50 Best Chinese Restaurants near Derwood

“Ordered take out from this restaurant on Christmas and was so pleased with the food. First off, they were so quick with preparing the food for take out on such a busy day. Ordered multiple appetizers and entrees and all the dishes were so flavorful and the portions were a good size for the price. Will be going back to try more of the menu.“

“China Jade is one of our absolute favorites!
My husband and I have keep it in regular rotation alongside China Bistro (Mama's Dumplings), and Sichuan Jin River. Becky and Wendy are incredibly hospitable, and the food is consistently spot-on. We especially come for their authentic Szechuan and Cantonese dishes — always flavorful, always satisfying. A must-try! Generous portions deliver excellent value at a fair price.“

“I have nothing but good things to say about Gourmet Asian Bistro (7224 Muncaster Mill Rd, Derwood, MD 20855). It offers Chinese, Thai, and sushi. I've eaten there 3 times in the past 2 weeks, and it's been excellent every time and affordable! The vegetable tofu soup ($2.95) is huge, satisfying, and full of veggies. The wonton soup ($2.95) has 3 good sized wontons. Both soups come with a bowl of tastier-than-average fried wonton strips on the side that I end up munching on during the entire meal. The sizzling black pepper beef ($16.95?) was tasty, but I was more impressed by the noodle dishes. The beef chow fun ($14.95?) and the Singapore mei fun ($13.95) were beautifully seasoned and cooked perfectly. I've also gotten the salmon nigiri ($5.95?) a couple times, and it's generously portioned and fresh with great quality salmon. Every meal ends with a complimentary tiny scoop of vanilla ice cream and fortune cookie. There are plenty of good Chinese restaurants in MoCo, but Gourmet Asian Bistro is my current favorite for best flavor and value.“

“We come here about every couple of weeks, and it all started after our very first visit — we’ve been craving their fish ever since. The fish is always incredibly fresh, and that’s the main reason we keep coming back.

The owner and the staff are genuinely warm and welcoming, which makes every visit feel comfortable and familiar. We really appreciate how accommodating they are, especially when we ask to set some fish aside without spice for our kids who can’t handle spicy food yet. They’re always happy to help.

If you’re looking for truly fresh fish and friendly, thoughtful service, this place is a go-to for us.“

“We have been to TaiPei Tokyo Cafe several times and have enjoyed the meal and the service from Flora and Kylie. They and the way our food was prepared and served always makes the visit enjoyable. I have tried many items on their menu and never disappointed. We will certainly go back. John“

“The portions are big. They have a good ratio of each ingredient and side veggies. The spicy level was satisfactory. Prices are affordable. Service was good. The service staff was attentive, friendly, professional, and welcoming. He also didn't come to bother us like many white restaurants do. My girlfriend and I do not want to be bothered when we are dining out. The broth was rich. Ingredients were fresh. Very positive experience. Even though it is a little too far for us, we will come again.“

“I was excited to try this new dumpling spot since I heard it just opened. I tried to make a reservation ahead of time since it was the weekend, but there seemed to be an issue with their system and it wouldn’t go through. So I had to just show up and ended up waiting a long time to get seated.

However, once we got in, the food was actually really good and everything came out pretty quickly, which I appreciated. The reservation issue and the wait weren’t great, but the dumplings were tasty enough that I’d go back again.“

“The Chongqing Spicy Chicken is fantastic every time. If you have never had it before this is the place to get it. All of the dishes I've tried are very fresh and aromatic, especially regarding the oils and sauces. It is very apparent that all the ingredients are of good quality. Service is polite and very quick.“

“Saw an influencer raving about this so off we went to try for ourselves. So glad we did, we thoroughly enjoyed it. We opted for the AUCE dim sum which they offer on the weekends. Part of what I liked about this is you order off the menu not a rolling cart coming by like many dim sum places. This way I could read through all the options and know what I wanted to try. And not be disappointed if I ordered something I didn’t like. But this was not an issue here, there was nothing we ordered that wasn’t delicious!!! Dave kept asking what my favorite dish was but I couldn’t answer, it was all so good! So many choices but we couldn’t fit in all of what we wanted to try. We can’t wait to go back to try other dishes! The staff was always checking in with us, offered suggestions and made sure our teapot stayed filled. Do yourself a favor and go try it for yourself!“

“Their food is delicious, the soup dumplings are my favorite. Wish I was still living in the area so I could get there more often. ^^“

“Best egg drop soup that I've had in years! The eggplant loves green bean was fantastic. We're ordering again tonight to try other items.“

“Foo Lin continues to be absolute perfection. Every single time we come here, it’s five stars — no exceptions.

This visit, we tried the Hunan flounder special, and wow. The flounder was incredibly fresh — succulent, juicy, and cooked perfectly. The Hunan sauce it came with was bold, flavorful, and absolutely amazing. I’m genuinely excited to post the pictures because we were too busy enjoying the food to do it justice in the moment.

As always, the hot and sour soup hits every single time. The spring rolls are amazing, the egg rolls are amazing, and the spicy shrimp dumplings are out of this world. There is not a single miss on the menu.

And the service? Truly unmatched. The bartending and hospitality here are exceptional. Ms. Lin and Jenny is also absolutely amazing — warm, attentive, and consistently wonderful. The staff makes you feel like family, not just customers.

I’ve been coming to Foo Lin for over 20 years, and I can honestly say it’s the best Chinese food I’ve ever had. I will never love another place the way I love this one. The food, the service, the consistency — it’s all just incredible.

If you haven’t been, you’re missing out. It is and always will be a favorite“

“The food here is passable, the customer service is terrible. They're supposed to provide a fork and napkins, but when you open the bag the food comes in, there's nothing. You have to keep asking, and they only give you one napkin. I mean, hi... very bad service. That's why they only get one star.“

“Love this hidden gem. Food is great every time.“

“Delicious Chinese food specializing in Sichuan cuisine that has plenty of great dishes with a good level of spice.

If you're brave enough to try bitter melon, they've got that here, but otherwise, would recommend their twice-cooked pork and their Zhong dumplings!

Service was phenomenal and the restaurant has plenty of seating!“

“Outdoor picnics delight As good as usual“

“Had a delicious dinner at Full Key restaurant. Ordered garlic shrimp Chinese broccoli & hot tea. Large portions, excellent service. My family goes here regularly, we love it! I accidentally left my purse there, & they had held it for me~ thank you, Full Key!“

“I ordered from here for the first time and the service was great! They made our food in a fair amount of time and the food tasted good. Their half and half iced tea lemonade was amazing. I ordered two of those after trying out a cup from one container.“

“I love this place! I've been here about five times now and it just keeps getting better. I always get just the basic AYCE for $27 and the meat is good for the price. The service is consistently good, and recently they added a make your own sauce bar, with a buffet of rice, noodles, fried rice, tons of vegetables and sides to choose from, as well as little cakes and ice cream included! Karaoke is always fun and the atmosphere is great.

Side note, they do validate parking but for 2 hours only. And they charge an additional $17 for food waste so be mindful of what you get. All in all, I recommend checking this place out!“

“The food was good. Avoid the beef spare rub entre but definitely get pan fried noodles with Seafood and the Duck dishes. Dim sum is also tasty!!“

“The best soup dumplings / xiaolongbao in the DMV!! We have tried soup dumplings from Bobs Shanghai, Yus Noodles, A&J, and even the new Nan Xiang at Montgomery Mall, but we still keep coming back to Shanghai Taste.

Both their steamed soup dumplings and pan fried soup dumplings are absolutely delicious.

It is a small family owned restaurant. The service is quick, if not the most warm. The food is hot and delicious! Prices are great relative to their portions.“

“Came here with a colleague and had the fried oyster appetizer and fried pork chop rice noodle in tomato broth. Both were excellent! Returned the next day with my hubby and had the fried jumbo shrimp appetizer and the beef flank rice noodle in tomato broth. Both were amazing! The name “Shi Miao Dao” or in Chinese “十秒到” means “arrive in 10 seconds”. In both my visits, the dishes indeed did arrive swiftly
, steaming hot and absolutely delicious! I highly recommend this restaurant!!“

“Visited for dim sum for the first time today. There was no wait at 11am on a Sunday, perhaps the nice spring weather today kept people away and outside. Shrimp dumplings, pork buns, egg tarts, broccoli with oyster sauce, fried squid, pork fried rice, sesame balls were all good. Service was fast and friendly, environment was clean and pleasant. For a family of four the bill was $100 and we left very full. Would come back.“

“Love enjoying lunch and dinner here. I enjoy the staff and make sure you make reservations because the weekend evenings get pretty packed. Good food Good atmosphere Good staff Highly recommend“

“oh my goodness. Everything, the freshest seafood I've seen in just about ever, delicious broths, huge portions, great presentation. My first hot pot experience and I will be back, a lot of times. Met the owner, and he was wonderful too. I highly suggest supporting this tasty, and fresh establishment“

“This restaurant had perfect skewers, perfect hot pot, perfect sauce bar, perfect everything. I don’t know how else to describe this amazing place. Clean, yummy foods, comfortable seats, everything positive about this. People, you need to come here just to experience the specialty!“

“Everything on the menu is vegetarian. We love the house seaweed soup for two. Best imitation chicken in Rockville. My favorite is the ginger chicken with broccoli. But chicken with vegetables is also a winner! Huge menu! Great spot for vegetarian food.“

“I ordered food for an event . The lady was very helpful and really nice . She gave me so many options and prices .
Good was delicious and all the people at my party were delighted by the food . 🥘
Price is good and affordable, for the price it was a lot of food . I ordered special lo mein and spring rolls .
I will go back for future events and parties , and I will go try food for lunch specials.

Thank you 😊“

“Stopped by Double Lucky Star after a friend told me about it, and now I’m hooked. The roast duck is outta this world — crispy skin, tender meat, just the right amount of seasoning. Their BBQ pork’s got that perfect sweet-salty balance too.

What I really appreciate is how fresh everything tastes. You can tell it’s made right before pickup, none of that sitting-under-a-heat-lamp stuff. I usually grab a family combo after work — saves me cooking and the kitchen stays clean.

Folks behind the counter are always polite, even when they’re busy. Feels like they actually care about what they’re serving.

It’s not fancy, but it’s solid. Tastes like something your uncle would cook if he ran a BBQ shop in Hong Kong. Definitely worth a stop if you’re anywhere near Rockville.“

“Good parking; though only 2 spaces! GREAT egg drop 🍜 soup (my favorites). Wheelchair accessible. 👩‍🦽“

“This place is so good for quick Chinese food! They always pack the containers and definitely do not skimp on the meat! Price is good for how much food they give! Always in 10 minutes or less, I’ve been coming here for only a few months so I’m glad i found this place“

“Their spring rolls are so crunchy and flaky you can taste the freshness and pairs nicely with the shrimp and broccoli. Their food has that signature carry out taste you crave and not everyone gets right. The food is always hot and you can taste the good quality. This is also the only place I’ve seen that has the cutest mini shop inside where you can get adorable collectibles.“

“Lovely traditional Chinese restaurant. Cozy tables and booths. Good food and good service. I had the pork egg foo young and it was delicious. The gravy was perfect. Very generous portions too which made the price easier to take since I got two meals out of it. Will definitely go back.“

“Pleasantly surprised of the quality of food here. Can't comment on the fusion Chinese food, but the two dishes I order - Chongqing Chicken and Basil Eggplant - were authentic, well-seasoned, and not oily. They used enough dried chili pepper such that the spice penetrates into the fried chicken. They got all components of the dish right also including peanuts, the numbness from peppercorn, and even the aromatics garlic and ginger slices. The eggplant dish was superb as well. The sauce has a consistency sufficient to coat the eggplant, and the larger eggplant pieces in the dish still had structure to them, not completely mushy. Will be back for sure. I wish there were two menus though, one for authentic Chinese food and one for American Chinese.“

“Peter Changs is our favorite Chinese take out. We ordered the “GuoBao” sweet sour flounder. It’s usually very good. This time there was barely any sauce. Maybe it was an off night. We also ordered the spicy dry fried bamboo fish. The cumin gives it a slight curry flavor but it’s very good! We love it. The egg scallion fried rice is a good pairing.“

“Love this hidden gem. Food is great every time.“

“The food is authentic and delicious. From the dumpling noodle soup, seafood congee, string beans in garlic sauce, duck and other menu items; I have yet to have a bad meal here.“

“Solid spot, they do great lunch and dinner service, everything is always delicious and I just tried their dim sum menu today. It's a limited menu but everything was done well. Service is always fast and friendly, zero complaints. Place is small, no frills but totally fine. Yu Noodles is one of the many great east Asian restaurants in Rockville, and very affordable too.“

“This place is superb! Tje food and service is great. They are one of the few places who serve Egg Foo Young. We ❤️ it. Their Kung Pao Chicken is very good. We also enjoyed their Chicken Lo Mein as well as their Shrimp Chow Fun. Grace is an excellent server and Leo at the register is very friendly and accommodating. We definitely recommend this place as Chinese comfort food!“

“This is a takeout place. I ordered delivery, which was expensive. With delivery fee, convenience fee, tax, and tip, the cost was more than double for the food.
I was pleasantly surprised by the food. I ordered two lunches. You get a choice of appetizers. The wonton soup is much tastier than at most restaurants. The egg roll was pretty good.
I ordered shrimp with vegetables, which comes in a white sauce. The shrimp was cooked perfectly, and the vegetables were crisp. For under $3 extra, you can get plain lo mein instead of rice. It was tasty.
I also ordered Szechuan pork. It's supposed to be spicy. I found it mildly spicy. It comes with broccoli, carrots, and onions. They give you plenty of pork, and the sauce has a nice flavor.
I will get their food again, but not with delivery.“

“The food and service was very good! Generous portion of food.“

“Great food, speedy excellent service, and excellent vibes. The music they play overhead is pretty loud though, but, it’s definitely a nice spot to go out w/ The family or w/ riends.“

“The Lady is mean not the daughter but the mom, I don't what's wrong with her she always grumpy at me and the rice they don't mixed well when is fried rice you can see lot of white rice spot because they don't mixed well, I like the food but because of her attitude my head hurts alot when I go there ,that's right I don't buy often is really rare that I order food from there, she needs to change her attitude to get more customers.“

“Our go to affordable Chinese takeout. They don’t skimp on the food and always fill it to the brim. We always order their pork fried rice, chefs delight, and fried dumplings.
This time we ordered their crispy beef and salt & pepper fish.
Crispy beef - It is thinly sliced and the beef is dry. However, we like to order it because of the crunchy texture and the sweet and spicy flavor.

Salt & pepper fish- Well fried and not oily. It has a very good mild jalapeño flavor.

My interaction with the lady has always been congenial on the phone and in-person. I’ve“

“The general tsos chicken was tasty. The spicy wonton was okay but the chili oil seemed to be too diluted. Looks to be a take out only place. My initial impression of the restaurant is that it's probably not a place to go out of the way for, but is good as something quick, affordable and tasty on the way home if you are looking for American-Chinese food.“

“If you are looking for a good Chinese carry out? This is the place you want to check out. It’s hard finding a place where the food taste fresh. Orange chicken, honey sesame chicken will not disappoint. Parking is a breeze and the lady in the front is nice! Will continue to come here“

“They were pretty fast w my food, probably only 15-20 mins. I ordered an egg drop soup and 3 orders of 3 wings w fries. The food were really good, a pretty clean place. Good customer service. Plus my daughter knew one of the kids working there. Great place. I would recommend it for any people who loves Chinese food or trying it!“

“It is a homey little place. We enjoy the dumplings and noodle dishes.“

“Ok so I have had the shrimp with brocolli and white rice a few times which was really good. But today I ordered the singnapore noodles with shrimp and I put non spicy and it was a little too spicy for me, but it was still good, I just prefer less spice. The spring roll or egg roll was so delicious and crunchy. The cheesecake was horrible and frozen. I couldn't even eat it. I shouldv'e maybe ordered the vanilla cake.“

“Been going here for many years. Always big portions. I love the wing, I love hormone induced wings. They are huge. 6pieces is the same as 12 pieces at a wing place. Got Pan fried shrimp noodles. No broccoli is not supposed to be fully cooked. (To one of the reviewers) lots of shrimp. Pretty tasty. Had to get American style general tso chicken. Also good. I have been to places that are mostly breading and little meat. This place is opposite. No more free tea. Condiments use to be out so you could get whatever you need. No more . No frills. Highly recommended . We got a lot of food“