Cheap take out in Arlington VA

[sambo83]

I'm new to the Arlington/Balston/Clarendon area and have found very little options for cheap and tasty take out. Any recommendations?

[chaofun]

Northside Social
that taco truck next to route 50 is El Chilango
The Broiler
Pike Pizza (for Saltenas)

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Pike Pizza
4111 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA 22204

[daves_32]

I have had good luck witht he Liberty to Go setup at Liberty Tavern. The half pastas are $8-$11

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The Liberty Tavern
3195 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201

[chaofun]

I'd add also Weenie Beenie, for any Arlington half smoke cravings.

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Weenie Beenie
2680 S Shirlington Rd, Arlington, VA 22206

[jumpingjack]

I'd vote for both Moby Dick's and Ravi Kebab, for different reasons. Ravi Kebab is super delicious, but large portions and pretty oily (in a good way). Moby Dick's chicken salad (just grilled chicken over iceberg lettuce with some olives, feta, tomatoes, etc, is very tasty and very healthy -- a good light meal. Moby's is the only place I've found that makes white meat that tastes good to me. Also, Moby's bread is vastly superior to Ravi Kebab's.

Other spots:
- There's a taco truck with delicious tacos that's usually parked on Fairfax Drive at N Queen Street, just west of the N Queen Street exit from Rt 50. Jesus, the proprietor, is very friendly. He's there until about 8 pm.
- Astor Mediterranean, on Pershing, just off 50, is pretty tasty. They have a nice veggie sampler.
- Ray's Hell Burger does carry out, though you need to box it up yourself.

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Ray's Hell Burger
1713 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22209

Moby Dick
1070 31st Street N.W., Washington, DC 20007

[ktmoomau]

Looking down through the list places I didn't see mentioned, sorry if they were:

Cassat's Cafe- they have some specials too on certain nights check their website.
Lost Dog Cafe
Earl's Sandwiches
Tandoori Nights
Thai Terrace
Pupatella
Big Buns
1 Gen Thai is ok
Liberty Tavern (inexpensive depending on what you order the Vermont Pizza is great)
Flavors Soul Food
Minerva Express

I highly second:
Lebanese Taverna Market
Ravi Kabob
Thai Square
El Pollo Rico
TECC
Carribean Grill (there is a briyani place in that plaza that is great too)

You might also check out Doctor Delivery they are the delivery company for most of the places in our area.

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Thai Square
3217 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA 22204

Tandoori Nights Restaurant
2800 Clarendon Blvd, R 900, Arlington, VA 22201

Lebanese Taverna Market
4400 Old Dominion Dr, Arlington, VA 22207

The Liberty Tavern
3195 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201

Thai Terrace Restaurant
801 N Quincy St, Arlington, VA 22203

Doctor Delivery
925 N Jackson St, Arlington, VA 22201

Lost Dog Cafe
5876 Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA 22205

Pollo Rico
7643 New Hampshire Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912

Pupatella
5104 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22203

[Dennis S]

The briyani place you mention I believe is connected to the halal cart in Ballston - still need to make it by the full restaurant.

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Ballston Cafe
4601 Fairfax Dr Lbby 2, Arlington, VA 22203

[rHairing]

You are spot on! I'd add food trucks Rebel Heroes and District Taco. Their locations change but you can follow them on FB and Twitter. I like Mike's Cafe and Chop't as well.

[jodik]

I would add Dehli Dhaba to the list. The buffet hits the spot.

Also, Me Jana has some great mini shwarmas that I've had as takeout snacks at a party. Really good.

Rockland's BBQ on Washington Blvd.

The Burger Joint in Lyon Village shopping center.

Metro 29 diner.

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Me Jana
2300 Wilson Blvd., Suite 140, Arlington, VA 22201

The Burger Joint
106 N Washington St, Alexandria, VA 22314

[Dennis S]

Ooh - in North Arlington there's Caribbean Grill!

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The Caribbean Grill
5183 Lee Hwy, Arlington, VA 22207

[Foodgeek]

Ravi Kabob
El Charrito Caminante
El Pollo Rico
Philly hoagies or NY pizza at the italian store on Lee Highway
Fabian's (Mexican) in Ballston Mall Foodcourt.
Thai Square on Columbia Pike, and they deliver pretty far.
Lebanese Taverna Market on Lee Highway
Kabob Bazaar
Subs from marios but the pizza sucks.

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Thai Square
3217 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA 22204

El Charrito Caminante
2710 Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201

Kabob Bazaar
3133 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201

Lebanese Taverna Market
4400 Old Dominion Dr, Arlington, VA 22207

Ballston Cafe
4601 Fairfax Dr Lbby 2, Arlington, VA 22203

Pollo Rico
7643 New Hampshire Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912

[Dennis S]

Is Fabian's the one to the right as you descend the escalator? I ate my Halal Cart at the food court the other day and saw something over there that was a bit intriguing.

And so, for the thread - the Halal Cart in front of Ballston Mall.

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Ballston Cafe
4601 Fairfax Dr Lbby 2, Arlington, VA 22203

[bacchante]

Not mentioned yet is Ravi Kebob on Glebe Rd and Pershing. I can't compare it to Kabob Bazaar, but it is far superior to Moby Dick. See thread begun by Steve last Friday or Saturday for more discussion.

There were some additional Arlington suggestions in a thread last week about where to eat during a kitchen renovation.

[wayne keyser]

Chowhounds won't agree with me in general, but if you can stand salad bars the Giant on Duke Street near Quaker Lane has one you can (carefully) choose better-than-average selections from.

$5.99/lb and you can have all the salad-size shrimp you want (actually they have decent flavor), really good croutons, Ken's dressings, hardboiled egg halves, fairly good stuff among the "leave-it-there's".

To Hounds who wouldn't be caught dead: sorry.

[hungryT]

I second the thumbs down for Moby Dick. The rice wasn't worth mentioning and the meat was very lacking (altho, not bland). Only thing they did right was the roasted tomato quarters. Kabob Baazar is likely the best kabob place in the metro area. Same compliments to Pollo Rico for rotisserie/charcoal chicken.

[sambo83]

Thanks for the input, I'll be sure to check those places out. Any one known if the new indian place next to Clarendon Ballroom is worth a visit?

[sekelmaan]

I haven't tried that Indian place but I think that Minerva Express is the best Indian I have had in the area and it is very inexpensive.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=minerva...

[chaofun]

SInce the original post is from 2006, I think its refering to Delhi Club, which is actually quite solid for takeout. On another note the lunch buffet there is supposed to be a unreal deal. $8.95 on weekdays, and 11.95 on weekends (with an extended selection).

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Delhi Club
1135 N Highland St, Arlington, VA 22201

[hamster]

Are you sure they have a weekday buffet? I enjoyed the weekend buffet a while back, and when I was back in the neighborhood (last December) on a weekday, they didn't have the buffet out. The website only mentions a weekend buffet, as well.

[Lori D]

The Web site also has a coupon that expires in 2007 ...

I believe I have read elsewhere that there is a weekday buffet.

[chaofun]

Here is a posting from the Delhi Club owner on DonRockwell from July 9th re the buffet:

http://www.donrockwell.com/index.php?...

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Delhi Club
1135 N Highland St, Arlington, VA 22201

[hamster]

Good to know, thanks for that info!

[Foodgeek]

Moby Dick
kabob bazaar
El Charrito Caminante
Cafe Tirolo
Pizza from Pizza Roma in Ballston
El Pollo Rico
hot subs from Mario's
cold subs from the Italian Store
sandwiches form Earl's Sandwiches

[Lori D]

You're only a few miles from Eden Center - tons of inexpensive Vietnamese options.

Minh's (Vietnamese) is in Clarendon.

Crisp and Juicy (Peruvian chicken, in the same shopping center as Arrowine).

There's a Moby Dick in Clarendon, although I can't vouch for that location.

[Dennis S]

Tons.

The chicken places, El Pollo Rico and I believe Super Pollo (behind Ballston Mall).

ECC as mentioned, to be sure. Up near Arrowwine is La Union, which I finally made it to, with super veggie enchiladas, as mentioned initially by Steve, who you should track in order to find all good cheap eats.

I have issues with Italian Store due to their lack of attentiveness to service and that I am mainly out in the Herndon area with the much superior (imo) The Deli, but if you go, just go in a very non peak time.

There's also a good tacqueria on Columbia Pike in the parking lot of the CVS - get the chorizo tacos.

Attilla's is good down there, and very reasonably priced is Thai Square - the best thai in the whole area to many on this board.

[westofrome]

El Charrito Caminante on Washington Blvd for amazing Salvadoran/Mexican

Italian Store on Lee Highway for great authentic subs and pizza

Cafe Tirolo in Ballston for Austrian/Italian