I have been here 3 or 4 times and plan to return. Food is good, prices are fair. Tastes like the good Chinese food you could get at nearly any DC hole-in-the-wall place 20 years ago, but that now you have to go to some fancy place to find. The Beef and Broccoli is one of the best I've eaten in a long time. read more

Yo This is str8 and I eat at high end restaurants so trust me on this one ask for extra curry!!! read more

Dannie's Kitchen - Shrimp Singapore with extra curry - Chinese Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Why was my burger in a damn steak and cheese bun. My rice was dry and my shirmp and broccoli only came with 4 shrimp I know I ordered a small but damn I just payed 12 dollars. read more

I really recommend this Chinese food place, the service is great and the food is amazing. The place is small but organized but yeah i recommend this place . read more

The Service/Space: When I got here it was moderately busy with about 3 people waiting for their orders. There are some tables and chairs in the space, but mainly as a waiting room. I don't imagine a lot of people actually sitting and dining in here. The cashier was really nice and it is a typical order over the counter without bullet proof glass. My order took about 10 - 15 minutes. The Food: Compared to other Chinese take-out restaurants in the Petworth area, I feel like Dannie's gives you the least amount of food for the highest price point. However, I ordered the sesame chicken combination and fried wontons. The sesame chicken was good but didn't stand out compared to other places in the area. The fried wontons were pretty standard as well, but they did give a lot of sauce which was nice. Overall, Dannie's wouldn't be my top choice in the area, but it is pretty standard if I'm in the area. read more

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We ordered a LARGE to go food order on Christmas Day. They had it ready on time but when we got home THEY realized a few items were missing. They contacted us before we had even unpacked all the food. They immediately offered to deliver to us. Great Food. Great Service. Love local places that go the extra mile - even during busy dinner times. read more

I've lived in the are for 6 years now and Dannie's is my go-to when I've got a craving for Chinese takeout. Sometimes the only thing that'll hit the spot is a cheesesteak with some cheese wontons and a pint of ice cold lemonade tea. Now excuse me while I slip into a food coma. read more

This place is not clean. I placed an order for shrimp fried rice and it came in a filthy and disgusting container with visible dirt on the inside rim. Save yourself from food poisoning and just don't eat here. read more

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It is what it is... chinese American take out. If I wanted super authentic, I'd go elsewhere. But if you're craving chinese american, it hits the spot. I ordered dumplings and Szechuan chicken. The chicken wasn't the typical level of spice that you'd expect from Szechuan, but it was tasty and I was pleased that they had a nice mix of vegetables and not the cheapest stuff available. I can't comment on the wings which I know sell a lot there... but if I want wings, I'll go to an asian wing place. I'd go back. read more

Went here with a friend to I get some wings and mumbo sauce. The location is your standard Chinese carryout joint. No complaints on the service or the wait time. The wings and the mumbo are good. Not great, not bad, just very solid. The wings must've been fried to order judging by how hot they were (when will I learn to not try and shove chicken wings into my mouth the second I get them?). The mumo is right down central; not too sweet or ketchupy. I get my wings and mumbo with fries, and I will say the fries were perfectly executed (as well as previously-frozen crinkle fries can be). A lot of places have limp, soggy fries, while Dannie's were crispy with a soft, fluffy middle. All in all, a good place to stop by for some mumbo if you're in the area. read more

I found my wings and mumbo sauce to be pretty uneventful. Not the really sweet mumbo sauce and not the one that taste like catsup. It was mumbo sauce. I think I will be back to try the lunch special. Orange chicken because I see they use peels which I like. Much respect on not having bullet proof glass. read more

Dannie's Kitchen - The World Famous Dannie's Special - Chinese Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

On a block where you have to make a $50 nonrefundable deposit for a reservation at the restaurant next door, this place had an economical appeal. There's not a lot of Chinese food in the area for some reason and we wanted to spend locally. Unfortunately, we were disappointed. Both chicken dishes were bland. Staff was friendly and food was one time. read more

The customer service is poor. Instead of scallops they gave me circled cut tilapia fish then fried it. It was clearly not scallop. I really wish they would give better service and buy the products they advertise. read more

Today with great disappointment, I have to Yelp, about my service. I don't know if there is different cooks on different days; or if it was just a bad day. I ordered a 12" steak house sub, witch supposed to automatically come with green peppers, onions, and mushrooms. Lettuce tomatoes right???? Then I added bacon for $1.50 more. I also asked for America and provolone cheese. I received steak and cheese only American cheese and bacon. No green peppers and onions and mushrooms. No lettuce and tomatoes. No, mayo, ketchup, NOTHING!!!! I mean Damn!!!!! Carry-out needs to realize they're not only doing us a favor, but we're doing each other a favor. You have a business that entails cooking for a profit. I don't feel like cooking so I call you. But the quality of the product and services must be met. It drives me nuts!!!!!, that carry-out prices keeps going up but the quality of the food and service has continued to decline. I mean get your shit together. read more

TLDR: seems like standard Chinese takeout, but most things seem to be below average. Saw some mixed reviews here, but it's really close to me and sometimes you just really want late night Chinese take out, you know? I've ordered from here twice and was quite satisfied the first time with the veggie fried rice. Even without meat it had good flavor and so I was hopeful about their other dishes. The dough on the steamed dumplings was pretty chewy, but didn't have high hopes for them since they're probably made mostly to be fried. Was quite disappointed with my second order of szechuan tofu and fried cheese wontons. The tofu dish was straight up bland and the wontons were underfilled, crunchy on the edges, and tough in the center. If I ever go back, I'll stick to the fried rice and nothing else. read more

Save yourself the disappointment. Back in the late 80s it was another company and was a huge staple in dc. But this place serves "old" fries and re-cooks them. They forgot something I asked for three times when I placed the order. This newer generation of Chinese restaurateurs cook Chinese food with no flavor, sub-par service and a whole lot of excuses! Smh. I'm from a family of chefs- my mother and sister stopped eating from Chinese restaurants a long time ago! They don't respect those of us that keeps them in business. My best friend is married to an Asian and his parents are in the culinary industry and says to their daughter-in-law do NOT eat at Asian places where you DON'T SEE ASIANS EAT! And this time I am following through. read more

I ordered online and pre-tipped which I guess was my first mistake. The driver called me before he had even arrived saying that he did not want to find parking. He didn't even come to the lobby of my building I had to walk to the street. The food was just as disappointing. I ordered the sesame chicken it was chewy and stringy (although the sauce was fine). The beef fried rice tasted and smelled like fish. Almost like they had fried the rice in oil they had used already for cooking seafood. Do yourself a favor. DO NOT ORDER HERE. There are so many options for take out that are just as cheap. read more

Pros: Chicken is crispy, sauce good, broccoli fresh, and I like the pork fried rice. You can customize the spiciness (mild, med, spicy, very spicy)... I got spicy and can taste a hint of spiciness, but I don't think I would have noticed it at all had I not made a selection, it tastes pretty normal still. I give the Gen Tso chicken and pork fried rice combo a solid 4 stars... Not the best I've ever had, but better than other places I've tried in my area and I would order again if I had a craving. Cons: The eggroll that came with the lunch special was small and mushy inside. I will not order the steamed dumplings again, they're very bland and the dumpling sauce (which I normally order independent of dumplings to put on my fried rice) is terrible... it tastes super diluted... like a slightly oily soy-colored water, no flavor at all... very, very strange. Dumplings... 0 stars... yucks. Also, where are the fortune cookies?! read more

Dannie's Kitchen - General Tso's Chicken lunch special with pork fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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Decided to go to Dannie's carry out for lunch and I ordered a sweet & south pork and when I got home I was very upset because the pork coating was cooked too long and was a very dark brown color almost black. I calked and the women told me that I would have to bring the food back so the manager could see it and I told her that I was on my lunch break and was about 20 minutes away and could not cone back the same day, she then told me to save food and bring it back any day so they can see it. I won't be going back there again. Who saves food for days and take back to show how gross it looks? SMH I guess it's always best to look at your food before leaving, I took it as a learning experience and they won't get anymore of my hard earned government money. read more

A regular chinese takeout place. It's very popular in the area as there are always people waiting for their orders. I do wish they had crab rangoon though! read more

I have always been wary of places that serve things like subs and pizza along iwth Chinese food. This isn't gourmet Chinese, but it's GOOD Americanized Chinese food. Definitely recommend the General Tso's and the dumplings (steamed). General Tso's has been fried perfectly the times I have had it. Really a big fan. Decent Chinese food is hard to find in DC. This place is actually good, and the prices are reasonable. It's a carryout place, and it looks dated and still has the bulletproof glass, but the kitchen area is clean and the food is good and the cost is reasonable and they're pretty quick (for pick up, never had delivery). Definitely recommend. read more

This is probably the worse place to order from. The delivery man is always late, and they consistently make mistakes with their transactions and orders. Double charging like crazy! Everything is soaked in grease. Always trying to con the customer out of another dollar. If you still choose to order, I would review the menu and the charge to ensure they aren't charging extra! Had to wait a week to get my refund after going back and fourth with the business and the bank. Do not waste your money!!! read more

Craving Chinese food late at night and saw that this place had pretty decent review. Ordered online and got the sesame chicken and mozzarella sticks. The sesame chicken was alright, definitely did not live up to my expectations. The sauce was flavorful but the chicken was chewy and tasted like something from the frozen food isle. I would rate it a 3/5. I would rate the mozzarella sticks a solid 2/5. It was fried well, but the cheese inside was still pretty solid and was hard to chew through. Delivery took about 30-40 minute, not too bad of a wait. Overall, not a bad place to get chinese food but not the best. read more

Dannie's Kitchen - Sesame chicken. - Chinese Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Full disclaimer: I do only get Dannie's late at night when the other restaurants on Upshur have closed their kitchens. Having said that I'm a HUGE fan of Chinese food having grown up literally right next to a carryout and being the laziest teen I'd order constantly. I'm not a very picky eater and I definitely have my go to's. Shrimp lo mein is by far my favorite and the lady behind the counter is always super nice even when I come in 10 minutes before their kitchen closes. Sorry and thank you!! read more

Super delicious. I got the lunch special - for $6.50, I got a huge portion of sesame chicken, fried rice, and an egg roll. Can't beat that! The chicken was fried perfectly and had just the right amount of sauce. It's worth mentioning that they charge 50 cents extra if you use a credit card for a charge less than $8, but whatever. read more

Ordered from here for the second time tonight. Despite all of the bad reviews, this place has decent Chinese food (not sure of the "American" fare they serve). It's quick and convenient to the Petworth neighborhood. I've ordered their Lomein twice and it is very good. This time we also ordered shrimp and broccoli (huge shrimp portions) and chicken wings. The fried rice was just okay, but not bad. Overall good Chinese place and I'll be sure to return. read more

I've ordered from this place a few times and it has been delicious! The food is fresh and the portion size is great! Always on time with delivery, so friendly, and often even earlier than planned. Will definitely be ordering from here again. read more

I accidentally ordered chicken and broccoli through the app when I planned to order beef and broccoli. I could only eat the broccoli and rice. The texture of the chicken was too foreign and unlike any chicken I have ever eaten. I couldn't eat it. read more

If I could give this place a negative 5 stars I would. I have never had service as bad as I did last night in my entire life. I called to place an order for delivery which consisted of two Philly steak cheese rolls and sweat and sour chick (sauce on the side) with shrimp friend rice, no pea, no carrots and a shrimp egg roll. My order was read back to me and when I asked how long it would be, they hung up on me. After I received my food, I opened the container and noticed that I had plain fried rice and no egg rolls. I called the restaurant to explain that my order was wrong and was told by the guy who answered "I don't have time to talk to you, I will call you back". Ten minutes later, no phone call. So I jumped into my car and drove to the restaurant. Once I arrived the guy said I told you I would call you back, I'm busy right now. He proceeded to take another customer's order who came in after me and when he finally acknowledged me I ask for a manager and he said one was not there. He again walked away from me and begin to ignore me. I at that point, began to speak loudly enough for him to hear me through the glass and explained that my order was wrong and that I need for them to fix it. He grabbed my bag, looked at the receipt, tossed the bag in the garbage and proceeded to give me my money back. I told him that I did not want my money back, that I needed for him to just fix my order correctly, at that point he yelled at me and told me to get out. I was in a state of shock, I really like the food at Dannie's and have been there several times. This is not the first time they have gotten my order wrong but I still returned as a customer. However after my visit there last night I will never return to this establishment and have warned all of my friends not to return. I have never felt so unfairly treated by anyone. I am a paying customer who has spent hundreds of dollars in this place over the last year and this is how you treat your customers? This is the most tacky, trashy, disrespectful establishment I have ever been in. Please understand you are not the only restaurant in this area and I am sure there are others that would gladly take my money and not be rude about fixing an error. You have just lost one of your best customers and several of her friends. This place is disgusting. You have been warned....DO NOT waste your money at this dump. read more

Solid Chinese. Not fancy or amazing, but tasty and fast. Our favorites were the egg rolls and General Tso's chicken.

Our search for Chinese delivery has come to an end. We recently moved to the neighborhood and we found Dannie's. Don't hesitate or search much further; I'm a pretty picky eater and had a great experience. Great service, delivered hot and fast. We ordered Singapore Noodles, General Tso's and Hot and Sour Soup. The portions are very generous and the prices can't be beat. The food was really tasty and I will definitely order again. The hot and sour soup is the best I've tasted. My husband, who doesn't even like mushrooms, like the mushrooms in this soup; that says something! However, next time I'll order the large as he did eat more of my soup than I had expected to share. :-) The General Tso's wasn't greasy, presented well, and the only thing I could say is that it could come with more broccoli - but that is par for the course with all GTC dishes. read more

I've used to ordered from Dannies until today when I realized they are RIP offs and don't honor there word. Im always spending over $30 to $50 per order (used to). I had ordered 2 6 piece chicken wings with chicken rice with no onions no sprouts bc I'm allergic. They said we will give u a store credit bc we are closed. I said ok then called today to get what I am owed because they screwed up my order and now they talking about the only thing they can do is take $2 my new order...why the hell they didn't send the delivery guy back because I paid cash $$$!!!!! read more

I have a love/hate relationship Dannie's. I love the food - definitely the best carry out in Petworth. I hate the staff - they are slow, rude, and not very appreciative of customers. Hint: Their prices on Eat24 and Seamless are slightly cheaper. read more

Good takeout. We had them deliver General Tso and Sweet and Sour Chicken to the Children's Hospital where my son is staying. The driver was quick(less than 40 mins). Food was good and hot. The portions size were huge. read more

So good and large portions too. I ordered the general Tso's chicken combination with an extra shrimp egg roll. The food was delicious, filling and tasted really authentic, much better than Panda Express. I will definitely be coming back. Thank God I live nearby. read more

So happy that I found this place. Ordered the general tso's and was blown away. Pretty cheap too.

Dudeeeeee. $4 for gastronomical size 2 fried chicken pieces and french fries. If you eat all of it too fast, be prepared to feel sick, but soooo worth it still. read more

Nasty food and terrible customer service. I tried to return some of the food because it was extremely dry and nasty. And the rude cashier began telling me that they don't make mistakes and if they did make a mistake, they would refund it however they don't. When I requested to speak to the manager the woman sent a text on her phone which I was not able to see and told me that the manager said they could only 50% of my purchase. I was not allowed to speak to the manager and she would not tell me when he or she would be here, or give me the manager's number so we could speak. read more

Not usually a fan of Chinese food, but I went in and got some General Tso's chicken because it was convenient... It turned out to be one of the best I've ever had..definitely will stop by again. read more

I've ate at this carry out for years. As usual with any Chinese carry out, the customer service is poor. The drivers sometimes have an attitude and the inside NEEDS to be remodeled. But the food is cool. Lol read more