AC and I don't really like it when a restaurant declares on of its menu items as "the best," even if it's a direct quote from a food critic or it won a load of awards or whatever. "The Best Chili in the Pacific Northwest," "The Best Chicken Fried Steak in Port-au-Prince". You get the idea. We just think it's ridiculous. Let the diners decide!
But after five and a half years of dining together, we've found one and only place that gets a pass: King Street Blues in Alexandria, Virginia. KSB's self-proclaimed "Best Small Salad in Town" is no exaggeration. It is the perfect mixture of fresh vegetables (including corn!), crisp lettuce, and—a key element—homemade dressing (our favorite is the tomato ranch).
And actually, AC and I are, generally, big fans of the starter salad. We love that cold, crisp lettuce and vegetables, maybe some cheese, all smothered in (hopefully) homemade dressing. The salad also provides us with some healthy redemption before a heavy meal, and well, all those fiber and vitamins do a body good. So when we moved back to the DC metro area and immediately begun our culinary adventures here, we began surveying area salads, and we've come up with our faves of Northern Virginia. In no particular order:
1. King Street Blues
2. Carlyle Grand Cafe
3. Faccia Luna
4. Chadwicks
5. Cafe Monti
6. Vermilion
—AK
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