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Hmmm, I'm torn about writing this but I feel like more people need to know. First of all, this is more of a carry out vibe. There's a kiosk to order from but also someone who can help answer any questions you have. There are also quick refrigerated items you can ask for to go as well. The food quality is certainly great. The soup dumplings were exceptional BUT they give you a regular plastic soup spoon even though we dined in. I don't know how well it'd travel I don't know if I'd order for take out, but I would bring my own spoon because it seemed like a waste to have the dumpling slide off because it was too big for the spoon. The sichuan fish is usually my marker for good Sichuan food and I can't say this was my favorite. It needed just a little more razzle dazzle, spice, and/or salt? Also, the fact that it doesn't come with rice and you have to order the $1 side rice extra was a bit... uncouth. The fried rice was ok. Not bad but not something that I would consider my favorite. Since we dined in, we did ask for cups for water. They stated they don't provide cups for water or free water and we'd have to purchase. Again, seemed a bit excessive that we were dining in and they still served us in regular plates and bowls but plastic spoons, wooden chopsticks, and didn't have any cups for water. Parking is ample. The restaurant space is clean. Big enough for small families to enjoy but didn't see any high chairs. We didn't ask but it's a smaller space so maybe they have them tucked away somewhere. May have to try take out next time but will have to try other items.
Come with me to a Chinese Restaurant in the DMV here at @luwei.Peterzhang in Fairfax, VA! Everything was absolutely delicious, although my favorite item has to be the Black Gold Lava Bun! Love a good Custard Bao What we ordered~ Steamed fish dumpling Sweet and sour chicken Sichuan boiled beef Black gold lava bun Pork Chinese burger
Good soup a little different Chinese soups. Very basic restaurant. Not a lot to say except to try it out if you like noodles both soup and non soup! You might run into Peter Chang there.
Delicious Chinese food! Not beef and broccoli chinese but authentic Chinese. It's kind of a takeout place vibe but you can dine in. At first i ordered the hot pot and thought $40 was a bit expensive but for the amount of food you get, totally worth it! Personally, I wish they put more vegetables. There was a ton of meat but I paid the extra $5 vegetable tray but all it had was cabbage and bak Choy. I know inflation is high so I didn't expect enoki mushrooms or anything crazy but maybe less meat and a bit more vegetables? Of course, this is personal preference... We also ordered the pork knuckle. Wish I took a photo cause I would definitely just get that to eat with beer at home. Salt and pepper Pork knuckle A+, flavor is strong which I like (spicy, salty, etc.). DELICIOUS Like I said, kind of a take out place so not much service but the lady who took the order was nice and friendly. it's just not a waiter service kind of restaurant. All in all, if you don't want to go to Gaithersburg or Rockville for close to authentic Chinese food, this place is a very good option for VA.
Saw this place expand their menu beyond marinated options and decided to finally try it. A ton of options all available to go or dine in. No frills - pay for water, rice, and grab your own utensils. We tried a stir fried dish, noodle soup, soup dumplings, and marinated tofu. All were delicious and probably the best soup dumplings right now in the nova area. 4 for $9 though so not cheap. The noodle soups don't look like what are displayed on the screen. They come with a layer of red sauce that's not spicy. Wish I was told so I could have requested without it. Noodles were a bit soggy. Next time, will try requesting a clear soup and more al dente noodles. Definitely try for some authentic Chinese dishes!
I ordered the cumin lamb and Kung Pao tofu for my guest. My guest enjoyed the spicy level (high) for the dish. I also enjoyed my cumin lamb. It was a carryout order and was ready at the stated time. The staff warmly welcomed me and confirmed my order before handing it to me. It seemed like Lu Wei would have more carryout orders than dine-in. There was some seating, but no other customers were in at the time. I would reorder or try some other items if I'm in the area. I like that it's in the same plaza as the 99 Ranch - makes it so convenient to get food to-go after grocery shopping.
Was fine. Ordered to-go which was really easy. Place is a bit sterile. Service was nice and people are friendly. My favorite was the roast chicken that was superb. YUM. Recommend for takeout.
I got the Marinated Assorted Hot Stone Pot -includes pig feet, tofu, intestines, pork ribs, chicken, Napa, seaweed, -- BEAWARE I asked for mild spicy and I couldn't even feel my mouth after 3-4 items chewed. This place is just NOT your typical "ma-la" because I'm pretty good with hot pots spicy and I even told them I want mild spicy and it came like this!!! That's not the worse part; then worse part is the MSG and the amount of MSG they put inside their food to marinate. It's horrendous ~ I'm absolutely blown away how could a restaurant that seemingly care about its food dump an overwhelming amount of MSG and numbing spice to the most popular dish in the restaurant. Tofu and intestines is cut so small - very difficult to eat Chicken is hard !! And probably the worse part is when I asked for ice water they said o have to purchase bottled water !I was in disbelief when they said that to me. I just went next door to the tea shop and got a drink. After getting home from eating their food; I had stomach pain all night and almost felt like the spice and numbing spice really got me. So please y'all be aware !!!
I think this place just opened so dropping my thoughts/review on it. Food: 卤味 is yummy. I had marinated pork ears and it was yummy! I could tell the marinate itself had a lot of herbs and spices, so I really appreciated the flavor as a Chinese native Dine-in: the dine in experience was not so great as all the dine-in food from the kitchen is very very slow. I think my husband and I waited 15 mins for our noodles to come out. And they didn't actively tell us they were out of marinated tofu, until we keep asking them if our food is ready or not. Issues: they have some issues using the machine to refund our tofu. They took a long time.... Also thinking that they are not really good at labeling and telling people what is sold out on the app, hence people keeps ordering the sold out item online and stuck at the refund process. Workers seem new so I am sure they are also figuring out how to use the machine also. Overall: recommend you come pick up any of their marinated goods, which already packed in a container by pound. I think those are worth your time and money to get! Not recommend for dine in (for now). Edit FYI: I believe this is not the same owner as Peter Chang (or owner of Mama Chang). The last name is different in spelling
Still new, got the chicken as a test. Wow! What a unique and addicting spicy flavor. Will go back to try more!
Solid food that once again differs from Peter's other restaurants. It's more of a takeout place, but I chose to dine in, per the friendly cashier. This may be my 2nd favorite of Peter's ventures. If you want to try Chinese food that stands out from your standard Hunan and kung pao dishes, go with an open mind. The aromas are intoxicating, but I could see that it may turn off some diners like cilantro and some taste buds. Very good and worth trying!
I was excited to find out they opened one in fairfax no longer need to go to Arlington. Food was good typical chinese take out. More of cafe style than dine in. Otherwise menu is different from their original location. Will come back again.
Ordered pig ears, spicy chicken bites, 6 piece fried dumplings, and fried rice. The pig ear and chicken bites were a bit "extra" like they had to innovate on top of existing dishes to make it different. But flavor is good. Fried rice is good but not as good as some other places (where after one bite you think they definitely put something illegal in there to make it taste so good).
Yeah for google translate!!! I ordered on their kiosk.... Ohhhh ohhh chef comes out and no one here speaks English.... They wanted me to order on the kiosk which we did.... Figured out the order didn't print .... We used google translate to understand each other which worked great... I couldn't spell as I typed so added that in translate... had a good chuckle ... Time to try their new spicy fish!!!!! Yummmmmmm Will update this review after lunch! read more
Lu Wei is conveniently next to 99 Ranch and I've been wanting to try their XLB because people say it's good. Sadly, they were out of XLB this past Saturday afternoon (also it's 9.00 for 4 XLBs???) so we tried a few other dishes instead. Like what everyone else said, this is more of a carry-out style restaurant, but if you are eating in, they do give you "real" bowls, plates and utensils to eat with. It's nice that you can order using their kiosk and there's pictures attached to every menu item. STIR-FRIED BOK CHOY W/ TOFU SKIN ROLL - 15 The bok choy has a lot of "wok hay" that made it taste a lot better than homemade bok choy. It's pretty simple with a bit of oil and stir-fried in garlic. However, the tofu skin rolls were quite inedible because of how salty they were. My parents and I took a bite out of one and we gave up after that. SICHUAN BOILED FISH - 19 This came in a large bowl filled with a lot of chili oil. There's plenty of flounder in here with other spices and toppings like beansprouts. It's spicy, but not "holy-crap-my-nose-is-runny" kind of spicy. I didn't think it had a strong mala flavor. It was just really salty, and this is when my dad went to go buy another bowl of rice because it was too much. Overall, bland in terms of spice but so, so salty. FRIED MEAT SKEWER (3PCS) BEEF - 10 This was pretty good because the beef was juicy and fatty and had a good amount of spice and seasoning. My mom thought it kind of tasted like pork, though. It's just pretty expensive to buy three lil skinny skewers for 10.00. If you want additional white rice, it's +1 for each bowl. We definitely needed at least a few bowls because the food here was pretty salty. My dad is very much a "no food waste" kind of man, but the tofu skin rolls and fish today were a rare exception. read more
Hmmm, I'm torn about writing this but I feel like more people need to know. First of all, this is more of a carry out vibe. There's a kiosk to order from but also someone who can help answer any questions you have. There are also quick refrigerated items you can ask for to go as well. The food quality is certainly great. The soup dumplings were exceptional BUT they give you a regular plastic soup spoon even though we dined in. I don't know how well it'd travel I don't know if I'd order for take out, but I would bring my own spoon because it seemed like a waste to have the dumpling slide off because it was too big for the spoon. The sichuan fish is usually my marker for good Sichuan food and I can't say this was my favorite. It needed just a little more razzle dazzle, spice, and/or salt? Also, the fact that it doesn't come with rice and you have to order the $1 side rice extra was a bit... uncouth. The fried rice was ok. Not bad but not something that I would consider my favorite. Since we dined in, we did ask for cups for water. They stated they don't provide cups for water or free water and we'd have to purchase. Again, seemed a bit excessive that we were dining in and they still served us in regular plates and bowls but plastic spoons, wooden chopsticks, and didn't have any cups for water. Parking is ample. The restaurant space is clean. Big enough for small families to enjoy but didn't see any high chairs. We didn't ask but it's a smaller space so maybe they have them tucked away somewhere. May have to try take out next time but will have to try other items. read more
Come with me to a Chinese Restaurant in the DMV here at @luwei.Peterzhang in Fairfax, VA! Everything was absolutely delicious, although my favorite item has to be the Black Gold Lava Bun! Love a good Custard Bao What we ordered~ Steamed fish dumpling Sweet and sour chicken Sichuan boiled beef Black gold lava bun Pork Chinese burger read more
4 years ago
Delicious Chinese food! Not beef and broccoli chinese but authentic Chinese. It's kind of a takeout place vibe but you can dine in. At first i ordered the hot pot and thought $40 was a bit expensive but for the amount of food you get, totally worth it! Personally, I wish they put more vegetables. There was a ton of meat but I paid the extra $5 vegetable tray but all it had was cabbage and bak Choy. I know inflation is high so I didn't expect enoki mushrooms or anything crazy but maybe less meat and a bit more vegetables? Of course, this is personal preference... We also ordered the pork knuckle. Wish I took a photo cause I would definitely just get that to eat with beer at home. Salt and pepper Pork knuckle A+, flavor is strong which I like (spicy, salty, etc.). DELICIOUS Like I said, kind of a take out place so not much service but the lady who took the order was nice and friendly. it's just not a waiter service kind of restaurant. All in all, if you don't want to go to Gaithersburg or Rockville for close to authentic Chinese food, this place is a very good option for VA. read more
Saw this place expand their menu beyond marinated options and decided to finally try it. A ton of options all available to go or dine in. No frills - pay for water, rice, and grab your own utensils. We tried a stir fried dish, noodle soup, soup dumplings, and marinated tofu. All were delicious and probably the best soup dumplings right now in the nova area. 4 for $9 though so not cheap. The noodle soups don't look like what are displayed on the screen. They come with a layer of red sauce that's not spicy. Wish I was told so I could have requested without it. Noodles were a bit soggy. Next time, will try requesting a clear soup and more al dente noodles. Definitely try for some authentic Chinese dishes! read more
4 years ago
I ordered the cumin lamb and Kung Pao tofu for my guest. My guest enjoyed the spicy level (high) for the dish. I also enjoyed my cumin lamb. It was a carryout order and was ready at the stated time. The staff warmly welcomed me and confirmed my order before handing it to me. It seemed like Lu Wei would have more carryout orders than dine-in. There was some seating, but no other customers were in at the time. I would reorder or try some other items if I'm in the area. I like that it's in the same plaza as the 99 Ranch - makes it so convenient to get food to-go after grocery shopping. read more
I got the Marinated Assorted Hot Stone Pot -includes pig feet, tofu, intestines, pork ribs, chicken, Napa, seaweed, -- BEAWARE I asked for mild spicy and I couldn't even feel my mouth after 3-4 items chewed. This place is just NOT your typical "ma-la" because I'm pretty good with hot pots spicy and I even told them I want mild spicy and it came like this!!! That's not the worse part; then worse part is the MSG and the amount of MSG they put inside their food to marinate. It's horrendous ~ I'm absolutely blown away how could a restaurant that seemingly care about its food dump an overwhelming amount of MSG and numbing spice to the most popular dish in the restaurant. Tofu and intestines is cut so small - very difficult to eat Chicken is hard !! And probably the worse part is when I asked for ice water they said o have to purchase bottled water !I was in disbelief when they said that to me. I just went next door to the tea shop and got a drink. After getting home from eating their food; I had stomach pain all night and almost felt like the spice and numbing spice really got me. So please y'all be aware !!! read more
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4 years ago
I think this place just opened so dropping my thoughts/review on it. Food: 卤味 is yummy. I had marinated pork ears and it was yummy! I could tell the marinate itself had a lot of herbs and spices, so I really appreciated the flavor as a Chinese native Dine-in: the dine in experience was not so great as all the dine-in food from the kitchen is very very slow. I think my husband and I waited 15 mins for our noodles to come out. And they didn't actively tell us they were out of marinated tofu, until we keep asking them if our food is ready or not. Issues: they have some issues using the machine to refund our tofu. They took a long time.... Also thinking that they are not really good at labeling and telling people what is sold out on the app, hence people keeps ordering the sold out item online and stuck at the refund process. Workers seem new so I am sure they are also figuring out how to use the machine also. Overall: recommend you come pick up any of their marinated goods, which already packed in a container by pound. I think those are worth your time and money to get! Not recommend for dine in (for now). Edit FYI: I believe this is not the same owner as Peter Chang (or owner of Mama Chang). The last name is different in spelling read more
4 years ago
Still new, got the chicken as a test. Wow! What a unique and addicting spicy flavor. Will go back to try more! read more
4 years ago
Solid food that once again differs from Peter's other restaurants. It's more of a takeout place, but I chose to dine in, per the friendly cashier. This may be my 2nd favorite of Peter's ventures. If you want to try Chinese food that stands out from your standard Hunan and kung pao dishes, go with an open mind. The aromas are intoxicating, but I could see that it may turn off some diners like cilantro and some taste buds. Very good and worth trying! read more
3 years ago
I was excited to find out they opened one in fairfax no longer need to go to Arlington. Food was good typical chinese take out. More of cafe style than dine in. Otherwise menu is different from their original location. Will come back again. read more
2 years ago
Ordered pig ears, spicy chicken bites, 6 piece fried dumplings, and fried rice. The pig ear and chicken bites were a bit "extra" like they had to innovate on top of existing dishes to make it different. But flavor is good. Fried rice is good but not as good as some other places (where after one bite you think they definitely put something illegal in there to make it taste so good). read more
Fast casual and fresh Chinese/ Sichuan food in Fairfax next to 99 ranch Market. I thoroughly enjoyed my experience here and will be back! Beef shank w/ scallion pancakes: I LOVED these but the herbs are strong and have a bitter aftertaste. Pork & shrimp soup dumpings: SO good and traditional. Shumai: a staple and delish, Def coming back for these. Rougamo aka Chinese burger: again, delish but leaves bitter aftertaste but would reccomend trying! Crispy shrimp rolls: YUMMMM another item I'd come back for on its own. Sweet and sour chicken: Another classic with crispy texture went perfect with rice. Black/ gold Lava egg yolk bun: CUSTARD YOLK DESSERT bun of your dreams it was sooooooo good, I'm gonna come back to get a couple cause it's so yummy. the drinks are also unique, the tea and the coconut were my favsss Overall a great place to get some good food quickly and you can use the kiosk to order everything. -insta @ SpicyAivy read more
This is another of my go to places, sometimes I stop by for a light dinner while on my evening walk I love the spicier meat and chicken dishes and the steamed dumplings are pretty good too! There really isn't much ambiance but the people are friendly and nice. I'm getting hungrier just thinking about the food again as I write this review. Oh and the prices are reasonable too. read more
2 years ago
I ordered the Beef Brisket Soup w/Noodle and the Crispy Marinated Chicken Leg. Both were delicious! The Beef Brisket Soup had a nice combination of beef and vegetable flavors. The Chicken Leg was tasty, especially the skin. I plan on returning to try other dishes. read more
4 years ago
Like to have my lunch before grocery shopping. Had a busy morning and the very traditional food really hit the spot. read more
3 years ago
So this is the secret new place from the famous Peter Chang! Amazing food of course! Best xiaolongbao in Northern VA with generous yummy broth, if only the restaurant would provide large spoons because it was difficult to enjoy properly with the tiny plastic spoon. Generous portions, efficient service. If only the place is set up for typical sit-down dining... the ambiance right now is a bit strange. read more
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3 years ago
Excellent menu. I tried the pig ear salad and chicken gizzard. Both were excellent. Service is also great. I will be back. You can also get items Togo for cooking later- I got steamed pork buns, which were excellent. read more
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3 years ago
One of the worst restaurants I have been to. We have been there several times before and found the place to be very mediocre at the best. So we gave it another chance today and it was equally disappointing or worse than prior experiences. Ordered kung pow chicken, it had no kung paw taste at all. The chicken was over cooked, color was so dark looks like the dish was burnt, had lots of junky fillers, and for the high price you pay they don't offer rice unless you pay additional fees. I would not go back again and would not recommend anyone wasting money in this restaurant. read more
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Tried this local place and I was not disappointed. The ordering through the self service kiosk was easy and gave detailed descriptions of each dish. The food came out from the kitchen piping hot and delicious. Will definitely come back more often to this local gem! read more
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I'm surprised to see the drumsticks I ordered in the spicy duck wings. Any explanation? To be clear, the bite was mine. read more
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I was so happy I went back with several friends to LuWei. Their new expanded menu is fabulous. The soup dumplings are among the best in the DMV. We also had the shrimp & chive dumplings and the fish dumplings - both of which were excellent. We shared a bowl of ramen noodles with spareribs, the marinated tofu, and the beef shank. All were great. The star of the meal was the simplest stir fried bok choy that was perfectly cooked with garlic. It was piping hot and delicious. All the food was piping hot. Very simple no-frills restaurant but the food was spot-on. Totally authentic Chinese food which I wish Peter would serve in his other restaurants. Sadly his other restaurants - especially the Arlington branch that carries his name - have slipped quite a bit. read more
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Is this the famous chef Peter Chang who owns a bunch of restaurants chains in The DMV or is this a different chef?
Same person. Chang is the Wade-Giles romanization of his surname, Zhang is pinyin.
