I have been going to Full Key for as long as I can remember (since I was a little girl). This place has been around FOREVER, but the one thing that has never changed? Okay two things. One: the food is consistent and delicious. Two: the decor. I'll be honest they had some upgrades, but they could use a little more oomf with the decor. The booths have probably been there since it first opened (nothing wrong with that, vintage!). The dish ware though, could probably be chucked and replaced. The food though? That's what keeps us coming back. My dad loves their wonton noodle soup and we will drive that one hour drive just for this dang bowl. It is still just as good as when I was a kid and honestly I'm not even that into wonton soup. I don't know: the broth is perfect, the wontons aren't lacking filling, and the noodles are cooked to perfection every time. As for the other dishes? I love the intestine with sour cabbage and their salt and pepper pork chop/squid. Those are also staples. Highly recommend this place and I honestly hope they'll be around long enough for me to take my kids here someday! read more

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Service: Family Style. This place serves their meals family style and so is their service. Everyone helps everyone and each person is just as responsive as the last. Food: Consistent. I've been going here for years and the quality of the food has never changed! Still the amazing taste time and time again. Below is my usual order that I think is amazing: Seafood Chow Fun - my absolute favorite Black Pepper Beef - comes in a clay pot and is full of flavor Soy Chicken - tender but be careful of bones On to my next food adventure... read more

The food here is to die for! Authentic Chinese food that never disappoints. The wonton noodle soup is delicious. The service is very good. The ambiance is very comfortable and classy. Love coming here for lunch. read more

A lil bit too crowded. The only thing I had a problem with not spicy enough for eggplant and they even asked me. I had the roasted duck and noodles read more

Very nice experience. I ordered carry out but everyone was still very friendly and the food was excellent. The only negative is that the parking is a mess. The restaurant is near a very busy intersection in Wheaton, so getting in and out is difficult and you may not gone a parking spot. read more

My partner and I have been here about three times now - it'd probably be more if we lived closer. Food is excellent and flavorful, takes me back to my childhood in Singapore. We never fail to order the wonton noodle soup; noodles were springy and broth was hearty. Wontons are big too. For anything roasted, you have to get there around lunchtime. We finally managed to try the soy chicken and roasted pork, and holy shit, we were not disappointed. I don't think I've tasted anything like it outside of Asia. Soy chicken was juicy, tender, and flavorful. (It does come with bones, but again: authentic.) Roasted pork was tender and with just the right hint of sweetness to it. The smallest portion of roasted pork is 1/2 lb, but paired with a 1/4 soy chicken and it's great for two. Service is good. read more

It is A MUST GO！ Amazing food, best Cantonese restaurant I've ever had in DMV area. Highly recommend Wonton Noodle roasted duck and chicken and 5-StarDuck Blood with Pork Intestine！Last but not least-- A loud shout out to the waitress for their hospitality and service！ read more

Full Key Restaurant - Duck Blood with Pork Intestine - Chinese Near Me - Wheaton, Maryland

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Good traditional Chinese food is hard to come by, especially when not in flushing or west coast. This place is the definition of authentic: shitty (by American standards) service, over-decorated walls, booths that have duct tape covered holes, but AMAZING food. The roasted pork is to die for, no matter what you should get it. We also got the yuxiang eggplant + garlic chinese watercress. Both cooked perfectly. A tip: there is way more parking in the back (but watch out for meteor sized potholes). read more

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Best Cantonese food in dc. Service is great. Do not miss the wonton soup and the bbq meats.

UNFULL KEY AND UNHAPPY! My office just ordered a group lunch costs $100 today. We realized that they forgot to include rice in the bag after my husband picked up the food and drove 30 mind to our office in Tysons. The size of beef brisket looks like an appetizer but charged $15. The cod fish casserole costs $30 even though stated $23.95 on the menu, is not worthy. We had to buy more food and rice from another restaurant. read more

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Thumbs up for the Roasted duck even a little pricey . We were there twice within a week.

This is my fiance's family's go to spot for all family celebrations and I loveee it! The staff are super efficient, dishes come out quickly despite the restaurant being packed every single time I have been here :) Take it as a good sign that this place is always packed because the food is amazing! Authentic Chinese dishes at a super reasonable price! When I come here with my fiance's family we feast like kings and queens! We order at least 10 dishes to split amongst ourselves. It feels like we are in a competitive eating match because we literally eat till our stomachs hurt from being so full -_- A few of my favorites and why... - Congee - This is all I ate when I had my wisdom teeth pulled. The rice broth is so flavorful, I have not found one restaurant that can compare to Full Key's Congee!!! - Deep Fried Seafood - The squid, shrimp and clams are deep fried to the perfect crisp drenched in a light spicy garlic sauce. - Water Spinach (Rau Muong in Vietnamese) - We like to order one veggie dish to pretend we are trying to be healthy. The water spinach has a oily, garlic flavor that somehow manages to taste good with everything! Parking can be a nightmare, be prepared to circle the lot of a few times to find a spot :( Other than that, I can't think of anything negative to say. If you have not tried this spot out, you are missing out on one of the best Chinese spots in all of the DMV! read more

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I have not eaten here, but my wife's experience deserves to be shared... She met a few co-workers for lunch at Full Key. One lady ordered an Vietnamese iced coffee. She took a sip and exclaimed, "What is that!" She put her fingers to her mouth and spit out a cockroach! When they informed the staff, the staff seemed unfazed by the situation. Their response was, "Sorry about that. Sometimes that happens." WTF! No, it should not happen! My wife also reports they saw roaches climbing up the walls. Red Alert!!! read more

Very good country style Cantonese food. Highly recommended their roasted meats, including the duck and pork

Full Key used to be the most authentic Chinese restaurant in town known for their great tasting dishes. Great customer service was nowhere to be found here in the first place, but the taste is what always brought me back. Full Key still offers a huge variety of dishes but seems to have lots their magic touch recently. The Hong Kong style Wonton Noodle Soup is still on point, but the roasted poultry and pork are nowhere near its glory days. read more

Full Key Restaurant - The all-famous Wonton Noodle Soup - Chinese Near Me - Wheaton, Maryland

Ordered the chicken fried rice , Lo mein and orange chicken for pickup . Food was ready on time , fresh flavorful and reasonably priced. We especially liked the fried rice. Phone etiquette needs some work. We called at 4:45 pm. Lady taking out order was terse, unfriendly and said they were very busy. The food was good so I guess we will be patronizing them again :) read more

What I ordered: -1/2 Roast Duck- $15 * Full Key is an OG in my book! My fam has been going here since I was a baby and tbh I recently realized that one day it won't be there as most of the workers are older. When news broke that they might be closing due to COVID, I knew I needed to go support them. My mom made wonton noodle soup for lunch so I went to pick up some roasted duck to compliment it. The duck had the perfect ratio of fat to meat and was juicy. They only have takeout and only accept credit card. Also, you can't order soups/ congee for carryout. I called in my order 20min before arriving and when I got there, everything was packaged and ready to go. My other go-to's here include the dry beef chow foon, their combination fried rice, salt and pepper fried squid, roast pork, and stir fried chinese watercress. Everything that I have tried has been good, so go support an OG local business and you won't be disappointed! read more

Full Key Restaurant - 1/2lb Roasted Duck- $15 - Chinese Near Me - Wheaton, Maryland

This restaurant was good years ago, but the service has turn very bad. The food is ok. The last straw was when my sister found a fly in her food. Instead of apologizing, they made it seem like it was our fault for finding a bug. They took that dish off the bill, but when we closed the bill the lady in the dress spoke like she was angry at us again for finding a bug... read more

Full Key Restaurant - Found bug in beef dish. - Chinese Near Me - Wheaton, Maryland

I came to Full Key based solely off of the recommendation of Chinese American restaurant owners who said that they go to Full Key to get authentic Cantonese food, specifically the wonton noodle soup. When you pull up, Full Key resides in what I would call a bit of a run down strip mall in probably not the best part of Wheaton. Parking is available either in front of the restaurant or in the back in a large open lot. Walking into the restaurant you immediately notice the high ceiling, wood paneling, and the roasted ducks hanging in a warmer through the cut out for the open kitchen. While the decor is a bit dated it all works for the delicious experience you're about to have. Full Key's menu is not identical to say every other Chinese restaurant you go to in the area. While they do have some staples of American Chinese food (general tsos, sesame chicken) a majority of the dishes are unique to the restaurant. The first things we ordered was the egg rolls and the shrimp dumpling wonton soup. The egg rolls came out piping hot, albeit a touch oily, inside the filling was fresh with an array of cabbage, pork, and glass noodles. While it wasn't what I expected, it was delicious. The wrapper was thinner than you would expect but it was still perfectly crispy. The star of this course though and I would say the whole meal was the soups. The shrimp dumpling noodle soup Hong Kong style and the regular wonton noodle soup Hong kong style were both divine. The first thing to know is that the serving size is enormous so if you're ordering the soup I would recommend sharing it if you plan on getting something else. The broth is a clean broth that is delicately seasoned and not overly salty. The noodles with are actually thin are fresh and have the perfect ratio of soft to al dente. The shrimp dumpling is a thin dumpling with a nice chunk of fresh shrimp inside, very good. The soups are worth the hike. As we downed the soups the other foods arrived (timing was also a bit of an issue, as orders just came out rapidly). The sesame chicken was delicious, it has less breading than what I am used to and the sauce was less sweet, but it still hit the spot. The beef chow foon was divine but a little too greasy again. We also ordered the roast meat combo platter, all of the meats here are tasty my main gripe is that they don't debone the duck or chicken prior to butchering it so you have to be a little careful not to bite into bone. Overall Full Key is very good and if it was my local spot I would be very happy. I can't give it 5 stars because the greasiness of some of the items. I prefer Hunan Legend for the classics, but Full Key is worth it, if not just for the soup. read more

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Today I visited full Kee restaurant in Wheaton Maryland Full Kee has been a restaurant or this location since sometime in the mid to late 1970s and has a good reputation or authentic Cantonese food I haven't dined at this location in decades as there's one over in another part of the DC area in Northern Virginia I know the pandemic has been hard on the restaurant industry and food prices have risen and the prices at this full Kee restaurant or no exception I paid with tax just over $20 for a plate of beef brisket I asked if they could be flexible and instead of having beef with sour cabbage put in beef brisket but they refused that is the lady who seem to make the decisions. I guess the food costs are kept down by keeping and sticking to our original menu without any flexibility. They were kind enough to share that rice is not included but extra. I declined but I asked for the price and it was $1.50 a bowl. I have to come in full Kee for keeping the price is down for their customers because that used to be that a bowl of rice was a dollar a bowl and in earlier times $.50 a bowl. Another local area Chinese restaurant (different from full Kee) charges three dollars for a bowl of rice. I know that the staff language primarily is Cantonese but even with this language difference they could've been a lot more gracious as their demeanor and verbal delivery did not encourage me one way or the other to come back in the future. As for the flavor of the beef brisket I found it to be rather bland in the past I recall a much more prominent taste of Anise ( licorice flavored seasoning ) and having other kind of niceties such as a strong piece of ginger. I guess food costs have to be kept out of most people won't notice but I did. I guess they're up to 3/4 of a key in their normal quality and operation. read more

Full Key Restaurant - Beef brisket - Chinese Near Me - Wheaton, Maryland

Best authentic Chinese food in town. Get the shrimp wonton soup - and go for the large! Excellent service as well.

I thought this was mediocre food, at best. But service was lacking.. they have some authentic dishes that reminded me of Vietnamese food that my grandmother used to make, such as watercress with garlic. They have several popular seafood dishes that almost always run out- clams and squid. You can't go wrong with vegetable dishes, as they're really flavorful. And the roasted duck noodle is a pretty popular one too. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same for the beef Peking style. This dish wasn't anything special and I've had better elsewhere. But what I can say in general about all the dishes we've had is that they're all overtly oily.. could be more flavorful. But the food came out pretty quickly, as there wasn't a lot of people dining in that day. Service was okay. While we were dining there, a couple of seemingly drunk customers wandered in asking to use to restroom and the workers obviously were not pleased, trying to kick these people out as fast as they could and were just rude, until these people asked to order to-go. Idk that just didn't rub me the right way.. all in all, I probs would not return, unless my friends drag me back there. read more

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This place serves authentic Chinese Chinese food not American Chinese (Round Eye) food. The food is fresh and prepared and cooked by a seasoned from the mainland Chief/owner. The service is wonderful and atmosphere is warm and cozy. A place to go when you want to treat your pallet to real Chinese food. I always go here when I am in town. read more

This is the food we have been craving since moving to the East Coast. I almost cried.

Got take-out other night and still great. Kung Pao Chicken and shrimp fried rice. Both delicious and generous portions! When the inside opens up, going back for the shrimp dumpling noodle soup! read more

Full Key Restaurant - shrimp fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Wheaton, Maryland

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I had been waiting for a while to visit this place, every time I tried to go for dinner the parking would be packed and I ended up eating something else. Last Saturday I finally was able to place a carry out order so I was super excited and with my expectations all up after reading very good reviews about this place. No complains related to covid, everything was well on that end. I placed my order, paid, and was asked to come back in 15 minutes. When I came back, there were a guy and a lady also waiting for their orders, one of them seemed to be big as they were all working on putting the pieces of the order ready. They were chatting amongst each other and going on with their jobs while I was standing there and my food was already ready to pick up. I didn't appreciate the unnecessary wait, especially because I was not the only one in the room. When I got home with my food, I was surprised by the humongous amount of broccoli there was in my chicken with vegetables container. It looked more like a broccoli with vegetables meal instead. I literally counted 8 small pieces of chicken versus about 1 entire head of broccoli and an assortment of other veggies. I didn't dislike the flavor or the sauce but finding broccoli everywhere was a big turn down for me. The other dish was a combination fried rice, even though the serving was generous, the rice lacked flavor. There was no a smoky accent like you would expect to find in a fried rice and it has not a lot of seasoning, a bunch of white rice chunks were found in the preparation. I honestly have no desire to go back after this experience, maybe I would need to order some other things from the menu that are less common but I am afraid that I would get zero protein in my meal! I am giving them three stars because I didn't order a bunch of things from the menu and the doubt is up. read more

They have improved the appearance somewhat but the servers are usually grim as is the experience there. Some food is very good, for example, a soup and the roast pork, which you must order ahead. The food is supposed to be authentic. Be careful of the cleanliness factor, in the past we have seen some unwanted guests. It is crowded, unappealing, and the cashier is mean spirted. Not a smile in the bunch. read more

One of those Chinese restaurants that never disappoint! I've been coming here for years and have tried a wide range of dishes, a good 90% of the time the dishes I've had have been on point! Other Chinese restaurants depending on the day of the week and who's behind kitchen the taste can vary. This place has been consistent almost all the time! A few of the dishes I really enjoy: Shrimp dumplings soup. It's much better than the wonton dumplings! So choose wisely. You can also get it with egg noodles but I like more meat. Ask for a small sauce dish, put some soy sauce and hot chili oil in there for a nice dipping for your dumplings Beef chow fun - beef stir fried in wide rice noodles The seafood chow fun is good too but that's drenched in a delicious white sauce. Just remember to get the soft wide rice noodles as oppose to the pan fried noodles Salted deep fried shrimp These are normally my to go dishes. Enjoy! read more

Full Key Restaurant - Shrimp Dumplings Soup - Chinese Near Me - Wheaton, Maryland

Food is great, lots of dishes to choose from. Typical Cantonese restaurant. Parking can be difficult.

The food was pretty good not my favorite but it wasn't bad. The service was very friendly, ambience was cool, there were lots of pretty interesting things to look at on the walls. read more

4.0 - roasted duck noodle soup: excellently delicate broth and noodles, and of course the duck 4.0 - beef chow fun: full of flavor. Even the noodles were carefully fried on the wok to get that maillard reaction read more

Full Key Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Wheaton, Maryland

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Unassuming in location and decor, Full Kee is one of the best mostly Cantonese Chinese restaurants in the area. Having spent the last 30 years doing business in China and southeast Asia, I have a good baseline. My personal checklist includes cleanliness, food quality and service. I like the fact that part of the kitchen is open to the dining room. My favorite is their soup noodle dishes, from duck to wonton. Tasty and with fresh ingredients, these are the most authentic dishes outside of, and mildly rivaling those of Hong Kong! They usually have a triple roast combo of duck, chicken and pork. The duck and chicken are always fresh, never dry and old. While not a fan of bok choy, or western type broccoli vegetables, they occasionally have authentic off menu items like dou maio (pea shoots) and kung wing cai (watercress) sauteed with garlic. While service in most chinese restaurants does not rise to the level of their western counterparts, the service staff here is courteous and helpful. Lacking many authentic Chinese cuisines restaurants in the area, Full Kee stands above most. read more

Delicious Chinese food! Ate with three friends and split the bill, it was very affordable. We ate around 9 on a Saturday and had no problem walking right in and getting a table. Service was fast and would recommend the beef with noodles, the the green beans and the orange chicken were also very tasty! read more

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My colleague suggested this place for dinner during my recent visit to DC. Beef Chow Fun Wet - ~ $8 - Chow fun was really fresh - Plenty of greens - Tasty and flavorful Shrimp and Egg Chow Fun - $13.95 - ...not on the menu officially and waitress informed us that it was going to be $13.95...slightly expensive - Huge pieces of prawns...at least 8 of them? - Egg sauce was nicely made - Chow Fun also really fresh. Ambiance was like a small town Chinese restaurant. The back of the restaurant features a BBQ area w/ roast ducks and bbq pork. Service was friendly and food came out promptly. The exterior of the restaurant was slightly seedy with quite a bit of loitering... read more

Full Key Restaurant - Shrimp & egg chow fun - Chinese Near Me - Wheaton, Maryland

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I don't understand the butthurt reviews!!! Really good Siu Mei and other Cantonese style dishes! Patron since I was 3yrs old. Same great food with updated decor. All the Siu Mei is good: Roast pork, duck, chicken Congee with preserved egg and roast pork and the shrimp dumpling soup are both great for the winter time! read more

Full Key Restaurant - Hot pot - Chinese Near Me - Wheaton, Maryland

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My mom and I literally come here as "the spot" after she picks me up from campus from college park. We always get the fried squid, baby clams, and the wonton soup. The place is small, but seating is quick and I'm surprised the workers there know both Chinese and Vietnamese. The only downside is that they don't bring out everyone's food at the same time. To some people it's not a big deal, but when I'm the last one to get my food while everyone else is almost done eating.. that can be a bit annoying. It has only ever happened once to me so I take it as maybe that day was busy. Otherwise, this place is still a go to spot for Asian food in the silver spring area. read more

The roast duck was amazing. I will go back, best duck I've had in Maryland. I got a quarter when I should have gotten a half. No sauce needed favor was just right. read more

I went in there today to order food and one of the waitress was taking my order but then there was this old lady I think she was the boss m, she screamed at the waitress and abused her in front me. She was scolding waitress in chinese, it was very loud. she was very aggressive, the waitress had red eyes almost crying. abusing workers is illegal and that should have never happened at least not in front of me. The food in ordered was ok, nothing to write home about but that really shocked me was how the boss treat the workers poorly. read more

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The sign of authenticity for Chinese restaurants is the roast ducks and chicken hanging in a display case as a warning to all birds and as a ward against squeamish dinners that are haven't ascended past their silly phobia of food looking like animals. For those who can't handle it go eat chicken nugget. Full key is my go to spot in the DMV for roast pork and duck. I've been coming here with my family since before I cared about food or anything other than the Pokemon on my gameboy. Since then I've grown, and my quest to find delicious foods consistently leads me back to this restaurant when I need roast pork and roast duck prepared properly to satisfy my judgmental and nostalgic palate. We typically order the half order of roast pork, 1/2 roast duck, wonton soup, and sautéed Chinese veggies in garlic. The roast pork is always so savory and perfectly roasted for rapid consumption over rice. I tend to drop some of the chili pepper oil in with the sauce to heat things up. The roast duck has such a crispy skin and with the savory soy sauce blend is another delicacy simply eaten with rice. Wonton soup is more a thing for my girlfriend but the broth is savory and rich, wontons are well made. This place also has some classic Chinese dishes like the shrimp, egg and tomatoes over rice, beef and tendon over rice and some clay pot stews. I've never had a bad meal here. The service is classically unenthusiastically Asian, don't expect to get your ass kissed. If your in the DMV and in need of roast pork or duck this is your spot. We are not New York so try not to be too harsh. Atmosphere: 3/5 Food/drink: 5/5 Cost: 5/5 Service: 4/5 Overall: 4/5 read more

Full Key Restaurant - Roast duck - Chinese Near Me - Wheaton, Maryland

This is one of the best Hong Kong style restaurants I have been to in the DMV area. On my second visit here, my partner and I were greeted by a very friendly server. We were given water and tea immediately and placed our order in a very reasonable amount of time. We ordered the following items: - dumping soup without noodles (my partner's favorite from here) - fried seafood platter with shrimp (a bit overcooked), scallops (very tender) and calamari (large and meaty) - roasted spareribs (I actually prefer them with more sauce and a bit sweeter but they tasted really good the next day) - garlic broccoli (our server suggested we get a vegetable but neither of us really wanted one, though it was tasty and cooked perfectly) On a previous trip, we ordered the duck which I remember being very flavorful, fatty and falling off the bone (and a bit too boney but I don't really eat duck too often so this may just be all duck). We ended up taking the majority of our food home which we ate for left overs for at least two meals. read more

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