Cho-Cu Saigon

Vietnamese cuisine is heavily represented at Eden Center, but you can also find quality Chinese food and desserts if you look closely. Cho-​Cu Saigon is one place inside this shopping center where you can go to experience authentic Cantonese-​style dishes. Think roast pork on rice, assorted roast meats served with egg noodle soup, fried rice with salted fish (more of a Teochew dish, I read somewhere…), assorted casseroles, congee, sauteed greens, and more.
Cho-​Cu is a hole-​in-​the-​wall in the truest sense, and it does smell a tad funky… but don’t let that deter you. The service is fast and efficient. And the food is pretty good. Ignore the grimy-​looking tables and old tea cups, which are in need of replacing. Or embrace it. You may feel like you’ve stepped into the Manhattan Chinatown after entering…
Anyway, really good food. Yesterday we tried chives sauteed with salted fish, which had a really nice, smoky flavor. It went well with rice. Despite not being a fan of anything fishy, Tom N. really enjoyed this dish. The smokiness perhaps countered the fishiness. We also tried the garlic eggplant, which surprisingly came with an array of vegetables (pickled slaw, bamboo shoots, aromatics). I’m used to garlic eggplant being exactly that – garlic studded eggplant chunks. Here, you get some contrast thanks to the different colors, textures, and flavors. I would have liked this dish to be a little less sweet, but it was tasty otherwise.
Overall, this hidden gem, as it is popularly described, is worth stopping by. Due to its location and lack of formality, prices are quite reasonable compared to other fancier Cantonese establishments. With that said, you can still easily spend about $ 15 on an entrée since quite a few dishes contained gourmet ingredients like abalone and lobster.
If you don’t mind its drab interior, Cho-​Cu Saigon might even be considered a place where you go to indulge or experiment. Though I make fun of the shabby details, I hope Cho-​Cu never changes. Sometimes it’s exactly what you need after a long day of work.

Cantonese food as good as in San Francisco.
if you’ve been to San Francisco, you know that you can put a blindfold over your eyes and just walk anywhere and you will find a good Cantonese food in San Francisco.
most Chinese food in DC are either Americanized Chinese, Szechuan, or Hunan.
if you love roast pig, roast pork, duck, smoky (burnt in a good way) Cantonese fried rice, this is your place. it really is.
just like in Hong Kong & San Francisco, hole in the wall type of restaurant that the owner and staff are always talking so loud, and sometimes you just want to say shut the hell up.
but you don’t want to say anything because you are afraid they gonna kick you out, and you’re so in love with their food.

Forgive me, I cannot remember exactly the name of the soup we ordered. We both had a wonton soup without noodles. It was a large portion. The broth was nicely flavored and the wontons were great! The pork in my soup just wasn’t seasoned. It was good, but not great.

The food is pretty authentic (depending on what you order), and average at best when comparing to other Chinese restaurants. Wasn’t the cleanest place, but what would you expect from a hole in a wall Chinese restaurant owned and run by the family. There is no restroom as it seemed like more of a take out type of place.

Vietnamese cuisine that’s almost too authentic. Stay away from the pig intestines unless you’re feeling extra brave. Anything else is great.

Cho cu Saigon is our favorite Eden center Chinese/​Vietnamese restaurant. My wife loves the duck. Best egg rolls I have had in 6 countries. Hole in the wall but great!!!

Got take out from here last night and I quite enjoyed it. Don’t be fooled by the Vietnamese name. I asked, is this Vietnamese Chinese? He said, no, it’s Chinese Chinese. Tucked away in one of the little inside mall caverns, it’s not something you’d notice if you just view Eden Center from the outside. Their niche seems to be catering to the Vietnamese locals that frequent Eden Center who are in the mood for Chinese. I tried a lb. of the roast pork, beef with scallions, and Singapore noodles. All were good. They have some interesting menu items that I’ll have to try some time like stir fried duck tongue, and duck web…

Back in the day, this place used to be called ‘Mark’s Duck House’ and I used to come here quite often when I would happen to be in the 7 Corners area. So with the name change, I thought I would give it a try and in the end, I’m quite pleased that the food here is still very good and priced reasonably. I just stopped by for a quick lunch and I’ve always loved their roasted duck here so I ordered the wonton noodle soup with the duck on the side. It was so wonderful and served steaming hot, the way I like my soups served. They included some Chinese broccoli in the soup and that was a nice addition, considering other places charge you extra for that. The duck was just so good– succulent with the skin slightly crispy, just right. They also include a pot of hot tea with your meal. All in all, the service here was good, the food arrived hot and timely and I know I’ll be back again to try more of the food that I used to order like the pan fried wide noodles with beef with Chinese broccoli, sautéed snow pea leaves with garlic, the mussels with black bean sauce…

Excellent wonton duck soup! I come here every time I crave it and it never disappoints!

Wow what a gem. Well first you have to find this place which is in the heart of Eden center. Don’t be afraid just come and eat here! Lots of options to choose from, chicken to pork to duck ummm duck! Make sure to get the fried pork chops!

You won’t stumble upon this place. It is in the Eden Center’s hidden labyrinth, a place few even know exist.
The food is excellent — much better than any other Chinese restaurant in the area, though with a hint of vietnamese flare. The wontons in the wonton soup are amazing! And the huge serving (meant for two) is only around $ 5. I mean, how?
There’s also a great number of, er, adventurous options (intestines, tongues, pig blood), if you’re into that sort of thing. And duck really seems to be a thing there, though that’s not my thing.
Don’t expect fancy, but do expect great food.

If this place is famous for the peking duck, it would go out of business. The bird was anemic, and I was unimpressed with the flavor. The salty fish and chicken fried rice was good, but I was really fiending for the duck. We also ordered the soy sauce chicken, which was decent.
Service was average for an Asian restaurant, which is to say that it was non-​existent. Cost… well, I’d rather pay a few more dollars at a higher end restaurant and get more quality.
If I come back here, I’d be willing to order the fried rice dish again. And given the high reviews of others, I’ll try other dishes, too. Just wouldn’t go out of my way for it.

HANDS DOWN MY FAVORITE PLACE TO GET CHINESE FOOD! Cheap, delicious and authentic. I love the hole in the wall restaurant. This is by far the closest authentic Chinese restaurant in the area.
I always get the roast pork, crispy pan fried noodles and the eggplant in black bean and garlic sauce. Never fails and i always have some leftovers to take home.
Definitely 5 stars!!!

This is exactly what I love. Huge portions of dependable Chinese food that doesn’t suck.
I came here with Freddy Jr R along with two other friends who wanted to treat me for dinner for the birthday weekend. It was a bit late so we were unable to get an order of the Peking duck here however we were able to get a few other entrees that easily made up for it.
To start, the owner was very cool. He noticed my cracked iPhone and started telling me where to get a DIY screen replacement kit and where to find out how to do it myself. He even had his son there just hanging out watching a movie on a laptop while hanging around. We also noticed that although the name is in Chinese, Vietnamese, and English, the name of the restaurant is very misleading as well as the Unilocal designation. This is really a Chinese restaurant, not Vietnamese. We also knew because the other was speaking to the cook staff in Chinese (Mandarin I believe.)
We started out with the crispy pork, which was also very generous. They definitely didn’t cheap out by giving us cuts with bone in it. Purely all meat with very crispy skin. Delicious. We all order an entrée each, which we all decided to share. What we didn’t realize was just how big the portions were.
We order the clams in black sauce, fried noodle with pork, the «triple delight» with fat noodles with pork, chicken, and beef, and an order of beef with broccoli in black sauce. This is exactly what we really miss about get Chinese dining from NYC. For about $ 17 a person, we were filled to the brim with food and still had four boxes of leftovers. Yes, four boxes (not the take out size boxes either.)
Cho-​Cu Saigon is the place for Chinese comfort food. Its surprising just how long I decided to wait on eating here. Its good, really good. I plan on coming back for the Peking Duck, which was listed at $ 28.95 and comes with I believe 12 scallion pancakes. That is NYC pricing too.

We usually only order the roast chicken/​duck here to take home. Today was the first time we actually dined in. Based on our dining experience, I would have only given this place two stars. But since their take out roast duck/​chicken is pretty good, I gave it a three.
Now about the food. Was it good? Yeah, sure. We ordered a sea bass and this other dish that did not come out hot. It was mediocre and didn’t seem fresh (the sea bass dish). It was as if they didn’t even actually cook the food but rather heated it up again. I actually saw one of the staff microwave another customer’s meal. I wasn’t sure how I felt about that. All I knew was I wouldn’t be surprised if that was how our food was prepared.

Choosing the first meal of the New Year is always a daunting task.
I was craving phở (as usual) but my friends Timmy S and Samantha W were suffering from a massive hangover and needed a soup that had more subsistence.
My friends led me deep inside the trenches of Eden Center only to end up at the original Mark’s Duck House that I used to frequent as a kid. Even under new ownership, the place has not changed much at all down to the photos on the wall and the sticky table cloths. Because it was New Years the restaurant smelled strongly of incense.
I ordered the roasted duck and pork wonton noodle soup. The broth was very rich and the perfect remedy for a hangover. The roasted duck and pork were very tender and pulled straight from their hanging meat windows. The wontons were filled with shrimp and a delight to eat. This meal was the perfect meal to end all New Years resolutions before even starting. I had approximately ¹⁄₃ of my dish and left roly-​poly full. At about $ 10 a dish, it was a little bit more than I was willing to spend (After getting good Viet food for under $ 8 in Eden Center my whole life I felt a little bit cheated… can you say spoiled much!?) but in American people terms this was a great deal. A «Cheap Eats» if you have it. And they HOOK it UP with the meat. My cholesterol levels were off the chart that day.
Service leaves a little bit to be desired and there were a few sticky red fingerprints on the side of my bowl which turned me off a little bit but all-​in-​all a great meal!
PS: I wanted to end my review with a little Unilocal shout out to all of my Viet brethren who didn’t let a little thing like an international holiday get in the way of making a hard earned buck on New Year’s Day! Even the accounting offices in Eden Center were open that morning. Major props.

My family enjoys this place.
Growing up in Va, we came here often. They offer dependable Chinese food at reasonable prices. Oily meats hanging in a window adds to the feel of the restaurant. Service is OK. Don’t expect the employees to be attentive. Hot tea is complimentary, simply ask for it. Seating is available but it can get tight in here. Tables aren’t the cleanest, this really is a no frills type dinning experience. The owner is friendly and hardworking. Upon entering, he’s usually sitting in a table to your left reading a newspaper or catching up on paperwork. Very relaxed place.
Soups are tasty. The wontons, noodles and meats are all good. The broth can be a bit salty at times. Ask for NO MSG in your food. Roast pork is OK but I enjoy the Soy Sauce Chicken more. It’s tender and flavorful. Fried rice and casserole dishes are always tasty. Serving size is very generous here. You will leave full.
If you’re in the mood for Chinese food that won’t hurt your wallet give this place a try.

I LOVE THIS PLACE.
I have been haunting this tiny gem for years now, its hidden in the interior of a strip mall at Eden Center. It’s décor doesn’t look like much but I am not coming here for ambience, I am coming for the deliciousness that is their food! Before you even walk in the door some people may be taken aback by the hanging animal carcasses of pig and ducks behind glass but that only makes my taste buds water in anticipation.
I brought my boyfriend here this past weekend and it looks like I’ve gotten him hooked too. He was quite taken with the deep fried pork chops and the crunchy pig. He liked their version of eggrolls and the wonton noodle soup too. OH! I also ordered the flat wide rice noodles with beef and black bean sauce… yah… our table was overflowing and near the end our tummies were filled to the brim too with at least 2 more meals leftover. Thank you very much for reasonable prices and portion a plenty.
Did I mention the offer a large take-​out menu too, for any kind of celebration you can come here for that whole baby pig that’s been flying through your dreams. *drool*

After dining at Rice Paper, my best friend and I decided to get bubble tea. There were 3 bubble tea places in the same corner, and although we’d usually opt for Song Que, we decided to check this place out. They had almond milk bubble tea (my favorite) so I ordered that, and my girlfriend ordered passion fruit bubble tea. The almond milk tea was a sugar overload, and I only drank half of it before I threw it away. On the other hand, I had a few sips of the passion fruit and it was a burst of sweet and tart at the same time. Next time, I’d probably going to opt for a «safe» choice like strawberry or mango.

Wandered into this restaurant in Eden’s indoor strip, and found service to be fairly friendly. More or less a dressed up cafeteria layout. We had plenty of time to ogle the hanging meat during order fulfillment; fortunately the pot of tea was good. We ordered the two-​meat special with pig and duck, and an order of salted fish and chicken fried rice. The latter is not for the faint of heart, a heaping plate of tender minced chicken, gently fried rice, and pungent strips of salted fish that threatened to blow out one’s palate. Pig had beautifully crispy skin and decently rendered fat attaching it to tender meat… but it was lightly chilled. I get not wanting to steam the skin by keeping it sizzling hot but I’ve had this dish elsewhere, at well above room temperature. The duck shared this issue, decent if not for the thick skin. These technical flaws in execution wouldn’t keep me from ordering this again in a pinch, but really there are a few joints in a half-​hour radius that could do this better.