China Chilcano by José Andrés

China Chilcano was fantastic and a standout of our DC weekend. This was our third José Andrés restaurant, and it absolutely delivered.

The food was packed with flavor and beautifully done—fresh ceviche, bold Szechuan chili wontons, great cocktails, and very generous portions. Sitting at the bar made it even better; the bartender was welcoming, knowledgeable, and did an amazing job explaining the dishes and the restaurant’s story, with excellent recommendations all around.

Warm, inviting, and consistently delicious. Highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great fusion place, the flavors, the heat, the presentation, it was all there. The cocktails were great, the service was quick for a busy holiday, and they were able to get us out in time for our show.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Outstanding restaurant. My partner and I went for our anniversary and got the chef's tasting menu. Everything was cooked to perfection, the staff was lovely and even gave us a complimentary glass of sparkling wine to mark our special occasion. I can't recommend this place enough. Will definitely be coming back next time we're in town!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Friendly staff, seated quickly. The decor was culturally gorgeous, fresh hip
The food was presented creatively and tasted Michelan level.
It was AMAZING

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The lighting is a bit weird, and the food aims to be great cultural fusion, but falls flat despite being expensive. The nian gao was alright, and the dessert was interesting in flavour, but in terms of portion and effort, fell below expectations. Maybe it'll be a better experience for me some other time. :)

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 5

Superb food and service. I went during restaurant week and loved everything I tried on the fixed menu. Also a great place if you like pisco!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We had a really delicious lunch during winter restaurant week. It was my first visit, and I will be back soon.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We had the Restaurant week menu - four small courses. Interesting and tasty. The Suspirito for dessert was my favorite - balance of sweet and tart.

We ordered food from the restaurant week menu and it was delicious. For the price that we paid $40 pp we got a lot of food and really enjoyed it. The service was just a little bit slow. But overall, I would really recommend this place. I'm looking forward to coming back. 

It's a cool vibe and if you're there with friends and have wine in front of you, you're probably able to stomach the poor service and overly done dishes - really not a fan of Jose Andres restaurant formula, if that resonates with you, skip China Chilcano. Great concept, poor execution.

One of my favorite restaurants in town, but service was lacking this weekend. We had a reservation, and were seated right away, but the table next to us was seated after us (a larger party) had all of their orders taken first, and their ordering process was lengthy. For the almost 2 hour duration of our meal, we watched the table next to us receive their courses promptly, while ours took much longer, and arrived lukewarm. We would have ordered a second round of cocktails, one of my favorite things at China Chilcano, but we were never asked if we wanted another drink. We asked for our check before we were served dessert, because we had become late for a downtown event at that point in the evening. Bussers, water fillers and the staff who brought our food were prompt and friendly, but every item we ordered was served to the wrong person at the table, and we had to switch each plate. A person with dairy allergies was served an allergen unknowingly and the dish was removed and swapped out by our server 5 minutes later. Fortunately, they had not yet tried the dish. Food was delicious, if not a little too cool in temp. I will still come back, but I am more likely to attend Pisco Hour at the bar tan a full dinner service.

Another wonderful dining experience!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Been here a few times with friends butt first time on restaurant week. Food is always great.

China Chilcano is consistently excellent. Our large group received prompt, attentive service and delicious food. We were especially grateful for the allergen-labeled menu and accomodations. As a bonus, the restaurant week menu was very well-balanced and well-paced. We will definitely be back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

If you want real Peruvian food go elsewhere. My wife is Peruvian and I've been to Peru. What they serve here must be an experiment by non-Peruvians or a failure at imitating a people's culture and food. We ordered 3 simple dishes that failed our expectations, we couldn't even finish the food. They need to reinvent themselves or fire the chef.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 2