Halal Hunan Village

Checked out this spot in Falls Church off Leesburg Pike, as it seemed different from the usual Indian restaurant. I called before I drove there to ask what it was about, and I was told that they served Indian, Pakistani, Middle Eastern, and Indo-Chinese. I immediately got excited, as this was something rare, and my stomach was ready to do justice to a buffet. Unfortunately, I was in for a rude awakening, as I set my standards, and expectations too high. Although the place was clean, well organized, the ambiance, and decor inviting, the service great, the food was not upto the mark. I believe in quality over quantity anytime. Just because you have a large buffet area, dosen't mean you need to fill it all up. $12.99 is a lower price range for a buffet, and proteins included shrimp, skimpy slivers of beef in the stir fry, the beef was gone in the beef & potato curry, and goat (feet) soup. Large pans of food sitting for hours on end, to the point where the grease has separated from the dish, the edges crusty, bottom dried up on the rice/noodle dish, and the cream in the butter chicken cracked, all signs of letting me know it's been there on a blasting steam table for a hot minute. Dried out Penne Pasta in cream, Meatballs although made in-house drowned in unseasoned diced tomato chunks, Fries, Vegetable Stew were apparently the Middle Eastern dishes, such a last minute after thought towards the back end of the buffet. Also, part of the Middle Eastern selection, the premade canned Dolmas, and bitter unpalatable Babaghonoush, and Hummus due to the extra Tahini, and the Feta Crumbles with stale tasting tomatoes and parsley. Some Pita would have been nice, and even a Baklava too, but maybe I'm asking for too much. The Pani Puri Station was ever so sad, as there were garbanzo beans, stale onions and tomatoes with parsley? Never heard of that being in pani puri/puchka/gol guppa, it was disappointing, what happend to potatoes? The two different types of water they had were inedible, I had to add more water to it, and flavor it with the sweet chutney on the buffet, which was tasty, as I ate it with my cold samosa. However I do approve the pre-made shells they used, it was the only tasty part. I wonder... do these folks ever taste their food? Salt was an overkill in most dishes, especially the Asian dishes, which told me these folks don't realize that soy sauce has salt, you don't need to add double the salt, talk about high blood pressure! Some things that were labeled were not even correct. There were white beans in gravy called Daal (supposed to be lentils) Stir fry chicken with baby corn, bamboo & veggies called Chili Chicken (so not what it was) Vegetable Pallau (no veggies were in there). The saving grace was the Tandoori Chicken & Naan, they hit the nail on the head with the marinade, it's the flavor I've been in search for, and most restaurants miss. The naan was soft even though it had been on the buffet for a bit. My other favorite dish at this place was the Chicken Corn Soup, it really hit the spot, it was on point. I did have a second cup of that when I tried the desserts, as I was still hungry after trying the food at this buffet as you will see in my video of what I served, and what I actually ate. I chatted with the manager who was super nice, and was getting ready to cook up another batch of Paya (goat feet soup, which was pretty good too, however when I went to serve this, there was only broth left). He said it gets busy on the weekends, so I might go back, but not anytime soon for lunch. I gave this place a 5/10 #dmvfoodie #dmveats #nichasreviews #indianfood #pakistanifood #middleeasternfood #DMVEats #asianfood #indochinesefood

Abundant selection of desi, Chinese and Arab dishes and all are halal. Also great selection of sweet dishes, fresh fruits and salads. The place was clean and accommodating. Highly recommend you check it out, especially on the weekends

The place is nice and clean. The buffet is good

Dietary restrictions: One of the very few authentic hand zabiha halal eateries in NoVa

Nice place for family, good tasty food for the price…I been there almost 5 times will be going again!

It's amazing this place was almost empty at noon on a Sunday-- great combination of international cuisines, at a very reasonable price!

The best buffet in Virginia ever. Hala variety. Clean food . Amazing deserts highly recommended!!!