Cajun Experience - Leesburg, Va

We tried this restaurant for lunch on Monday. It's nice small restaurant in a historic building in Leesburg. The chef was the waiter today, because he didn't have a wait staff. He was a pretty good waiter.

We ordered the boudin balls as an appetizer. It was minced pork and rice which was deep fried. It was actually pretty good. I ordered the seafood gumbo. My husband got the lunch special which included chicken and sausage gumbo, shrimp po boy, and beignets. The seafood gumbo was pretty good. It was a little spicy, but not too much. It was actually a little soupier than I've had before. My husband's shrimp po' boy was very good. The beignets were good also. Overall we enjoyed this place. It was a little pricey for lunch and the portion sizes could have been a tad bigger considering the price.


14 Loudoun Street SE
Leesburg, VA 20175

Present Restaurant - Falls Church, Va

I decided to try this place for lunch after reading some reviews about the place. It's a nice restaurant in a Falls Church. The waitress was very friendly and suggested we get the cha gio re, which is similar to cha gio but it had a flakier wrapping. It tasted pretty good nonetheless. I decided to try the Bun Bo Hue. This is the first time I've actually had this soup. My mom used to order it all the time when we were growing up. My first impressions, was it wasn't spicy at all, even after I put in the crushed chili which came on the plate. Granted I didn't put in the cut up jalapeno, because I know that would have made it too spicy. The soup had a nice lemongrass flavor. It had pork cha, pig's feet, and a lot of brisket. Too much brisket, if that is possible for a beef noodle soup. The noodles were nice and chewy. My husband got the bun thit nuong cha gio, grill pork with egg rolls on vermicelli. He said it was pretty good, but nothing special. Overall, I enjoyed this restaurant. The waitress was very nice and the food was good, but nothing spectacular.

www.presentcuisine.com
6678 Arlington Blvd
Falls Church, VA 22042
(703) 531-1881