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Global Flavors
2025-02-06 08:36:11
As Loudoun grows, superb internationally inspired restaurants, many run by immigrant chefs, open across the county. Indulge your palate with great cuisine from around the globe.
INDIAN
Lovettsville’s quirky 16-seat Train to Mumbai is the Indian country kitchen of immigrant local resident Sanjay Gusain. Classic dishes such as tandoori kulcha (pastry stuffed with green peas and goat cheese), sag (spinach) chicken and spicy lamb vindaloo are served on canteen-style trays with rice, roti or naan bread. They do takeout and have a busy catering operation.
VIETNAMESE
Pho, an intensely flavorful Vietnamese soup made from slow cooked bone broth and filled with rice noodles, thinly sliced meats (usually brisket or pork) and served with bean sprouts, chili paste and a lime, is all the rage. Try it at Pho Royal Leesburg, a nondescript locale in Fort Evans Plaza. Order a Bánh Mì on the side: a crisp crust French baguette split lengthwise and filled with pork, cucumber, pickled carrots, cilantro, spicy mayo and a creamy liver pâté.
ALL IN THE Family
BLUE RIDGE GRILL
This perennial family favorite with three locations (Leesburg, Ashburn, Brambleton) features cozy booth seating and an all-American menu of salads, seafood, cheeseburgers, baby back ribs and several cuts of steak. Kids swear by the white chocolate cheesecake and brownie and ice cream dessert.
FIRE WORKS PIZZA
Pizza and pasta are the name of the game at this kid and pet friendly Loudoun institution with locations in Leesburg and Sterling. Brick oven baked signature pies include the gorgonzola, bacon and balsamic-glazed Smokey Blue and the Black Sheep topped with house blend feta, lamb sausage and marinated tomato.
THE PUB
This aptly named neighborhood sports bar debuted in Ashburn in 1995 and expanded to a second location in Purcellville in 2019. Open for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner, the wildly popular eatery features all the American pub classics as well as fish and chips, bourbon-glazed salmon and French dip beef sandwiches as well as multiple options for kids. The spicy Bloody Mary is magnificent.
TIPPED COW CREAMERY
Adjacent to Monk’s BBQ in Purcellville, this artisanal ice cream temple serves all the classic flavors but also less common ones like coffee, blackberry and butter brickle. Kids love the house-made waffle cones and decadent banana split sundaes.
JAPANESE
Sushi is not the only Japanese game in town. Japanese-trained Thai born chef Annie Tumma is the culinary whizz at Purcellville’s Koyo Ramen, owned by her sister-in-law Puii. Try the grilled miso eggplant starter followed by steaming curry and truffle ramen. All soups are made in-house as is the spicy chili oil condiment.
MEXICAN
There’s no shortage of Mexican food in Loudoun. Señor Ramon Taqueria in Leesburg and Sterling is different: simple, street-style tacos using traditional family recipes and an astonishing array of ingredients. Try ‘The Patagonia’: carne asada (steak), shredded cheese, guac, chimichurri sauce, red pickled onions, cilantro and sour cream.
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