City Lights of China

2443 18th St NW, Washington
(202) 217-1816

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Chicken with Black Bean Sauce
Shredded Pork with Hot Pepper
General TSO's Chicken
Crispy Shredded Beef
Sweet & Sour Chicken
Chicken Fried Rice
Hot and Sour Soup
Twice Cooked Pork
Sesame Noodles
Sesame Chicken

Menu

Appetizers
Fried Wonton (8)
8 pieces of deep fried pork wontons with sweet and sour sauce on the side
Crab Rangoon (6)
Six fried chinese wontons filled with a mixture of Philadelphia cream cheese, snow crab meat and scallions
Egg Roll
2 pieces
Spring Roll
2 pieces
Scallion Pancakes (3)
Comes with three pieces
BBQ Pork
Sliced barbeque pork with no bone in a brown sauce
BBQ Spare Ribs
3 piece of barbeque pork ribs
Snow Peas with Ginger Sauce
flash steamed and then tossed in wok with a soy ginger sauce
Dan Dan Noodle
Steamed noodles served in a spicy and sweet szechuan sauce
Fried Chicken Wing (5)
5 pieces with sweet & sour sauce
Spicy Wonton (8)
Spicy pork and shrimp wontons with chive topping and bok choy
Har Gow
shrimp, comes with 4 pieces
Siu Mai
Shrimp, comes with 4 pieces
Edamame
Steamed in a wooden basket and then tossed with some salt and pepper.
Sesame Noodles
Chilled egg noodles with shredded cucumber and eggs. Sesame sauce on the side.
Pickled Chinese Cabbage
Made in house. sweet and spicy
Seaweed Salad
French fries
comes with ketchup
Plain Fried Rice
with green peas, onions, and eggs
Plain Lo Mein
All lo-mein no matter the size is made fresh when ordered.
Steamed White Rice
Steamed Brown Rice

Soups
Hot and Sour Soup
Spicy hot and sour soup with tofu, egg, and mixed vegetables.
Egg Drop Soup
Wonton Soup
Includes two pork and shrimp wontons in a chicken broth.

Dumplings
Chicken Dumplings
Handmade in house daily. Comes with 8
Vegetable Dumplings
Handmade in house daily. Served with 6
Mini Pork and Chives Dumplings
Handmade in house daily. Served with 8.
Pork Dumplings
Handmade in house daily (served with six)
Xiao Long Bao
With pork. 8 pieces.
Shrimp Dumplings
Comes with 8

Chicken
General Tso's Chicken
Double fried chicken (dark meat) stir-fried in our General Tso's sauce.
Sesame Chicken
Double fried battered chicken stir fried in a sesame sauce
Orange Chicken
Double fried chicken stir fried in an orange sauce.
Kung Pao Chicken
Diced chicken (dark meat) and peanuts stir-fried with our spicy kung pao sauce.
Hunan Chicken
Sliced white meat chicken with Broccoli, snow peas, carrots, straw mushroom, and baby corn (spicy brown sauce)
Szechuan Chicken
Diced chicken (dark meat) stir-fried with our szechuan sauce. Includes ginger scallions and lettuce
Chicken with Vegetables
Sliced chicken breast stir-fried in a white sauce. Vegetables include snow peas, carrots and broccoli
Chicken in Garlic Sauce
Sliced chicken breast stir fried in a spicy sweet garlic sauce with chopped mushrooms and water chestnuts.
Chicken with Broccoli
Sliced chicken breast stir-fried with broccoli in a brown sauce
Chicken with Cashew Nuts
Diced chicken (dark meat) and cashews stir-fried in a plum sauce.
Chicken with Black Bean Sauce
Diced chicken (dark meat) stir-fried in a spicy black bean sauce. Vegetables include sliced onions, green and red bell peppers
Sweet and Sour Chicken
Fried battered white meat chicken fried and served with sweet and sour sauce on the side.

Pork & Duck
Pork with Black Bean Sauce
Sliced pork stir fried with in a spicy black bean sauce. Vegetables include sliced onions, green and red peppers
Shredded Pork with Hot Pepper
Shredded pork tossed in a wok scallions and jalapenos in house soy sauce. Spicy.
Shredded Pork in Garlic Sauce
Shredded pork with a spicy garlic sauce (includes mushroom and water chestnuts)
Sweet and Sour Pork
Battered pork with sweet and sour sauce on the side. Side of pineapples, green pepper, and white onion.
Crispy Duck (Half)
With bone. Half roasted duck chopped and served with plum sauce on the side.
Peking Duck

Beef
Crispy Shredded Beef
Crispy shredded beef tossed in signature sauce with carrots and celery.
Shredded Beef with Hot Pepper
Shredded beef stir-fried with jalapeno peppers and scallions in a soy sauce
Beef with Broccoli
Sliced beef with fresh broccoli in a brown sauce
Beef with Vegetables
Sliced Beef with Black Bean Sauce
Sliced beef in a spicy black bean sauce with green pepper and white onion
Sliced Beef with Scallions
Sliced beef and scallions stir-fried with soy sauce
Szechuan Beef
Sliced beef stir-fried with our szechuan sauce, ginger, scallions and lettuce
Orange Beef
Battered chunks of beef stir-fried in a spicy orange sauce.
Shredded Beef in Garlic Sauce
Shredded beef stir-fried in a spicy sweet garlic sauce with chopped mushrooms and water chestnuts.
Beef with Green Pepper
Sliced beef cooked in a light brown sauce with green pepper and white onion

Noodles/Fried Rice
Singapore Style Rice Noodles
Rice noodles with dry curry sauce. Includes onions, , bean sprouts, carrots and bell peppers.
Taiwanese Style Rice Noodles
Rice noodles using soy based sauce with carrots, bean sprouts, onions, and carrots. No curry.
Handmade Noodle
Our handmade noodles stir-fried in our signature soy sauce
Fried Rice
Lo Mein

Shrimp
Shrimp in Garlic Sauce
Spicy. Shrimp stir-fried in a spicy sweet garlic sauce with chopped mushrooms and water chestnuts.
Shrimp with Broccoli
Szechuan Shrimp
Small shrimp stir-fried with our szechuan sauce, ginger, scallions and lettuce.
Hunan Shrimp
Jumbo shrimp stir-fried in a spicy hunan sauce. Vegetables include snow peas, broccoli, straw mushrooms, carrots and baby corn
Triple Delight
Chicken, beef and shrimp stir-fried with brocolli, snow peas and carrots in a brown sauce.
Kung Pao Shrimp
Shrimp and peanuts stir-fried with our spicy kung pao sauce
Shrimp with Cashew Nuts
Shrimp stir-fried in a plum sauce. Includes cashews
Shrimp with Vegetables
Cooked in a white sauce
Sweet and Sour Shimp
10 pieces of battered shrimp. Served with sweet and sour sauce on the side.
Jumbo Shrimp with Spiced Salt
No shell. Served with steamed rice. Spicy.

Vegetables
Stir-Fry Spinach
Spinach tossed with garlic salt.
Stir Fried Broccoli
Stir Fried Bok Choy
Bok choy tossed with garlic salt.
Eggplant in Garlic Sauce
Spicy. Eggplant stir fried with garlic sauce.
Sauteed Assorted Vegetables
Broccoli, carrots, snow peas, black mushrooms, straw mushrooms, cabbage, napa, bamboo shoots, and water chestnuts in a white sauce.
Vegetables with Black Bean Sauce
Broccoli, carrots, snow peas, black mushrooms, straw mushrooms, cabbage, napa, bamboo shoots,water chestnuts in a black bean sauce.
Ma Po Tofu
Spicy. Steamed tofu tossed with mapo sauce.
Home Style Bean Curd
Fried Tofu, broccoli, carrots, snow peas, black mushrooms, straw mushrooms, cabbage, napa, bamboo shoots and water chestnuts.
Kung Pao Bean Curd
Fried Tofu tossed with our Kung Pao Sauce.
General Tso's Crispy Tofu
Spicy. Fried Tofu tossed with our General Tso's sauce.
City Lights Crispy Tofu
Fried Tofu served with a spicy garlic sauce on the side.
Pan-Fried String Beans
String beans, sliced green onions, and pickled mustard greens tossed in soy sauce.

Moo Shu
Vegetable Moo Shu
Mixed vegetables served with 4 pancakes and plum sauce.
Chicken Moo Shu
Mixed vegetables with shredded chicken (4.5oz) served with 4 pancakes and plum sauce.
Pork Moo Shu
Shredded pork with mixed vegetables served with 4 pancakes and plum sauce.
Beef Moo Shu
Shredded beef with mixed vegetables served with 4 pancakes and plum sauce.

Beverages/Bubble Tea/Desserts
Bottled Water
24oz Homemade Unsweetened Iced Tea
Includes sugar packets/straw on the side
Fresh Lemonade
24 fl oz
Perrier Water
16.9 FL OZ (500 ml)
Bubble Tea
Coca Cola
12 fl oz
Diet Coca Cola
12 fl oz
Ginger Ale
12 fl oz
Sprite
12 fl oz

Utensils and condiments
Spoon/Fork/Knife/Napkin
Chopstick
Soy Sauce packet
Mustard Sauce Packet
Duck Sauce Packet

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Recent Reviews

Loved this place when it was in Dupont, and it is as good as I remember. Bargain lunch special available all day. BUT!!!! it needs to be open later, at least on weekends—prime late night drunk people food hours are 11pm-2am. While I was eating, three people asked me where I got my food, and I wished I could have directed them here, but it had already closed.
August 2025
I recently ordered the General Tao’s Crispy Tofu and the Singapore Style Rice Noodles . They were both absolutely delicious. I ordered carry out with delivery. I will definitely be back for more!
April 2025
I’ve picked up DoorDash from the DuPont Circle location several times and wanted to try the food myself. I went to their new location. They don’t have inside service at the new Adams Morgan location. The self service machines was okay, the food was okay. We got the lunch specials which had a few options. We chose orange chicken and General T’so Chicken with extra spice. Both were with friend rice which was really good. The chicken for both dishes were super salty and tasted...
August 2024

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City Lights of China

2443 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 217-1816