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4953 Bethesda Ave, Bethesda
(301) 913-9501
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Chicken with Mixed Vegetables
Vegetarian Spring Roll
Hot and Sour Soup
Sesame Chicken
Lemon Chicken
Orange Beef
Fried Rice
Dumplings
Appetizers
Meat or Vegtarian Dumpling (6 pcs)
Spring Roll (1 pc)
Beef Egg Roll (1 pc)
Scallion Pancake
Fried Chicken Wings (8 pcs)
BBQ Spare Ribs (3 pcs)
BBQ Pork
Crab Rangoon (6 pcs)
Edamame
Steamed Pork & Chive Dumplings (10 pcs)
Fried Wonton (6 pcs)
Beef on a Stick (4 pcs)
Crispy Squid
Vegetable Tempura
Vegetable Curl
Shrimp Tempura (4 pcs)
Cold Appetizers
Cucumber Salad
Sesame Noodles
Spinach with Mashed Garlic
Seaweed Salad
Spicy Chinese Cabbage
Bean Curd with Mashed Garlic
Soup
Wonton Soup
Hot & Sour Soup
Egg Drop Soup
Creamy Chicken & Corn Soup
Vegetable Soup
Shrimp Wonton Soup
Bean Curd & Spinach Soup
Velvet Crab Meat & Asparagus Soup
Combination Seafood Soup
Mains
Crispy Fried Shredded Beef
Shredded beef crispy fried and sautéed in a special spicy sauce with vegetables.
Peking Duck
Served with 12 pancakes, scallions, and plum sauce.
Shrimp with Spiced Salt
Whole shrimp, in shell, baked with aromatic salt and gently sautéed with ginger, hot pepper, and garlic. Without shell upon request.
Tofu Curl
Assorted bean curd with lettuce wraps.
Chicken Curl
Minced chicken and vegetables served with lettuce wraps.
Seafood Delight
Shrimp, scallops, and broccoli flash stir-fried in a tasty homemade rice wine sauce.
Shanghai Bokchoi with Black Mushrooms
Shrimp, Scallops & Squid with Spiced Salt
Asparagus
Sautéed Sesame Chicken with Asparagus
Beef with Asparagus
Stir Fried Asparagus
Asparagus with Garlic Sauce
Kung Pao Asparagus
Sliced Chicken with Asparagus
Sautéed Orange Chicken with Asparagus
Sautéed General Tso's Chicken with Asparagus
Sautéed General Tso's Chicken & Shrimp with Asparagus
Jumbo Shrimp with Asparagus
Jumbo Shrimp & Scallops with Asparagus
Tofu with Asparagus
Duck with Asparagus
Steamed Asparagus
Steamed Chicken and Asparagus
Steamed Asparagus with Vegetables
Steamed Asparagus
Steamed Chicken, Shrimp & Asparagus
Steamed Scallops and Asparagus
Steamed Jumbo Shrimp and Asparagus
Steamed Jumbo Shrimp, Scallops & Asparagus
Beef
Sliced Beef with Scallions
Shredded Beef with Hot Pepper
Beef with Broccoli
Kung Pao Beef
Beef Hunan Style
Tangy Szechuan Beef
Sliced Beef with Black Bean Sauce
Moo Shi Beef
Served with 4 pancakes.
Orange Beef
Shredded Beef with Garlic Sauce
Beef with Green Peppers
Beef with Fresh Basil & Hot Pepper
Beef with Snow Peas
Pork
Moo Shi Pork
Served with 4 pancakes.
Sliced Pork with Plum Sauce
Shredded Pork with Hot Pepper
Twice Cooked Pork
Pork with Black Bean Sauce
Served with green pepper and onion.
Sliced Pork with Fresh Basil & Hot Pepper
Shredded Pork with Garlic Sauce
Sweet & Sour Pork
Pork Hunan Style
Chicken
General Tso's Chicken
Kung Pao Chicken
Comes with peanuts.
Orange Chicken
Sweet & Sour Chicken
Sliced Chicken with Vegetables
Chicken with Snow Peas
Sliced Chicken with Fresh Basil & Hot Pepper
Chicken with Black Bean Sauce
Chicken with Broccoli
Sesame Chicken
Chicken with Cashews
Szechuan Chicken
Moo Shi Chicken
Served with 4 pancakes.
Chicken Hunan Style
Comes with broccoli, snow peas, straw mushrooms, carrots, and baby corn.
Lemon Chicken
Chicken with Garlic Sauce
Chicken Curry
Duck
Crispy Duck (Half)
Duck Strips with Garlic Sauce
Twice Cooked Duck
Duck Strips with Black Bean Sauce
Lamb
Hunan Lamb
Lamb with Scallions
Kung Pao Lamb
Comes with peanuts.
Tangy Szechuan Lamb
Lamb with Black Bean Sauce
Seafood
Kung Pao Shrimp
Comes with peanuts.
Shrimp with Garlic Sauce
Triple Delight
Jumbo shrimp, beef, and chicken with vegetables.
Shrimp with Cashews
Shrimp with Vegetables
Sweet & Sour Shrimp
Fresh Squid Country Style
Scallops & Jumbo Shrimp with Garlic Sauce
Shrimp with Black Bean Sauce
Shrimp with Spicy Tomato Sauce
Shrimp Hunan Style
Shrimp Curry
Scallops with Vegetables
Szechuan Shrimp
Jumbo Shrimp with Fresh Basil & Hot Pepper
Kung Pao Squid
Fish Fillet with Black Bean Sauce
Noodle Soup
Noodle Soup of Your Choice
Beef Stew Noodle Soup
Pickled Mustard and Pork Noodle Soup
Seafood Noodle Soup
Potherb and Pork Noodle Soup
Rice & Noodles
Lo Mein
Choose from shrimp, beef, pork, chicken, vegetable or combination (chicken, shrimp, and beef).
Fried Rice
Choose from shrimp, beef, pork, chicken, vegetable or combination (chicken, shrimp, and beef).
City Lights Home Made Noodles
Served with shredded pork and vegetables.
Singapore Rice Noodles
Pan-Fried Noodles of Your Choice
Choose from shrimp, beef, pork, chicken, vegetable or combination (chicken, shrimp, and beef).
Chicken Pad Thai
Combination Rice Noodles
Taiwanese Rice Noodles
Shrimp Pad Thai
Chow Foon
Choose from shrimp, beef, pork, chicken, vegetable or combination (chicken, shrimp, and beef).
Seafood Pan-Fried Noodles
Cha Chiang Mein
Spicy bean paste sauce with pork, mushrooms, water chestnuts, and bean sprouts.
Vegetables
Pan-Fried String Beans
Ma Po Tofu
Eggplant with Garlic Sauce
Home Style Bean Curd
General Tso's Crispy Tofu
Moo Shu Vegetable
Served with 4 pancakes.
Stir-Fried Spinach
Kung Pao Bean Curd
Comes with peanuts.
Tofu with Fresh Basil & Hot Pepper
Sautéed Assorted Vegetables
Mr Katz's Crispy Bean Curd
Vegetables with Black Bean Sauce
Shredder Potato with Hot Pepper in Vinegar Sauce
Sautéed Snow Peas & Water Chestnuts
Eggplant with Basil Sauce
Sautéed Lite
Sautéed General Tso's Chicken
Sautéed Sesame Chicken
Sautéed Orange Chicken
Sautéed Orange Shrimp
Sautéed General Tso's Chicken & Shrimp
Sautéed Sweet & Sour Chicken
Sautéed General Tso's Shrimp
Sautéed Lemom Chicken
Sautéed Sesame Shrimp
Sautéed General Tso's Shrimp & Scallops
Beverages
Diet Coke
12 oz Can
Sprite
12 oz Can
Coca Cola
12 oz Can
Ginger Ale
12 oz Can
Bottled Water
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Recent Reviews
Fantastic casual Chinese restaurant, with the best versions of many dishes that I've ever had over the last 50 years, including many restaurants in Los Angeles and its San Gabriel Valley that teems with authentic Chinese fare. Generous portions and friendly staff. I no longer live in DC, but I'm sure to return whenever life brings me back home.
October 2025
A large group of is enjoyed dinner here. I especially liked my shrimp and veggies Lite dish, which came with six large succulent shrimp, snow peas, sliced carrots and broccoli in a light mild sauce. Others raved about the duck, for which I plan to return. Many folks only ate half their meal and the restaurant provided Chinese takeout boxes to take the rest home.
August 2025
Nice little spot with super friendly service and delicious homemade dumplings and noodles. I got to try some Chinese beer for the first time (Tsingtao) as well and it was perfect with my food. I could not recommend this place more! 🤤🤤🤤
EDIT: here for a second time and the food is just as good. Eventually, I'll try something different, but for right now the homemade noodles and dumplings hiiiiit 🤤💖 I highly recommend the pan-fried veggie dumplings....
EDIT: here for a second time and the food is just as good. Eventually, I'll try something different, but for right now the homemade noodles and dumplings hiiiiit 🤤💖 I highly recommend the pan-fried veggie dumplings....
April 2025
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