I stopped by here on a Sunday afternoon and was surprised that there was nobody inside. I ordered the pho dac biet($16) and a viet ice coffee($5) and it came out quite quickly in about 7 minutes. The food was unfortunately a huge letdown. There was a lot of noodles which is normally good but not much soup. The pho broth was very bland. Not much taste to it all. Meat was decent. Coffee was good. Staff and service were reasonable. Overall quite disappointed with the food here, I was expecting to some decent pho based off the reviews hopefully it's a one off but based on the area I'd check something else out. Food(50%): 3.0 Staff/service(25%): 6.0 Value(25%): 4.0 Overall: 4.0/10 read more

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Great tasty pho. Ingredients were fresh and big portions. Egg rolls were good with the sweet and sour sauce. Friendly service and very quiet atmosphere. read more

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Food service was alright overall. Not very attentive unless we called over for the server. We were also the only customers seated at this time we visited. However, the workers were kind. Food tasted good. The Garden Roll was just shrimp, pork, noodles, and lettuce 7/10. The Pho Old Town was a 8/10 unless we found a fly in the bowl...lost my appetite after that. Thai tea was a 8/10. I liked that it wasn't too sweet and could taste the tea. As it is in Old Town Fairfax, the store did have an older vibe to it. The inside had your older asian glossed wooden tables. Also had nice artwork along the walls of the restaurant. read more

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Have been coming here for years - our go-to pho comfort food restaurant. Most recently, came on a Friday for dinner and loved the tofu garden rolls, papaya salad, chicken pho, young coconut juice, and Vietnamese coffee - delicious way to start the weekend! read more

I got the vermicelli chicken and it was delicious! very generous portions of chicken, more than I've ever gotten in another restaurant!

The lunch combo $13.95 is a steal for an entree, side of cha gio or goi cuon, and drink!! Plus they give free shrimp chips to munch on while you wait!! I would just hold your expectations for "authentic" Vietnamese food, I found the food to be more catered towards those with less diverse palates. read more

I loved how quiet and peaceful this restaurant felt, the service was great. The rice tasted a lot better once I put the soy sauce on it and I felt like it was so much rice I ended up taking some home which is always a plus for me! I would definitely try something different if I came back around here! They also offer an array of flavors for boba which I definitely want to check out next time! Parking is available in a number of different places around the restaurant along with dessert stores and other food options. read more

East Wind - Beef 39. Combination Fried Rice - Vietnamese Near Me - Fairfax, Virginia

EastWind was a solid B- experience. The service was good and the tables were clean however the food was far from authentic. Food is all lacking critical elements such as herbs in the the summer rolls and the right makeup of spice in the squid. The shaky beef was so tough I could hardly eat it. The fried rice was dry and flavorless. While passable, the value and quality just are not where it should be. With all the other choices in the area, will be not be returning. read more

East Wind - 48. Crispy Squid - Vietnamese Near Me - Fairfax, Virginia

Service was quick, and the restaurant is pretty hidden and quiet. I got the crispy noodle stir fried, which had a really nice variety of vegetables and yummy sauce. My friends also liked their pho and clay pot rice. The restaurant is also sorta dark and nicer than expected. read more

East Wind - 30. East Wind Noodles Saute - Vietnamese Near Me - Fairfax, Virginia

No, not the owner of this place but I tend to go here a lot because the food is very good and consistent. Ordered what I typically order but was tempted to go with the clay pot. Next time! Try this place, it's not very busy most times and service is very good too. read more

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East Wind in Fairfax is fantastic for authentic Vietnamese food! Came here on a Friday night without a wait. They start you off with complimentary tasty shrimp-flavored chips. We ordered the combo vermicelli and the Vietnamese crepe with chicken (you can also choose tofu). Both were full of flavor! The vermicelli combo is great - you get to try a bit of everything, like spring rolls and your choice of grilled beef/chicken/pork. I have been looking for Vietnamese crepes, which I don't find in many Vietnamese restaurants in this area. They load it up with bean sprouts for that nice crunch. The fish sauce dressing they use makes everything taste amazing. They have a large menu and I'll definitely come back to check out their other chef's speal entrees! read more

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I went to East Wind for lunch with my co-workers recently. Most of us ordered Lunch Special with shrimp rolls/fried rolls. I also ordered Vietnamese Coffee for my drink. While waiting, we were served complimentary Shrimp Chips which was amazing! Everything we had was delicious - the lunch special pho was definitely smaller than a regular bowl but that was okay for me. The service was a little slow during our visit because it looks like they have one person taking care of everyone's orders - but I hope this was an isolated case. read more

East Wind - 22. Pho Old Town - Vietnamese Near Me - Fairfax, Virginia

We ordered an eye round steak pho, vegetarian pho, vegetarian spring rolls, and thai iced tea. The spring rolls were good, but the pho was disappointing. The beef pho did not have a lot of flavor, and the steak itself had a peculiar smell... The vegetarian pho's broth had very little flavor, although the vegetables tasted fresh. If this were our first pho experience, I'm not sure we'd want it again. The service wasn't great either. Sad to have to leave a negative review. read more

Cheap lunch combo and the price is right. However spring rolls were small and pork bowl was ok. Not much flavor or anything special. Was disappointed after all the good reviews. My two other friends had beef pho and it was just ok as well- the broth wasn't that rich or flavorful. read more

East Wind - Spring rolls and pork vermicelli bowl - Vietnamese Near Me - Fairfax, Virginia

Very consistent with food quality, quick service, friendly staff. Crispy eggrolls are very good here. The broth in their soup is pretty good and they typically provide you with a complementary appetizer. Very good lunch specials for around $13. Must try! read more

East Wind - Chicken Pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Fairfax, Virginia

East Wind is every nice word you can think of. Even as a regular for over five years, I am still crazy phở this place! My sorority sisters, friends, and I eat here frequently and never tire of it! I love visiting for their lunch combos (11-3PM) as you can receive one main item (1-8) + spring rolls or garden rolls + one soft drink for $11.95--a pretty solid deal! As for: ‣ QUALITY - All ingredients are high quality and fresh; dishes are prepared with meticulous attention to detail, balanced flavor profiles, and expertise! ‣ SERVICE - Truly the best service a guest could hope for! Fast, friendly, genuine, and attentive, they aim to ensure your dining experience goes smoothly. My glass of water is never empty. In addition, I absolutely adore their complimentary shrimp crackers and sweet flan dessert! ‣ AMBIENCE - The restaurant is clean, spacious, and filled with charming décor and soothing vibes. The atmosphere is very casual and comfortable--perfect for bringing family, friends, co-workers, and dates. Overall, a great place for phở, especially if you are a Mason student! East Wind will always have a special place in my heart (and stomach)! read more

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a lovely pho restaurant that my family and I had the pleasure of visiting. The pho was delicious, with rich, flavorful broth and fresh ingredients. Highly recommend spring rolls and banh xeo. The owner is incredibly kind and welcoming, which made the experience even better. It's a very down-to-earth place with a warm and inviting atmosphere. Highly recommend for anyone looking for authentic and comforting pho! Affordable, fed a family of 5 for less than $80 read more

Food here was very good. They bring shrimp chips to every table which I thought was nice. My husband & I both ordered spring rolls with shrimp. The peanut sauce wasn't as "peanut-y" as I liked, but it was still good. Our friends got the vegetarian spring rolls which they liked. My husband & I ordered pho with chicken which was delicious! Our friends both ordered vegetarian pho, however they only had chicken broth and beef broth, so if you are vegan or vegetarian, this may be a problem! Service was nice. The place is pretty big, there was a decent amount of people there but it was pretty quiet. read more

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Great for a quick lunch. The staff was friendly and the service was fast! It was very cold inside the restaurant so grab a sweater unless it's summer! Or warm up with Pho. My friend had Pho and it was so fresh and she enjoyed it. I had fried rice. It was good.. I e just had much better. The lunch price was great with a spring roll and soda for $12.95. You aren't going here for ambiance... it's pretty boring. read more

Arriving here on a weekday at about 7pm, there seemed to be ample seating. We were seated immediately and there only looked to be a couple of families and an odd table or two otherwise. There were also quite a number of pick up orders as well throughout the course of our meal, however our order still came out fairly quickly. I had a Vietnamese drip coffee with condensed milk (Cà Phê Sữa Đá) to start for $4.50. It's a good pick me up if you need a bit of a caffeine boost. For my entree, I had the large Pho Old Town (Phở Đặc Biệt) which came with your standard fare of eye round, brisket, and meatballs for $12.95. It also came with a side dish of spearmint, mung bean sprouts, jalapeño slices, lime, sriracha, and hoisin sauce to add to taste. Overall, the service is good here, the food was fair for the price, and the ambiance was a bit dim. I'm glad I got to check it out and would come again next time I'm craving Viet food on Main St/Old Town Fairfax. read more

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I know this restaurant has good reviews. That's why we went there. We were very disappointed because it was very dirty including the ladies room with dirty floor and toilet. There was a fake fingernail sitting in the sink! The food was acceptable but no better than we could have gotten from a local Chinese restaurant. Sorry guys but I had to post this. read more

I really enjoyed my meal here! The clay pot with clams and pork was amazing. It was so flavorful and there was a good amount of meat. I just wish the rice was a bit crispier at the bottom. The service was fine and atmosphere was okay. I just don't see myself coming back here. Nothing really blew me away, but I would recommend if you live close or are in the area already. read more

East Wind - Clay Pot Rice With Clams and Pork - Vietnamese Near Me - Fairfax, Virginia

Perfect day for a warm bowl of pho and supporting local businesses Love Eastwind and their portions are perfect and quality ingredients. read more

East Wind - Vietnamese Near Me - Fairfax, Virginia

If you're looking for viet food in old town fairfax, this is the one place to go. But if you are able to be flexible, I recommend going to another restaurant to eat authentic viet food. My family and I came on a whim, and ordered their lunch menu - old town pho, grilled beef vermicelli, and banh mi. The prices for lunch menu are extremely reasonable. Food portions are very small, which makes up for the price. And the food is generally so-so. Nothing outstanding about the pho broth, and in general, all the other dishes were not impressive. We also ordered a pineapple boba, which was not good. I do not recommend their boba for boba snobs. But service was great there, so do give them props for their service. read more

Hands down the best spicy hue soup in all of northern VA! Excellent chicken and meatball pho too. I love starting the experience with complimentary shrimp chips and chili oil. Then an excellent bowl of hot soup (hue or pho). The service is fast and pleasant and they remember their regulars which adds a layer of pleasantry for me when I go :) they even remember our order! I highly recommend trying this spot. read more

Not sure how/why this restaurant rates so highly?!?? Food was decent but overall unremarkable. None of us walked away overly impressed. The actual facilities are horribly dated and in need of a major overhaul. I went to the back of the restaurant to use the bathroom and it looks to be in shambles. No hot water to wash my hands and very dirty. read more

I visited East Wind one rainy Sunday evening - for a bowl of Pho Ga. I was promptly seated, ordered immediately, and my bowl came out in a few minutes. The broth was tasty, the accoutrements were fresh (Basil, lime, bean sprouts, jalapeños). I added everything and slurped that bowl down in no time flat - adding of course - squirts of Sriracha sauce to bites as I went, and a healthy dose to the Pho Ga broth. I'll eat here again when in the area! #EastWind read more

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A good low-key Vietnamese restaurant at the center of old town Fairfax, East Wind is affordable and reliable. Garden rolls were good as an appetizer. The chicken pho was good. The pork vermicelli was fine. The salmon was ok, depending on your preference (it was done perfectly for Shari, but rather overdone for us). read more

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Pretty solid Vietnamese food for Old Town Fairfax, albeit a little expensive for my taste. Menu's pretty legit and has some Viet-heavy dishes like mi xao don and bun bo hue, but maybe offset by having staff who weren't Vietnamese? And while food's overall pretty good, there's little things that make it feel less authentic Vietnamese food - such as a hoisin-heavy dipping sauce for goi cuon or a pretty salty sauce for mi xao don. Other than that it was a solid eats experience. The free shrimp chips for dinner were nice and the staff were friendly. Usually not my first choice for dinner in old town, but so far hasn't let me down. read more

This place has a great lunch special: pho, appetizer, and soft drink for $13.95! Good service and in a cute area - on Fairfax Main Street. Luckily found parking right outside at noon on a Friday read more

East Wind - 23. Pho with Eye of Round Steak - Vietnamese Near Me - Fairfax, Virginia

Amazing authentic pho in the middle of old town fairfax. Kick butt lunch specials too during the week. Delicious and extensive menu including fried rice, pho, salads, mango sticky rice. Basically the best of all areas. Also bubble tea, Thai tea, and Vietnamese iced coffee. try for families, dates, and hungry mason students alike. Upon walking in they get good clientele, and have friendly prompt service. Free shrimp chips! Affordable prices like $10.95 for Old Town Pho which includes eye round steak, brisket, flank, tendon, and meatball. If you remove an item they give more of the other items! My friend ordered chicken fried rice. Looked incredible, good portion size. Tofu pho is filling and a good option for vegetarians. read more

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Amazing food and amazing service! Qua is extremely hospitable and kind! Family friendly and locally owned. I highly recommend for a quick lunch, or great dinner night out! read more

TLDR; save your money and time and get food somewhere else. This place seems to cut corners to try to maximize their "profits." Not sure how this place has 4.3 stars overall. Must be paying for the good reviews. - The pho was probably the worst pho I've ever had. I'd rather have instant pho. It lacked in all departments of the typical pho spices, flavor, and umami. The meats were extremely dry including the brisket which I had to chew with water or it would have been too dry to swallow. They also use an off brand hoisin sauce which tasted very odd and the sriracha is not even an off brand one and is a watery sweet and sour sauce put into a red bottle. - Overpriced spring rolls. It came with three very small spring rolls that was over seasoned with pepper and overly salted (coming from someone who enjoys food on the salty side). $7 is a scam. - The best thing here is the free shrimp chips to start the meal. read more

Best lunch Special with super quick service!! We normally go for lunch specials and you just can't beat that deal. I always get the crunchy but fresh spring rolls, the large bowl of beef pho and a coke for like $10!!?!? 4.5 for inside not necessarily being appealing but nothing wrong! I just would expect a little bit more effort being surrounded by so many cute shops downtown. read more

Pho old town here is one of the best Pho in town. If you are getting Pho this place is definitely worth stop by. But few months back, tried their Bahn mi sandwich it was awful, bread was stale and it was too hard to chew. It was disgusting almost. read more

East Wind - 22. Pho Old Town - Vietnamese Near Me - Fairfax, Virginia

Bun bo hue was bland and small sized. Egg rolls burnt. Chips stale. Not authentic Vietnamese food. Customer service okay. He was very nit picky about what the egg rolls were named. I honestly did not care enough to argue. VERY CHEAP. I got all of that for $15. Come back? No. read more

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I ate here before and remembered it was decent so I decided to give it another try. It was so bad. Their Bun Bo Hue is basically pho with some spicy oil and fried shallots! My husband had pho and it was not good as well. Definitely the worst we have in DMV area. I dont know if they change the owner or something unfortunately. The service was good (restaurant was almost empty); they gave crispy chips, which was the only bonus of our meal. read more

Looking at the menu, the lunch specials look like a great deal. I ordered a pho to-go to try out for dinner. It is nicely packaged for you to reheat or just simply pour into a bowl and munch. Like others though, I don't think this place was particularly bad but also not particularly good or amazing. I think there are many other places nearby (~15!minutes) that are much better for pho. Maybe I would return to try again or other dishes ? read more

East Wind - Pho tai chin to go - / takeout - Vietnamese Near Me - Fairfax, Virginia

When my family and I discovered this place several years ago, it was our go to Pho place. The food and service was great and the place was very welcoming but when the pandemic happened I think they had a change of management. The food wasn't as good as it used to be and some of the new staff was just off. We'd still go here if we needed to but otherwise try to order somewhere else. It's a little upsetting that things changed. read more

We ordered around 6:10 and there was only one other occupied table. By the time we got our order (or at least most of it) it was over an hour later, and in the interim three tables had come, eaten, and left. The last item to come was a Vietnamese chicken crepe appetizer, which for some reason took an hour to prepare. And it was not worth the wait. Seriously, folks, do not order this appetizer: it is a frittata filled with limp bean sprouts, mostly raw onions, and two wafer thin pieces of chicken. The rest of the meal was a mixed bag. The pho my son had was good, even if he was never given a spoon to eat it, but the beef with vermicelli that I had was cold, the beef was tough and tasted preserved, and the majority of the dish was bean sprouts. My husband had a vegetarian dish with enormous pieces of undercooked vegetables, while his mother had a seafood hot pot that she enjoyed even though she had large pieces of inedible squid. The quail appetizer was tasty, but the bubble tea my daughter ordered took an hour to come for no reason. Surprisingly, the place was well filled when we left and at least five people picked up take out orders. Considering the closest place to park was 2 blocks away, I imagine the take out orders were as cold as my beef vermicelli. read more