Peking Village

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Peking Village, 2962 Gallows Road, between 50 and 29, Falls Church, VA, 703-698-9220 [City Paper | Don Rockwell | openlist | Citysearch | Gayot]
Two restaurants in one, a grisly fried Chinese buffet and a real Szechuan menu with absolutely no concessions to Western taste. The latter is worth trying. Not up to Joe’s Noodle House or China Star, but a truly authentic restaurant where you don’t expect to find such a place. They don’t hold back on the bodily organs and slime, etc., but you can get other things too. But keep in mind: the Chinese often eat for texture, not taste.

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Tony Cheng’s Seafood Restaurant

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Tony Cheng’s Seafood Restaurant, 619 H Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-371-8669, Chinatown, usually open [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Citysearch | Gayot]
This place used to have some good dishes but now it is in decline. If you must try the oyster casserole and the scallops in wine sauce, plus other house specials.

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Hollywood East Cafe

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Hollywood East Cafe, 2312 Price Avenue, Wheaton, MD, 301-942-8282 [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | Citysearch | Gayot]
Everything here has real flavor, it is a real pleasure to eat their food. Doesn’t hit the peaks of the very best places, but stands far above the typical Chinese restaurant. Go for the daily specials. And the whole fish is never a mistake in a good Chinese restaurant, don’t worry about its high price, you are likely to die with a positive bequest in any case.
(also at 2621 University Blvd., near Grandview Avenue, Wheaton, MD, 240-290-9988 [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | Don Rockwell | Gayot])

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Vinh Kee

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Vinh Kee, 3103-D Graham Road, at Rt. 50, Falls Church, VA, 703-645-0118 [Washingtonian | City Paper | Citysearch]
Half of the way toward Vietnamese, actually. A good Asian seafood restaurant, though it does not rival my favorites, such as Seven Seas, in my affections. But it will be closer for many, and good enough to enjoy. Get the whole fish.

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Chinatown Express

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Chinatown Express, 746 Sixth Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-638-0424 [Washingtonian | City Paper | Don Rockwell | openlist]
Maybe the best place in Chinatown right now. Make sure you order the noodles. Good soft-shelled crab. Excellent dumplings. Not as good as Joe’s Noodle House, but if you are stuck in DC you will enjoy this place. Small, and draws a crowd, so go early.

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Yuan Fu Chinese Vegetarian Restaurant

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Yuan Fu Chinese Vegetarian Restaurant, 798 Rockville Pike, near Norbeck Road, Rockville, MD, 301-762-5937 [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | openlist | Citysearch | Gayot]
There are many excellent Chinese places in Wheaton and Rockville, but I don’t know most of them. Let’s not forget the Chinese vegetarian places on Rockville Pike, like Yuan Fa.

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Taipei Tokyo Cafe

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Taipei Tokyo Cafe, 1596 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 301-881-8533. I’ve lost track of all their branches, which seem ridiculously close together. [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Citysearch | Gayot] … also at 11510 Rockville Pike # A, Rockville, MD, 301-881-8388 and 14921 Shady Grove Rd., Unit D (Rte. 270), Rockville, MD, 301-738-8813
Noodles and soups abound. You order, and they bring the food to your table. Not haute cuisine, but very tasty. The accompanying Japanese place, under separate ownership, is also worthwhile. Both are cheap, and both are recommended. That being said, they are not keeping up with the upgrading of all the new competition.

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Lei Garden

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Lei Garden, web site, 629-630 H Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-216-9696 [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Citysearch]
NOW CLOSED. Formerly a favorite of Washingtonian magazine. Good enough to be good, but no better than that. Dominated by various alternatives, Mark’s Duck House has better dim sum, for one.

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Eat First

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Eat First, 609 H Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-289-1703, usually open [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Citysearch]
One of Chinatown’s best, but you need to know what you are doing when ordering. Certainly above average, good enough to really enjoy, but for me not up to suburban Chinese.

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Jasmine Garden

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Jasmine Garden, 8106 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA, 703-208-9989, actually on Gallows Rd. next to the 24-hour Safeway at Rt. 50. [Washingtonian | City Paper]
I know what you’re thinking: “I’ve discovered so many wonderful new Chinese places in the last few years I don’t need another one.” Well, you are wrong. This place looks too yuppy and draws a business crowd for lunch. But many of the dishes on their Chinese menu — which you must ask for separately — are petty good. Get the chicken with three peppers, and then experiment on the Chinese menu. Their non-special dishes are often above average, too. The menu has some Thai and Japanese items as well. Plus they have a piano, with occasional performances of, get this, operatic arias.

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