HoCoChow: a blog about the eateries and drinkeries of Howard County, Maryland
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Banditos Tacos & Tequila in Maple Lawn
We’ve lived in the Fulton area for over a decade and have seen the massive growth in the Harris Teeter shopping center in the midst of Maple Lawn. When we moved into our home in 2012, that shopping center only had the Harris Teeter on one side and the strip of stores across from it,…
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Konstantine’s Greek Taverna in Highland
If you’re looking for Greek and outdoor dining, Konstantine’s got both in a nice setting located in Highland.
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ChoSun Hwaro – Our Kids First Experience with Korean BBQ & Tableside Grilling!
We tried out a new (to us) Korean BBQ place that is in Ellicott City in the place where the old TNM House used to be.
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My Favorite Sandwich – London Broil at Bon Fresco, Columbia
If you want a sandwich on the most delicious (crusty on the outside, moist and soft on the inside) bread you’ve ever had, go here.
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Back at Nan Xiang Express – Seafood Crispy Noodles Added to the Mix
It’s been a little bit since I’ve posted on the blog because I spent a week in Las Vegas for work and then my lovely wife had a multi-day work event up in Baltimore… so our forays into dining in Howard County were on pause for a bit. But that ended today because we went…
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A Generous Helping of Sichuan in Ellicott City – Tea Horse Sichuan Bistro
I love spicy food and if there’s only one thing Sichuan province cuisine is known for it’s the spiciness. Delicious mouth numbing “mala” spiciness that is almost better than something that just goes off the Scoville charts… it’s different. And delicious. I’d seen Tea Horse Sichuan Bistro mentioned frequently on Howard County Eats but today…
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Yummy Chewy Mochi Mochi Donuts in The Common Kitchen, Clarksville
On a blustery windy day in early March, we visited Clarksville Commons to check out their Farmer’s Market Preview event. There were about twenty vendors selling all manner of items from meals to booze to fresh vegetables and mushrooms. It was still a little chilly and windy and with four kids in tow, we bought…
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Pho 5Up in Fulton – Delicious Hot Vietnamese Noodles on a Cold Day
When we lived in Columbia, my favorite pho restaurant was Pho Dat Thanh on Snowden River Parkway. I’d been to An Loi, which was good, but always returned to Pho Dat Thanh. The staff was always nice, the food was served quickly, and I can’t recall getting anything wrong in the over hundred times I’ve…
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Nan Xiang Express – Xiao Long Bao in Ellicott City
For years, our favorite place to get Xiao Long Bao soup dumplings (XLB) was a shop in Rockville called Shanghai Taste (1121 Nelson St. Rockville, MD 20850). One of the benefits of driving all the way to Rockville was that we’d get to enjoy our XLBs (and other dishes) and then we’d make a stop…
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Maiwand Kabob, Maple Lawn, Fulton
I moved to Maryland because I got a job with Northrop Grumman by BWI Airport. I still remember the first time I want to a Maiwand Kabob up in Linthicum because the food was so good. Growing up on Long Island in the 1980’s and 90’s, we didn’t have any Afghan cuisine. It took until…