Solid delivery experience that would lead me to try an in person visit soon. We ordered through DoorDash a general Tso's chicken and a Szechuan style stir fry with chicken. Both dishes were noted to be a level 3 spicy. Delivery was quick; it seemed like our food was leaving the store within 10 minutes of ordering. Everything was still hot upon arrival and the packages firmly sealed. Portions were also very large. If I had eaten normally during the day (hadn't eaten since breakfast and it was 8:30pm) I would have had leftovers for 1-2 additional meals. Same goes for the general Tso's. White rice also came with both. The general Tso's has a bit of a sweet and spicy sauce, chicken was very tender, and outside crisp. The stir fry had a variety of vegetables: asparagus,celery,cabbage,carrots,onions,leeks,water chestnuts, mushrooms, and snow peas. The sauce was truly "numbing" as advertised! My lips were burning by the end. Good amount of chicken too which was tender. I don't often crave Chinese but I'd be willing to check out the brick and mortar soon! read more

Peter Chang - General Tso's Chicken - Szechuan Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

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I would suggest giving Peter Chang a visit. The restaurant is located in an outdoor shopping center, so there is plenty of parking. Inside has a lot of space as well and I was able to sit at 7:45 PM on a Friday night without reservations. Everything my group had was delicious! The Grandma's noodles were tasty. Make sure to give them a good stir before eating. Though they are very oily. A surprise winner was the cucumber salad. It had a delicious savory dressing that made the dish the perfect refreshing crunchy side to our meal. The portions of all dishes were huge and good value. The cumin lamb wasn't too spicy and very flavorful. We also got the seafood in a clay pot and it was amazing! Lots of seafood in a very delicious curry broth. We also got the basil chicken which was loaded with veggies. Be warned, this dish is very spicy. A couple negatives. Nothing comes with rice. Rice is pretty cheap at $1.5/cup, but seems a bit stingy. Also, while our waiter was quick to take our drink and appetizer order, they did not come back to take our food order. We had only ordered 1 drink and 1 noodle dish, so it was unlikely they thought we were done eating. We had to flag down a waiter to place an order. However, the food came out very quickly once we did. While the food was amazing, my whole group had mildly upset stomachs that night and the next morning. Not debilitating, maybe too much oil and spice, but worth noting in case you have a sensitive stomach. Overall I will be going back since the pros vastly outweigh the cons! read more

Just did takeout -- OMG AMAZING! We had Kung Pao Buns, Steamed Pork Dumplings, Spring rolls, Crazy Ghost Pepper Beef, Shredded Stir-fried Duck, Basil Chicken and Pork Belly. And everything EVERYTHING was perfection! All the meats were soooo tender and juicy. We (at home) added a little hot mustard onto the duck and chicken - nice addition to bring out the flavors. We had varied heat levels -- 3, 4 and 5, and all were accurate. Watch out for those ghost peppers in the beef though! Wow! I haven't seen my husband's face that read in awhile! Overall delicious, generous portions! Total YUM! read more

Peter Chang - Plated at home - Basil Chicken, Kung Pao Chicken bun and Spring roll. All fabulous! - Szechuan Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

I can say the Mongolian Beef was good. the shrimp fried rice was good. the service sucked. not sure if it's a race thing or people preference but my fiancé and I were the only black couple in the restaurant. it seemed like everyone was getting water refills and great service, servers were going to everyone else's table except ours. I ordered braised chicken gizzards they weee not what I expected. I sent them back the server acted as if he didn't understand I didn't want them. I will not visit this establishment again. Service sucked for us. Can't speak for anyone else but for our money will not be coming here again. Then too, a server was pointing at two tables that were beside us to sit the Asian folk did not want to sit beside us. Nothing personal just thought I would point that out. read more

Very mediocre food, oily, poor quality meat, and over priced. We ordered double cooked beef which was unnecessarily fatty and smelly, we had one bite each only. The cabbage fish soup seems to have food coloring in it. We also tried the szcehaun chicken - it was over fried and chewy dark meat, not flavorful at all. I would not recommend this restaurant. read more

Did not offer lunch special today (1/1/25). Okay so proceed to ordering dinner entree... I am informed that it does not come with rice, I will have to pay extra for that. Nah, I'm not about a $23+ rice lunch. Too expensive for what it is read more

3.5 stars for an ok takeout Chinese food spot. My wife and I were looking to get some quality takeout and decided to check over the former Washingtonian Top 100 lists. Peter Chang, located in a shopping plaza in Harrison Street, fit that bill, so we placed our order online and drove over to pick it up (fyi: this was during the time of COVID). While the pick up process was a little chaotic, we were able to get our food after about 10 minutes and head back home. We arrived home and started looking over our order. Based on various reviews (including a glowing one from Northern VA Yelp CM, Gretchen F), I ordered the dry fried eggplant, the golden mountain chicken, and some sweet and sour duck. I really like the first two items in the order listed, with the eggplant being more like a unique take on French fries and the chicken being just generally good. The sweet and sour duck was a bit of a miss, but I think that was more because that flavor combination just really doesn't work. However, my wife ordered the mushroom and duck and didn't really care for it until she reworked it in a pan with other sauces the next morning, so who knows. Overall, Peter Chang provided me with some solid Chinese food. Although everything wasn't a winner, it scored enough points to have us give them another look the next time we are craving Chinese food. read more

Peter Chang - Golden mountain chicken - Szechuan Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

Overall, the portions are huge but everything was very oily and I'm not sure if this place has any attention to detail because the rice we got was VERY UNDERCOOKED. I would not order from here again. Ordered from Doordash for a Saturday night dinner. I was really craving chinese food and was even craving some shitty chinese food take out vibes, but I heard good things about Peter Chang and have always been under the impression that it was a nicer chinese restaurant. Needless to say, I was extremely disappointed. The rice was extremely undercooked and everything was very oily. I don't even think I've ever had this bad of an experience from chinese take out. 59. Lo Mein with Shrimp ($11.00) I was really craving lo mein and haven't had it in a while, but this was probably the worst lo mein Ive ever had. It was pretty salty and didn't have much flavor besides salty and oily. Also I found a piece of chicken in it. Its fine for me, but I just feel like if I had gotten vegetarian they probably would have gotten some meat in it. 66. Hot & Numbing Flounder with Tofu ($19.00) This was okay, but not really the flavors I was expecting. I was surprised by the portions as it came in two big containers. It wasn't numbing at all. I wouldn't get it again. 69. Mapo Tofu ($12) This was pretty disappointing as well. It didn't taste mala (numbing) at all either. Probably also the worst mapo tofu I've ever had. read more

I've ordered delivery twice from Peter Chang and it is OK. I've had the mapo doufu, grandma's noodles, wonton soup, spring rolls, and pan-fried dumplings. I loved the noodles. Fresh, thick noodles with chile, oil, and aromatics make for a delicious dish. The wonton soup was great too, as the broth was flavorful and fresh. The mapo doufu was missing all of the nuance I typically love in this dish. It was basically tofu in spicy oil and it was awful. I was extremely disappointed. Pan-fried dumplings had no flavor. Spring rolls were also bland. If I'm craving a Sichuan kick, I have no problem ordering delivery from here, now that I know what to order but I wouldn't visit the restaurant when there are better options in the area. read more

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Ordered takeout from here recently, and it was quite good. Not a ton of Chinese takeout places in the area, so may have to add this spot to my rotation. Everything in the order was correct. We had combination lo mein, beef chow fun, sweet & sour chicken, vegetable fried rice, steamed pork dumplings, shrimp dumplings, and vegetable buns. The lo mein and beef chow fun were terrific. Not super oily, and quite flavorful. Felt like they had a good amount of protein to both dishes, and the beef seemed like quality, which is not always the case at some Chinese restaurants. The shrimp dumplings are delicious! The vegetable fried rice was fine, but not as much soy sauce in it that I am use to. It looked like white rice with some vegetables. Still ate all of it nevertheless. I was able to order from Peter Chang's website, which was user friendly. Everything was ready when I arrived. Plenty of parking in the shopping center, so it was a really easy process picking it up overall. I will definitely return for takeout again in the near future. read more

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This restaurant is very inconsistent. For our carry out order, we had Kung Pao chicken, which was great! Moist, tender meat, lovely sauce, and piping hot. We also ordered Mongolian beef, which was dry, and cold. It had obviously been sitting around for quite awhile. And we ordered Cumin Lamb. Sadly when we opened the container there was no lamb-- only a few pieces of chicken in a container of onions! In looking at the menu we can't even identify what that dish might be! And we paid for 3 orders of rice but only received 2. So out of 4 dishes, only 1 was good. The restaurant needs to impose some quality control in its kitchen. It is definitely not living up to its previous reputation. read more

If I could give it a zero, I would. Ordered fish with cabbage soup, which was decent- the fish wasn't real, seemed processed mush. The vegetarian lo mein had no veggies. The beef dish was so oily and beef so smelly, soft and fatty. The sichuan chicken was fried hard with no flavor and the chili/ pepper were sprinkled on top. They didn't even try to mix it up properly. I would never eat here or recommend this place. Been trying to and use the toilet since I got home. read more

Small portion. Not flavorful. Chewy and stringy meat. Made me pay 1.50 for rice to go with sweet and sour pork. Wasn't busy and yet it took over 30 mins to be made. Extremely expensive. Wasted $28. Threw it out. read more

Peter Chang is a great spot for reliable, authentic Chinese food. My mom ordered the kung pao chicken, double cooked pork, and intestine. Each dish was well seasoned and super yummy. The lunch specials were large enough to share with the family for multiple meals. My only complaint is it felt like the food was smothered in oil and/or starch - I felt really unhealthy eating it haha but I suppose that depends on what you order! read more

Disappointing takeout experience. Bland "three cup chicken" and overall, whoever is doing chopping/prepping is doing a disservice for delicate Chinese culinary tradition--everything was chunky and unrefined, from beef, fish, to various veggies. It felt like it's only trying to satisfy those who don't know the culinary traditions of various Chinese cuisines. I am disappointed, for I really wanted to like a neighborhood eatery like this, but unless they address such inconsistencies, I won't be coming back. With all his new restaurants opening, it must be hard for him to keep fully trained staff in the older restaurants. read more

If you love Szechuan style dishes, Peter Chang's is absolutely the place to go. We got a few takeout dishes including pan-fried pork dumplings, szechuan sliced chicken, and fried rice. It so was delicious! The staff were also very nice! The only issue I had is that they didn't include sauce for the dumplings or chopsticks in our takeout bag. read more

Peter Chang restaurant constantly sell dishes with sands in the meat. When I go to Chinese restaurants, I like to order scallops that are low in cholesterol and low in saturated fats. This year the quality of dishes sold by Peter Chang restaurant were changed. The scallops sold by them are not properly cleaned and washed, there are always lots of sands in the scallops meat sold by Peter Chang. These scallops are not edible. read more

Tonight was Mid-Autumn Festival, so we decided to order some takeout Chinese food that wasn't "American Chinese" takeout through DoorDash before digging into some moon cake. Pros: We got our food on time, received everything we ordered, the food was packed nicely and tasted good with the exception of the Boneless Whole Fish w/ Pine Nuts (see below). Cons: The Boneless Whole Fish with Pine Nuts TASTED OFF (ammonia taste = fish gone bad). I had ordered this dish at the Richmond location and am an avid seafood eater, so it's not like I was unsure of how it should taste. I called the restaurant to let them know (not really caring for a refund since restaurants are struggling during COVID) so they could check their supply to prevent a potential food poisoning situation. The girl that picked up the phone basically said "thank you for letting us know. I'm sorry...byeeee...." and hung up. Honestly, my family was going to continue ordering from your restaurant since this was probably a one-off situation, but after that short and careless interaction where the hostess basically ended the 22 second conversation - we will not be ordering or coming back. I can forgive a bad dish, but I can't forgive a lack of concern or the piss poor attempt at concern for customers. read more

Peter Chang - Boneless Whole Fish w. Pine Nuts - looks great but the fish had gone bad. - Szechuan Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

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Ordered delivery from Peter Chang last night and it was a seamless process from start to finish, and delicious to boot! We ordered through Door Dash and the food came quickly, was packaged well, and they got everything in order correct (which seems like a first lately! Like 4/5 of the takeout / delivery orders we've placed lately all seem to have something wrong or missing, lol.) We ordered the dry fried eggplant (my favorite!), the kung pao chicken buns, the pan-fried pork dumplings, general tso's chicken, sesame noodles, and cucumber salad. Everything was good -- spicy! I always seem to forget that pretty much everything from Peter Chang's restaurants comes with a healthy dose of szechuan spice. I think that the general tso's was a bit overpriced, especially for the portion, but everything else was spot on. I look forward to ordering from here again soon -- that dry fried eggplant is always calling me! read more

Disappointing! Wrong chicken dish, once again, in my take out order. Spring rolls are bite size with little filling. Eggplant soggy and lacks flavor. Overall, very disappointing dishes and well over-priced. Never again. read more

When it first opened, Peter Chang's was a revelation. But a few years later, it has been hit or miss. But I still liked it enough to go occasionally. On our most recent visit, it was a real disappointment: - the cold beef tendon was cut in thicker slices than usual so the tendon was inedible. - the "fish in spicy chili oil" was more brownish than red, making it less spicy and more like "fish in oil" I don't know if the quality went down as Mr. Chang expanded to multiple restaurants or if the labor shortage is having an impact but it's a real bummer when one of your favorite restaurants suffers so dramatically. read more

Well as much as this pains me to write this i do agree with the reviews about how the restaurant is a shell of what it was. Many amazing items removed from the menu. I always ordered the seafood hot pot. It was amazing and no longer on the menu. Quality has gone down along with flavor. We also loved the bean curd with bok choy. We were able to order off menu but we were so disappointed during our visit. I would take the old menu and decor anyway. This used to be our favorite place to go. Please bring back the Peter Chang we all loved. read more

We live in the neighborhood and are frequent visitors to Peter Chang. Over our last few visits, it is a lottery to see whether or not the food will be any good. One day it is fine the next day it seems like a trainee was in the kitchen. The BIG problem is that while the new dining room looks nice, the prices on the menu have skyrocketed. They have nearly doubled in some instances and taking some things from the "Appetizer" section and placing them in the "Small Plates" section, making the dish actually SMALLER and charging MORE doesn't fool any one. It's a shame, but they will price themselves into extinction. I wonder what restaurant will be in their space next. read more

FAVORITE Arlington restaurant! everything I've ever tried here is excellent! however, you must try: dry fried eggplant, cabbage w/pork, Hot Numbing Flounder w/tofu and of course the scallion bubble pancakes (they're not pancakes)!! read more

Peter Chang - cabbage & pork - Szechuan Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

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Wow, what happened? This was my go to for a treat myself Chinese food meal that was a little pricey but delicious so worth it. But the last two times the food - their signature dish no less - has simply been inedible. Their quality has just dropped significantly in the past month or so. The golden mountain chicken is tiny, overfried inedible pieces of chicken now. The wontons in their soup has a funky not good taste. I thought my previous delivery order in November was a fluke so I gave them a second chance last week. And no, it was even worse this time. I throw out a good portion of $50 worth of food because it was that bad and inedible. What happened Peter Chang? I'm done ordering from here, two strikes and you are out. read more

Lousy food, poor service. Ambiance is fine, so if you go, at least the surroundings are pleasant. read more

Ordered a plate of General Tso chicken, it came with a side of rice... very disappointed in quality of food. The description was very misleading as this dish was nowhere near spicy, but rather it was very bland. Customer service was poor with the Asian lady who took our money. Also, they didn't give us plates or utensils. The young lady at the front desk who greeted us (white girl) was very nice though. She's the only reason I give 2 stars. Save your money, and go somewhere else! read more

The best Chinese, try it every month and never ket me down All foods are good. Ask them and they'll guide you read more

Best chinese food I've had in the area! What we love about Peter Chang's is that it's chinese food that you don't walk away feeling gross after. You know: classic takeout chinese you just feel gloopy. Changs is a step above. The MUSTS on the menu are the Golden Mountain Chicken entree, Scallion Bubble Pancakes, Grandma's Noodles, and Pork Dumplings. All so good! Chang's is great to eat in-person with a group. Not only is the good fresh, but they have huge 10-person tables with a rotating table in the middle so you can share food super easily. Our waitress was super nice and food arrives before you finish ordering (what else would you expect of chinese food?). read more

Came here on a Saturday night. We ordered the Grandma noodles, fish, and duck. I especially liked the noodles and fish. The food overall was pretty good and authentic. The restaurant itself has a lot if seating, and parking wasn't bad. Service was also on point so I have no complaints. I look forward to coming back to try some more dishes. read more

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We got take out a few days ago and we totally agreed with other reviews written since they have updated their menu. This place has gone downhill and I believe we won't be coming back again. Looks like they have removed many special dishes from their menu, the ones that made this restaurant stands out from other chinese take out restaurants. Here are some examples: Veggies Spring rolls - it was so stingy with the fillings. We could only taste the many layers of spring rolls wrap and not the fillings at all. Shredded pork in garlic sauce - there was more fillers than pork. The pork was extremely fatty which is the most common issues of other cheap chinese restaurants. Three pepper Basil chicken - we couldn't taste any Thai basil at all. If fresh Thai Basil was used, we should be able to taste and smell it since it's a very strong herb. Also, we purposely call in the order to request no cilantro on all dishes. We emphasized it twice when ordering and all dishes came with cilantro. Based on all of the above, Peter Chang is no different than your traditional Chinese takeout restaurant. We do not mind paying premium price but we do mind paying premium price for less than mediocre food. read more

We purchased several dishes from Peter Chang's on 4/16/23 and to our surprise the food has changed. The meat in the Mongolian Beef is not beef. It was tough and rubbery, the Golden Mountain Chicken portions are much smaller yet I don't see a change with the price, and they no longer serve rice with your entrees. You have to buy a small container of rice for $1.50. Luckily, I purchased purchased shrimp fried rice and combination lo mien, which the taste of both were not too bad. My problem here was there was very little shrimp in the fried rice. Overall, I have been to this location on several occasions and was even there for the soft opening years ago and I must say that things have changed drastically. The worst meal EVER for such a steep price. NEVER again you have lost me as a customer. read more

Excellent food, very consistent on each order, each time. I've never dined at the restaurant, always delivery during quarantine. I ordered new dishes to try on every delivery. I'm very impressed with the care of packing & consistency of the delicious food. Thank you for making life a little easier with your amazing food & care. read more

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I had high hopes for Peter Chang but unfortunately fell short! The braised seafood with spicy bean sauce was very salty where it was quite difficult to eat. The fish was cooked nicely but the shrimp was quite hard and overcooked. I had to throw out most of the sauce because it was too salty and reminded me of that Frank's orange buffalo sauce with asian seasoning. Grandma's noodles had pretty good flavor but the noodles were too thick and gummy. The rice was leaning towards uncle ben's white rice too. But I did like the shrimp dumplings. Unfortunately, not enough to save the meal. read more

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My first experience was the location in short pump, va. I used to live in richmond and I went there all the time, it was our go-to for authentic and tasty Szechuan cuisine. This location was very disappointing though, the egg drop soup tasted like water. The beef in chili oil broth tasted kinda dry and over cooked. The house special fillet was good, but it was so salty. They also charge extra for white rice, that's insane. All the Chinese places I have been to have always include rice in their entree, the food is already not cheap, charging extra for steamed white rice is insane. I'm so sad that it's not as good as the location in richmond, hopefully it's just a bad day. read more

One of my regular Chinese spots, they are pretty consistent and always hits the spot. Great flavor and fresh taste. Recommend the three pepper chicken and fried eggplant (literally my favorite thing on the planet) read more

This is our go-to Chinese restaurant. Before Peter Chang we continued to try places around the DMV without ever finding a solid Chinese restaurant to be a regular part of our restaurant rotation. We've been going for several years and consider ourselves regulars and consistently order the same thing. Jennifer is our favorite sever. She is always very friendly and ensures we have an enjoyable visit through her friendly attitude and attention to our needs. She knows what we want to order as soon as we sit down, which is a very nice treat for us. Our favorites are the crispy pork belly to start. For the main course, we order (1) the combination lo mein and (2) wood-ear mushrooms and snow peas (includes asparagus and other vegetables too) with sliced beef. This consistently leaves us satisfied. Considering the extra-friendly service from Jennifer, high quality food, and reasonable prices, this is a definite winner and earns a spot in regular restaurant visits. read more

Peter Chang - Having dinner at Peter Chang. As usual, Jennifer's takes great care of us. - Szechuan Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

This is one of our favorite "chain" Chinese restaurants in NOVA. Peter Chang is in Rockville, and also Charlottesville. This is our to-go place when we are craving some Sichuan food. We usually get the pancake bubble; definitely order it to impress your date :), chicken clay pot, fried eggplant, and bamboo fish. The food is spot on and very consistent every time we come here. Bubble pancake: What an interesting piece of dish. It comes in this two big bubble pancake that you ca dip some curry sauce with. It's delicious, very unhealthy, and greasy, but your stomach and mind will thank you 100 times for it. Fried eggplant is delicious, spicy, crunchy piece of egg plant that just melts in your mouth. Your mouth starts to get a little numb from the spice, but you keep eating because it's that amazing. Also, it's greasy, so defiantly eat something that is non greasy with your meal. Bamboo fish, one of my favorite dishes. It's also deep fried, served with spicy peppers, but not spicy at all. You can defiantly tell there is spiciness to it, but you just want to keep eating it. The service is not great (just like any other Chinese restaurants), but you come here for the food not the service. Parking here is a pain if you come during lunch or dinner rush hour. You may sometimes have to wait if during rush hour too. I recommend you check google to see when the busy times are. read more

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Best Chinese restaurant I've ever been to, hands down. Not your typical American Chinese cuisine. Fast and friendly customer service. They do it right! I've never had bubble pancakes before and I was dying to try these. It's like balloons of this indescribable thin bread/batter that is so lightly fried and a hint of sweetness. They are served with the most delicious curry dipping sauce. The portions were way bigger than we expected. Everything was so flavorful and cooked perfectly. I understand why this place has been rated one of Washington's best and winner of James Beard awards. This has been on my food "bucket list" for years and I was so glad that it was on our way home from Richmond. I would literally make the 2 hour drive just to come back here again! read more

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This is the second Peter Chang location I've visited. It is not as nice as the location I visited in Virginia Beach, but the food is the same and tastes just as good. I was actually with my family unlike my last visit. It was pretty busy near closing on a Friday night, we waited about 20 minutes for a table for five before we were seated: AT A FOUR PERSON BOOTH. Needless to say, my father complained until they got us a five person table. I once again, got the ghost chili beef, because I like to torture myself with spice. We also got the hot and numbing beef brisket, scallion bubble pancakes, grandma noodles, and a forgettable soup that I forgot to take a picture of to share. The spice of the hot and numbing beef brisket was negligible after the ghost chilies desensitized me, but the texture of the beef brisket was great. Scallion bubble pancakes are honestly not as good as regular scallion pancakes; they are just much more visually appealing. I really wish Peter Chang would just expand to the NYC area already, it'd be nice to have a good Chinese chain restaurant in the area read more

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