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The steak tartare comes dressed with Thai papaya salad and malt-vinegar chips, which tells you everything about how the kitchen thinks. Ellie Bird is a casual New American restaurant in Falls Church where Yuan Tang, of Rooster & Owl, runs global mash-ups alongside rigatoni Bolognese and kimchi-rice brunch bowls. The New York Times put it on their restaurant list and Washingtonian ranked it among the DC area's favorites, so the room fills accordingly.
The awards strongest first
- AAA Three Diamonds
- The Rammys Finalist · Pastry Chef or Baker of the Year · Rachel Sherriffe
- The New York Times The Restaurant List
- Washingtonian Thai Papaya Salad Steak Tartare · Our Favorite Dishes of the Year in the DC Area
- Washingtonian #30 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- Northern Virgina Magazine The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
One number, weighted & current 84
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Vietnamese french onion soup
“Eat This: Vietnamese French onion soup, grilled Amish chicken, chocolate tart”
Northern Virgina Magazine, 2025 -
Grilled amish chicken
“A claw-on presentation of grilled Amish chicken fuses the ends of Asia with flavors of sesame oil and spiced yogurt that elevate the bird to new heights of flavor.”
Northern Virgina Magazine, 2025 -
Chocolate tart
“Eat This: Vietnamese French onion soup, grilled Amish chicken, chocolate tart”
Northern Virgina Magazine, 2025 -
Steak tartare
“Steak tartare combined with a punchy Thai papaya salad and malt-vinegar potato chips?”
Washingtonian, 2026
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- Nue Vietnamese Eat · 73
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- The Falls Eat · 73
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