob salad sounded healthy. It was basically the regular kabob on a bed of salad. The kabob was very good as usual. The salad was average, basically a green lettuce and a few peppers. I didn't like the putting the salad dressing all over the salad, something I would prefer to do myself. The salad was way too much food for one serving, but it was good.

11844 Sunrise Valley Dr # A
Reston, VA 20191
(703) 390-9070

Red Rock Canyon Grill - Centreville, Va

This is one of my favorite restaurants. We order the crab dip as an appetizer and it was very good as usual. There were big chunks of crabmeat served with bread. I ordered the Ahi Tuna salad. When it first came out, it looked a little cheesy. Only a few slices of tuna, on a bed of lettuce. But it was very tasty. It has slices of marinated ginger on the side. The croutons and pine nuts were sweet. The salad was more than enough for one serving. It also included a slice of corn bread. Another great meal at Red Rock Canyon Grill.

5815 Trinity Pkwy
Centreville, VA 20120-1921
(703) 830-6600

Tarin Thai - Herndon, Va

I think I found the worst Thai restaurant in Herndon. I came in this restaurant because I wanted to order the Thai Beef Salad. Well it wasn't on the menu. So I decided to get the buffet. It was pretty awful. They had a beef salad. The beef was poor quality and tasted like it wasn't fresh. Actually it tasted more like beef jerky. They also had a drunken noodle, which had no flavor at all. Some of the curries were ok. The watermelon was probably the best part of the meal. Overall, the food was not very good and I probably won't be coming back.

1106 Herndon Pkwy
Herndon, VA 20170-5521
(703) 435-7618