Pho Tu Ech, web site, 7263 Arlington Blvd., Suite H, Falls Church, VA, 703-206-0483, closed Tuesdays. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | TripAdvisor | RestJi | Ylp | NoVA Mag]
Excellent pho, excellent main dishes – are they a branch of Hai Duong? I enjoy the broken rice with pork chop here, but the offerings are remarkably solid all around. Maybe it’s not the #1 pho place, and maybe it’s not the #1 “regular Vietnamese entrees” place, but if you could only have one local Vietnamese restaurant in your portfolio? Maybe this would be it.
I was confused the first time I went here. Wondered where the frog (= ?ch) was on the menu! But I guess it’s just a mascot…