I looooove Yo!Sushi, I could eat there everyday. Mmm sushi. Wagamama is pretty awesome too, for Japanese/Oriental type of food. As for fancier restaurants that aren't a part of a chain.. Que Pasa for Mexican food and cocktails, Old Orleans or Mama Cherry's for cajun, Loch Fyne for seafood. There's a couple of really good Ethiopian restaurants around here as well. Ooh and Kazbar for tapas, they do nice cocktails too. Mmm I'm hungry now.
My fave Mexican place is this hole in the wall called Camino Real and they have the cheapest pitchers of margaritas ever! My fave burger place is Red Robin.... my fave Chinese place is PF Changs... yum, yum. Not a big Italian lover and my fave Mediterranean place is in Michigan. I am so hungry right now! Gah.
There is a bar around here that does dollar burger night tonight. I SO BADLY WANT TO GO. My fiance was going to take me on a date Saturday but I really want to do dinner tonight.
slice of life - local vegetarian/vegan place with delicious food thai pot - REALLY good thai with lots of vegetarian options and in virginia... the little grill - another vegetarian place, had the best all you can eat mexican night... mmm! i have yet to find the perfect place for chinese food since we're in cali. too damned poor to eat out much.