Little Viet Garden Crabhouse, Arlington, VA

Leo has been working a lot of late hours and weekends at the office lately, so when he was still at the office at 8 p.m. one night this past week, I made him take a dinner break and meet me in the Clarendon neighborhood of Arlington. He wanted something other than Chinese or Thai food for a change, so I was thinking the international variety in Clarendon, not to mention a Hard Times Cafe with great American chili, would give him some variety. He selected Little Viet Garden Crabhouse, a Vietnamese place. Well, at least it wasn't Chinese or Thai. LOL

Little Viet Garden is a fun cafe with both indoor seating and a very large outdoor covered patio. It was just a little too chilly that night for al fresco dining, so we stayed indoors. Leo started with an order of fried spring rolls. Then he had the seafood special, a double kebab of shrimp, salmon, and a single scallop which ended up on the floor. I had the bun cha gio, the traditional Vietnamese salad with vermicelli noodles and a chopped pork eggroll.




I want to go back to Little Viet Garden soon for their all-you-can-eat crab feast, featuring she-crabs for $25 and he-crabs for $30. Sounds delicious.