Two hotspots on Route 1 were named among the “100 very best” restaurants in the D.C. area in a special annual feature in Washingtonian magazine’s latest issue.
In a special annual feature in Washingtonian magazine, Riverdale Park’s 2Fifty Texas BBQ, which recently opened another location in Mount Vernon Square, was ranked No. 10 — one of only four in the top 25 that were also rated as inexpensive.
That was up 12 spots from its previous ranking on the list in 2023.
In a capsule review, the magazine noted that its Texas-style barbecue “fast became an area obsession,” argued that the spare ribs and pulled pork deserve just “as much praise” and noted that it recently expanded to Mount Vernon Triangle.
Another perennial favorite, College Park’s Northwest Chinese Food, was also highlighted on the unranked portion of the top 100 list, as it has several times before.
“Hot and hotter may well be the mantra of this chili-stoked cafe where the walls are a collage of color and texture,” the magazine wrote. “Ideally, we’d have one of everything, but usually we home in on nibbles such as pungent black-vinegar peanuts, cuminy lamb sandwiches on flaky flatbread, and a chili-doused, egg-wrapped sausage on a stick, dubbed a ‘sausage eggy.”’
Unlike the Washingtonian’s annual “Cheap Eats” feature, this list includes all kinds of restaurants, meaning both 2Fifty and Northwest Chinese were competing against some of the fanciest restaurants in the greater Washington area.
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