Best Bacon Around Town

[buttercup]

I woke up this morning with an incredible bacon craving. Guess I needed something high-octaine to get past the front page of the newspaper.

Who has got the best bacon?

My recent experience was in this little restaurant in Middleberg, Hidden Horse or something, out of nowhere eureka my bacon cheese burger was hiding incredible bacon. I took it right off the bun and ate it in its purest form. I need more good bacon......where is it?

[mnebergall]

The restaurant in the Mayflower Hotel has spectacular bacon. Lean, meaty and very smokey, applewood I think.

But as far as grocery store bacon is concerned, I like Kunzlers Pepper Bacon, which Giant carries.

[JennyUptown]

I hate to admit this, but I really like the thick-ish bacon Austin Grill serves along with Texas Toast.

Not fancy, and the service has sucked more than usual [at the Glover Park location] lately, but it's cheap and the bacon, as I said, is good.

[eunny jang]

the house cured pork belly in the style of bacon at palena is decent, i guess.

[Tweaked]

The bacon sold at Canales deli in Eastern Market is awesome, thick cut, skin on or off.

[Busboy]

Boring though it may be, the lightly-smoked bacon at Whole Foods is pretty swell.

[bilrus]

the house cured pork belly in the style of bacon at palena is decent, i guess.

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That's a bit of an understatement. Not very breakfasty, but damn tasty.

[Fynnicki]

If you like turkey bacon, Whole Foods sells an excellent variety. I received a sample while shopping there the other day, and will definitely have to pick some up for Sunday breakfasts.

[DonRocks]

If we're going to discuss packaged bacon (as opposed to restaurant bacon), don't forget The Grateful Palate. Expensive and worth it.

[FunJohnny]

Also worth mentioning, the Nieman ranch applewood thick sliced package you can obtain at Trader Joes.

Edited to clarify: it's the bacon that's thick sliced

Edited November 5, 2004 by FunJohnny (log)

[hjshorter]

The slab bacon at Whole Foods. Delicious.

[eunny jang]

the house cured pork belly in the style of bacon at palena is decent, i guess.

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That's a bit of an understatement. Not very breakfasty, but damn tasty.

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I was trying to play it cool

[PollyG]

The Wegman's house brand thick-cut, uncured nitrate free bacon is darned good. I've been using it as a motivator to get the imp (age 4.9 and currently going through an unpleasantly uncooperative phase) to dress herself in the mornings.

[rbh]

Surprisingly, the Original Pancake Houses (at least the Rockville one) has excellent lean, meaty bacon. Not overcooked - crispy with the right amount of chewiness.

[buttercup]

I do not know how the restaurant is, but David Greggory has a bacon themed dinner coming up. Has anyone been?

http://www.washington.org/index.cfm?ID=589...Type=480&IDPG=0

[Gastro888]

At the Dupont Circle & Arlington farmer's market, there is bacon sold by PolyFace. My friends and I bought some to make BLTs one day. According to my friend who has family from the South, it tastes like "Carolina country ham" . It's different and worth a try. You could use it in spaghetti carbonara along with pancetta. (Hmm...I know where I'm going this Sunday!)

Gotta love the pork products. Woo hoo!

[tjaehnigen]

Laurel Meat Market has prom pretty darn good bacon available.

[eunny jang]

Laurel Meat Market has prom pretty darn good bacon available.

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Wow!

Sorry for the off-topic aside, but how's the pork and fish there? We bought a brisket there once, and found it excellent, but haven't returned...

[lscanlon]

Also worth mentioning, the Nieman ranch applewood thick sliced package you can obtain at Trader Joes.

Edited to clarify: it's the bacon that's thick sliced 

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I'll have to give that a try. My wife and I love thick-sliced bacon, and we used to buy West Virginia brand in the market until it became too expensive. Now we generally buy Giant's store brand thick-sliced bacon. Good stuff!

[mnebergall]

If you are in to thick sliced bacon, ckeck youy Wright's bacon available at Sam's Club. That stuff is real hard to beat.

[Robin Shuster]

I also like Cibolla's bacon (unsmoked and nice for Italian dishes) at Dupont Circle farmers market on Sunday. Also Truckpatch sometimes has bacon at Rose Park Farmers Market on Saturdays.

At the Dupont Circle & Arlington farmer's market, there is bacon sold by PolyFace.  My friends and I bought some to make BLTs one day.  According to my friend who has family from the South, it tastes like "Carolina country ham" .  It's different and worth a try.  You could use it in spaghetti carbonara along with pancetta.  (Hmm...I know where I'm going this Sunday!) 

Gotta love the pork products.  Woo hoo!

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[Mark Sommelier]

Please, all of you,

go to Restaurant Eve in Alexandria and try the FRESH bacon. Pork belly. Yum!!

[Gastro888]

I also like Cibolla's bacon (unsmoked and nice for Italian dishes) at Dupont Circle farmers market on Sunday.  Also Truckpatch sometimes has bacon at Rose Park Farmers Market on Saturdays.

At the Dupont Circle & Arlington farmer's market, there is bacon sold by PolyFace.  My friends and I bought some to make BLTs one day.  According to my friend who has family from the South, it tastes like "Carolina country ham" .  It's different and worth a try.  You could use it in spaghetti carbonara along with pancetta.  (Hmm...I know where I'm going this Sunday!) 

Gotta love the pork products.  Woo hoo!

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On an unrelated note, Cibolla's has the best buffalo meat sticks. Very tasty. I'll have to try their bacon, thanks!