Our son told us about this place. We were pleasantly surprised. The food was really good, a little expensive but good. We did not have to wait long either. They are conveniently located on the corner of Queen St. and Route 1 south. We ordered the Hunan Chicken, Triple Delight, and Chicken wings with fries. Healthy portions of each item. We'll definitely be back. #HappyEating read more

HORRIBLE service and one of the worst food experiences I've ever had. I called in to order beef chow mein, and the woman on the phone first told me they only had lo mein. When I was about to order something else, she suddenly said they did have chow mein. What I received was NOT chow mein at all. When I called back to complain, they argued with me and said chow mein doesn't come with noodles, which made no sense based on what I ordered. To make matters worse, there was a fried bug in the fries. Completely disgusting and unacceptable. The texture of the food was awful, it was soggy and felt like eating gravy/slop. Between the terrible customer service, misleading order information, and the food quality, this was an awful experience. I would not recommend this place to anyone. read more

Goody's Carry Out - Sloppy "chow mein" - Chinese Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

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No frills. Easy on the wallet. And an overall excellent take on American Chinese. Their portions are also incredible. This has become my new go to weeknight Chinese spot. read more

Goody's Carry Out - Salt and pepper shrimp (was fine wouldn't order again) - Chinese Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

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Food was fresh. Price was decent. Portions were nice nothing overcooked or burnt. Def a good Chinese spot.

Food was amazing. Not sure what the other reviews were about but the lady is nice to me

If like me, this was your favorite carry out in Alexandria because you got your moneys worth in food and the wings were a good size, then you'll want to rethink that sentiment. 3 months ago, I loved this place. Today however, I ordered my typical order and it was nearly half the size that it used to be, the wings were the tiniest things I'd ever seen from them, maybe a handful of fries, the egg rolls were thin and overall it just wasn't worth it even if the flavor is still there. I suppose now I'll have to find a new place. read more

Goody's Carry Out - fried chicken in a styrofoam container - Chinese Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

This place has top tier vibes, it looks kinda run down but in the best way possible. I got the chicken wings with mumbo sauce and a side of fried rice, chicken was great and fried rice was all I needed it to be, also super cheap. Service is exactly what I'd expect, easy with no nonsense read more

The best steak and cheese sandwich in Virginia! I was blown away by the taste and all the meat!

Hands down one of the best Chinese food I've ever had. My family's go to is the Chicken Mei Fun and Fried Chicken Wings. Don't worry about portion size here; one thing of Mei Fun can feed three people! The owner is very generous when it comes to portion size. If you're in the area and are in need of a quick but delicious meal, I highly recommend this place. read more

cross contamination didn't have on gloves, touching raw products, then fried products, touching burger, buns, steak and cheese buns with no gloves, but the food is good read more

Fast and friendlyservice on all my Chinese favorites at Goodys. The food is fresh and the price is fair. Don't let the facade fool you. These people are serious about their food and not the shi shi ambiance. Take out only read more

Simple yet good Chinese food. A lot of rice served thou without balancing it with the amount of meat. The appearance of the place is not all that for the location. I was even skeptical of walking in to pick up my carry out food. I wasn't impressed with the cashier lady that rushed me to pay without allowing me to verify what I was paying for (amount was higher then what I ordered). I requested she break it down for me and in her broken English she just pointed to the check and stated she charged me extra for rice (never said that over the phone). I paid and got out, after all, felt uncomfortable having my back to the door. read more

Goody's Carry Out - Pork fried rice with wings - Chinese Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

I love this place! When I was pregnant, I always came for the steak and cheese. The Mumbo sauce is the best I've had in VA. Not watery or too much vinegar. read more

Good service good food salt and pepper shrimp is so good! Highly recommend and their lunch menu is very affordable definitey will be coming back read more

This was my first time ordering from this place. I placed my order at 5:30 . I pick up my food lo and behold they forgot my Teriyaki chicken that I ordered. Needless to say I am on my way back to pick up my chicken because they refused to refund and offered a credit. Why would I want to buy from here again? I will be back with another post with pics of the food. read more

The driver harassed about a tip saying that I was obligated to pay one even though a pay a tip EVERY TIME I ORDER I just didn't have cash this time and when I called the store they told me I can't order if I don't pay a tip. Very Unprofessional!! read more

I am new to the DMV area and on my Mumbo sauce tour and decided to kick it off here. I was in the area and had this place bookmarked and it did not disappoint. Ingot the half steak and cheese and 5 piece wing with rice. Steak and cheese was amazing and I wish I had gotten a whole. Wings were good as well, fried rice not much. I would order the wings next time but getfries instead. They put the mumbo sauce on the side and it is excellent. Customer service wasn't bad as I've read in previous comments. I must have came on a good day for them. I will return for my cheat day fix! read more

Goody's Carry Out - Steak and cheese - Chinese Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

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Very unassuming place but the food was good and prepared quickly. I just got a few of the appetizers crab Rangoon, steak and cheese egg roll, and shrimp roll. The Crab Rangoon was crispy on the outside with a nice creamy filling. It also came with that sweet and sour dipping sauce. Got the steak and cheese egg roll just to try it and it was really good! Thinly sliced meat and nice buttery cheese flavor inside a crispy egg roll. Can't go wrong. read more

One of the few city style Chinese carryouts on the Virginia side of the DMV. For fried wings, cheesesteaks, and other goodies this yummy, you have to go across the bridges to Maryland or DC. I will try the actual Chinese-American food next time and see how it stacks up to Danny's :-) read more

Goody's Carry Out - fish and chips in a styrofoam container - Chinese Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

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Pretty good standard Chinese food. Insanely fast delivery! We ordered our food and it was delivery to our home room door (literally the door) in no time at all. We actually underestimated the portion sizes based on the price (very reasonable pricing) and the portions turned out to be huge; way more than we thought. The star of the meal were the chicken wings with the mumbo sauce!! AMAZING, this was only my second experience with the all mighty mumbo sauce, but this stuff is life changing. Overall good food and quick service, I was very happy with my food choices. read more

Food is good, prices are reasonable. This place hasn't been updated in years... carry out or delivery, a little parking but the price is reasonable. Parking: In a neighborhood near a fairly busy street, but a safe area in Alexandria read more

Love this Carry out! Not too many places you can find good Mumbo sauce in Virginia. They're always pretty quick and polite (unlike most carry outs). Very expensive and a good portion of food. I come here more often than not. read more

EXPECTATION: Coming from a Washingtonian who grew up in the NE area to later working in VA, I know ole school carryouts from the Eddie Leonard's on Bladensburg Ave NE DC. Ok, so Goody's is just that; a blast from the past reminding me of the hole in the wall spots that fit the budget but filled ya up. Do not expect clean eats, modern/contemporary flair or fancy. Even the building looks like you stepped down on old school Benning Rd-DC with bars on the establishments. FOOD: Their chicken and subs are decent...their fried rice egg foo young and Chinese dishes are the better off the menu. They don't beat Eddies for overstuffed steak and cheese but their steak and cheese hits the spot on a chilly day. SERVICE: The staff is nicest in person... over the phone I mean come on its business as usual for a carryout they are not talkers they are doers and you need to be ready before you call and better be quick...don't take it personally lol. WRAP UP: I will say I've been working in oldtown for 8 yrs and never watched them cook my food until today...they could stand to put on gloves but like I said I don't walk in there expecting much..especially if I don't order on the phone. Also, I never realized that white cheese on my sub was actually white American and not provolone...don't want to ruin the surprise for you but in the end, it didn't matter since there was cheese lol. As long as you don't expect much and need a cheap meal or a cheat day, this will satisfy the craving. read more

Very good Chinese food. My go to spot. Usual order is General Tso's and Szechuan string beans. Delicious!

This is the quintessential east coast Chinese takeout place! The fried items are awesome and the fried rice and noddles are perfectly done. Highly recommend. read more

This Chinese take-out place has the best Chinese food in DC. I live pretty far away (almost in Maryland) but I get my haircut in Alexandria so I never miss a trip to Goody's.The place is dumpy inside but since it's take out; who cares? The portions are generous and the prices are very reasonable. I like to order from the diet menu where everything is steamed. They provide the sauces separately if you want to put them on, yourself. The egg foo young (not on the diet menu) s excellent. So are the shrimp dishes. They use the larger size shrimp which to me, attests to the quality. I'm from NY and if you want good NY style Chines food, tthis is the place to go. read more

Fast delivery on a rainy, cold Saturday. The food was excellent! Great Kung Pao and sweet and spicy shrimp which were both excellent. Fried wantons were meaty, crispy and moist. Egg rolls had great flavor. This will now be my go-to Chinese restaurant. read more

Food is quality here and they give you a lot for your money. When you ask for lots of hot sauce, they don't give you just 2 packets which makes me happy. The ingredients taste pretty good even though you would expect less from a Chinese takeout. read more

I ordered from DoorDash and was very impressed with the condiments that were given. Plenty of soy sauce, duck sauce, hot sauce, plastic ware and fortune cookies! The food was delicious and hot! Even though the fried rice could have had more flavoring, the egg foo Yung, shrimp lo mein and fried chicken wings were very very yummy! Also, I got free mambo sauce which I absolutely love and didn't even ask for, so that was a huge plus! Thanks so much Goody's Carry Out and God bless! read more

The first time I called they hung up on me I called back place my order gave the lady my credit card number and she told me my order would be 40 minutes then she called me back after I have proof from my online credit card that the money was taken out for the food she told me that my card was declined so she tried to charge me twice for the same meal then I called back again after she hung up on me and was told that my order did go through my order was paid for and it would be 40 minutes I ordered my food at about 12:15 it is now 1:53 p.m. and I still don't have my food and every time I call either someone hangs up on me again or they tell me they're busy my food is on the way even though I've been waiting over an hour read more

when ordering my food over the phone, the person taking my order was extremely rude. After finishing my order, I had additional questions but before I could ask them, the person said "one hour" and hung up on me! A few minutes later, the delivery driver calls and tells me "come outside". Due to the nature of my work I could not come outside (1 flight of steps), but needed him to deliver it directly to my suite. As I explained this to the driver, he goes "UUUUGGGHHH" and hangs up! When he brings me my food, I tell him that I didn't know that I needed to come meet him downstairs, that the person who took my order did not advise me of this. I also told him that I apologized about that, but he did not have to hang up on me in the process. His response: "Well I very busy. Sign please." *rolls eyes* POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. (this review was dictated to me by the client who was too pissed to even type) read more

Standard Chinese fare - really fast, really good and delivery! Order every time I'm in town to visit my brother. He has two kids now and the fact that Goody's has some "American" food, works well for the whole gang. Large portions so always leftovers - always good cold for when the kiddos wake up in the middle of the night to nurse and momma is starving. Late night snacks of yummy Chinese are always good too! read more

Goody's Carry Out - Chinese Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

Disrespectful people and will determine how much there tip is if you don't have the exact amount for delivery.

Delicious Chinese food. They are quick at delivering and food is always hot and fresh. Best take out I've found in the area.

Okay guys, this was my first time here. First of all, this place is a hole in the wall, carry out joint. You can't exactly sit there and eat. Everyone I talked to however was extremely nice, not like at other carry out places where they can be very cold and short with one. I ordered the fried seafood platter which comes with a crab cake, two scallops, one fish, two shrimp and two crab sticks. I asked for it with a side of rice and some broccoli as well. I also got a drink out of the display fridge, totaling $17. I was very specific that I just wanted a little rice and some broccoli on top of it with my platter. She seemed to understand at the time. Although the price was a few dollars more than expected I pawned it off on the fact that I was getting real seafood. BOY WAS I WRONG. When I picked up my order, I drove home excited to eat it. I found one carry out foam box and two smaller carry out boxes. I opened the small boxes first. The smallest contained rice, the medium one contained broccoli when I opened the foam box it was FILLED TO THE BRIM WITH RICE with the seafood crammed into one side. SO I figure okay they charged me for two dinners, misunderstanding, whatever. I tried the fish, it was great, the scallops were juicy and also great and they gave you both a container of tartar sauce and cocktail sauce as well as packets of soy and duck sauce. The part that actually made me livid was one, they forgot my shrimp and two, the crab cake was GROSS. It's like someone vomited and they attempted to fry it but it was soggy and salty. Lastly, the crab sticks. It's not real crab, it's the fake kind that comes in a long roll that is labeled "imitation crab" at grocery stores and well, I'm allergic as all hell. It was the last thing I ate and my throat started to close up within 3 mins of eating them . Thank goodness for epi-pens. I had to go to the hospital to get treated but I was pissed. STOP LABELING YOUR SEAFOOD AS SEAFOOD IF ITS NOT REAL SEAFOOD, I was lucky but you could really kill someone. I wish my experience had been everyone had told me it would've been, unfortunately it wasn't. I overpaid for fake food and almost my death. NEVER AGAIN. read more

Honestly , this is my second time ordering from this place and I can honestly say the sweet and sour chicken is the only thing I like because you can't mess that up but for the delivery service is terrible. Their delivery driver has harassed me to tip him. I put instructions to drop the food off at the receptionist desk because of the environment I work in. so the delivery driver calls me says he is here and I said okay thank you . But then he calls back again twice asking if I was going to come down to give him a tip but I gave you specific instructions to drop it off .why are you constantly calling me asking am I going to give you a tip. As to why I didn't give him a tip because this isn't the first time he did this. Especially when he rolled his eyes and had an attitude. I will never order from them again. read more

Best Wor wonton soup east of the Mississippi! I fly to DCA all the time for work and always try to get take away from here.

Goody's offers everything one would expect and require from a low priced chinese takeout stop. The vegetables are fresh, the food is hot, and orders come out quickly. The kitchen can be viewed from the counter and it looks pretty clean. If you're looking for quick takeout on the cheap, Goodies should do just fine. Update: My office has been next to Goody's for a few years now and they've been nothing but predictable. 1-star bonus for long-running reliability. read more

Good ass cheap greasy Chinese takeout! This is my go to spot in Old Town when I'm craving a cheap filling meal. $5 lunch special is enough food to put you to sleep or to cure a sunday morning hangover. They're chicken wings with fried rice and mambo sauce is awesome! Everything else I tried is good. It's one of the very few true Cheap Eats places in Old Town. A place where you can grab and go for some good food and not resort to boring Subway. I'd only knock down 1 star because of the appearance. This block is one of the few weird remnants of the time when Old Town was ghetto. Goodys has bars on the windows and a few questionable individuals always hanging outside. Inside is does not look anymore welcoming than the outside. Whats funny is that directly across the street are nice town-homes worth probably 500k+. read more

I've walked by the place many times in the 9 months I have been working in Old Town. I never bothered to wander inside because "dive" would be an upgrade. It looks nothing like a restaurant from the outside and the windows are decorated with heavy bars. That being said, when the office wanted to order delivery I recommended it based on Yelp. More than met the bar for Chinese delivery. Food was tasty and affordable, with all portions large enough to require taking home leftovers. Don't let the cover fool you, this is a surprisingly good place just off King. read more