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Artie's Restaurant
Mar 26, 2009 by Trish from Baton Rouge
Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[10]

• Service, food and atmosphere.

“Fantastic food and service! My husband got the crab cakes and said they were the best crab cakes he had ever had. He also raved about the coleslaw that came with the crab cakes. I loved the hickory cheeseburger. Do not pass up the banana pudding and flour less chocolate waffle with homemade ice cream! Everyone had a smile on their face and were very friendly. The Managing partner, came by to check on us and was extremely nice. Our server, was absolutely wonderful. I highly recommend Artie's. I know we will eat there again during this stay!”

Patriots Cafe
Feb 24, 2009 by sjw
Overall Rating: 5
Food:[5] • Service:[6] • Atmosphere:[1]

• Didn't get a chance to eat, but I'm told the food is good.
• Due to the stale cigarette smoke stench, I couldn't eat there.

“The problem is, they have a smoking section. If the owner wants that, it is fine with me. But as I have said for years. Having a smoking section in a restaurant, is like having a urinating section in a swimming pool. Everyone is contaminated. It's no different from Hooter's next door. The place is filled with cigarette stench.”

Bagel Buddies
Jan 6, 2009 by Laura from Manassas
Overall Rating: 8
Food:[10] • Service:[9] • Atmosphere:[8]

• The bacon and chive cream cheese is phenomenal!
• They're only open until 5 pm weeknights and 6 pm weekends.

“They have a terrific selection of bagel and cream cheese flavors, some that I've never seen anywhere else (Peanut Butter?). My husband swears by the plain bagels with the bacon and chive cream cheese. Delicious!”

Artie's Restaurant
Sep 21, 2008 by Paul
Overall Rating: 9
Food:[9] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[9]

• Food is good, service is excellent, atmosphere is cozy.
• A bit noisy.

“Artie's in Fairfax has a good menu with a diverse offering both for adults and for kids. The crab cakes are excellent, but many of the cheaper entrees are very close, so you don't have to spend a ton of money to get a good meal. I had the Sauteed Chicken Paillard and my wife had the Portobello's with Goat Cheese, and both dishes tasted great. The wine list is decent and they also feature good, fresh micro brewed beer. Some of the other Great American Restaurants can fall a little flat with service, but our experience at Artie's was top-notch. All the wait staff were friendly and our server was very attentive to detail. My daughter is very picky about how her steak is prepared, and our server made a special trip to make sure that it was cooked exactly how she wanted it (and it was). When he found out we were interested in dessert, he mentioned they were about to run out of the bread pudding and asked if we would like him to reserve one. We ended up getting the last one, and it was a great way to end the meal. There are other restaurants with better food than Artie's, but my whole family came away having had a great dining experience.”

McDonald's
Jul 12, 2008 by Cheryll from Clifton
Overall Rating: 7

• Very clean and coffee was good.
• All the staff spoke Spanish but had trouble with English, several customers were frustrated.

“The establishment is very clean but communicating with the help behind the counter was nearly impossible unless you spoke Spanish. It was like talking to somebody with a mouthful of marbles but I did manage to receive my coffee and yogurt after several attempts. Guess if you live in Northern Virginia you need to learn Spanish if you frequent fast food establishments.”