mlwindc

I went to high school with the girl whose family owned the company, so I always loved sriricha and had a soft spot for it

I'd like two!

Decided to check out Tanpopo for lunch on Saturday 9/15. Menu includes more options than expected (appetizers, ramen, sushi, entrees) and they also have a liquor license, but service left much to be desired. We ordered the fried fish appetizer, miso soup (for my son, so I requested it without green onions), two ramens, and assorted sushi rolls. Appetizer came out first and it was just "ok." Miso arrived with green onions and it took about 5 minutes to get the waitress' attention. Our ramen bowls arrived shortly thereafter and they were just "okay" as well. Broth was not as hot as I would have liked and it was too heavy on the bean sprouts. We then received our bill and of course, had not yet gotten our sushi. I was pretty fed up with the slow service by this point, so I asked that she take the sushi off so that we could be on our way. No apologies for the screw up and it took her a while to process the change too. Main problems with the restaurant - needs at least two servers. The day we were there, there was only one server and she was clearly in over her head. Menu also needs to be revised to include their alcoholic beverages because even though there was beer/sake/wine on display at the entrance, there was no mention of them in the menu so we didn't know the cost or other options. Bottom line: I would not bother going back as it's a 15-20 minute drive from where we live. If I lived in Annandale or nearby Falls Church, I would happily visit, but it's not worth the trek.