Cheap Eats 2008: Four Sisters

Reviewed by Todd Kliman , Ann Limpert , Cynthia Hacinli , Dave McIntyre , Rina Rapuano

Four Sisters

8190 Strawberry Ln.
Falls Church, VA 22044
Phone: 703-539-8566

Cuisines:
Vietnamese

Opening Hours:
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri,Sat,Sun:
General: 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Wheelchair Accessible:
Yes

Nearby Metro Stops:
None nearby

Price Range:
Inexpensive

Dress:
Informal

Noise Level:
Chatty

Reservations:
Recommended

Special Features:
Party Space, Kid Friendly

Website:
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Best Dishes
Spring rolls; shrimp toast; green papaya salad; lotus root salad with pork and shrimp; baby clams and pork with sesame crackers; shell-on shrimp; caramel short ribs in hot pot; sauteed frog's legs with silver noodle and curry.

Price Details:
Appetizers, $3.50 to $9.50; entrees, $6.50 to $26.95.


 

Reader's Rating:
3.8 out of 5

Why go: This pretty Vietnamese dining room might not be the place for daring foodies to venture beyond, say, curried frog’s legs, but the gracious service and skilled, wide-ranging kitchen keep crowds happy.

What to get: Shrimp-stuffed garden rolls; fried-pork spring rolls; a standard-setting green-papaya salad with shrimp and pork; a soothing soup of pork, fresh tofu, and chives; sautéed clams with sesame crackers; vermicelli bun with charred pork; caramelized short ribs; sparkling Vietnamese lemonade.

Best for: A group craving a good pho, bun, and hotpot all on one table; newcomers to Vietnamese cuisine (there are forks next to the chopsticks at every place setting).

Insider tip: The restaurant plans to move this summer from the Eden Center to the new Merrifield Town Center (8190 Strawberry La., Falls Church; 703-539-8566).

Open daily for lunch and dinner.

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Reader ReviewsWrite your own review
 
Excellent Delicious!
raindancer77 — August 20, 2009 10:35 AM
I read the reviews in Washingtonian and decided to sample the menu. My Mom and I stopped in on our way way home for take out and was greeted and helped by a ver friendly waiter. I ordered the shrimp toast (now I'm addicted), baked scallops More ...
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Excellent New Job and Dinner for 4
wentzemp — August 10, 2009 8:31 AM
My husband and I took my daughter and her boyfriend to Four Sisters to celebrate her new job. For starters we had shrimp toast, pork spring rolls and vegetarian spring rolls which arrived within 5 minutes of being ordered. The spring rolls were More ...
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Below Average Overhyped
nycpizzalover — March 26, 2009 9:05 AM
Have been to the restaurant 3 times. Once with co-workers (lunch), once with wife and third time with entire family (dinners). Staff is overwhelmed but very gracious when they do show up. When meal was finished, had to sit around for good 15-20 More ...
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