Okay, so this restaurant is not even remotely within the D.C. metro area, but it might be worth the 2 hour drive for some good Sichuan food! Upon first impressions the restaurant may not seem that dazzling, but the dishes on the authentic menu will dazzle your taste buds, especially if like me, you are …
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Golden Hong Kong, Springfield
This is my go-to spot for Dim Sum in the DC metro area. This authentic family-run Cantonese restaurant has been serving excellent dim sum since 2013. The dim sum is served every weekend from 11 am to 3 pm in the traditional way of pushing carts full of steamed buns and dumplings from table to …
Mala Tang, Virginia Square
This Sichuan hot pot restaurant is popular for both its hot pot and its spicy Sichuan dishes. I have eaten the hot pot here on a few occasions, the broth is quite rich, but the ingredients are fairly limited. The hot pots are individual, meaning each person gets their own–traditionally, everyone would share a large …
Riverside Hotpot Bar, Clarendon
This hot pot restaurant opened earlier this summer in Clarendon, so i was intrigued to try it out. The restaurant has a conveyor belt which transports the various dishes, similar to what you might see in a rotation sushi restaurant. The meat orders are brought to the table by what can only be described as …
A&J Restaurant, Annandale
This family-run restaurant has been in the area for over 20 years and serves some of the best Taiwanese food in the DC metro area. The restaurant has won several awards and is considered one of the best ‘cheap eats’ with most dishes costing around $8 or less. One of the more popular dishes here …
Hunan Gate, Ballston
This one is a regular of mine. Hunan Gate is best known for its speciality Donbei dish (Northeastern Chinese cuisine). As a lover of all things spicy, I am always inclined to order the sichuan spciy boiled fish (Shui Zhu Yu, 水煮鱼). But you cannot go here without ordering one of the many Dongbei dishes, …
Introduction to D.C. Asian Food Blog
The way you cut your meat reflects the way you live . — Confucius. This is the first post on my new blog. I will be updating regularly with restaurant recommendations and favorite dishes to eat in the Washington D.C. metro area. Please subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
Washington D.C. Asian Food 