4 City Restaurants Among Washingtonian’s ‘Best Cheap Eats’

Spread of mezze at the Lebanese Butcher and Restaurant (Washingtonian Magazine)

By Jimmy Scarano

Washingtonian magazine recently came out with its annual 100 Best Bargain Restaurants issue, and the City of Falls Church is well represented. In spite of being a mere 2.2 square miles in area, the City sports four restaurants on the definitive list of the Washington region’s “Best Cheap Eats.” 

Huong Viet and Viet Bistro, a stone’s throw away from each other in the Eden Center, made repeat appearances on the list for their classic renditions of Vietnamese dishes like bun with grilled pork, roasted quail with lime, and spring rolls with herbs and sweet fish sauce. 

The Lebanese Butcher and Restaurant also earned a spot for its authentic Lebanese offerings, which include the typical range of mezze (hummus, baba ghanoush, kibbeh, grape leaves) and numerous lamb and chicken dishes that all start with meat shaved fresh off the spits behind the register. 

The final area restaurant to make the cut was La Caraqueña  (highlighted by the Falls Church Times last September), which received much-deserved recognition for its thoughtfully prepared Latin food from Bolivia, Venezuela, and Chile. 

Congratulations to these Falls Church dining gems. Soon we’ll have full-length reviews of these restaurants and other great eats in town.