Hoa Vien Quán

The best place for Banh Xeo!!! Everything is delicious here but I've never had a better Banh Xeo than here -- sorry future mother in law!!! Place is always very clean and neat and interior is pretty up to date and modern style compared to its surroundings. It's like a new hip style added into a hole-in-the-wall Vietnamese cuisine. Most definitely recommend :)

I am pleased to bring you another Daddy/Daughter Eden Center lunch date Yelp review with guest appearances from my mom and two sisters Kat and Kristina V.It was a random Thursday afternoon and for the first time in my adult life, all of my sisters and my parents had the day off without anything special going on. Amazing! My dad wanted to celebrate by taking us out for lunch at his new favorite spot in Eden Center (keep in mind he has a new favorite restaurant every month). By the time we sat down the whole family was starving (it takes a long time for four girls to get ready!) so we ended up ordering a lot of food: stuffed escargot, Bun Bo Hue, two banh xeo, a vermicelli bowl with grilled pork and egg roll, the congee special, and shaky beef. I sampled a little bit of my pop's BBH and was AMAZED by the flavor. Outside of my parental unit's house, this was the best I ever had. The broth was rich, spicy, and meaty. Add some stinky shrimp paste to that joint and you got yourself an unbelievable meal. Even my dad agreed, this was awesome! He is originally from Hue so he KNOWS his BBH!The shrimp and pork banh xeo was also a standout and came out thin, crispy, and sizzling hot. Even after a few minutes it still retained its crispness which is very hard to do. The coconut and turmeric batter was a delicious treat for my nose as well as my mouth. Amazing - - My mom ended up a WHOLE banh xeo by herself which is amazing since she is the only person in my family who never overindulges. By the end of the meal she kept making excuses for why she ate the entire banh xeo herself which only made us laugh more. It was really nice to see her really enjoying herself. Shaky beef was also great and came with lots of fresh watercress, onions, grilled peppers and lettuce. The stuffed escargot had a beautiful presentation and was made with chopped up snails seasoned with a load of Vietnamese seasonings and lemongrass and then stuffed back into a larger shell.The vermicelli and congee were ok, but I'd definitely recommend ordering something a little bit more exciting here!Apparently at night this place turns into a lounge that mostly caters to single Asian men looking for the next hot young thang....but don't let that deter you this place is the noms.No American Express.

Try out the Com Hoa Vien (steamed crush rice with shredded pork, grilled pork chop, egg quiche, bean curd wrapper). Also the Com Ga Roti (chicken with rice) is a great choice for those who are newer to Vietnamese cuisine.

I'm from Dallas and was in DC for a short trip. I was so glad to come across this place on Yelp and was super impressed. I came in on a 1:30pm on a Friday. It didn't look like they get a lunch rush because they're hidden inside a super market. You kind of have to walk all the way around for their stall number 17 because I came in at the wrong end. I ordered their snails in coconut milk because they are so hard to find anywhere. More common in Vietnam but hard to find in America unless you're in California, where the majority of the Vietnamese are. I knew I had to get it! I also had an order of their bun bo hue. Man that was the best bun bo hue ever and the snails with coconut milk was sooOooO good! I wanted to lick the plate because the coconut milk was slurpable.

I came here for lunch with some friends and it's a restaurant inside the Eden Center, so you have to walk through the indoor center and it's label is #17. The restaurant was clean and had plenty of seats. We were a group of 9 and we were seated right away. I tried the Noodle Soup that comes with fish cake, squid and pork along with some vegetables. The broth was delicious and the ingredients paired nicely. It also comes with vermicelli noodles and cilantro. I bormally like spice they I used some hot chili sauce to add but the broth by itself was good. I also tried their pork rice dish which came with shredded pork and eqq quiche with rice and radish salad. The dish was delicious and comes with a side of fish sauce. The waitress was prompt and you get iced jasmine tea as your water which paired nicely with the dishes. They are known for their noodle soups so I recommend you try their dishes besides the traditional pho that Vietnamese cuisine is known for.

With so many options to choose from out at Eden, I often forget that this place is a restaurant and is open during the day. I really should come here more often. They have an extensive menu with a nice variety of noodle dishes, rice dishes and soup dishes to choose from. You can count on consistent quality in the food and friendly fast service. Where other places sometimes skimp on portions they don't do that here. Everything is reasonably priced. I highly recommend giving this place a try. You'll be pleasantly surprised by how good the food is and you won't be fighting with an overly crowded restaurant for a servers attention. Try the com tam hoa vien, com bo luc lac, bun bo hue, bun thit nuong or banh xeo. I will definitely be back soon to try other dishes on their menu.

I was honestly kind of scared to try out this restaurant, but I don't regret it! As some of the other reviews I've read, it is a little overly expensive. We ordered the oc ngoi appetizer and it wasn't really worth the (I believe) $9-10. It was still good nonetheless. The goi cuon was fairly good according to my parents.My mom was happy with her chao (rice congee, the fish one), and my dad was happy with his entree (which I don't recall what he ordered). I got the com tam dac biet (special). It's not called that, but it's their com tam dac biet which is basically "com tam - insert their restaurant name here-". I was a little worried about it not being that good but I was proven wrong. If you have ever eaten at Rice Paper, it's essentially the exact replica of their com tam dac biet. But wait, plot twist. It's BETTER! I always judge asian restaurants on their rice. Is it too dry or just right? This place's rice was ON POINT; definitely was not dry. I was immediately impressed. Overall, I was just impressed with the whole dish itself.I hope this place gets more attention because I think it deserves it even if it is more expensive.

Pretty fast service for a pretty expensive price. Maybe it's just Falls Church but $12 for a bowl of noodles. Anyway, I had the Mi Hoa Vien or Hoa Vien egg noodle soup which comes with shrimp balls, fish ball, shrimp, squid, and pork. The dish could have been more flavorful but everything else, from the service to the environment was fine.

Ordered the noodles with conch and crab in a tomato-based soup and shaky beef with pasta and a sunny side up egg. Both were really good. The broth in the noodle dish was delicate and flavorful; not overly salty (as can sometimes happen). The conch had a crunchy texture to it and the crab was more of a crab cake.The shaky beef was flavorful and tender. A side sauce if you like it a bit more salty. The pasta has an interesting texture, kind of al debate but not really. I think it was a rice pasta instead of the typical wheat-based pasta. Service was good.

Never enter this restaurant for the second time. The first time entering the restaurant, standing at the door with no one to receive, then he turned to see himself and threw his hand out, saying "no more, too crowded". The way to welcome guests is really bad. Me and my friends will never enter the restaurant for the second time, with such a service.không bao giờ vào nhà hàng này lần thứ hai. Lần đầu tiên vào nhà hàng, đứng ở cửa không có ngời đón, sau đó 1 anh chang quay lại nhìn thấy liền hất tay ra nói "không tiếp, đông quá". Cung cách đón tiếp khách thật tệ. Tôi và bạn bè sẽ không bao giờ vào quán lần thứ hai, với cách phục vụ nh vậy