The Spot: Sumah's West African Restaurant & Carryout, 1727 7th Street NW (202) 462-2516 The Cuisine: West African The Go-To Dishes: cassava leaves with beef and chicken, okra sauce with beef and chicken The Scoop: My initial impression when walking into Sumah's West African Restaurant & Carryout was that I was in the wrong place. [...]

I liked Little Ethiopia the moment I stepped into its subterranean space on 9th Street NW, in that section of Shaw known as, well, Little Ethiopia. I felt as if I had walked into a restaurant in the mother country itself. The long, narrow dining room was appointed not only with mesob wicker tables, but [...]

Housing Complex reporter Ruth Samuelson stopped by this new Japanese market at the corner of 17th and U streets NW and snapped a few pictures. By the looks of things, Washingtonians might not need to travel all the way to H Mart for a package of Japanese tea, instant soba soup, or dried fish. More photos [...]