About DC Restaurant Openings
A guide to the newest places to eat and drink.
Phở Thìn. 7263 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church
Northern Virginians know their phở. Vietnamese immigrants have been ladling it out in Arlington and Falls Church since shortly after the fall of Saigon, so if you live anywhere within a 25-mile radius of the Eden Center, you probably know the drill: pick from beefy toppings like rare eye-of-round, brisket, and tripe; dump in some herbs; don’t overdo it with the hoisin sauce. There isn’t usually much variation.
That’s why the opening of Phở Thìn 13 Lò Đúc—Phở Thìn for short—in April has generated quite a bit of excitement…