Windy City Red Hots: A Taste of Chicago in Northern Virginia

While you’ve likely heard of the famous Chicago-style hot dog, you may not be as familiar with the Chicago tamale. Windy City Red Hots is a Chicago-themed restaurant located in the heart of Ashburn, and it serves this unique combination of yellow cornmeal and tender ground beef that has been famous in Chicago since 1950. Windy City Red Hots also offers authentic Chicago hot dogs made with Vienna beef and poppy seed buns and topped with yellow mustard, relish, chopped onions and a juicy pickle.

As if the delicious menu of Chicago-inspired eats isn’t already enough to make you want to visit, Windy City Red Hots also serves a great selection of craft beer to go with it. The restaurant itself is located in a state-of-the-art food truck that travels to different places around the city, making it a convenient and fun stop for a casual afternoon lunch.

Windy City Red Hots
Mobile Food Truck
Ashburn, VA
(703) 505-6934
www.windycityredhots.com
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Fresh & Organic: Where Healthy Meets Delicious in Ashburn

If you care just as much about the quality of the food you eat as you do about how it tastes, you’ll love Ashburn’s Fresh & Organic juice bar and cafe. This healthy eatery specializes in organic foods inspired by cuisines from all around the world, including all-American breakfasts, Mediterranean lunches, and freshly squeezed juices intended to address all types of physical and mental ailments. The restaurant even offers gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian fare to accommodate those with dietary restrictions.

A spacious coffee bar boasts premium coffees and espresso beverages, while the colorful decorations and cozy dining tables create an inspiring environment to relax and enjoy your meal. Fresh & Organic even features a sunny outdoor patio where you can enjoy your all-natural meal in the beauty of nature.

Fresh & Organic
20693 Ashburn Road
Ashburn, VA 20147
(703) 726-9629
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Traditional New Mexican Dishes Have a Home at Anita’s

The Southwest comes to Ashburn at Anita’s. This casual "New Mexico-style" cafe in the Cameron Chase Village Center shopping center is good for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Come in the morning and try New Mexico-style specialties, like huevos rancheros and the popular breakfast burritos, or American diner favorites, like bacon, eggs, and pancakes. For lunch and dinner, the burrito and fajita combos are tasty and filling, and the fresh salsa selections gets high marks.

Open Mondays through Thursdays, 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and Sundays, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., Anita’s offers catering, online ordering, and take-out.

Anita’s
44305 Ice Rink Plaza
Ashburn, VA 20147
(703) 724-9870
http://www.anitascorp.com/
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El Sol Azteca: Mexican Fare in Ashburn, Virginia

For authentic Mexican cuisine and a pleasant ambiance in Ashburn, come to El Sol Azteca. When it comes to atmosphere, this place does it right. Everything from the tables and chairs to the colorful decorations on the walls make this a fun place to enjoy a meal, and there's even occasionally music to make an even more festive atmosphere.

If you want something from the bar, two popular drinks are the margarita or sangria, and the food for lunch and dinner is classically made from fresh ingredients. (Try the taco salad or the fajitas, both popular choices.)

El Sol Azteca is open Mondays through Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The restaurant also features occasional specials on food and drink, so visit the website to learn more!

El Sol Azteca
42830 Creek View Plaza
Ashburn, VA 20147
(703) 724-1603
http://www.elsolazteca.com/
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Enjoy Seafood in Ashburn at Bonefish Grill

For tasty seafood and casual ambiance in Ashburn, you have to try the Bonefish Grill. This restaurant in the Broadlands Village Center might be part of a national chain, but the welcoming atmosphere will make you feel as though you’ve just entered a neighborhood seafood place.

The bar is a perfect spot to meet up with friends for a draft beer, glass of wine, or specialty cocktail to watch the game or just hang out. If you’re coming for lunch or dinner, make sure that you check out the seasonal specials, or go for the bang-bang shrimp, a very popular dish among regulars.

The Bonefish Grill is open Mondays through Thursdays, 4 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.; Fridays, 4 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 3 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.; and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Bonefish Grill
43135 Broadlands Center Plaza
Ashburn, VA 20148
(703) 723-8246
http://www.bonefishgrill.com/locator/details/ashburn-virginia
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Expect a New York Pizzeria Experience at Manhattan Pizza

Enjoy a real New York-style pizza at Manhattan Pizza. This comfy-casual spot is the place to go for traditional pizza shop favorites. Why is the pizza so good here? It’s all about the ingredients. Fresh dough is topped with tasty sauce, cheese, veggies, and meats. Baked the right way, it makes for a crust that’s crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, a perfect platform for a good pie. For lunch or dinner you can also get a big Manhattan sub, some wings, or a half-pound burger. But that’s not all; there are also some traditional Greek selections, too. (The classic gyro is a popular favorite.)

Open Sundays through Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and Fridays and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Manhattan Pizza offers take-out and delivery.

Manhattan Pizza
43930 Farmwell Hunt Plaza
Ashburn, VA 20147
(703) 858-1388
http://www.manhattanpizza.com/
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Taste Why Banjara Indian Cuisine Is a Staple of the Ashburn Dining Scene

Get some tasty Indian cuisine at a relaxing place in Ashburn at Banjara Indian Cuisine. You’ll like the elegant, contemporary ambiance; the subdued lighting from the chandelier complements the cozy booths and live plants to create a memorable setting for lunch with friends, a family dinner, and even a date night.

Banjara Indian Cuisine is open daily for lunch and dinner. The lunch buffet always has some good selections, and the dinner menu features a large variety of curries, entrees, and house specialties. If you're having trouble deciding what to order, regulars recommend the chicken tikka masala, and vegetarians will happy to know that many meat-free dishes occupy the menu. Be sure to accompany your meal with a mango lassi, and leave room for rice pudding or the gulab jamun, fried milk balls in sweet rose syrup.

This popular dining destination also offers catering and take-out.

Banjara Indian Cuisine
44050 Ashburn Shopping Plaza
Ashburn, VA 20147
(703) 723-0040
http://www.banjaracuisine.com/
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Don’t Pass Up the Drunken Noodles at My Thai Place

The flavors and spices of authentic Thai cuisine are on full display in Ashburn at My Thai Place. Founded by three friends who wanted to share their love of Thai food with the world, this place really fits the bill. You’ll like the industrial ceilings, big chandeliers, and comfortable tables and booths. The bar with its cool blue lighting is also a relaxing spot.

For lunch or dinner, you can enjoy a refreshing Thai iced tea while checking out the menu, which features a huge variety of traditional favorites. The pad Thai and drunken noodles are both popular, as is the mango sticky rice dessert.

Open Mondays through Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Fridays, 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturdays, noon to 11 p.m.; and Sundays, noon to 10 p.m., My Thai Place offers take-out and delivery to your home or office.

My Thai Place
Brambleton Town Center
42385 Ryan Road
Ashburn, VA 20148
(703) 327-5900
http://www.mythaiplace.com/
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Ford’s Fish Shack: Like Dining at the Beach

Regulars say that the seafood is so fresh at Ford’s Fish Shack that it’s like dining at the beach. Must-try items are the Maine chips, which are hand-cut potato chips with lobster (it’s charmingly spelled “lobstah” on the menu) and melted blue cheese; the shrimp tacos; the calamari; and the crab cakes. For dessert, many patrons enjoy the blueberry pie and the banana pudding. Also, regulars tout the complimentary mini corn muffins and warm maple butter that servers bring out as you read the menu.

Ford’s has 12 beers on tap, including Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA and Left Hand Milk Stout, plus many more in bottles and cans. It also offers a wide selection of red and white wines, as well as a few signature cocktails, including Ford’s Fantastic Lemonade (blueberry vodka and lemonade with mint and blueberries) and Felix’s Cadillac Margarita.

If you'd like to visit, this Ashburn restaurant is open 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday.

Ford’s Fish Shack
44260 Ice Rink Plaza
Ashburn, VA  21047
(571) 918-4092

You Can’t Go Wrong With a Gyro From Opa Mezze Grill

From the Greek isles to Ashburn, you'll find authentic Mediterranean cuisine at Opa Mezze Grill. The owner of this charming restaurant at the Ashburn Village shopping plaza made his mark in Greece as a top chef, and has continued making classic food right here.

Start out with one of Opa’s dips with warm pita chips while checking out the big menu of Greek sandwiches and entrees. (The gyros are always a good bet, but you also can’t go wrong with the vegetarian moussaka.) You can complement your meal with a beer or wine from the bar. 

Opa Mezze Grill is open Mondays to Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Breakfast is served on Saturdays and Sundays, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and features a range of egg dishes, plus waffles, French toast, and pancakes.

Opa Mezze Grill
44110 Ashburn Shopping Plaza
Ashburn, VA 20147
(703) 729-2211
http://www.opamezzegrill.com/
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