Pleasantly surprised with how good the food was. The iron pot rice with chicken sausage was excellent. The rice was cooked perfectly and not overpowered by soy sauce. What's nice is the menu offers more hard core Chinese dishes in a way that many in the US could appreciate. The flounder in numbing sauce is an example. This is not a dish you'll see on most Chinese menus in suburbia US. It is a good choice and had interesting flavors without being too odd. The steamed bronzino is another example of a good balance of flavors and not masking the taste of the fish. The restaurant is nicely decorated and provided a good environment for a meal with friends.
Robert A
Best Chinese food in the area, by far.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Richard B.
As a vegan I super appreciate when a popular restaurant like this has multiple awesome dishes available. This outpost of Peter Chang's still has the smoked tofu dish that the Arlington location recently dropped.
Patrick Min
I had a fantastic experience at the latest Peter Chang restaurant in McLean! Peter Chang restaurants are known for their exceptional quality and service, and this one certainly lived up to that reputation. Their commitment to using only the freshest and highest-quality ingredients to create delicious dishes with less or no MSG sets them apart.The restaurant is beautifully decorated with trendy wood tones and light sky colors, creating a minimal atmosphere without overcrowding the space with typical Chinese elements that are too cliche.I thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of the restaurant and am looking forward to returning soon to try more dishes.Vegetarian options: Lots of vegetarian food options.Parking: It has its own parking lot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Combination Fried Rice, Sesame Beef w General TSO Sauce, Steamed Pork Soup Dumpling 4, Szechuan Twice Cooked Pork
Hung N.
Mapo Tofu. I did not ask for less salt but the disk is real salty. I did not want to hurt my family so it went to the trash can. Mongolian beeft. The vegetable was overcooked. The whole thing did not look and taste attractive. The green bean is acceptable. I have tried Peter Chang in Arlington, in Charlottesville and Mama Chang. This was the most unsatisfied experience. I hope this review reach the owner or the cook. I won't be back this location. I did give 4 stars instead of 2 stars cause it was just a meal for me but a serious business for the restaurant. Just hope they do it better.
Jason Stewart
This is by far the worst location. Not even worth trying. They also have the worst carry out rules it’s just bad all around. Go to the Arlington location trust me it’s worth the drive.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Tom M.
This is one of a few PC family restaurants in the area. I like to think of this Chinese food as fresher, higher quality, more vegetables and more creative than the typical Chinese restaurant. The food is very good and is highly recommended. Located in an old, yes old building but the inside is refreshed and clean and comfortable than the previous dingy looking Chinese restaurant previously located here I have only done take out but have returned again and again and maybe, yes....again and again . It's worthy. Pad Thai, kung pao, sesame beef and many other yummy dishes are recommended. I think the salt is a bit much but otherwise flavors are great. Parking is a bit of a challenge and be sure NOT to park in adjoining lot- you will get towed (read the signs!!).
Brian M.
Every time I try to order Ma Po Tofu (my favorite dish) they only offer a vegan bland version. I'm sorry label your dishes correctly and don't cater to ppl who cant read the description. your ruining the best dishes for people without intelligence.
N W (Helen)
Great place to try some authentic Chinese dishes. Overall quality and taste of the dishes we ordered were good and you can tell that they’ve chosen the high quality of ingredients. The green onion and egg fried rice was amazing tasty and much cheaper than the Yang Chou fried rice. Portion size is large. Was happy to see some authentic decors around the restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Mushroom Sauce w Seafood & Vermicelli
Shahzad Rahman
Food excellent but for saltiness. Please go easy on salt.
Peter Chang is one of the go to spots my family orders from. We usually order a variety of different dishes. This time we ordered some spare ribs, shui zhu beef, chicken with bamboo shoots, and chicken with mushrooms. The food wasn't bad but all tasted a bit too thick and kind of similar to one another. My favorite was the mini spare ribs.
Ben M
We went here with friends who introduced us to this restaurant. What an extraordinary dining experience. We have Never had more delicious Chinese food, both in flavor and innovation. We have recommended this restaurant to several friends. Really wonderful food. Staff was wonderful. The balloon scallion pancakes were a masterpiece, both in presentation and in flavor. Thank you, Peter Chang McLean.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Akhil K
This is the first time I have been to this restaurant. This food was very bad here. The staff are aggressive and weren’t polite to us. We belong to a different nationality and Chinese cuisine is very new to us. The waitress did not have the patience to talk to us. She could explain us what we were ordering but was not much interested in us. She kept rushing us and we ended up ordering something that we did not plan of eating. This restaurant only wants money not the customer’s satisfaction. The food was very bad and we could not complete it. Not going here anytime again and please visit some other restaurants than this.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Richard Post
We have a habit in our family of going to a new restaurant that no one has been to in order to celebrate a birthday, and this time it was the new Peter Chang that opened in Mclean. We got reservations for 7:00, which was probably warranted for that time or before, but by 7:30 the restaurant had begun to clear out, so if you are looking for a later time it should be fine without one.This restaurant opened in what had been (consecutively) two different asian restaurants in the the time time we have lived here, so they had little input into the general layout, which had the unfortunate side effect that one picture window lead out into the parking lot, so we were bathed by a set of headlights for at least 10 minutes straight at one point (directly into the eyes of half the party). Widespread reflective surfaces lead to high noise levels during our meal, and it was most of the way through before we could actually hear that there was ambient music.Overall customer load trended young and Asian, a good sign for an Asian-themed restaurant.Service was generally good, but it probably took 5-10 minutes to get someone to bring us our bill at the end of the meal, which was their low point.The food however stood out. Not your typical "find in every restaurant" dish, and each individual plate had its own taste, instead of the "take ingredient set "A" and add sauce #2" approach that is all too common with Asian-themed restaurants. Word of warning beforehand, nothing we ordered was mild, so spice-fearing individuals should tread with caution.Thoroughly enjoyable, and I hope to find an excuse to go back again, or try out some others of the Chang dining group.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
I.E. Xam
Peter Chang keeps opening new restaurants. I believe this is about #15. I have been to five now and this newest is really good also.We ordered:Bubble Scallion PancakePork Soup DumplingsSpicy Shredded Pork with Garlic SauceWagyu Beef LomeinEverything was excellent. Large menu includes cold dishes, dim sum bites,rice and noodles, vegan, soups, meat and poultry and seafood. Service was first class. Very friendly quick and efficient.
Pleasantly surprised with how good the food was. The iron pot rice with chicken sausage was excellent. The rice was cooked perfectly and not overpowered by soy sauce. What's nice is the menu offers more hard core Chinese dishes in a way that many in the US could appreciate. The flounder in numbing sauce is an example. This is not a dish you'll see on most Chinese menus in suburbia US. It is a good choice and had interesting flavors without being too odd. The steamed bronzino is another example of a good balance of flavors and not masking the taste of the fish. The restaurant is nicely decorated and provided a good environment for a meal with friends.
Best Chinese food in the area, by far.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
As a vegan I super appreciate when a popular restaurant like this has multiple awesome dishes available. This outpost of Peter Chang's still has the smoked tofu dish that the Arlington location recently dropped.
I had a fantastic experience at the latest Peter Chang restaurant in McLean! Peter Chang restaurants are known for their exceptional quality and service, and this one certainly lived up to that reputation. Their commitment to using only the freshest and highest-quality ingredients to create delicious dishes with less or no MSG sets them apart.The restaurant is beautifully decorated with trendy wood tones and light sky colors, creating a minimal atmosphere without overcrowding the space with typical Chinese elements that are too cliche.I thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of the restaurant and am looking forward to returning soon to try more dishes.Vegetarian options: Lots of vegetarian food options.Parking: It has its own parking lot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Combination Fried Rice, Sesame Beef w General TSO Sauce, Steamed Pork Soup Dumpling 4, Szechuan Twice Cooked Pork
Mapo Tofu. I did not ask for less salt but the disk is real salty. I did not want to hurt my family so it went to the trash can. Mongolian beeft. The vegetable was overcooked. The whole thing did not look and taste attractive. The green bean is acceptable. I have tried Peter Chang in Arlington, in Charlottesville and Mama Chang. This was the most unsatisfied experience. I hope this review reach the owner or the cook. I won't be back this location. I did give 4 stars instead of 2 stars cause it was just a meal for me but a serious business for the restaurant. Just hope they do it better.
This is by far the worst location. Not even worth trying. They also have the worst carry out rules it’s just bad all around. Go to the Arlington location trust me it’s worth the drive.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
This is one of a few PC family restaurants in the area. I like to think of this Chinese food as fresher, higher quality, more vegetables and more creative than the typical Chinese restaurant. The food is very good and is highly recommended. Located in an old, yes old building but the inside is refreshed and clean and comfortable than the previous dingy looking Chinese restaurant previously located here I have only done take out but have returned again and again and maybe, yes....again and again . It's worthy. Pad Thai, kung pao, sesame beef and many other yummy dishes are recommended. I think the salt is a bit much but otherwise flavors are great. Parking is a bit of a challenge and be sure NOT to park in adjoining lot- you will get towed (read the signs!!).
Every time I try to order Ma Po Tofu (my favorite dish) they only offer a vegan bland version. I'm sorry label your dishes correctly and don't cater to ppl who cant read the description. your ruining the best dishes for people without intelligence.
Great place to try some authentic Chinese dishes. Overall quality and taste of the dishes we ordered were good and you can tell that they’ve chosen the high quality of ingredients. The green onion and egg fried rice was amazing tasty and much cheaper than the Yang Chou fried rice. Portion size is large. Was happy to see some authentic decors around the restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Mushroom Sauce w Seafood & Vermicelli
Food excellent but for saltiness. Please go easy on salt.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Peter Chang is one of the go to spots my family orders from. We usually order a variety of different dishes. This time we ordered some spare ribs, shui zhu beef, chicken with bamboo shoots, and chicken with mushrooms. The food wasn't bad but all tasted a bit too thick and kind of similar to one another. My favorite was the mini spare ribs.
We went here with friends who introduced us to this restaurant. What an extraordinary dining experience. We have Never had more delicious Chinese food, both in flavor and innovation. We have recommended this restaurant to several friends. Really wonderful food. Staff was wonderful. The balloon scallion pancakes were a masterpiece, both in presentation and in flavor. Thank you, Peter Chang McLean.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is the first time I have been to this restaurant. This food was very bad here. The staff are aggressive and weren’t polite to us. We belong to a different nationality and Chinese cuisine is very new to us. The waitress did not have the patience to talk to us. She could explain us what we were ordering but was not much interested in us. She kept rushing us and we ended up ordering something that we did not plan of eating. This restaurant only wants money not the customer’s satisfaction. The food was very bad and we could not complete it. Not going here anytime again and please visit some other restaurants than this.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
We have a habit in our family of going to a new restaurant that no one has been to in order to celebrate a birthday, and this time it was the new Peter Chang that opened in Mclean. We got reservations for 7:00, which was probably warranted for that time or before, but by 7:30 the restaurant had begun to clear out, so if you are looking for a later time it should be fine without one.This restaurant opened in what had been (consecutively) two different asian restaurants in the the time time we have lived here, so they had little input into the general layout, which had the unfortunate side effect that one picture window lead out into the parking lot, so we were bathed by a set of headlights for at least 10 minutes straight at one point (directly into the eyes of half the party). Widespread reflective surfaces lead to high noise levels during our meal, and it was most of the way through before we could actually hear that there was ambient music.Overall customer load trended young and Asian, a good sign for an Asian-themed restaurant.Service was generally good, but it probably took 5-10 minutes to get someone to bring us our bill at the end of the meal, which was their low point.The food however stood out. Not your typical "find in every restaurant" dish, and each individual plate had its own taste, instead of the "take ingredient set "A" and add sauce #2" approach that is all too common with Asian-themed restaurants. Word of warning beforehand, nothing we ordered was mild, so spice-fearing individuals should tread with caution.Thoroughly enjoyable, and I hope to find an excuse to go back again, or try out some others of the Chang dining group.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Peter Chang keeps opening new restaurants. I believe this is about #15. I have been to five now and this newest is really good also.We ordered:Bubble Scallion PancakePork Soup DumplingsSpicy Shredded Pork with Garlic SauceWagyu Beef LomeinEverything was excellent. Large menu includes cold dishes, dim sum bites,rice and noodles, vegan, soups, meat and poultry and seafood. Service was first class. Very friendly quick and efficient.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Scallion Bubble Pancake, Steamed Pork Soup Dumpling 4