Two restaurants on the Route 1 corridor made Washingtonian‘s most recent list of the 100 best in D.C.
Riverdale Park’s 2Fifty Texas BBQ came in at No. 22, while College Park’s Northwest Chinese Food was in the unranked group after the top 25.
The capsule review praised 2Fifty’s “wood-smoked, Texas-style meats” made with high-quality beef from Creekstone and Snake River Farms:
Dig into American Wagyu brisket, snappy housemade cheddar sausages, luscious pulled pork, and crave-inducing sides like Tajín-spiced green beans. Go on Sunday, when brisket-stuffed pupusas might just be the best special in town.
The magazine also highlighted the “lineup of chili-laced noodle bowls,” “chili-oil-slicked dumplings” and “crispy pork belly doused with mapo chili oil”:
The wide-noodle “omelet” in a pool of fiery oil is a must-order. Nearly as good—and even more incendiary—are black-vinegar pork noodles showered with garlic. Juice drinks, such as a pineapple-cucumber fizz, cool things down.
Unlike the Washingtonian’s annual “Cheap Eats” list, the 100 Very Best Restaurants is not limited to inexpensive eateries, meaning that 2Fifty and Northwest Chinese are listed alongside some of the fanciest restaurants in D.C.
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