I have been dining here for over a decade and it never disappoints. This place remains the mecca…read morefor dim sum - whether it's to gather with family for a meal, host an event, or even just to grab a quick bite to-go they are good for it all. The service carts come around quickly and the hosts/staff are consistently friendly. My favorite dishes are the shrimp har gow, crab claw balls, roasted duck, the shrimp stuffed eggplant, and egg tarts --probably the best egg tarts in the area. My kids love their baked pork buns to the point they can tell when I buy it from somewhere else lol. We've dined at plenty of other dim sum spots, but this remains as a consistent top contender for me. Note: the ambiance is casual but I've been to many events hosted here and it makes for a great canvas to portray beautiful decor.

Went here with 4 of my friends right when they opened. Waited a little before being seated. Before…read morewe even sat down we were bombarded by servers telling us to order the food with super rude attitudes. Honestly we thought that was funny and didn't mind it. We were like the food must be good lol When we got our food it was pretty cold. Which is weird cause they just opened. During our meal we hear screaming. It was 2 employees yelling at each other. My friends are Vietnamese and were saying that they were yelling about gambling money. It was pretty annoying and I could tell my friends were uncomfortable. But at the end is where it got really uncomfortable and awkward. The food and service was not good. So I tipped 15 percent. I should have tipped nothing but that's not me and I was in the service industry so i understand everyone has a day off. The, I assume manager or owner came up to the table and told me I'm required to tip 18 percent. I said where does it say that? He says on the receipt. I told him that says suggestions not required and that I could give him 0 tip. He proceeds to make a huge scene about the 2 extra bucks I need to pay. I finally cave because my friends were very very uncomfortable. As we leave my friend said the guy was a talking shit in Vietnamese to his employees about us. My recommendation is to go somewhere else. This was the worst restaurant experience I've ever had and all over 2 dollars that they didn't deserve. I see why they have a low yelp review.

I though hard on this, and it's tough to justify anything less than 5 stars, especially for the…read moreprice point for the all you can eat brunch option. I visited with 4 friends, and we had a private booth. The food kept coming...and coming...and coming! I was genuinely surprised how fast the turn-around between ordering a dish and it arrived at our table. We visited on a Sunday so they had $1 mimosas. Yes-please-thank you! All the dishes were good-to-great. I don't recall a single one of us complaining about anything we tried. And if you don't like something - order something else!

That Oolong tea infused prawn is a scam. No scent of tea at all. Just regular prawn. That's a…read moredisappointment, because we love their packaging and their recent expansion of their menu (very innovative!) Now, their kung pao tofu is delicious, and the vegetarian fried rice is tasty. For each dish they give you a tiny box of white rice. Unlike most Chinese restaurants that give you a generous portion of rice, their portion is tiny. Baby sized. Not that we need more rice; just an observation. Take out orders come in a fancy durable reusable bag (a plus) and fancily packaged utensils. The experience feels like a feast. Bourbon chicken is good but wow the chunks are so huge, making them difficult to eat with chopsticks. Typically in Chinese cuisine, chicken is cut to smaller bite-sized pieces to make it intuitive for chopstick users. Bourbon chicken is heavily breaded (just FYI) Soup dumplings still good as usual; their lamb dumplings are also great.

There's definitely a reason why Da Hong Pao Restaurant is always booked and busy…read more The food was absolutely amazing--you can really tell it's authentic Chinese cuisine. They were also able to accommodate a group of about 18 of my family members and me, which was a huge plus! The service was excellent as well; the staff consistently checked in to make sure we were taken care of. Highly recommend!

I came in for the dim sum. The place was empty which is rare. I sat at the bar and was greeted…read moreimmediately but I wasn't given instructions on how to order the dim sum and as a first timer, I was kind of stuck. The staff answered my questions quickly and took my order. I had the Chinese broccoli, soup dumpling and salt and pepper squid. The Chinese Broccoli wasn't good at all. Very bland and I didn't really like the oyster sauce. The soup dumplings were good. Not anything to write home about, but I'd order them again. The squid was really flavorful and it was a good portion. I also had a giant pot of oolong tea which was delicious. They take Apple Pay as well and for less than $40 it wasn't a bad lunch. I'll be back to give it another shot for dinner.

My first dim sum experience and Han Palace did not disappoint!…read more I visited Han Palace in Barracks Row for the first time and tried their all-you-can-eat dim sum. They offer Option A for $38 and Option B for $48 with Option B including additional dishes like General Tso's Chicken, Orange Chicken, and more. We chose Option B and ordered a little bit of everything! Our table was filled with fried and steamed dumplings, bao buns, General Tso's Chicken, Orange Chicken, vegetable fried rice, and several soups. The beef brisket soup was one of my favorites and the fish dish we tried was also really good. Everything came with flavorful sauces that made each dish even better. The cocktails were also a highlight. I had a refreshing lychee cocktail (I unfortunately don't remember the name) and it had the perfect balance, not watered down and actually had a good kick! They also offer a bottomless all-you-can-drink option for $18, which is a great add-on if you plan to stay and enjoy the experience. The service was great, the team came back around often to check on you and provide refills and take your next round of orders for the all-you-can-eat. The food came out fast as well, it was as if they were just continuously cooking it. Overall, I really enjoyed trying so many different dishes, especially as someone new to dim sum. It's a fun option for groups because there's so much variety to share. Would absolutely go back! I've already recommended Han Palace to friends and will definitely be back the next time I'm in D.C.!

Key points: clean establishment, fast service, food is cooked well, close to the Metro, we would…read morecome back! We can vouch that the following are excellent: Fried pork and veggie dumplings, steamed pork bun, snow pea dish, herbal tea, peking duck, and soup dumplings* The peking duck was amazing! They had sliced cucumber to add to the wrap and it was so good. *Our soup dumplings did not really have any soup in them BUT they still tasted good. Minus 1 star unfortunately because we were really looking forward to soup dumplings. We ate almost everything we ordered and took home what we did not finish. We are visiting DC but the next time we come we will definitely be returning customers.

Only had the crispy pork belly mmmmmmm and roasted duck…read more Grab and go. Highly recommend for carnivores. lol Price point is great. Free parking. I hold the sauce for the pork. Next time, tempted to try the selection of grab and go pre-made food by the register. Support this small business. Until my next visit for belly and duck. One day, I'll dine in. Haha.

First time here with family and well most of the food was good but definitely check on the quality…read moreof the seafood. At one point one of my family was served spoiled clams..... and well she got sick from it. Service was pretty quick as they were promptly taking our orders asap. Most of the food was okay I think. I only enjoyed a few dishes such as the crab puff balls and the sesame jelly fish. The duck we ate was too old and dry. Even the lo mein wasn't that fresh. My family loved black bean sauce baby clams as well but somehow they served us dead clams....we did return the dish but it was already too late as one person had eaten it and got sick in the bathroom later.

Hong Kong Palace is honestly fantastic. I think a lot of the negative reviews are just wrong…read more I only got two dishes, but that was more than enough for ~$32. The prices are quite good and the portions are generous. I had a full second meal the next day without trying. I got the Yangzhou fried rice and it was very well executed. The meat inside was excellent, with what tasted like lap cheong or a similar Chinese sausage. The egg was fluffy, not burnt, nicely moist, and evenly distributed. Everything tasted fresh and balanced, with real depth of flavor. This is fried rice done properly. The other dish was listed as spicy fried chicken or something, though it was basically a la zi ji. It was excellent. I loved the peppers, and the spices were very aromatic. The frying was done well, clearly cooked in plenty of oil, so not exactly light food, but extremely satisfying. The chicken was crisp and flavorful, and the overall execution was strong. The food came out fast, the prices were low, and the quality was high, and service was good. This is an authentic Hong Kong-style place, not fancy or polished, but clearly focused on getting the food right. Five stars. I definitely want to come back.

Seeking Chinese takeout, I roamed through this industrial shopping center in the vicinity of Seven…read moreCorners. They had some interesting vegetarian options, but oddly, the dumplings were my favorite thing that I ordered, having a fresh taste with dried tofu. My similarly dried tofu and celery entree was large in portion size if not overly dynamic in flavor, while another fried tofu dish was less sizable and came with broccoli I didn't want. Overall, I didn't get quite as much food for the money as I'd hoped. I wasn't mad that I went, but I think there are other places worth trying.

We went together as a family. Peking Gourmet Inn is one of those classic unchanging constants in a…read morecommunity. Not constantly trying to revise their menu for trends. They do something excellently and they keep doing it excellently. If you don't have more than four people, just get the duck. There's no need to get anything else. It's iconic. It's perfection. It's a lot of food. Enjoy.

I wanted to give this place a higher rating because of all the rave reviews. Unfortunately, at our…read moredinner tonight, I received a dirty spoon with my soup and found a dead bug fried into the crispy wontons. We received no apology, nothing from our servers after pointing these things out. For lack of a better term, it put a bad taste in my mouth for the rest of the dinner. I tried the fried rice, the Julian shrimp, and the sweet and sour chicken. None were bad, but you'll save about $150 and get the exact same quality ordering takeout from your local Chinese to-go place, hopefully sans dead bugs.

The food was amazing!!!! Everything we ordered was delicious. This is what I expect my Americanized…read moreChinese food. We had vegetable lo mein, egg rolls, shrimp dumplings, shrimp fried rice, and Mongolian beef with broccoli. The atmosphere was great and so was the service. This place was legit.

None of the patrons were Chinese... so that says something. Not up to Asian standard from the price…read morepoint vs portion vs food quality Shrimp dumpling 2/5 Wow there's no umami taste in this, we Suspected they just bought frozen from NYC supplier and just reheated Chili sauce 2/5 Had to ask for it, but it was a little sour, not ip to my standard Salt pepper tofu 1/5 My gosh, they used firm tofu not silken tofu. And they didn't use cornstarch to make the outside crispy. Total disappointment. Beef flat rice noodle 4/5 Portion lacking Pork dumplings /shrimp dumplings 5/5 This was good Xiao long bao 4/5 Great but again they were small Lots of non Asian patrons came here

A&J is one of our go to spots…read more You can't go wrong with the spicy beef and tendon noodle soup. The spice is a nice kick without being overpowering.

We went on a sunday evening and it was packed. Luckily there was a table available when we walked…read morein. The restaurant is small. We didn't know how big the portions were since the menu didn't have any pictures. We relied on the photos from yelp or google. We ordered the beef noodle soup with wide noodles (clear broth), peking beef wrap, cucumber salad, braised pork rice, pan fried pork dumplings, steamed pork dumplings, and fried pork chop over rice. The beef noodle soup was good and clean but I would get the thin noodles next time. The wide noodles weren't as bouncy as I would've liked. I would come back for the cucumber salad and the peking beef wrap. All of our orders came reasonably on time after each other but we were still waiting on the fried pork chop over rice. Time passed as we almost finished with all of our dished until we asked one of the servers if our fried pork chop was coming. The server looked at our receipt order and acknowledged we did order it but told us it was sold out. Not one staff told us it was sold out when we placed the order or even when our other orders came out. We've been waiting this whole time expecting the fried pork chop not knowing it was sold out. We were asked if we wanted something else to replace the order and we decided to get the fried chicken over rice.

We went for lunch special and I ordered the green beans and he ordered the orange chicken…read more I really enjoyed the fragrant and pungent orange chicken, with actual orange zest, and the thick sauce that comes from orange chicken with real oranges. I enjoyed my green beans immensely as who can say no to all those aromatics and the wok hey! I highly recommend you come back from their lunch special from 11-2pm. They offer vegetarian and meat options for lunch. The weekday was pretty quiet when we went and getting the server to take our order and get the food was not too bad. The interior gives you typical chinese restaurant vibes with their tables and glass top on the table, and their tea and cups. I like that it's so close to where we live I can walk there in about 5 minutes granted the traffic light is on my side...

We're from New York, so we have pretty high standards when it comes to Chinese food. Unfortunately,…read morethe food here was only mediocre and bland. I would skip the BBQ meats--they were dry and didn't seem very fresh. The garlic Chinese broccoli fine, but outrageous charged at $24.95. On the positive side, the crispy pork chop was excellent: flavorful, crispy, and generously sized. The atmosphere felt a bit dated, yet nostalgic. Service was attentive and friendly, which helped make the experience more enjoyable overall.