Great Food and Great Service at Carlyle in Arlington

What a pleasure to be out of D.C. and back to the land of easy-to-find, great meals.  Right off of I-395 in Arlington, VA, we stumbled upon Carlyle.  The restaurant was fantastic, from the cheerful hostess, to the server who took an interest in the copy of Sun Tzu’s Art of War that our son was reading and made a recommendation of another book he would like (the Hagakure).  We had salmon and hamburgers, followed by a deep dish apple pie, and everything was served quickly, piping hot, and tasted fantastic.  Yet again, the apple pie disappeared so fast that I had a choice between digging for my camera and missing out entirely, or grabbing my spoon and fighting like a hockey player for a bit of pie, ice cream, and whip cream – so there’s no picture of dessert, sorry!

After a run of good-but-not-great meals in northern VA and D.C., and the not-so-good experience at the Fairfax, Carlyle had us back on track.  I can’t say enough complimentary things about it – great location, fast and friendly service, and great food quality combined in one location!