Matsutake at Worldgate Centre (Herndon)

Matsutaki in Herndon is spotless... No surprise. But I (the germaphobe gourmand) especially love SEEING my food prepared... That's the only way I can really know that they aren't spitting in it... Of course, who knows what they did to it before they rolled it out from the back on that food gurney. So, go... And save room for the sliced oranges at the end of the meal. They are very refreshing.

Ted's Bulletin (Reston Town Center)

Adult milkshakes: YES! Burgers with fried eggs on top: YES! House made pop tarts: YES! Notice how I shout YES! in response to all of those things? That's because this restaurant is so loud! The only thing wrong with Ted's Bulletin is the noise... But it's a doozy. I really can't handle the volume. My suggestion, eat somewhere else and stop by the bar for a "Dirty Girl Scout" adult milkshake! Yum!

Clyde's at Reston Towncenter

Not bad, not bad. And the food is ALWAYS good, so I say "go, man, go!" And get the Poinsettia Martini. And get the finger food platter for the kids. And get the Thai Hot Pot. And get... And get... You get the idea!

Glory Days (Sterling)

This is what happens when you can't move the furniture to clean. ATTENTION ALL RESTAURANTS: Stop bolting in your booths! It makes your restaurant dirty, sticky, and all kinds of other GROSS. And that's all I have to say about that. Glory Days has standard chain restaurant fare, but I'm not coming back. Maybe I'll try them again when they get their North Point location open.