Shanghai dumpling

Listen, maybe my expectations have really cratered since moving here, but I was genuinely excited to see a Chinese takeout restaurant opening in the neighborhood that doesn’t also have subs on the menu. I ordered the pork with garlic sauce (listed as 鱼香肉丝 on the menu in Chinese which literally translates to “fish fragrance thinly sliced pork”). It’s a dish I would usually order to judge the quality and flavor of a Chinese restaurant. It is a very popular and basic dish, I think of it as the equivalent of a Margherita pizza in a Neapolitan pizza joint. It’s a dish that cannot hide behind a spicy sauce such as the dry pots (干锅） or the broth (水煮）dishes. It demonstrates the basic knife skills of the chef and whether they can get the sauce flavor and consistency right. It left much to be desir

Ordered the double cooked sichuan pork, stir fried green beans, and pickled cabbage cabbage + fish soup. They were all delicious, decently portioned and came with a small box of rice each. The soup in particular was a standout, really enjoyed it. It’s a takeout only spot, the whole place was really clean. 10% off if you pay in cash. I would order their chinese chinese food, not their American chinese food or dumplings which seem to be less good. Our order was only ready 30 min after the estimated pick up time (so 50 min after ordering). Unfortunately they don’t pick up on the phone number provided when you place an order, so there’s no way to check if your order’s ready soon except to go there in person. And the waiting area is unheated….so wait for the text message saying your food’s rea

The place is just a long and narrow people with two employees. You order on a screen and wait. There are zero chairs or ambiance but the food is DELICIOUS. I would say the dumplings are on par with what we get from Rockville. Really, really good food.

Extremely good Szechuan food for Chinese takeout prices. Even the normal American Chinese takeout items like the pork fried rice noodles has some extra flavor, and the more specialized items like the dry hot pot are excellent examples of Szechuan cooking. On busy days like holidays, give them some extra time but otherwise it's a reasonable turnaround on take out orders. There's no seating at the restaurant, but you can save money by ordering direct and paying cash.

We ordered dan dan noodles and spicy chili dumplings after a long day of travel. Not sure what they're trying to pass as dan dan noodles but there was barely any sauce, no ground pork and no peanuts. They're literally lo mein noodles with a tiny bit of oil so they don't stick together and nothing else. The dumplings were overcooked and the wrapper was falling apart when i tried to pick up with chopped sticks. Tried calling the restaurant four times to get answers/partial refund and no answer.