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    Fried Dumplings
    Kyle M.

    Great food and great value! The service was very prompt and I felt like I was a guest in someone's home. The dumplings came out piping hot. The filling was very flavorful, the dough was delicate and perfectly fried, and the sauce gave had just the right balance. The pork dish has a beautiful brightness. There was an acidic punch and plenty of ginger flowing through the rich sauce and the earthiness from the mushrooms really helped ground the dish. The Kung Pao (not pictured) was also nice. I could have used a tad more heat, but overall a really nice plate of food. So glad to discover this little gem in our neighborhood and will definitely be back. VERY SOON!

    Sliced Beef and Tripe in Chili Sauce
    Ryan N.

    Food: the food was really tasty and tasted fairly authentic. Definitely would come back and try new dishes. Everything is very pricey though Service: the food came out very quickly, granted we were the only guests there at the time Ambiance: nothing too special about the ambience, like any other regular restaurant

    Combination lo mein (carryout, dinner portion)
    Rachel M.

    I was disappointed by the service. Went in to order carryout. Explained I was a first-timer and craved noodles. The woman behind the desk suggested lo mein, and when I inquired about the other lesser known noodle dishes, she dismissed my curiosity completely; insisted I'd like the lo mein. I really disliked how she was unwilling to say a word more about any of the other 5+ traditional noodle dishes on the menu. Learned lunch portions are n/a on weekend and got the pricier dinner order of combo lo mein to go. Despite costing more, it seemed like a lunch portion to me. Not the best lo mein I've had, but certainly not the worst. Solid B rating. In their favor is the fact that the noodles were thicker and tasted like they were made in house - super rare for Chinese takeout in the US. Because the noodles are fresh, I'll consider giving them a second chance and trying a different dish. Hopefully the staff will be more welcoming during my next encounter.

    They call this "twice cook pork". Lmao.
    Songling D.

    IF YOU DO NOT READ CHINESE, BE AWARE!! They will trick you with dishes that has same Chinese name but priced differently. You think you're getting one thing but if you say it in English, you won't get the same stuff.

    $22 for this. Come on man.
    Billy T.

    Came here for Father's Day and was extremely disappointed. There were only two workers in the entire restaurant and about twenty customers, who were clearly overworked. As a result, we were not greeted at the door, nor were any of the customers who came in after us. In addition, there were tables that weren't clean and everything was slow. That's on you management for putting your employees in a terrible position. The food wasn't much better. The portions were small, and the prices were high. The tortillas we got were clearly store bought ones that you get at Safeway or another random grocery store. Disappointed and will not be back.

    Mapo tofu
    Alan Z.

    The food here is great and it's authentic. I go with my parents frequently and they also really enjoy the food. The place is sichuan style though, so most of the stuff is spicy but the spicy dishes are usually their better ones. I really enjoy the mapo tofu, it's basically what I get every time we go. The tofu is soft and the sauce is great. I also enjoy the kung pao chicken, the sauce is also really well done and it's flavorful. My brother really likes the beef noodle soup but it's a little more spicy than the previous two dishes I talked about. We went on a Sunday evening and the restaurant was pretty empty. Service wasn't slow and the food came out relatively quickly but not with everything at once. So the chef was making them one by one.

    They make authentic food
    Linsha X.

    Our go to place! The owner is from Sichuan. She and the chef make authentic Chinese Sichuan food. I now go there often for below reasons: 1) the price is very good- after inflations for two years, they didn't increase their prices much; 2) food is delicious- they make authentic Sichuan food such as fired beef & pepper, 水煮肉片 spicy pork and intestines, 口水鸡spicy chicken, 酸菜鱼boiled fish and etc.; 3) the service is great too! They make sure guests are taken care of well.

    ChongQing spicy chicken
    Jiemin J.

    This is a weekly Restuarant for our family. It serves authentic Chinese food. Our favorite dishes are Chong Qing spicy chicken and spicy fish.

    Pork red curry
    Rumesh V.

    This was my first time in Reston and I was at the Custom Ink store next door working as usual. I was pretty hungry by the end of the day as I had skipped my lunch. What I do when I am hungry? Yes, I look for restaurants near by on Yelp. This one was literally 0 miles away. My manager and I walk in around 4:30 pm which is an usual time for a meal. So I wasn't surprised that we were the only ones at the restaurant. Host gave us the menu. Menu is just spectacular! With pictures of food on all the pages, nice descriptions and lots of pages to read. So after a long and thorough discussion we decided to order Cinnamon beef stir fry and pork red curry. Both the dishes came with rice. I am not 100% sure that cinnamon beef stir fry was authentic Chinese. Well, our order arrived within 10 minutes of us ordering the food. We started off with some cinnamon beef. It looked very oily but after speaking with our host about it we found out that it was just the water from the steamed veggies that made it look more oily than the usual. Nevertheless, it tasted so delicious! I love the cinnamon taste on anything let alone the beef. It's definitely one of those appetizers you must try. Next came our pork red curry. When we ordered we thought this would be red hot spicy but with a little disappointment we found out it's more like pinkish than red and it was kinda sweet. This is only reason I gave them 4 stars. Otherwise, loved the taste, pork and beef both were very tender and easy on your palate. This was the first time ever I completed the whole meal at a Chinese restaurant. Almost all of my previous times I have had at least some leftovers but this time may I was either too hungry or the food was extremely delicious. I am sure it was the latter. Plenty of parking at this location as this area resembles a strip mall. It's a little pricier than the usual Chinese restaurant. Service is great!

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    Cheng's Asian House

    4.2(854 reviews)
    7.0 mi
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    I came seeking something easy on the stomach, but good on the tastebuds. I landed a lightly…read moreseasoned tofu dish with a mouthwatering onion and pepper flavor, and a convincingly decadent chocolate cake. Plenty of other options were available for when I get my tolerance for spicy food back, as the place leans Szechuan. Takeout was an efficient process even though they did not take online payments; I just paid when I got there. The location is a bit past the airport, which is probably a better place to look for Chinese food than most of downtown DC.

    I've found Cheng's to be a reliable go-to when I am craving good Chinese food. Their portions are…read moregenerous, and many dishes are packed with bold flavor and freshness, whether you are in the mood for something spicy, savory, or mild. You get good food at reasonable prices. Some of my favorites include Crispy Shredded Beef in Spicy Sauce, Fried Chicken Nuggets with Basil (a Taiwanese native favorite), and Wrinkled String Beans. Crispy Shrimp with Honey Walnuts is also really good. They offer a wide variety from stir-fries and noodle dishes to seafood, pork, beef, and vegetarian/vegan-friendly options. The kitchen is very accommodating. If you want milder spice, less oil, or custom tweaks, they seem pretty open to it. Because it's not one of those fancy places, the vibe stays relaxed and unpretentious, which I personally like. It's nice for families, friends, or a simple meal out without fuss. I also like to order take-out. :)

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    Chen's Kitchen - Chicken Broccoli

    Chen's Kitchen

    3.4(170 reviews)
    2.9 mi
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    Chen's Kitchen is incredible! Their lunch specials are my…read morefavorite, I eat there often since it's close to my job. The prices are great! 10/10 would recommend!

    The synopsis: Do take-out only and only if you happen to be in Herndon at the moment. And only if…read moreyou're trying to recapture a memory or two of this place from over 20 years ago when the foodscape in this area was different. I think China King beats this place hands-down. But China King Herndon is gone. And this place, along with Mr. Pepperoni and maybe a few other stores here, has managed to continue on for nearly 25 years. It's been probably a decade since I've been here and I used to semi-regularly have lunch here 24 years ago. The strip mall this is in was redone a few years ago and looks nice. Unfortunately, Chen's owners haven't done anything inside. Upon walking in, I was met with an indescribable odor. Not pleasant, but not completely of rot and decay. Some portions of the wall and decorations are showing signs of abandonment. The tables and chairs are old. The floor tile is old. The wall hangings are old. The AC unit that spins up every few minutes is vintage. The menu board behind the counter is ancient. There is nothing here that merits a dine-in experience. The narrow area toward the back and left of the kitchen that used to be seating is now open storage. I had second thoughts and almost decided to walk out. But I craved the spicy stewed beef noodle soup that I first tasted more than 20 years ago, so I risked it. First, a few conditions described by other recent reviewers still exist. There are two children, presumably of the owners, playing in the dining room. Two of the tables and a few boxes on the floor are strewn with the owners' and kids' belongings and snacks. One child is still a toddler and sitting in a high chair while the other pushes her around. They're cute and not particularly rude or bothersome, but it's hard to not be concerned and distracted. The younger woman taking orders from behind the counter would often disappear into the kitchen for minutes while other customers entered the store and were waiting. That was a good sign though: there were about 4 other customers who came to pick up orders while I was waiting for mine. The wait was a bit longer than I expected, but one person who was there before me ended up walking out with a pretty large order, so that might have slowed the kitchen down. I ordered the beef noodle soup and the spicy wontons. Note: I mis-ordered. I really wanted the stewed beef soup but accidentally got this other soup. So beware there are two similarly listed beef noodle soups. The drive home was about 12 minutes. The wontons were lukewarm so a 30 second zap in the microwave remedied that. The soup broth was still steaming hot. The meal also came with a fried spring roll, unexpectedly. The spring roll was crispy on the outside and not so pleasantly mushy on the inside. It's just a carb bar. The wontons were alright. Good spice on the sauce. But they just weren't tasty. The noodles and toppings came well-packaged in a plastic bowl. As you can see in the photos, i reassembled everything into proper dishes. The noodles were quite good with a little bit of chewiness. The cabbage and bean sprouts also were good and seemed fresh. The beef, well, wasn't what I expected. Part of that was because I mis-ordered. The beef was perhaps lean sirloin. The type of cut that's done for stir fries. Some pieces were tough and chewy while other pieces were tender and seemed they had been velveted in the cooking process. Overall, the soup was mildly satisfying (the broth was quite good), but I was disappointed about not getting to try the spicy stewed beef soup again after more than 20 years. Having seen the condition of the front of the restaurant (and now worried about what the condition of the back of the restaurant might be), I'm not so inclined to go back. Even for just a dribble of that spicy stewed beef soup still occupying my memory.

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    Mandarin - Pork with Bamboo Shoots and Double Cooked Pork

    Mandarin

    3.4(98 reviews)
    2.4 mi
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    Mandarin was brought to my attention through a Yelp newsletter that discussed places to eat in…read moreReston. We had never heard of Mandarin before that. I looked at the reviews, which are mixed, with some who really like the food but some who were naysayers. Still, we thought it was worth a try. One thing mentioned in a review is that there are currently only two tables in the place. Thus, we were glad to discover that they work with DoorDash. We placed an order this past Sunday. We ordered two hot and sour soups, one order of chicken with snow peas and one order of spicy chicken with garlic sauce. As an aside, rice comes with each entree. We didn't know that so we had ordered one side of rice. As for the food, the portions are large. We got two meals out of them. We were pleasantly surprised by the food. The chicken with snow peas was a mild dish that came with an abundance of white meat chicken and a generous amount of snow peas. The snow peas had a nice crunch to them. The chicken with garlic sauce was mildly spicy and contained white meat chicken, sliced onions, and sliced celery. It reminded me of the same dish I had many years ago: same ingredients, same taste. My husband enjoyed his chicken dish. The hot and sour soup was okay. We've had better, but we've also had worse. If you like button mushrooms, they put a lot of them in this soup. We decided that we would order from them again.

    Honestly the worst place ever. I paid for chicken and broccoli, broccoli well done(mushy). What I…read moregot was double cooked, DRY chicken and broccoli. Called them up to voice my concern, food isn't cheap right? I was given a bullshit answer "you need to come here and speak to blah blah" "I'll take your name and phone number but I'm not 100% the owner or manager will call you back" what the ??? Not sure anyone is going to call me back or wait the best one yet "I need to come in and speak to someone about the crappy food I paid for" I can't. I know this is probably one of the most decent places in Reston, but listen...I would drive anywhere and happily give my hard working money elsewhere.

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    Chili Wok - Hot Chili Pork Dumplings (8pc) 红油水饺

    Chili Wok

    4.0(134 reviews)
    4.5 mi
    $$

    I was in the area and came in for take out to enjoy for lunch the next day at home. I live in an…read morearea that doesn't have very much in the way of ethnic joints, so anytime I'm in the Northern VA area, I try to grab something to bring home and enjoy for dinner or lunch the next day. I used Toast to place my order and simply went in to pick it up and it was ready on time for my arrival. I re-heated what I got in the microwave oven and that didn't take long and it tasted great. I got their cumin beef and their long pepper chicken. Both had the correct, and diverse flavors I enjoy from "non-American-style" Chinese joints. The heat level was also perfect; nice & spicy!! The textures of the proteins were spot on. The amount of seasonings and everything were great too. Definitely would return!

    I got recommended to this place by a fellow foodie friend, and I was impressed with the flavor! We…read morehave since come here four times, and will continue to come when we are craving Chinese food. So with no surprise, the food has a lot of chilis, but the spice is not overwhelming or the type to make you feel like your mouth is on fire. They have a decently sized menu and a few vegetarian option as well. They are transparent about what foods are gluten free, and the staff there are happy to go over those things with you and answer what questions you may have if you have certain allergies. Our favorite things to order here are the lazi chicken, and egg plant dish. We also enjoy the cauliflower. Their food comes with a personal size bowl of rice that is complimentary and does not cost extra. If you order to go, their food is done very quick, and a big majority of their orders are to go. The dining space is small, and can fit parties of 4 easily. It's not a vibey spot but if you're looking for good Chinese food, try this place out!

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    Peter Chang - Chang's Fried Wings w. Ghost Pepper

    Peter Chang

    4.1(146 reviews)
    4.3 mi

    I'm glad Peter is done hiding and can open restaurants regularly without threat of being deported…read moreor kidnapped by Chinese spies. The food is great and the service is quick and attentive. I was here twice over the last two months. The first time, I ordered off the regular menu. The second time, I did the AYCE dim sum/tapas. Obviously, ordering a la carte, you'll get larger portions. It was all fantastic. The server was attentive and friendly. Dishes came out lightning fast. And the food itself was stellar! I'll let the photos speak for themselves. You can't go wrong here, especially if you're getting one of the AYCE specials (there's a similar one at Mama Chang's). I want to note though, three of the dishes have the same flavor profile, just different main ingredients: spicy dry fish, spicy dry cauliflower, and dry fried spicy eggplant. They use dry fried red chili and ground Szechuan peppercorn. If you like this, great! Just know it's the same seasoning across these dishes. I didn't take photos of everything, but if it's braised pork xxxx, get it! I will gladly return to this location or Mama Chang's for another AYCE adventure.

    For my recent visit to Peter Chang's weekend Bottomless Dim Sum and Tapas Brunch, I prepared by:…read more * Fasting for 12 hours * A one hour gym workout * Two hours playing pickleball Met up with my immediate family to celebrate Mother's Day this past weekend, and I gotta say, this brunch is one of the better AYCE deals currently in NOVA. Located off of busy Centreville Road in Herndon, DMV legendary restaurateur Peter Chang opened this latest establishment in September 2024. Reservations are HIGHLY recommended for their Bottomless weekend brunch; and especially if you have a large group, as we did. There is limited parking right in front, but drive a bit further for a larger lot across the street within a 2-3 min walk. The interior is modern with the familiar high ceilings, exposed duct work, faux greenery, and Asian themed artwork. Combined with the choice of almost tropical like tables and chairs, the decor was giving off serious Malaysia vibes. When our server arrived, she explained that diners could choose items from EITHER the Chinese Tapas or Traditional Dim Sum menu, which is awesome since this allows for the culinary options of over 45+ items!!! Depending on the size of your group, I would suggest ordering 6-8 items at a time, since the plates are small (about a 1-2 person serving size). And TBH, I like this style of AYCE as opposed to the the usual long steam tables of food which just sits underneath heat lamps, and has tongs which have been handled by lots of people...yuck! And for the restaurant, it helps to limit food waste. Over the next 90 minutes (time limit for the AYCE brunch), we sampled so many items, but some of the standouts were: * Crystal Shrimp Dumpling (har gow) - wrapper wasn't too thick, and the shrimp filling was plentiful and had excellent flavor * Steamed pork and shrimp shu mai - very good version of a dim sum staple. * Beef Chow Fun - noodles could've had more "wok hei" flavor, but beef was tender and not too salty. * Soup Dumplings (Xiao Long Bao) - good amount of seasoned soup inside the wrapper with tasty pork filling * Salt and pepper shrimp - peeled shrimp was flash fried, but not rubbery. It was topped with a salty peppery crunchy topping. We had several rounds of this dish. * Black Sesame egg yolk bao - creamy and not too sweet eggy filling, inside the soft black sesame bao I will detract one star for the service, however. Im my estimation, the place is understaffed for the volume of customers. Water and tea was a bit slow to arrive (after 8 min of sitting down) and it was challening to flag down our server to order more items; hence the reason it's recommended to get multiple dishes at one time. But at the end of the meal, everyone was quite pleased and satisfied, most importantly, mom and dad enjoyed the experience. When the check arrived, our party of 10 had ordered 40 items. With tax and tip, the total came out to a tad under $400. Tbh, for the quality and variety of food, $40/person is a good deal. I can definitely envision Peter Chang's weekend bottomless brunch being a monthly occurrence for me.

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