The food here is very tasty and the service is quick and cordial. My son is an expert at finding…read morethese hidden gems. We really enjoy the food here and have been here a few times. My favorite dishes so far are: Beef cubes with seven spices (appetizer) Fish with Plum Sauce - this is deep-fried fish with a plum sauce, and it is better than your typical sweet-and-sour fish dish Shredded Beef with scallions Shredded pork with bamboo Yu tsai with garlic Eggplant with basil Spinach with garlic I didn't particularly like the crispy stinky bean curd or the steamed fish with soy beans. I think these are an acquired taste. We will be back to try other dishes as well!

I went to order in person their 3 course lunch special with soup for $32.95 but when I double check…read morethe dine-in menu it was wicked pricey for $40.95. I told the owner lady about it online as you see the pictures here and updated 2026. I saw another Chinese restaurant offer an awesome lunch special for 30.95 like theirs. Owner lady said if you dislike my price on me u go elsewhere to that other Chinese place to order it. I am very disappointed with her nasty lousy customer service. I was there by 1:50pm on 9/18/26 when lunch time should be wicked busy but it was dead in the dining room. You can see got your own eyes. I would protest against going here as 15 yrs it was my favorite Chinese place but they changed mgmt so it went downhill using the same restaurant name.

Great service! Great food! Has all the authenticity of amazing Chinese food…read more We stopped here on whim with a friend and was actually surprised. She said let's go eat Chinese food and I thought, oh lord, another Panda Express or some hole in wall that had the generic dishes from takeout restaurants. I'm used to driving to VA for more authenticity, but I was surprised! Didn't know this gem existed in this area! Cantonese and Hong Kong food and more! They catered to all Asian ethnicities with focus on hometown favorites that my mom used to make me, and I was so excited when I saw the menu. The place was smaller than expected but packed with people! I thought I was in NYC for a bit, but nope, just Rockville. We had a specialty fish dish, along with a few of their specials that had beef and vegetables. Okay, I grew up in a Chinese Restaurant, but if you wanted me to list out the specialty dishes, I can't. I really was just busy being surprised and busy eating. And we ate ALOT! Food was great! I would definitely come back here more often. I do like that there were a lot of locals who were there, so you know it's a good place! There's no basic dishes here, just authentic and tasty!

I haven't been to East Pearl in at least a decade. The last Hong Kong style restaurant was on the…read moreJumbo Floating Restaurant in Hong Kong in 2016. I think it is because I prefer spicy food and went to other restaurants in Rockville with Szechuan and Hunan food. This is a storefront space but is comfortable inside with high ceilings. I was brought a full pot of strong black tea when I sat down, and I drank most of it. I ordered egg rolls and Shrimp Wonton Noodle Soup. The eggs were crispy and mostly filled with cabbage, but they were well seasoned came with the potent spicy mustard. I put too much mustard on the first eggroll and thought my egg was going to explode but I got past that. The soup came about five minutes later. The soup tasted like a chicken base with Chinese broccoli and wontons had whole pieces of shrimp in them and thin noodles. It had a very good balance of flavors. East Pearl also has lunch menu that I will try on my next visit. My lunch cost $15.85 plus tip, an outstanding value.

If you're looking for authentic Sichuan Chinese food, this is the hole in the wall spot to go to!…read moreService was also fast - all food came out to us within 20 min of ordering. We got a variety of dishes - eggplant, shredded pork ears, kung pao chicken, dan dan noodles smoked duck and beef noodle soup. I really liked the kung pao chicken and dan dan noodles, other dishes were also pretty solid too! Highly recommend checking them out if you're into spicy food!

Our party of 4 adults and 4 young kids had a great dinner. We ordered 4 appetizers and 2 entrees…read moreand 1 bowl of noodle. The total was $105 before tip. The portion for the price was amazing. The kids cannot handle any spices, so they ate the fried wonton, pork noodle, beef chow fun, salty fried pork chop, and soup dumplings. They loved everything. The adults shared some of the kids' food and also had the spicy beef tendon/tripe and the spicy founder with veggies. I really liked the spicy dishes. Honestly, all of the dishes we ordered were pretty good!

Food court is right inside Great Wall. I always love stopping by here for a bite to eat right after…read moreshopping. They have a great selection of food, and the roast meats are super convenient to bring home. Delicious!

This food court inside Rockville Great Wall grocery is associated w my fav Cantonese East Pearl…read morerestaurant. We finally try it. It didn't disappoint us. Siomay is decent and big. We also tried 3 items lunch box and 1/2 duck. It might be the best roasted duck you can get outside of NY and FL.

New favorite authentic Korean restaurant! How did I not know this was here?? Apparently I've been…read moremissing out for years. Small space, great eats. We had a bit of everything: naengmyeon, beef and seafood soondubu, mandu, sweet & sour chicken, and jjampong. Jjampong lacked some seasoning (would not recommend) and they don't do very spicy for any for the dishes but overall well balance for Chino-Korean cuisine.

Rating is about a 4.5 but rounding up. I've been missing jjajangmyeon for the past four plus years…read moresince I left my best source of it. I've tried it at a couple other places in the area and been underwhelmed, the one here is quite good, second only to my holy grail version which is sadly in a state I don't plan to revisit. We also had a seafood panjeon and it was excellent - tons of seafood and vegetables, a crisp breading that didn't feel doughy at all. The food was served with a couple banchan (radish, cabbage kimchi and the pickled radish + raw onion that is usually served with jjajangmyeon). The prices are great for Korean food; the jjajangmyeon was 10.99, pancake 19.99 and hubs and I brought about half of each home. We probably could have gotten away with just ordering one or the other but having leftovers is golden. We'll be back to try some other items on the menu!

This is one of the best deals you'll find for Peking duck. It's only $48 OR $35 if you spend an…read moreadditional $28. Dine-in and cash only. Peking duck typically costs around $70+ elsewhere. The duck is also pretty good quality. Given the price, it's an amazing value - you can't even get one this cheap at an Asian grocery store. It's freshly prepared & takes about 30 minutes. You really can't find a deal like this anywhere else! I'm bumping this to 5 star for amazing value of the peking duck!

Versatile Chinese restaurant living up to its name. They have tables set aside for barbecue…read more(complete with ceramic table grills and over head ventilation). If not in the mood for it there is a hot pot menu (with table side burners for individual pots with broth that one cooks protein and veggies in). They also have a classic Chinese food menu one orders à la carte, where the dishes are made to order in the staff kitchen. One of the signature dishes is their Peking Duck. We didn't get the Duck, hotpot or bbq this time. Got 3 different entrees: jumbo salt shrimp, fried bean curd with vegetables and spicy chili fish filet. The fish had plenty of chili oil, dried chili, Napa cabbage, wood ear mushrooms, bean thread noodles and scallions accompanying. Was flavorful and numbing. The tofu dish was a solid vegetarian source, with fried soy braised tofu triangles, broccoli, mushrooms s, cabbage and carrots. The best dish is their shrimp. Large prawns with the shells on were fried in salt, pepper and chili powder. The shells were crispy and edible and absorbed the flavoring well. The shrimp was perfectly cooked and succulent. Great place, will need to try other dishes.

Nice restaurant, good ambiance, decent service for this small place where people steadily stream in…read moreand out. The noodles are rice noodles which I am not used to. The appetizers rock, and I would go back just for the appetizers. The noodles are not plated out like the menu, just a bowl of noodle with stuff in it. I chose the classic. The soup base was light - I would have preferred a heavier one like pho soup base for the rice noodles. It felt healthy and no MSG. I would say it's nice healthy kind of food but it didn't hit the spot. I will return to try the other soup base I think will work out better.

I have tried their location in Falls Church, VA and I have to say their broth is better in VA...but…read morethis location is several $ cheaper. Food: -I like that they still have all the ingredients separate from the broth when it arrives, allowing you flexibility and customization -not exactly 10 secs and the name says but food came out sufficiently fast -water is tap and you and can definitely taste the impurities Service: -as with most authentic Chinese restaurants, the servers don't really check on you after they deliver the food -but I appreciate that they leave us alone to chat, I was there with someone for over an hour and they didn't nudge us to leave Location -parking is a bit limited and so is the inside of the restaurant so not good for groups larger than 6

Chinese food and Sunday family dinners go hand in hand at my house. There is something for everyone…read moreand it is kid approved. We wanted to try someplace new and being good Yelpers we looked at reviews and decided to give China Bistro a try. Our favorites were the soups...I loved my egg drop soup and my daughter in law loved her hot and sour soup. The broths were rich and comforting. The kids really liked the combination fried rice. It had lots of chicken, beef, and shrimp. The combination low mein was lacking in a lot of the proteins we ordered. So, it was not a dish we would reorder. The Mongolian beef was very good. The sauce was excellent, but the meat could have been more tender. The service was great. I ordered on the phone and it was ready when I got there. The restaurant itself was clean and well organized. I would definitely go back and try some new dishes.

I've been coming to China Bistro for more than 10 years. Back in the day, when there were not so…read moremany Asian food options in Baltimore, I used to drive a long way for a homemade meal of dumplings. Indeed, recently, when I came by the store, I actually ran into one of my friends from my Baltimore days. I guess we all still come here. In the years that have passed, the restaurant has gone through significant interior upgrades and the food remains of good quality, with a reasonable prices, inflation and all. The dumplings (including the wrapper) are clearly handmade, but flavor profile wise, I do find tends to be overpowered by vinegar. If we are strict critiques of dumplings, the dumpling wrappers also lack the typical bounce that good dumplings should have. These were all factors I typically overlook, because of course, we live in America, and expecting high-quality Chinese food is not always possible. This is all good, however, the reason for my one star is from a recent experience I had, where I brought some guests from out of town and asked our server for some recommendations. She very brashly brush me off, saying the menu is large, and she cannot give recommendations in general. Incredibly rudely. At the end, I ended up tipping 15% for a lunch meal, and she very angrily came back and told me people tip 20% always. I told her 15% is customary for lunch, her service was not particularly good, not to mention tipping is voluntary. She proceeded to push me on 20%, glaring at me angrily, which made me very uncomfortable, although I held my ground and left. In sum, this was just a horrible experience, and I don't think I will be returning. I am appreciative of places that keep reasonable prices, and I understand inflation and economics have created significant stress on restaurants. In my opinion, it would be reasonable to raise prices, or even add a very clearly marked 20% service charge to the prices as a default. However, providing poor service and then guilting customers into a " mandatory" 20% tip is wrong. My guests were also aghast at this. In the end, it was only a few dollars, but it is a matter of principle and how customers are treated. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this establishment for this reason.