Bamian

You can either look up the definition in Wikipedia, or if you are in the DC area you can do better and eat there. Since moving to the DC area oh those many years ago, I've found that I rather like Indian, Pakistani, and Afghani cuisine. And Bamian satisfies that quite well. I'm not sure how long it has been there, but on the way back from REI Saturday evening, my wife and I saw it and decided to give it a try. Glad we did.


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My wife was excited that they had sauteed pumpkin with yogurt, so we tried some of that with their kabob sampler. That was a good move. We also ordered some aushak and sambosas. The aushak was tasty though not as meat filled as I have had at other Afghan restaurants. The sambosas were very light and some of the best I've ever had. They brought out some mint dipping sauce for the sambosas, but once devoured I used the dipping sauce for everything I could tear apart and dip.

My five year old daughter isn't as adventurous and wanted to stick with the kids meal, which was a burger and fries. However, I must say what she got was not some afterthought menu item. She downed the whole thing, which is highly unusual for her. And I have to admit, I downed a couple of her fries.

There was also a musician there playing live music. But it wasn't loud or intrusive. He was playing various soft and soothing melodies very appropriate for fine dining. He had an electric violin, which I thought was pretty cool.