Help finding a Chinese Restaurant appetizer we had years ago?

Submitted by Hemansno1fan t3_yg2hqq in washingtondc

Hi, this is going to sound crazy, but me and my husband used to order from this place called "Goody's" in Petworth frequently but they closed quite a few years ago, we really miss them! And there is one item they had that we can not seem to find anywhere else and I'm hoping maybe someone here might know of a place that has it locally? They were called "Munchers" and they were little fried balls with chopped up potatoes and jalapenos inside! Any help is appreciated.

Also maybe not to make this thread totally specific, feel free to share your favorite Chinese places in Petworth?

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ironic_fist t1_iu74qc4 wrote

Munchers are in a lot of DC takeouts--at least they were pre-pandemic. My local Yums has them on the menu but hasn't had them available when I've checked for the past year or so.

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Hemansno1fan OP t1_iu776t9 wrote

Dang, maybe we are just really unlucky trying all the wrong places! The search will continue ☹️

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Janice_2022 t1_iu90vj3 wrote

Try this google maps food searching trick: open maps.google.com zoom in/out to the general area. Enter *munchers* in the search box, then look through the results for phrases like "Their website mentions munchers", or "On the menu: munchers". Good luck!

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Hemansno1fan OP t1_iucz4h0 wrote

So I found a place with your advice, in walking distance, we placed an order and like a minute later ther call us to tell us they don't have "munchers" anymore lol this was not meant to be.

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Hemansno1fan OP t1_iuae9af wrote

Oooh !! I might have found one with this!! Thanks for the tip!

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Bacta_Bather t1_iu8ro7g wrote

Was that the place with the two sided menu? Chinese on one side and Mexican on the other?

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foreverurgirl t1_iud90mt wrote

The veggie croquettes from sushi hachi on the hill sound exactly like what you are describing, but they are large and thin almost like a MCDs hash brown. They are fried but not super greasy either- really worth a try.

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MCStarlight t1_iu721lh wrote

Those sound like jalapeño poppers.

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Hemansno1fan OP t1_iu77jte wrote

No these were definitely different, they only had a tiny bit of jalapeno inside, not like a hollowed out pepper.

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picscomment89 t1_iufe078 wrote

Yeong Fong on North Cap and R has munchers. They're not especially good (though I like their other Chinese foods).

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