Present Restaurant Menu
74 items in 16 sections · $4.00 – $61.00 · Vietnamese Restaurant in Falls Church, VA
Present Restaurant’s menu lists 74 dishes and drinks, grouped into Specialties, Appetizers, Gia Cảm - Poultry, Heo - Pork, Bò - Beef, and Cua Lột - Soft Shell Crabs and more. Prices range from $4.00 to $61.00, and a typical item costs about $19.00. Popular choices include Thịt Heo Kho Đậu Hũ Trứng Cút - Fabulous Piglet, Gỏi Cuốn (2) - Green Paradise Spring Roll, Gà Xào Sả Ớt - Gregarious Lemongrass Chicken, Thịt Heo Kho Tiêu - Warm Heart Piglet, and Bò Lúc Lắc - Cow on the Open Field.
Specialties 1
- Thịt Heo Kho Đậu Hũ Trứng Cút - Fabulous Piglet$23.00
Caramelized slices of pork cooked with tofu and quail eggs in a clay pot
Appetizers 13
- Gỏi Cuốn (2) - Green Paradise Spring Roll$9.00
2 pieces. Prawn and pork rolled in rice wrapper with mint and chive, served with peanut sauce
- Gỏi Cuốn Chạy (2) - Frugally Green Spring Roll$8.00
2 pieces. Lettuce and mint leaves rolled in rice paper, served with peanut sauce
- Chả Giò Tôm Cua (2) - Blue Paradise Summer Roll$9.00
2 pieces. Shrimp, crabmeat, pork and vegetables rolled in a thin rice wrapper and fried until crispy served with fish sauce
- Chả Giò Rế (2) - Silken Shawl Imperial Autumn Roll$9.00
2 pieces. Intricately hand-made rice thread wrapper filled with marinated prawn, pork slowly fried until crispy served with fish sauce
- Bánh Bèo Chén (6) - Rainbow White Clouds$11.00
6 pieces. Steamed rice cake in a shallow cup topped with dried shrimp served with sweet fish sauce
- Bánh Đa Xúc Hến - Smokey Petal$19.00
Baby clams sautéed, ground beef in special spices and herbs, roasted peanuts served with sesame rice crackers
- Gỏi Đu Đủ Gan Cháy - Jewel-Green Papaya$17.00
Green papaya salad, topped with beef jerky, peanuts served with special sauce
- Gỏi Ngó Sen - Lotus Flower Garden$19.00
Lotus stalks salad with pork, shrimp tossed in vinaigrette dressing with peanuts
- Gỏi Hải Sản Trái Thơm - Treasure From the Sea$21.00
A salad made with fresh pineapple, julienned carrots, sweet onions, lemongrass, fried garlic, peanuts, shrimp, and ivory calamari on a bed of half-cut pineapple
- Súp Măng Tây Cua - Seaside Asparagus Soup$9.00
Jumbo lump crabmeat and asparagus in a thick broth
- Tôm Cốm Xanh (4) - Dragon Shrimps$15.00
4 pieces. Crispy tiger shrimps coated with corn flakes dragon skin served with sweet sauce
- Mực Rang Muối - Red Sea Calamari$19.00
Slices of center cut calamari with chef's special seasoning with salt and black pepper served on top of fresh lettuce with sweet onions
- Bánh Xèo - Rich Folks Golden Crepes$21.00
Saigon-style crepe with pork, shrimp, bean sprouts, green onion served with fresh lettuce, herbs and fish sauce
Gia Cảm - Poultry 4
- Gà Xào Sả Ớt - Gregarious Lemongrass Chicken$19.00
White meat chicken sautéed with lemongrass, garlic onion, spicy chili served with steamed rice
- Cà Ri Gà - Sophisticated Golden Chicken$19.00
Chicken, potato, yam, carrots simmered in curry, ginger, basil coconut milk broth served with choice of steamed rice or rice noodle
- Vịt Sốt Me - Duck in Tamarind Basket$25.00
Roasted duck until crispy then topped with chef's special tamarind sauce
- Vịt Sốt Cam - Country Road$25.00
Roasted duck until crispy then topped with chef's special orange sauce
Heo - Pork 2
- Thịt Heo Kho Tiêu - Warm Heart Piglet$17.00
Caramelized slices of pork cooked in a clay pot
- Sườn Heo Ram Mặn - Hard Working Piglet$17.00
Clay pot caramelized pork ribs cooked in clay pot
Bò - Beef 4
- Bò Lúc Lắc - Cow on the Open Field$23.00
Marinated beef tenderloin tips shaken in high flames on top of fresh lettuce and sliced onion
- Bò Đốt Lửa Hồng - Basking in the Summer Sun$29.00
Flaming beef in chef's special sauce served with steamed rice
- Bò Nhúng Dấm - Adventurous Bull$39.00
Sliced of raw eye round beef, dipped with a vinegar-based soup stock. Eat with fresh herbs and lettuce vermicelli noodles in a rice paper wrapper, dipped into shrimp paste sauce
- Bò "Filet Mignon" Sốt Tiêu Đen - Beef Filet Mignon" Black Pepper Sauce$37.00
Sizzling 12 oz. filet mignon/beef tenderloin, green onion and scallion in chef's special black pepper sauce served with steamed rice
Cua Lột - Soft Shell Crabs 3
- Cua Lột Sốt Chanh - Wicked Wishes$26.00
Soft shell crab (2) with chef's special lemon sauce
- Cua Lột Rang Muối - Basking on Sandy Beach$26.00
Soft shell crabs (2) in chef's special seasoning with your choices served on top of fresh lettuce with sweet onions
- Cua Lột Sốt Me - Rare Pearl in a Tamarind Sea$26.00
Soft shell crabs (2) dipped into chef's special tamarind sauce on top served with fresh lettuce
Tôm - Shrimp 4
- Tôm Rang Muối - Shrimp in the Fresh Ocean$23.00
Jumbo salted prawns sautéed with salt and black pepper on a pineapple bed
- Tôm Rim Mặn - Shrimp at Seaside$23.00
Shrimp sautéed with garlic, onion, fish sauce, black pepper
- Tôm Rang Trứng Muối - Shrimp in the Golden Basin$25.00
Crispy shrimp sautéed with egg yolk, garlic then served with steamed rice
- Tôm Xào Tàu Xì - Far-Traveled Shrimp$25.00
Jumbo shrimp sautéed in black bean sauce with mixed vegetables
Cá - Fish 4
- Cá Chưng Tương - Fish Going Wild$61.00
Whole fish steamed with black bean sauce onion, scallion and cellophane noodle served with steamed rice
- Cá Kho Tô - Fish in a Shallow Water$17.00
Caramelized fish filets cooked in a clay pot
- Cá Hấp Hành Gừng - Fish on the Steamboat$61.00
Whole fish steamed with onion, scallion, ginger in light soy sauce base served with steamed rice
- Cá Chiên Nước Mắm Gừng - Fish in Emerald River$61.00
Whole fish/fish fillet fried until crispy served with ginger fish sauce
Mực Ống - Squid 1
- Mực Xào Chua Cay - Lightening Squid$23.00
Squid sautéed with garlic, hot and sour sauce with fresh pineapple, cucumber, celery, tomatoes, onion and bell peppers
Rau Xào - Vegetable Sautéed 4
- Cà Tím Nướng Mỡ Hành - Sunning in the Tropics$19.00
Eggplant smoked tender, served with fish sauce and pork rind
- Cải Shanghai Tip Xào Tôm - Shanghai From the East with Shrimp$17.00
Shanghai tip sautéed with choice of garlic, chicken, beef or shrimp
- Bông Cải Xào - Roosting in Cauliflower Basket$17.00
Cauliflower, broccoli sautéed with choice of garlic, chicken, beef or shrimp
- Rau Thập Cẩm Xào - Harvesting Vegetarian$17.00
Assorted vegetables sautéed in chef's special sauce with choice of garlic, chicken, beef or shrimp
Các Món Canh - Soup (Shareable Family Size) 5
- Canh Chua Cá (Tôm) - Open Field in the Sunset Soup$21.00
Our famous Vietnamese sweet and sour soup choice of fish or shrimp with bean sprouts, tomatoes, pineapple and a combination of green vegetable and herbs
- Canh Cá Thì Là - On The Way Home Soup (Family Size)$21.00
Our popular northern Vietnamese dill and fish soup using fresh herbs, tomatoes and fish
- Canh Đậu Hũ Hẹ - Tolling in the Morning Soup (Family Size)$19.00
Soup of silken tofu cubes and sweet chive with minced pork
- Canh Hến Thì Là - Being Here and Now Soup (Family Size)$21.00
Fresh clams with tomato soup and fresh herbs
- Canh Khoai Mỡ - Sweet Home Soup (Family Size)$18.00
Our popular Southern Vietnamese purple yam soup with pork, shrimp and fresh herbs
Các Món Chay - Vegi Corner 7
- Đậu Hũ Chiên Rang Muối - Calling the Mountain Dew Drops$17.00
Fried bean curd stir fried with chef's special seasoning
- Mì Xào Chay - Haystack in the Field$17.00
Special stir fried egg noodle with assorted vegetables
- Cà Tím Nướng Chay - Sunning in the Tropics$17.00
Eggplant smoked tender served with fish sauce
- Đậu Hũ Xào Sả Ớt - Strolling in a Lemongrass Field$17.00
Fried bean curd sautéed with spicy lemongrass, jumbo sweet onion
- Cơm Chiên Chạy - Hidden Oasis$17.00
White fried rice with diced tofu and mixed vegetables
- Miến Xào Chạy - Vegan Mosaic Pathway$18.00
Chef's signature julienned tofu and cellophane noodle sautéed with eggs, fresh ingredients
- Mì Xào Giòn Chạy - Haystack in the Field$18.00
Special crunchy fried egg noodle with assorted vegetables
Các Món Nước - Noodle Soup 9
- Hủ Tiếu Mì Present - Land of Great Lake Soup$17.00
Rice noodle soup with shrimp and barbecued pork
- Mì Present - Present's Yellow Noodle Soup$17.00
Egg noodle soup with shrimp and barbecued pork
- Mì Vịt Tiềm - Sleeping Duck on the Golden Pond$19.00
Special egg noodle soup with roast duck simmered with herbs and exotic mushroom served in delightfully enriched broth
- Bún Riêu - Fragrant River Vermicelli$17.00
Gumbo soup prepared with crab paste shrimp patties, pork blood cubes, thin rice noodle topped with fried tofu and tomato wedges
- Bún Bò Huế - Spicy “Thần Kinh" Beef Vermicelli$17.00
Traditional and famous imperial beef noodle soup round rice noodle with sliced beef shank, pork blood cubes and pork pastries
- Bún Chua Cay - Saigon-Bangkok Connection$17.00
Seafood sour and spicy noodle soup with baby clams, shrimps, squid, mushroom, tomatoes, onions
- Bánh Canh Tôm Cua - Pig at the Seaside Vermicelli$18.00
White thick noodle soup with shrimp, pork and crabmeat
- Phở Tái "Filet Mignon" Nạm Bò Viên - Phở Present$17.00
The most popular soup in Vietnam. Sliced filet mignon beef, meatball, with rice noodle in a delicate beef broth
- Pho Seafood$20.00
Bún-Mì-Miến - Noodle 6
- Bún Thịt Nướng Chả Giò - Country Banquet Vermicelli$17.00
Rice vermicelli with grilled pork or chicken with crispy roll, lettuce bean sprouts, cucumber, mint and peanuts served with fish sauce
- Chả Cá Lã Vọng - La Vong Vermicelli$23.00
Hanoi-style marinated fish filet, vermicelli served with basil leaves, mint, peanut, dill, Hanoi shrimp paste, and sesame rice cracker
- Bún Tôm Nướng - Seaside Banquet Vermicelli$20.00
Rice vermicelli with grilled shrimps served with bean sprouts, lettuce, cucumber, mint and peanuts served with fish sauce
- Mì Xào Giòn Đồ Biển - Gift From the Sea on a Haystack$23.00
Jumbo lumps of crabmeat, tiger shrimp, scallop and calamari sautéed with fresh vegetable served over crunchy egg noodles
- Mì Xào Mềm Đồ Biển - Gift From the Sea on a Fresh Haystack$23.00
Jumbo lumps of crabmeat, tiger shrimp, scallop, calamari sautéed with fresh vegetable served over freshly made egg noodles
- Miến Xào Cua - Mosaic Pathway$25.00
Chef's signature jumbo lump crabmeat and cellophane noodle sautéed with fresh vegetable
Cơm Đĩa - Rice Dishes 4
- Cơm Bì, Sườn, Chả, Trứng - Life on the Beach$19.00
Grilled pork chop, shredded pork, steamed pork, shrimp cake on steamed rice with sunny side up egg served with fish sauce
- Cơm Chiên Tôm Cua - Pilgrim on the Beach$22.00
Present's signature fried rice with jumbo lump crabmeat and shrimp
- Cơm Chiên Dương Châu - Northern Gentleman$20.00
Present's special dương châu style fried rice with shrimp, barbecued pork, sweet onion, scallion with special fish sauce
- Cơm Gà Hoàng Gia - Imperial Medallion Chicken$19.00
Half Cornish hen rotisseries served with slightly stir fried rice
Side Dishes 3
- Crab Meat & Asparagus Soup$9.00
Side dishes are only served with an entrée order
- Chicken Soup$8.00
Side dishes are only served with an entrée order
- Fried Egg (1)$4.00
Side dishes are only served with an entrée order
Menu items and prices are provided for information and may have changed (last updated April 2026). Allergen information is not included – please ask the restaurant.