The real Chinese restaurant in DC Chinatown with excellent Peking Duck and Dim
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Peking Duck
Jade Stone
I was stoked to try this place after seeing all the positive reviews of authentic duck. I ordered the duck noodle dish and was horribly disappointed. Not sure if we just got the tourist treatment or what, but I got 4 pieces of duck and 3 of them were solid bone. It was BAD. They table next to me had a beautiful half duck, and I'm pretty sure they just threw in whatever they didn't serve to that table into my food. Egg drop soup also tasted like water. My partner's fried rice was good but one good fried rice dish doesn't make the $50 bill any easier to stomach. Hope you have better luck because most of the food looked really good.
Food: 1
Alex Hope
Great place, but I hate the fact that they add bones to the soup. Like, it just kills the vibe and I am unable to focus normally on eating the duck. The staff is awesome, quick and on point. Atmosphere is great if you dont consider the smell of dry
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Roast Duck Noodle Soup, Soup
Zhonghong Guan
Simply don’t go there. Not only poor food, service and atmosphere, they served stale food.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Eli U.
Decent Chinese food. The steamed pork buns were dry on the inside, although tasty. The peking duck's texture and skin were good, but the flavour wasn't as robust as other restaurants in the DMV area. The beef chow foon was perhaps the best item we ordered for this meal. Everything about it was good: the texture, taste, and amount and there wasn't anything bad about the dish. The service was good, with many waiters coming to check on us when we needed and provided us with whatever utensils or extra condiments that we needed. Although, when we had a mistake with our order they insisted that we eat the dish they brought out rather than the one we intended to order. The seating area is your typical chinatown seating area, tables on a half-floor down from street level sort of crammed together, but it isn't anything against the restaurant. Despite that the area was clean and homey.
Randall Beane
Took the family hoping to relive a great experience of an authentic Chinese restaurant my wife and I enjoyed back in 2011-2013.They did not open at “10:00 AM as posted on their door and online. But we told our kids it was worth the wait and walked around a few blocks exploring until they turned on their lights. We then ordered hoping for the best.Much to our disappointment, the food was horrible. I had “fresh” noodles with roast duck. The noodles were absolutely not fresh, and the chunks of duck were mostly gristle, bone, and rubbery cold meat that had been cooked on some previous day. I just removed the chunks of duck, which were not what I consider edible. I tried to salvage the meal by just eating the noodles. The noodles were oddly hot in the middle and cold in parts, and salty.Each member of my family had similar experiences - food that was hot in some places and cold in others. No one finished their plates. The only best part of the meal were the spring rolls, which tasted ok.The bathroom was “out of order” and apparently had been for a while. Guess they didn’t care about customers enough to just call a plumber.Our waitress also stood and just stared at us for the last five minutes. Which was just weird.Overall, a place that at once been “amazing” a decade earlier was, quite honestly, gross and disappointing. And for a family of five with two small children, cost about $100. It wasn’t worth more than five bucks, which was the cost of the spring rolls.I will not be going back, as everyone in our family agreed that Panda Express is cheaper, closer, cleaner, has working restrooms, better service, and simply tastes much better.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
diakf shainf
absolutely terrible, no english, no flavor in the food and it smells so bad in there.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Chris Galloway
$20 for brown lo mein noodles with absolutely zero flavor. How is this place busy?! Do yourself a favor and just go Panda Express. They should be ashamed of themselves.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Oliver Zagorin
Delicious pork noodle soup.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Josias M
They put their fingers in the tap water and then serve it from a bucket in the corner.
Food is excellent. Love the egg rolls and duck. Small
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Roast
Rachel S.
Came here for lunch on a weekend with a friend. We ordered their Shanghai steamed dumplings, kung pao scallops and vegetables mei fen (I.e., wide rice noodles). Total ca,e out to approximately $52. What's hot - Menu variety. There's something for everyone, including vegans. Variety of meats, seafood, veggies, and tofu. - Quality. Reasonable. Good portions. The kungpao scallops had a good amount of vegetables. Their mei fun (wide rice noodles) was decently sauced and had a good amount and variety of veggies, such as baby corn, tofu, broccoli, Napa cabbage, and snow peas. - Location. Conveniently located in Chinatown and is located near many other Chinese restaurants in the area, which is why my friend and I picked this location. - Price. For the portions you get and the quality, it's a reasonable exchange. - Payment. They take credit cards and will split the tab. That's not something every ethnic restaurant will do, because cash is king for many immigrant run restaurants. What's not - Quality. Their Shanghai steamed dumplings are lacking. The dough wrapper is too thick and there's absolutely no soup from the steaming. The kungpao scallops were lacking in number of scallops. - Service. It's not terrible, especially given that they're a staff of immigrants catering to a customer base mostly of tourists, which translates to meaning that service is not a priority. They're catered to volume. When we were finished and after we finished paying, they cleaned the table and thanked us (I.e., meaning we should leave and make the table available for other customers). - Layout. It's a cramped layout, so be prepared to bump into others. It appears they have seating in a basement area in addition to he main seating area. Final answer Not someplace I would recommend. Not bad, but have definitely had better.
Tatyana Bolton
I love this place bc of the noodle soup - my absolute favorite - esp with the condiments they give. I don't love the atmosphere either, but the food is so good I drive from VA to go here. The dumplings used to be better in the steam trays, but still really really good. If they would update a little, it would bring this place up again. Also, I'd be sad if this place went under bc it's one of the last authentic Chinese restaurants in China town - everything else coming in is like nonsense Chinese burger places...Kid-friendliness: Easy to feed the kids there and they loved the food
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Steamed Dumplings, Soup
Roberto Guzman F.
I ordered duck and suckling pig. Good flavor, good portions and very reasonable prices. Friendly service. Recommended for a good meal without spending more.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fabricio Rodriguez
Authentic, delicious, affordable. The restaurant isn't very nice inside. However, it is the best Chinese restaurants in Chinatown.
The real Chinese restaurant in DC Chinatown with excellent Peking Duck and Dim
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Peking Duck
I was stoked to try this place after seeing all the positive reviews of authentic duck. I ordered the duck noodle dish and was horribly disappointed. Not sure if we just got the tourist treatment or what, but I got 4 pieces of duck and 3 of them were solid bone. It was BAD. They table next to me had a beautiful half duck, and I'm pretty sure they just threw in whatever they didn't serve to that table into my food. Egg drop soup also tasted like water. My partner's fried rice was good but one good fried rice dish doesn't make the $50 bill any easier to stomach. Hope you have better luck because most of the food looked really good.
Food: 1
Great place, but I hate the fact that they add bones to the soup. Like, it just kills the vibe and I am unable to focus normally on eating the duck. The staff is awesome, quick and on point. Atmosphere is great if you dont consider the smell of dry
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Roast Duck Noodle Soup, Soup
Simply don’t go there. Not only poor food, service and atmosphere, they served stale food.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Decent Chinese food. The steamed pork buns were dry on the inside, although tasty. The peking duck's texture and skin were good, but the flavour wasn't as robust as other restaurants in the DMV area. The beef chow foon was perhaps the best item we ordered for this meal. Everything about it was good: the texture, taste, and amount and there wasn't anything bad about the dish. The service was good, with many waiters coming to check on us when we needed and provided us with whatever utensils or extra condiments that we needed. Although, when we had a mistake with our order they insisted that we eat the dish they brought out rather than the one we intended to order. The seating area is your typical chinatown seating area, tables on a half-floor down from street level sort of crammed together, but it isn't anything against the restaurant. Despite that the area was clean and homey.
Took the family hoping to relive a great experience of an authentic Chinese restaurant my wife and I enjoyed back in 2011-2013.They did not open at “10:00 AM as posted on their door and online. But we told our kids it was worth the wait and walked around a few blocks exploring until they turned on their lights. We then ordered hoping for the best.Much to our disappointment, the food was horrible. I had “fresh” noodles with roast duck. The noodles were absolutely not fresh, and the chunks of duck were mostly gristle, bone, and rubbery cold meat that had been cooked on some previous day. I just removed the chunks of duck, which were not what I consider edible. I tried to salvage the meal by just eating the noodles. The noodles were oddly hot in the middle and cold in parts, and salty.Each member of my family had similar experiences - food that was hot in some places and cold in others. No one finished their plates. The only best part of the meal were the spring rolls, which tasted ok.The bathroom was “out of order” and apparently had been for a while. Guess they didn’t care about customers enough to just call a plumber.Our waitress also stood and just stared at us for the last five minutes. Which was just weird.Overall, a place that at once been “amazing” a decade earlier was, quite honestly, gross and disappointing. And for a family of five with two small children, cost about $100. It wasn’t worth more than five bucks, which was the cost of the spring rolls.I will not be going back, as everyone in our family agreed that Panda Express is cheaper, closer, cleaner, has working restrooms, better service, and simply tastes much better.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
absolutely terrible, no english, no flavor in the food and it smells so bad in there.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
$20 for brown lo mein noodles with absolutely zero flavor. How is this place busy?! Do yourself a favor and just go Panda Express. They should be ashamed of themselves.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Delicious pork noodle soup.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
They put their fingers in the tap water and then serve it from a bucket in the corner.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
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Food is excellent. Love the egg rolls and duck. Small
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Roast
Came here for lunch on a weekend with a friend. We ordered their Shanghai steamed dumplings, kung pao scallops and vegetables mei fen (I.e., wide rice noodles). Total ca,e out to approximately $52. What's hot - Menu variety. There's something for everyone, including vegans. Variety of meats, seafood, veggies, and tofu. - Quality. Reasonable. Good portions. The kungpao scallops had a good amount of vegetables. Their mei fun (wide rice noodles) was decently sauced and had a good amount and variety of veggies, such as baby corn, tofu, broccoli, Napa cabbage, and snow peas. - Location. Conveniently located in Chinatown and is located near many other Chinese restaurants in the area, which is why my friend and I picked this location. - Price. For the portions you get and the quality, it's a reasonable exchange. - Payment. They take credit cards and will split the tab. That's not something every ethnic restaurant will do, because cash is king for many immigrant run restaurants. What's not - Quality. Their Shanghai steamed dumplings are lacking. The dough wrapper is too thick and there's absolutely no soup from the steaming. The kungpao scallops were lacking in number of scallops. - Service. It's not terrible, especially given that they're a staff of immigrants catering to a customer base mostly of tourists, which translates to meaning that service is not a priority. They're catered to volume. When we were finished and after we finished paying, they cleaned the table and thanked us (I.e., meaning we should leave and make the table available for other customers). - Layout. It's a cramped layout, so be prepared to bump into others. It appears they have seating in a basement area in addition to he main seating area. Final answer Not someplace I would recommend. Not bad, but have definitely had better.
I love this place bc of the noodle soup - my absolute favorite - esp with the condiments they give. I don't love the atmosphere either, but the food is so good I drive from VA to go here. The dumplings used to be better in the steam trays, but still really really good. If they would update a little, it would bring this place up again. Also, I'd be sad if this place went under bc it's one of the last authentic Chinese restaurants in China town - everything else coming in is like nonsense Chinese burger places...Kid-friendliness: Easy to feed the kids there and they loved the food
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Steamed Dumplings, Soup
I ordered duck and suckling pig. Good flavor, good portions and very reasonable prices. Friendly service. Recommended for a good meal without spending more.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Authentic, delicious, affordable. The restaurant isn't very nice inside. However, it is the best Chinese restaurants in Chinatown.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5