Our Mama Eugenia and Brix American Bistro

Last week we went to Great Falls Park in Virginia to see the angry Potomac River after weeks of rain. Afterwards we thought we would try a Greek place that we had seen earlier in the month. So we drove to the little shopping mall strip and went in to Brix for lunch. It was very good - the environment was pleasant with an outdoor garden area and the food was good - especially the Greek salad. But something was telling me that this wasn’t the restaurant we intended to go to because I wasn’t seeing Mama Eugenia anywhere - or souvlaki. Wouldn’t you know that we went in to the wrong door! The restaurants are right next to each other and we just went in the first place under the canopy. We weren’t sorry we went there, but I was disappointed that it wasn’t the one we thought it was. So we decided to go again today - just for the ride - and to try Our Mama Eugenia. And we are so glad we did! The food and service was excellent - we even got in to a discussion about Spain since our waiter was from there. As usual we have enough leftovers for dinner tonight, and without having wine for lunch, it’s always a better deal. So now we found two more places to dine out. It’s a bit of a drive but well worth it. 

Plaka Grill, Maggios's & Skorpios, or Vaso's Kitchen?

We usually have a routine, but today we wanted to change it up a bit. Last week we needed to go to Vienna, Virginia and tried a new restaurant for lunch and quite liked it. So I went home and looked up the top ten restaurants in Vienna, thinking we might give them a try for either lunch on Friday, or dinner on Sunday evening. Since we both like Greek, and two of the most mentioned Greek places were Maggio's & Skorpios and Plaka, we headed out today to try one of them. We first stopped at Plaka.  As soon as we stepped in the door, we knew we wouldn't like it because it was an order at the counter type place. That reminds me of McDonald's - which is fine for travel - but not for this day or time. So we left and drove to Maggio's. It looked a bit more promising, but as soon as we walked through the front door there, we were met with the same environment - order at the counter. Being frustrated by that twice, we decided to drive back to one of our favorite routine spots in Alexandria to Vaso's Kitchen - formerly in the Dixie Pig BBQ establishment. It's never a bad idea. It's a great sit down typical Greek place with enough food to bring home for dinner tonight. So much for a change in routine. But it was a nice ride to Vienna.