Plaka Grill, Anita's Home To Some Of 'Top 40 Dishes'

Dishes at two Vienna restaurants made a list of "Washington’s 40 most essential eats" at the end of 2011.

The list was generated from months worth of Washington Post reader suggestions, the Post reports. Dishes range from appetizers to deserts at restaurants from Potomac, Md. to Washington, D.C. and Annandale.

Plaka Grill and Anita's got nods for these dishes:

No. 21: The Plaka gyro at

The Post said:

"The Plaka gyro at Plaka Grill in Vienna is by far the best gyro I've ever had outside of Greece itself," wrote a blog reader. But a jaunt through Greece is hardly necessary to appreciate this wrap filled with marinated pork shoulder, drizzled with tzatziki and -- this is what makes it "Plaka" -- stuffed with thick-cut french fries."

No. 30: The Breakfast Burrito at Anita's

The Post said:

New Mexican food may draw from a melange of sources, but if there's one defining characteristic, it's chile -- as in, red and green chile sauces, doused on everything from enchiladas to eggs. Anita's "New Mexico-Style Mexican" restaurants pour it into their popular, bargain breakfast burritos stuffed with eggs, potato and cheese. Despite their name, they are served all day. 

Wondering if your favorite dish made the list? See the full gallery here.