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Q by Peter Chang
Q by Peter Chang, web site, 4500 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD, 240-800-3722 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Zagat | Washingtonian | DonRockwell | Ylp] What’s the point of a review? Your visit here will be all … Continue reading
Posted in Bethesda/Chevy Chase, Chinese, Maryland
Tagged Beijing street food, Bethesda, Chinese, dim sum, Peking Duck, Peter Chang, Szechuan
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Distinct Taste
Distinct Taste, web site, another web site, 617 S. Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg, MD, 301-987-0800 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google+ | Ylp] What a weird restaurant! No one seems to go here, and when I called for … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Maryland, Rockville/Gaithersburg
Tagged black bean sauce, Chinese, Distinct Taste, fish, Gaithersburg, tofu skin
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Notes from Changsha, Hunan province
Changsha is the ugliest and most ungainly Chinese city I have seen, which is saying something. Nonetheless for a food pilgrimage it is a serious rival for #1 spot in the world, perhaps surpassing Chengdu for the quality and novelty … Continue reading
Yu Zhou Café
Yu Zhou Café, web site, 576 N Frederick Ave, Gaithersburg, MD, 301-330-9808 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | TripAdvisor | Ylp] This is a strange but also excellent place. The clientele is Latino and Chinese, and … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Maryland, Rockville/Gaithersburg
Tagged Chinese, Dan Dan noodles, fish, Gaithersburg, Hot and Sour Wontons, Sichuan, Yu Zhou Café
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North West Chinese Food
North West Chinese Food, 7313-E Baltimore Ave., College Park, MD, 240-714-4473, very close to University of Maryland. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Ylp] I really enjoyed my meal here, because I love this cuisine and it is … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, College Park/Hyattsville, Maryland
Tagged College Park, lamb burger, North West Chinese Food, Shaanxi noodles, Yunnan noodles
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Queen Ammanisa
Queen Ammanisa, web site (many scripts), FB, 320 23rd St. Crystal City, VA, 703-414-7888 [The Golden Road to Samarqand | Ylp | Zabihah | Arlington Now] Yes, we now have a Uighur/Uyghur restaurant, did you know that Fairfax is a … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Crystal City/Pentagon City/National Airport, Uyghur, Virginia
Tagged dry spicy noodles, Queen Ammanisa, Uighur, Uyghur, Xinjiang
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Dumpling Queen
Dumpling Queen, 13942 Metrotech Drive, Chantilly, VA, closed Tuesdays, 703-378-4222 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | Ylp] An unusual bundle of real Chinese dishes and for-America corruptions. But the best items here are excellent: get the … Continue reading
China Chilcano
China Chilcano, web site, 418 7th Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-783-0941, open between lunch and dinner times by the way (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | Washingtonian | Zagat | City Paper | Ylp | Don … Continue reading
Posted in Chinatown/Verizon Center, Chinese, Chinese-Peruvian, DC, Japanese, Peruvian
Tagged 7kI3FLlNK04, China Chilcano, Jose Andres, Peruvian, Peruvian-Chinese, sushi
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Nanjing Bistro
Nanjing Bistro, 11213 Lee Highway, Suite C, Fairfax, VA, 703-385-8686 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Ylp] Imagine a whole restaurant devoted to Chinese food as it is found in Nanjing! This place is the real deal. You … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Current Favorites, Fairfax, Virginia
Tagged Fairfax, Nanjing, Nanjing Bistro, salt duck, shredded tofu, spare ribs, spicy dumplings, YxyHXW_StSw
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Super Bowl Noodle House
Super Bowl Noodle House, web site, 785-G Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 301-738-0086 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | dishtip | Ylp | Don Rockwell] This place is a revelation and a knock-out, one of the absolute … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Current Favorites, Maryland, Rockville/Gaithersburg, Taiwanese
Tagged Chong Qing Dry Chili Chicken, hot pot, noodles, NyILKgsjS3E, Rockville, Shanxi, Shanxi Noodle Soup, Sichuan, spicy cucumber salad, Spicy Dry Hot Pots, Super Bowl Noodle House, Taiwanese
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