Halal Food Cart - Rosslyn

I decided to try this place again.  This time I just got the lamb on rice, since I didn't like the chicken the first time.  The first thing I noticed, was you don't get as much meat, when you just order the lamb.  The lamb was tender and quite spicy.  The salad was fresh.  Overall, I like this place much better this time.  Perhaps I was expecting too much for $6 the first time. 

TNR Cafe - Arlington, Va

I went to Court House for lunch again.  This time I tried a Chinese restaurant called TNR Cafe.  I had high hopes for this place.  The menu had many specialities you see in typical Hong Kong Style restaurants.  I was debating between several dishes and I got the Cha Jiang Mien.  It was pretty bad.  It was very salty and it tasted like it came the bean paste came directly out of a can.  The cucumber slices were translucent which meant it wasn't fresh.  They also had bean sprouts on the side which I have never seen in this dish.  The noodles were the best part of the dish.  Overall, I didn't like this at all.  I might come back to try something else, but this was pretty awful.

Cosi - Arlington, Va

Today, I went to Cosi for lunch.  First I will have to say, it took a very long time to get my food.  There were a bunch of people waiting in front of me.  I got the shrimp remoulade sandwich.  The sandwich was decent.  It had a little bit of spicy to it.  They shrimp was good.  I really like the bread at Cosi.  Overall it was a little better than average lunch.  I might come back.

Afgan Kabob House - Courthouse Metro

Today, I decided to venture out of Rosslyn for lunch.  So I took the Metro to Courthouse and went to the Afgan Kabob House.  I ordered the boneless chicken kabob, with a side of eggplant.  It came with bread, rice and a salad.  The chicken was nicely marinated and juicy.  They gave me a bigger portion size than I needed.  I would have liked more rice though.  The bread looked like it was made there, but it looked a little different, as it had holes in it.  Perhaps it was from a mold or something.  The eggplant was stewed and also very good.  When ordering there were several different types of rice to choose from:  brown rice with cumin, saffron rice, and a rice with raisins.  I got the brown rice and it had quite a strong cumin taste.  You also get a decent sized salad with different kinds of dressings available.  Overall, I liked this restaurant.  It had much more variety than most kabob places I've been too.  And it was nice to try something other than the usual in Rosslyn.

China Garden - Arlington, Va

Today, I decided to try authentic Chinese food for lunch, instead of the Korean style Chinese food which is commonly found in Rosslyn.  I'm not a really big fan of Koreans serving Chinese or Japanese food.  I really think they should stick to what they know best, Korean food.

I haven't been to China Garden in years.  I ordered the Szechuan Beef Lunch special which came with an eggroll and fried rice.  The egg roll was pretty good for a Chinese Restaurant and so was the fried rice.  The Szechuan Beef was typical chinese food.  A little oily.  There was a ridiculous amount of red and green hot peppers, but the dish wasn't very spicy.  I thought the sauce could have had a little more flavor.  The portion was the perfect size, just enough to make you full.  Overall this lunch was pretty good and I will go back for authentic Chinese food.

Santa Fe Cafe - Arlington, Va

Today I ordered a taco salad and a chicken taco from Santa Fe Cafe.  I've been here several times.  There is nothing particularly impressive about this place.  The picture looks better than it tasted.  And  I had to pay an extra $.60 for jalapenos.  Overall, everything was a bit bland. The chips were soggy from the 5 minute walk back to my desk.  I didn't care for the beans in my taco salad.  The jalapenos add a little flavor and spice.  Even the salsa was bland.  It's about average for a meal in Rosslyn.

Baja Fresh - Arlington, Va

I haven't been to Baja Fresh in awhile because it's not one of my favorite places.  They redesigned their menu, which they really needed to do.  I decided to go there to try their primo tacos.  I got the blackened shrimp and lanogstino lobster tacos.  The lobster, didn't really taste like lobster, it tasted more like a crawfish.  But the lobster taco, was actually very good.  The blackened shrimp I didn't really like because it had cheese on the bottom.  Melted cheese with shrimp taco, just didn't do it for me.  The one nice thing about Baja Fresh is the variety of salsas you can get.  I noticed a new one too, pineapple salsa.  I didn't try it this time, but will next time.  Overall, this meal was much better than the usual Baja Fresh.  I might go back for the lobster taco, or something else.