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Article: El Dorado Strikes Culinary Gold in La Plata
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- February 22, 2007
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The times they are a-changing in La Plata. Six months ago if you
wanted a burrito in La Plata, you headed for the frozen food aisle
at Safeway, or to Waldorf. Today there are three new Mexican
restaurants.
First came La Tolteca, in the old Safeway strip mall at Routes
301 and 6. Then El Ranchero arrived where Marie's restaurant used to
be on the southbound side of Route 301. Finally, El Dorado opened
its doors last month on Charles Street in the middle of town.
We decided to check out El Dorado, which is in the space that's
been inhabited most recently by a series of Chinese restaurants and
Chef Jeff's Sandwich Shoppe. The new operation has been open for
only a few weeks and has not yet ...