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Yup! Thank you Roll play for being open late and serving up some good pho. I'm new to VA. This is my first time having pho since being here. So glad it was this place. I don't put hoisin sauce or sriracha because I like to taste the aromatics and flavor what it is. ANAZING! Service was fast, parking sucks. Seating is decent. Cool music and great staff. I got the combination pho and some egg rolls. Proved fair and the great quality meat in my bowl. I'll definitely be coming back. Keep up the good work guys.
I recommended this spot to a friend for dinner ! I always get the beef brisket pho - and it's 48 hours. Definitely will come back again for the vibes and the food
First and foremost, shout out to Andre! He was so kind and helpful when I visited and even though he and his team were moving quickly and efficiently getting orders together, he still went out of his way to make sure I had what I needed. APPRECIATED! This was my first time rolling in (get it?) to pick up an order. In the past, I've ordered online and always been allured by the Uber Eats freebies and offerings. After trying and loving the 100G Protein Bowl at the Falls Church location (which is much smaller, btw), I was excited to perfect my order here. I got the bowl, skipping the bell peppers and onions, adding an egg, and getting double brisket + shrimp. Viet vinaigrette for me ALWAYS. This bowl was $16.66 on Uber Eats (with the extra egg). However, you can also order inside at the kiosks! Verdict? MF BOMB! The fatty brisket is my favorite part. It's flavorful but not overly seasoned and cooked well so that it's moist and tender, complementing everything else. The shrimp is good, too, so you add that to the other flavors and it's heavenly. Vibe inside: very chill - giving fast casual. The team is very much a well-oiled, assembly line type of machine, but they're getting orders out quickly! I also tried the strawberry matcha dessert jars this time around and baybeeeeee. I'm obsessed. They're so good. Can't wait to come back and their hours are amazing!
I love this place. Great: * right next to Rosslyn metro * Modern decoration * Delicious food, Pho broth is great Service is very friendly. My only gripe is it's $19 for a Pho. Pho at Eden center will run about $17 now, so I get it. Pho 75 nearby is $12.50, but I found it oily. I think the product here is better. If this was $15, line would be out the door.
When you experience tragedy, sometimes people offer to buy you dinner. And when you're friend is a famous performance artist, sometimes he does zany stuff. This review is a story about those two worlds colliding. I met my friend outside the Rosslyn location and we both ordered pho (vegan tofu for him, brisket+flank for me) and popcorn chicken. My friend ordered everything on the self serve kiosk and then we sat down at a table. As we sat in the spacious dining area with lots of nice green plants and talked about life one of the staff came from behind the counter with a tray of food and confidently, loudly announced the customer name so he could find the food's owner: "Sorry For Your Loss! Sorry For Your Loss?" Five stars for service because I would not have blamed this kid for being very confused and very shy about an order named "Sorry For Your loss." My friend is unhinged and I had no idea he did that. As I burst out laughing at this insanity, other people in the restaurant looked confused and mortified lol. It had to be extremely weird to witness, but my friend knows me and he knew I would take it well. Oh yeah so on to the food: the pho was delicious and I was pretty happy with it although sadly I don't seem to see many options anymore for rare meat, only well done. The nuggets were crispy and pretty good as well but I have no idea why I ordered that on top of a huge bowl of soup. My friend confirms his vegan pho was awesome as well. I live close to two other pho restaurants but I will definitely "Roll" this place into my rotation. On a night where icey wind bit at my face and grief oppressed my heart, Roll Play's pho was a warm and delicious refuge. I look forward to returning with a lighter heart to try their pho tacos and banh mi!
We needed to refuel after a 3 mile walk and this place was in my Yelp collection. Lucky for us we parked nearby. When you walk in there's another restaurant at the bottom floor so you have to make sure you head upstairs. Everyone was busy working away, hustling. We placed our order on the kiosk, it was easy peasy. We got our food pretty fast, probably within 10 min if not less! Overall, a very delicious and satisfying meal. The only item we did not like was the roll. Aside from that, everything was banging--like oxtail pho?! DELICIOUS! Highly recommend, we plan to make this a repeat visit when we're in the area.
Some of the best pho around! Love the veggie broth base - though I hear good things on the oxtail as well. The rolls are another favorite, especially the shrimp ones. Ordering online and in person are both very easy (and sign up for their rewards to earn $ off on future order). Their service is quick even during the lunch rush. I've only gotten food for takeaway, but they have some seating available. From the moment you open the door, you're presented with the aromas of Vietnamese cooking - comfort and deliciousness.
The best mama fried ever I ordered so many times love it ! I never been to the place but im sure one day I will I ordered take out all the packages they're doing with care. Bag , bag of chopsticks, bowl paper ....... Hope they doing very well
I'll start with clarity by saying that I had a pretty solid takeout deal here; I had heard mixed things about RollPlay prior and was unsure of whether to try them, but was in the area and decided why not? Through their promotion, I ordered two bowls of chicken phô, three coconut matcha strawberry sago dessert jars, and a viet coffee, all for $24 after tax. A pretty solid deal, and I'll try not to let it influence my review too much. Starting out with the service; the staff were friendly but there was confusion with the promo redemption; thankfully, the manager explained that I had to order a bowl and the sago jars through Uber Eats before I redeemed the full promo in person. The promo redemption was a bit convoluted, but I'm glad the management was helpful and apologetic. Now the food; like what I heard prior, mixed: Chicken Phô: So-so. I could tell the individual ingredients were better quality than most; the pasture-raised chicken was savory and well-seasoned, the veggies still fresh, and the noodles a pleasant springy texture. The broth, on the other hand, was quite bland. It didn't taste artificial or anything, just somewhat watered down and lacking in richness and spices. They also served the broth on the side for pouring over the other components (for takeaway), which meant that they didn't really have time to steep and infuse the broth. So points for fresher, more organic base ingredients, but overall execution as a dish was a bit lacking; the entire phô was still decent, just not outstanding. Viet Coffee: Strong. Quite strong. As it should be with traditional viet coffee. And yet also sweet and creamy which made it quite balanced, although I still wouldn't recommend drinking it in the later afternoon as I did, unless you loathe the idea of sleep, haha! Coconut Matcha Strawberry Sago: Also pretty solid; not overly sweet, with a delightful mix of textures from the combination of strawberry compote, coconut jelly, and creamy coconut sago. The mild, floral bitterness of the green tea is a good foil for the sweeter parts as well. Will probably have the other jars for breakfast in the coming days. Overall, I see the vision that RollPlay and its sister location PhoPlay (I do love a good innuendo, lol!) are trying to pull off with healthier, less processed ingredients and certainly respect it, but a few important things do fall flat. Especially without the promotion, I can see the pricing being a bit exorbitant for the somewhat-lacking quality. I also get the appeal of them being open 24/7, but that does lead me to believe that they may be incentivized to lean into convenience over quality, especially if a portion of your clientele are drunk Rosslyn hipsters at 2:30am who aren't paying too much attention to flavor. The broth should be more flavorful and lively, and shouldn't be served on the side so that the protein and veggies can infuse better. Also, some consistency on promos would be appreciated; using a different service for the promo and the ordering makes things overly complicated. All-in-all, there's at least still potential here, assuming the management takes my advice.
This place doesn't feel like a normal restaurant, but a take-out place with open seats to sit if you know what I mean. You order at a kiosk or at the counter, and all your food comes in to-go containers. This is on the second floor of the building, the same as AN Southeast Asian place (on the first floor). You take the stairs on the right to come up here. The interior designs in this building remind me of Bali. It's pretty nice, and the second floor especially has plenty of seats and nice views. You can get almost all the Vietnamese food you can think of. Bahn mi, pho, and spring rolls are all on the menu. I'm not a fan of to-go containers for pho. I saw some people having pho in paper containers, and it felt wrong. I got the bahn mi. I have to say the ingredients and the quality of food are 5/5. The flavor or the way the ingredients were combined in the bahn mi I got wasn't quite hitting the spot. It wasn't the best I've had, so I'm giving it 4/5. The wait was a little long for a pickup place, even when it wasn't crowded at all. The major downside to this place for me is being located in the same building as AN Southeast Asian downstairs. I cannot personally pick Roll Play over AN bowls unless I'm getting both.
DO NOT COME HERE!!! I ordered the banh mi and the popcorn chicken. I found TWO hairs in the food and was immediately disgusted. The banh mi bread itself was very underwhelming and the oxtail was really dry. the egg also was flimsy and didn't find not ONE but TWO hairs in the food. utterly disgusted and will never be returning to this place ever again. popcorn chicken was not flavorful at all and was very dull tasting
I had no time to meal prep and was in a rush to get to work. An hour before my lunch break, I decided to uber eats Roll Play. I've always had a good experience with their food and their ability to deliver my food on time so I knew they would be reliable. I ordered their 3 count rolls as it was 1 buy set, get another set free. My total ended up around $40 for 6 spring rolls with various meats. A bit pricey but enough food for 2 meals. My only complaint would be the quality of their wrap. 2 of the 6 rolls actually came torn. They also offer a complimentary set of chilli flakes and chilli oil when you order delivery. I'm a huge fan of their chilli flakes and I believe it's made in house. Surprisingly, I've never actually physically gone to their restaurant, it's always been uber eats, but I'm pretty happy with everything and I don't think I'd go anywhere else for Vietnamese food.
I love the concept of the restaurant: a two story fast casual place (it has touchscreens that you order from and a self-serve soda machine) that allows you to get your food quickly. I've been here twice and ordered the spicy oxtail pho and it was a major letdown. The pho was more expensive than other places and yet it was not spicy in the slightest. I don't mean "I have a high spice tolerance so I didn't really taste the heat" - I mean "I'm not sure if they even put a single spicy item here because there is absolutely no spice whatsoever". Everyone at my table agreed - including folks without a spice tolerance. Instead of a spicy flavor, the broth was overly oily and you need to add some sriracha and/or hiosin for it to taste good. The broth does not taste all that rich or flavorful by itself. A friend went here soon after it was open and raved about how good the spicy oxtail was - but when he came the second time (with me), he said that it was very different than what he had. I'm not sure if we caught them on two bad days (we came at not busy times slightly after your normal lunch time) or if their quality of food has declined since opening, but after two tries, I'm not going to try this again. The quantity of the oxtail is decent - though mine did not have any pieces with bones or tendon, which I would usually expect. It ended up tasting pretty similar to braised beef. For how much the pho costs, I was expecting much better. The dish was a real letdown. read more
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The happy eatery is such a cool concept especially if you want to try all the different brands under happy eatery. One thing I wanted to point out is the parking. I'm not from Virginia so I parked in a nearby garage, which was about eight dollars an hour. If you're thinking about going I would recommend trying to see if there are other parking options just because $8 felt a little bit pricey to me. when I walked in, it was a self-serve situation. I quickly ordered on the kiosk and got my spicy oxtail pho within 10 minutes. For a $17 pho, it was a pretty decent size. I was a little bit disappointed by the oxtail. I expected a lot more oxtail, and it was a lot tougher than I was anticipating. As for the broth, it was very flavorful, but was not spicy at all. I would say this is a pretty decent bowl of pho but just not what I ordered or expected. read more
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my first time here great experience, food is awesome ! Love the atmosphere! I will be coming back ! Beautiful settings ! This location has an upstairs , elavator . read more
Stopped in for a quick snack and was pleased to find they had a pretty big boba menu! It was a little confusing on where to order - I guess the downstairs is for ordering boba and upstairs is for food? It was hard to get someone's attention but that's what I was told though later it did seem like you could order from either location. Regardless, there were touch screen monitors to order which was pretty straightforward and I got free spring rolls for checking in on Yelp! And the boba was pretty good - looking forward to trying the other items on the menu when I'm in the area again! Could definitely see myself chilling in their cool seating areas for a bit. read more
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I visited when they first opened and was unimpressed, so I didn't write a review. I remember being fairly disappointed with my cha gio, pho ga, and the customer service. And even more disappointed because overall, I enjoy anything from Happy Endings Hospitality. So my first experience was surprising. However, I've been ordering the magnum rolls (huge goi cuon) for delivery and loving them. Makes sense since Roll Play is my favorite of the group. The magnum rolls are fresh, huge, and delicious. I do wish the staff were more conscientious though--they've arrived without sauce more than once, and that is never fun. Even still, I have a feeling they'll remain in my delivery rotation for a long time. read more
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If you want a comfortable place that has space and a view of Rosslyn then this is the place for you! The food is tasteful and efficient. You have the option to come and go or sit down and eat. I will say depending on how much you eat, this space may not be filling at first. Otherwise the service is spectacular and the ambiance is definitely here. I can't wait for the remodeling to be completed and so how it flourishes and what the changes will look like. Drink wise Fresh Milk Tea and Lychee Lemonade was the go to but the Fresh Milk Tea tastes like coffee but it has a well balanced sweetness that's not overpowering. I wish there more variety and flavor though because the drinks seem limited. For Food * Create Your Own Pho * Low Carb Noodles * Shrimp * Spicy Oxtail Bone Broth * White Onions * Cilantro * Scallions * Bean Sprouts * Lime * Pork Egg Roll * Salmon Pho with Seafood Broth (New!) * Low Carb Noodles * Banh Mi Sandwich * Lemongrass Chicken * Sriracha Mayo * With Sweet Chili * Veggie Egg Rolls * Custom Rice Bowl * Jasmine Rice * Jumbo Garlic Shrimp * Lettuce * Sautéed Scallions * Jalapeño * Sweet Chili * Scrambled Eggs * Create Your Own Pho * Pho Rice Noodles * Grilled Chicken * Oxtail Bone Broth * White Onions * Cilantro * Scallions * Bean Sprouts * Lime * Extra Angus Beef * Extra Noodle * Sweet Chili read more
Unfortunately, I did not really enjoy the pho. The meat was a bit thicker cut and chewy and broth wasn't very flavorful. However, the spring rolls were great and definitely worth coming back for! I got the shrimp, beef and the pork belly. read more
The vibe here is very chill open area. I do wish there were more comfortable seatings here, giving it a more comfy spot to actually hangout and work at. We came right when it opened so I was surprise to come in and some seatings and tables did not look like it was wiped down from the night before. My friend and I had to wipe down the table and area we sat at. My friend and I ordered their drinks from Teas n' You. I ordered the Dalgona Cloud Coffee. It came with milky iced coffee topped with whipped and fluffy coffee cloud foam. Definitely strong in coffee taste and I absolutely loved the cloud foam on top. For snacks, we got the Spicy Tuna Bake and the Spicy French Fries. It was definitely very good, the rice was cooked perfectly, love the flavors. The only downside is, I felt like the tuna was too over cooked, it could have been took less for sure. It came with Spicy Tuna, Crab Salad, topped with Kewpie Mayo, Eel Sauce, and Sriracha Aioli Drizzle, Furikake, Rice Puffs, and Shredded Nori. The Spicy Fries were very good, awesome kick and cooked perfectly! I loved how crispy they were. Overall, very nice spot, the portions here is definitely pretty good size for the pricing. We saw the bowls of pho that came out and my friend and I were both commenting on how big the the bowl was. The service here was super awesome! Everyone was so friendly and accommodating making sure you have everything you need. read more
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This restaurant is outside the metro station and it opens from 6am so it's very convenient for people who would like breakfast and who need to take the metro . I ordered a beef pho with everything in it as I was told that pho here is really good and it actually is good. The soup is too fresh and tasteful. There are lots of beef slices in it and satisfies my appetite. My friend ordered a chicken sandwich and the bread is just like "Mantou " in China .but it tastes good,especially with the crispy toppings on it read more
Wish I could say I liked but honestly not my type of vibe. It was a chilly day so we stopped by for some pho and were surprised at how empty this place was. There's only a few people working and everything can be ordered on screens. Overall the place was grimy & kind of dead. We were the only ones there on a Sunday afternoon except for one other person. I got the tofu pho with spicy veggie broth - not spicy at all but they tried - its a casual eatery so I'm sure there's some people who might appreciate the vibe / customizable menu but not for me. Also in the eating area, they didn't seem to clean up at all so not a fan of this place. Would not go here again. read more
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I decided to come back to Happy Eatery and ordered the thai basil popcorn chicken (spicy) and egg rolls (Yelp check-in for 2 egg rolls!). The thai basil popcorn chicken was good, nicely breaded and spicy wasn't too spicy. The space itself is nice, especially the backroom on the second floor. Service is always good. read more
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The pho here is so good that we have been here twice in just a week. The modern touch of the place may make you think the flavor is not authentic, but it's really authentic. The broth is so rich and savory and not sweet. It definitely can be hotter in temperature but that's just my personal preference. The portion is generous and what I like for this pho place is you can opt for oxtail brisket meat if you'd like. They also serve other dishes such as bahn mi, fried rice, and summer rolls. The bahn mi is delicious as well. If you live in proper Arlington and haven't had pho from this place you're missing out. If you ever find yourself waiting in line for the pho on Wilson Boulevard, you may as well just get into your car and drive here. You'd never thought one of the best pho in Arlington is tucked in a nice building in downtown Rosslyn. read more
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SO Good! Ordered the Spicy Oxtail Pho and avocado oil shrimp and pork rolls. The vibe of the place is cute with fun seating options. Came in from out of town for work and this was Perfect for a snowy day in DC. I may have to go back multiple times before I head back home. read more
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1800 N Lynn St
Ste 102
Arlington, VA 22209
Rosslyn
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What's the parking situation like? Free or validated parking from restaurant?
There is metered street parking nearby - because Rosslyn is a work area, lots of buildings also have garages for indoor parking for a large fee ($12+ for an hour). Metered street parking is about $1.25 an hour and Sundays/holidays are free.
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