Southern Living gets it right?

CNN.com had an article from Southern Living today on DC cheap eats. Here's the breakdown:

• The Breadline -- Monkey's tried it but I have not. He seems to be a big fan and, albeit a bit pricey for downtown lunch (and a bit of a walk for me), says the soup-in-a-bread-bowl is more than enough.
  
• Ben's Chili Bowl -- OMG I love Ben's so much I think I'll go tonight.
  
• Lauriol Plaza Restaurant -- Lauriol Plaza has a sister up in Cleveland Park, but this one is just as good -- better because it's walkable, and the one in CP is a bit of a trek unless you cab. Crab quesadillas are stupendous when they're on the specials menu. Rule of thumb: one and a half to two pitchers of margaritas per 2 people. I deny that I am a lush.
  
• Matchbox -- We've never tried this because it's almost always too full to get in the front door. We've also considered its next-door-neighbor...
  
• Capital Q Texas BBQ -- which is never open. In fact, the only time in recent memory I've seen this open was on Wednesday night on the way to headcold-smiting Thai, it was packed, and I didn't want meat anyway.
  
• The Burro -- Monkey swears by the fish tacos. Monkey tells me: "The correct play at The Burro is the GW Special, which is two bean
  soft tacos and rice and a coke for cheap. Baja Fresh is the place to
  get fish tacos." (It's no Burrito Brothers, from my understanding, but then, there are no real Burrito Brotherses in DC. They're all imitations; as anyone with a taste for cumin knows, the real Burrito Brothers is located at the University of Florida.)(I digress.)
  
• Left Bank -- We've been meaning to try this place for probably the last year, but haven't gotten around to it because we've been across the street at...
  
• The Diner -- I recommend the Holiday Platter or the Royale Deluxe. And a vanilla malt. Always the vanilla malt.
  
• Sushi Aoi -- We've never actually tried this, and walk past it a couple of times a week. Jesting aside, I may actually try this one for dinner.
  
• Moby Dick House of Kabob -- I work somewhat around the corner from this and have never had the inclination to try it. Further, having heard interesting Indian underground strip-club stories about the Ascot and having had some sketchy times at Naan and Beyond, I'd prefer to steer clear from the English notion that Indian fastfood/takeaway is a safe and standard incarnation of a meal. And what's with the name? I'll stick with Bombay Club a bit longer, please.

(On a less relevant note, blogger isn't recognizing my markup, so I had to use composer to make my list. It makes me feel like such a noob.)