Yahoo! - washingtonian

Best Bargain Restaurants: Burma Restaurant

Best Bargain Listing | Best Bargain by Cuisine | Best Bargain by Location

Burma Restaurant
Washington

Occupying the premises that once housed a school of Chinese martial arts, Burma is a true ethnic rarity: Owner and host Henry TinPe, a retired United Nations diplomat, believes there may be only two or three other restaurants in the country that offer his native cuisine.

Like those of other minor Asian cuisines, the Burmese repertory is limited, but while it uses ingredients common to the kitchens of China and Thailand, it combines them to produce flavors that are uniquely Burmese. At first glance, a dish of noodles tossed with chicken and vegetables is reminiscent of the Singapore-style noodles on most Chinatown menus, but it is lighter and has a lingering spiciness underlying the smoothness of its coconut-milk sauce. Other good introductions to this cuisine are dried bean curd stir-fried with vegetables and fish sauce; fresh bean curd with a curried tomato sauce; Burmese-style shrimp curry; and pickled mustard greens with ground pork.

Burma Restaurant , 740 6th Street NW, Washington; 202/638-1280. Open Monday through Friday 11 am to 3 pm and 6 to 10 pm, Saturday and Sunday 6 to 10 pm. AE, D, DC, MC, V. MapIt!

QUALITY: ****Excellent; *** Superior; **Very Good; * Good
PRICE RANGE: $$$= Very Expensive; $$ Expensive; $=Moderate; ¢=Inexpensive

Return to Restaurant & Entertaining Directory