Arlington, Columbia Heights, Falls Church
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Laotian, Thai
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$ - $$
You can thank chef Seng Luangrath for popularizing Laotian food in DC—and across the country. Her crispy coconut-rice salad mixed with peanuts, herbs, and sour pork is rightfully famous, but lime-punched salads, fragrant soups, and banana-leaf-wrapped fish with herby coconut curry are also highlights. Her Columbia Heights flagship, Thip Khao, is worth its own visit for its “jungle” menu featuring specialties like grilled chicken hearts or muu som, rice-fermented pork belly stir-fried with tomatoes and wood-ear mushrooms.
Price
Based on dinner for two, including tax and 20-percent tip:
Inexpensive: $100 or less, Moderate: $101 to $200
Locations
3462 14th St NW, Washington DC,
2931 S Glebe Rd, Arlington Virginia,
