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Tag Archives: Chinese
Little Serow: Minibites, January 1, 2012 – January 7, 2012
Minibites are delicious samplings of Don’s culinary adventures, condensed, distilled, and always meant to be savored with your Monday morning coffee. The DCDining.com Restaurant Guide, i.e., Le Grand Champ, is located exclusively on donrockwell.com. (For an extra shot, click on the link … Continue reading
Posted in DC, MD, Restaurants, VA
Tagged American, Bethesda, Boonsboro, Breakfast, Burke, Cajun, Chevy Chase, Chinese, Cocktails, Coffeehouses, Deli, Dim Sum, Dupont Circle, Falls Church, Hamburger, Indian, Inn, Italian, Merrifield, Pizza, Rockville, Thai, Washington Circle, West End, Wheaton, Woodley Park
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Mala Tang, Virginia Square, VA
It was July 4th, and getting late into the day. Fireworks weren’t in the plans, but we were getting hungry, and quickly running out of options. At 8:30 PM, Washington Blvd. was more deserted than I’d ever seen it, with … Continue reading
Posted in Restaurants, VA
Tagged Chinese, Hot Pot, Szechuan, Virginia Square
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Mark’s Duck House, Seven Corners, VA
(See the May 13, 2011 Review here.) After a light, early snack and the always-riveting Terminator 2, it was time for dinner. But it was getting late on a Sunday night, and places were closing – Mark’s Duck House to … Continue reading
Posted in Restaurants, VA
Tagged Chinese, Hong Kong, Late Night, Seven Corners
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China Canteen, Rockville, MD
Nearly all the lunch specials at China Canteen are $5.99, and this included my Stir Fried Liver Home Style, a big plate of uniformly cut, bite-sized crescents of calves liver wok-fried with the usual mixed vegetables. It came with a … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese, Rockville, Szechuan
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Mark’s Duck House, Seven Corners, VA
If you’re ever in the mood for pure protein, get a carryout order of Roasted Pig with Crispy Skin ($8.35) from Mark’s Duck House, and make sure to order it “warm.” “Ten minutes,” the gentleman told me on the phone. … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese, Hong Kong, Seven Corners
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Wu’s Garden, Vienna, VA
I’d been very curious about David Chang’s praise of Wu’s Garden since I read this piece over a year ago. I think I’d been here once before, and had no special memories of the restaurant. I ordered a dish Chang raved … Continue reading
House of Fortune, McLean, VA
Every so often, you hear tell of a “secret Chinese menu” at a suburban Americanized Chinese restaurant, and indeed, you’re about to hear of another one right now. The best way to describe the location of House of Fortune is … Continue reading
Posted in Restaurants, VA
Tagged Chinese, McLean, Taiwanese
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X.O. Taste, Seven Corners, VA
X.O. Taste was very overrated by restaurant critics when it first opened, and now that it’s no longer owned by Full Kee (the Bailey’s Crossroads Full Kee), it’s somewhat overlooked because it’s not all that bad. Plus it’s useful, because … Continue reading
Posted in Restaurants, VA
Tagged Cantonese, Chinese, Late Night, Seven Corners, Vegan
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Hong Kong Palace, Seven Corners, VA
You just never know what you’re going to get when you order laconically named dishes at competently run Szechuan restaurants. Chengdu Spicy Cold Noodle ($5.95) was seemingly homemade, spaghetti-like noodles, lightly dressed in soy sauce, chili paste, and scallion. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese, Seven Corners, Szechuan
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Happy Family, Falls Church, VA
Well, I had to try it sooner or later. It had been sitting there, this decrepit shack, right on the main drag in old Falls Church. “In Business Since 1996,” the menu says, and it has a sort of poor … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese, Delivery, Falls Church
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