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Peter Chang China Cafe

3.4 (304 reviews)
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Side of Fried Rice
J E.

It has been a while since coming here, as I recall, the last visit wasn't too great. In between, about a year ago I tried the Charlottesville location and it was the worse I've tried yet. So, for the past few years when seeking authentic Szechuan food, I've been driving up to Szechuan Taste in Dale City (which is amazing, BTW!) or up to Arlington, Fairfax, etc. Some of the best I've ever had came from Szechuan Taste in Dale City, Chengdu Gourmet in Pittsburgh, and the best yet has been from Sichuan House in San Antonio (yeah, I ate Szechuan instead of tacos when in the Taco Capital!)!! Recently I was in the area of Central Park and was yearning for authentic Szechuan, so I decided to give this location another try... I got Christine as a server and she was great! She not only knew the menu, she understood the authenticity of Szechuan food versus the typical American Chinese food (General Tso's, sweet & sour fried stuff, etc). I simply asked for cumin chicken and was given an AMAZING dish loaded with flavor... all the flavors I yearn for when desiring this style of food. Prices are great here too, as I ordered the diner portion, not the lunch portion and it was only like $16 for a large amount of food. I'll definitely return and ask for Christine next time too, to ensure I'm getting my food made right! Definitely would recommend to those who know and seek authentic Szechuan to hear what you think of it.

16. Egg Drop Soup
Ciara P.

The amount of pan fried noodles was really small and thin. Almost all of the soup dumplings were ripped with no soup inside. The scallion bubble pancakes were very greasy. The dry fried egg plant was good.

Joseph L.

I was disappointed with Pete Chang, I was hoping for a high end Chinese restaurant with the added benefit of a Chef that served ambassadors and even the White House. Considering that they were close to Bone Fish I expected the lower end of fine dining. What I got was a larger version of every Chinese fast food joint that loads your plate with tons of overcooked noodles and zero atmosphere. Now on the good side their seafood hot-pot was tasty, but not the best. Also the spring rolls were pretty mediocre. So if you are in shorts and t-shirt this is a place to eat. If you are looking for fine Chinese dining then this is not the place.

Scallion bubble pancake
Priyanka C.

This is one of my favorite restaurants to go to when I'm craving Chinese food! The portion sizes are very large so it's the perfect place to go to and order family style. Our table had a large turntable built in so it was great to share the food without having to reach over each other and pass things around. I'm a vegetarian and I felt like they had plenty of options to choose from on the menu. For an appetizer I got the scallion bubble pancake which is basically 2 large fried pieces of bread that are hollow on the inside. It was accompanied by a curry dipping sauce. The scallion pancake tasted exactly the bread you would order at an Indian restaurant and the curry dipping sauce had a lot of flavor in it and was not spicy at all. For my main course I ordered the vegetable tofu clay pot and it was absolutely delicious! The garlic sauce that it is made in is very flavorful and goes perfect with fried rice!

Chinese for Christmas !
Susan K.

Wow what a great find! Today we were looking for anything open on Christmas and knew that Chinese was a good bet. What we didn't realize is that we have a Peter Chang in Fredericksburg!!! Yumo! Award winning cuisine right in our backyard. My hubby couldn't join us so definitely coming.m back soon. Update: 12/28/19 another fantastic meal At Peter Chang's today. My husband had to work Christmas so I promised to bring him here and he was not disappointed. Yumo! Today we tried a hot pot and the bubble pancakes very very good food and service.

Beef with onion and cilantro.
Chris S.

I had the Beef with onions and cilantro lunch special , it came with choice of soup and rice. For $9 to $11, the lunch specials are are good deal. Seasoning and taste was classic trade mark Peter Chang. Very flavorful with heavy pepper corn flavor. My server was very polite and knowledgeable about the dishes. I thoroughly enjoyed my lunch. Next time I will try the chicken or shrimp.

Metal shaving that was found in the egg drop soup
Tammy C.

I ordered from Peter Chang and received this egg drop soup with metal shaving in it! I'm disappointed because what if I didn't see it and ate it or were to feed it to a child, there could potentially be some serious health concerns that would arise. It makes me think as well on how and where they store and prepare their food. Why is there metal shavings around the food area? Are they preparing this food near construction? So many food preparing concerns comes to mind! Also, the food was incredibly oily. I understand that this type of food has some sort of oil involved but this was another level of oily. The food was so damp in oil, that I couldn't really taste the flavor of the food. I know they can do better for taste but... metal shaving..? That's a no go for me.

Dominic T.

Well prepared and very tasty food, simple and somewhat austere surroundings, friendly service, huge servings. If you are trying to maintain your weight, share dishes; they're really big. Definitely recommend eggplant, pork belly, beef, chicken, and white rice. Beware the 3 red peppers and "spicy and numbing." Would certain return next time I'm in the area!

the menu for the new york times
Evelyn R.

If I could leave no stars I would. There was nothing about our $60 dinner that was worth $60. My husband which he described to me as slimy. I got Mongolian beef which was dry and tasteless. There was no salt or pepper on the table. The meat was grainy and the rice sticky and dry. $60. We could hear the cook yelling in the front of the restaurant. Never, ever again. We expected to get honest value for our meal. The lack of respect that Peter Chang has for his customers is astonishing.

Sweet and sour chicken
Phuong O.

Mmm this place is wonderful! We ordered a few things on their lunch special menu and we weren't able to finish it and had to carry it home. Their portion size is pretty average to huge. Their lunch specials comes with a veggy spring roll and a choice of soup. I got the hot and sour soup and that was pretty tasty. You can really taste the sourness and spice of the soup. Veggy spring roll tastes just like a veggy spring roll, nothing much to say about that. I ordered the sweet and sour chicken and that is a must get!! get rid of the image of the sweet and sour chicken you get at your local Chinese carry out, these are far better than what you think. The batter is not thick like most carry out places so it's way crunchier and less oily. The sauce that they use to dress the dish is far better than the red crappy sauce that you get at your local Chinese carry out. Trust me this is awesome! I also ordered the beef with wood ear mushrooms and I really didn't like it. Their beef is too soft. I only had a few bites of it before quitting. I also ordered the pork soup dumplings and that is so awesome. The only thing I would complain about that is that there was not a lot of soup in the dumplings but as far as taste, it was awesome.

Dry-Fried Eggplant
Lor B.

Yes. YESSSS. Go here and eat all the things because the food was incredible. Rather than driving up to Arlington to visit the new Peter Chang restaurant, we decided to drive south to Fredericksburg instead for easter brunch. We were there at 11, starving. Lemme tell you, totally worth the drive. Location: Large restaurant in a strip mall area. The restaurant itself was nice: very clean, no smell at all despite the insane amount of cookery going on, floors were spotless and non-sticky, bathrooms were super clean. Service: Super good and attentive, but she also knew when to let us just enjoy the food. Our hostesss (sorry, forgot to ask for her name, but she's the cute asian girl with glasses) made sure we had everything we needed, refilled drinks without having to flag her down. but really, just made sure the food kept coming and let us alone to just eat everything in sight. I think it helped that we were the first large group that morning, so everything came out very quickly. What we ordered: 1) Scallion bubble pancake - two big puffy spheres of fried dough (hollow inside) with accompanying cilantro/curry dip. Fun to order because it's funny looking. The dough puffs were yum, the dip was good (it tasted a LOT like japanese curry, to be honest.) 2) Beef Tendon and Tripe in szechuan sauce- oddly enough, it tasted more like beef strips. I didn't find any tender melt in your mouth tendon or any bouncy tripe. It looked like strips of beef. But the spicy sauce and green onions was amazing. I ended up just pouring that on my rice. 3) Steamed soup buns (aka xia long bao) - Oh man. There was actual soup in the soup dumplings. It was pretty good; the skin was still a tad bit too thick, but shit, I refuse to complain because SOUP DUMPLINGS IN NOVA. 4) Dry Fried Eggplant - definitely get this. Imagine creamy and slightly sweet eggplant in a light yet very crunchy batter, which is perfectly seasoned. Bit into it, and it's like...it's like eating the best kind of battered fry where the insides are nearly melting soft. This was so damn good. 5) Crispy Pork Belly - uhmn, this was so tasty we ended up ordering two. Get this. GET IT. 6) House Special Fish Filet - battered fish cooked in a deeply savory sauce with vegetables. Look, I have no idea what spices and what nots they threw in here, but I wanted to pour it on everything. This is the kind of dish that you keep eating even though you're so full you're about to heave. But you insist on just a few more spoonfuls with your rice because it's just that good. 7) Shanghai bok choy with tofu skin - I'll be honest. I didn't eat any of this because it looked too freaking healthy. 8) Other things: Fried rice, egg drop soup, hot and sour. I didn't try any of these either but the rest of the family liked it a lot. TL;DR - visit early, order everything, spend very little.

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