Great food. Decent customer service. I went there for a work lunch. I remember its downtown DC…read morelocation so thought it was be an immediate hit. The location is Friendship Heights isn't as good as the one downtown, but the food was still pretty good. We felt a little rushed as while we had finished eating we still wanted to converse with one another. We would've felt that we needed to leave if the restaurant was full, but it was virtually empty.

The food is always excellent and consistent…read more Spicy cabbage is a good starter salad. Spicy Shrimp with Head On i s a great app. The Mongolian beef if the best meat and orange chicken or General Chos chicken with some Shanghi noodles is the best combo.

Was there with my Mother on Mother's Day Food Was Very Good With Reasonable Prices Clean…read moreAtmosphere! Servers was Friendly and took very good care of my Mother and I.

I remember stumbling upon this restaurant during one of my long walks and was determined to check…read moreit out the next time I came in the area. My wife and I now dine in or do takeout twice a month because we love it so much! Food: All the flavors stand out and you can tell it was freshly made. I have never had a bad experience with their food over the past year and a half they've been open. Service: All the staff is very friendly and even offer suggestions on what to eat and accommodations on exchanging ingredients for the food. Somehow they juggle phone calls, serving customers, and handling takeout all at once, without compromising on the quality of service. Value: The main dishes typically start around $15 but they're a heavy portion and are best served family style. The Chef Specials start around $17 and again, a generous portion size. The quality of the food and the amount is a steal for these prices. Ambiance: The aesthetics aren't fancy, more of a local shop with the minimum furniture. But the seating arrangement and atmosphere definitely make you feel like you're about to get a dang good meal. When dining it, you can constantly see people coming in and out grabbing takeout orders. An absolute good sign. Recommendations: Don't sleep on anything, try everything at least once's. You'll be very pleased with whatever you order.

Another amazing visit to House of Foong Lin. This place never disappoints. I had the spicy shrimp…read moredumplings and the hot and sour soup -- both were absolutely delicious. I order the hot and sour soup almost daily because it's just that good. I also got the Triple Delight, which comes in a rich brown sauce and is always a standout. The spring rolls were perfectly crisp and flavorful, and I love their house-made duck sauce and spicy mustard -- they really elevate everything. Service was wonderful as always, and the ambiance is beautiful and welcoming. Every visit is consistently excellent.

The 3 star is based on the overall service and American Chinese taste dishes…read more The staff was courteous and attentive. The atmosphere was casual. Like many mentioned, the taste of the dishes we ordered was geared towards the American palate. The chicken and corn soup was the worst I ever had. The shrimp and cashews was sweet with a dark sauce. The shrimp sizes were jumbo. This dish had an average American Chinese flavor. The eggplant was the best one, needed more garlic. Had a hint of ginger. There is a parking lot across the street that is convenient. They have a tiki event on Thursdays.

This restaurant has been on my radar for some time. The food and service were good. The restaurant…read moreis a little on the loud side between the music on the background and catters among people. Decorations is on a classy side. The prices varies. We started with a few cocktails and couple starters. Sesame Balls were perfectly fried and delicious. The Shuimai was good as well. We ended up with 3 dry Chili dishes: chicken, cauliflower, and tofu. All same flavor but different at the same time. The tofu was soft inside with a nice crispy outer coating. Both chicken and cauliflower were tasty as well. Then there is the chicken with cashew nuts. I liked this one more than I thought I would. Good flavor. Lastly, wow. The Spicy Sour Fish Filet. It came in a HUGE bowl. A little spicy, a little sourness, fish, noodle... what is there not to like. Overall, a good experience.

The food flavors range from Sichuan to other local dishes popular in China, like roasted duck from…read moreBeijing , Yangzhou fried rice from Yangzhou, mainly the Sichuan food. The location is good and restaurant environments are wonderful, limited parking space nearby.

Great dumplings. Also had the walnut shrimp and they used very large and juicy shrimp…read more The owner was also very kind and gave great suggestions. Would come again. Ambiance was simple but very pleasant.

The Glover Park stretch on Wisconsin has been troubled for a long time, and was very much so at the…read moretime of my visit here. Multiple spaces were adjacent, including two other storefronts in the same building as this Chinese restaurant, which has been here for a while through the troubles. Despite the fact that this area is home for me, I never visited this restaurant, mainly because the Vietnamese standby across the street drew my business. But with them gone, I found excuse to try this dumpling spot. I have to say, I didn't expect anything great and it exceeded my expectations. Pickup was not the smoothest; I discovered that ordering through one of the apps does not give them your name so I sat for a bit before it was finally determined what order was mine. I sampled a fried tofu dish, and while I have eaten quite a lot of fried tofu at Chinese restaurants over my years, this preparation was different from anything I've had. It was breaded and cooked with what seemed like a dry fry technique, and had ample dried chilis and peanuts. The salty flavor in addition to the dryness was a lot to take and I mixed it with other things, but it was interesting. A black mushroom salad was saucy and not spicy. I wasn't sure what their generically named vegetable dumplings might yield, but it was an aromatic and texturally interesting mix of greens and mushrooms, and came with both a vinegar-based sauce and some chili crisp, and the portion was big enough to be worth the price. There were other vegetarian options to try, and my first visit convinced me that they might be worth trying.

Fantastic service everything was amazing drinks and more!!! Com here if you want a great timeread more

Service is great, waitress was amazing, celebrated my brother and I's birthday here! Loved the…read moreenergy 10/10 will come again. Food was tastey, drinks are good with great happy hour deals too!

Dishonor to my cow and my entire family for not taking a picture of this food! The people here were…read moreso kind--literally the sweetest. I don't even know how to describe the energy in this place, but you can just feel it the moment you walk in. The restaurant has a dark aesthetic that gives it such a cool, cozy ambiance. My daughter and I ordered the Dan Dan noodles and spicy wontons. Everything was so filling that we ended up ordering another bowl of the Dan Dan noodles! And honestly, I still crave them. The Dan Dan noodles were SO good. The sauce was the perfect combination of creamy and spicy, and there was a generous amount of minced pork that balanced everything out really well. The wontons paired perfectly with the chili sauce that came with them! They were spicy--my ears turned red and my nose started running--but I literally could not stop going back for another bite. Even the wontons alone were incredibly filling. I don't live anywhere near this place, and I genuinely wish I did. I traveled pretty far to get here, and I'd absolutely do it again. This was one of those meals that stays on your mind long after you've left!

If you love spicy food and sichuan pepper seasoning you will love this vibey neighborhood spot. If…read moreyou are lucky enough to find a reservation, definitely go. Great cocktails, better food. Some of our favorites are the salt and pepper eggplant and the OG LaZy chicken. Inside is dimly lit with energetic music. There are only 6 or 7 tables inside and rest is seating. Outside is nothing special but you'll still have great food.

Fantastic, fresh, traditional, American Chinese fare. This is my go to Chinese restaurant because…read moreit's so much better than all the rest, until you jump to gourmet. Some of my favorites include tofu Hunan, and orange chicken and shrimp. Their egg rolls, vegetable and pork, wonton soup, and egg drop soup are dependable and their shrimp wonton soup is special. I wouldn't hesitate to take guests here. And I enjoy it at least twice a month as a regular habit. On Christmas you'll need a reservation! The list fills early.

Best Chinese food I've had in a long time. Fantastic. I am like, WOW! So happy to find a great…read morechinese restaurant. Also very clean and well remodeled. Food came out very fast and service was on point.

We absolutely love the Tiki Room, especially since it's connected to House of Fu Ling -- it makes…read morethe whole experience even better. The atmosphere is fun and welcoming, and the food is consistently amazing. Jenny is wonderful, and we always love seeing Ms. Lin and Mr. Foo They truly make you feel like family. The hospitality is just as impressive as the food. Honestly, I've never had a single dish there that I didn't like. Everything we've tried has been delicious, which just makes me excited to keep working our way through the menu and discover even more favorites. Such a fantastic spot -- we'll definitely keep coming back.

Omg. I cant even start. This place is perfect! Ive been ordering from foong lin since i was little…read moreand now i come back multiple times a week. The best. Literally

I've been coming to Songbird for a while and have always enjoyed the food, especially the Thai…read morefried rice with jumbo lump crab. That's why this experience was so disappointing. I first reached out to the restaurant directly by email because I wanted to give management the opportunity to address my concerns privately, but unfortunately, I never received a response. On 7/22/26 at 7:20pm The restaurant was busy, which I completely understand. The problem wasn't the wait--it was the way I was treated. The employee working the front, Leah, repeatedly helped customers who came in after me while I stood there waiting to place my order and later to pick it up. A simple acknowledgment, like "I'll be right with you," would have made all the difference. I've never been treated this way at Songbird before. Every other employee I've encountered has always been friendly and professional, which is why this stood out so much. I hope management takes the time to speak with this employee so that no other customer has the same experience. I'd like to continue supporting this neighborhood restaurant because the food is excellent, but if this is the level of service I can expect going forward, unfortunately, this will be my last visit.

My wife said, as she returned to the car with the takeout, that Birdsong was not crowded. To stay…read moreby the side of our elderly dog, we are foregoing the experience of dining out, more and more. After we finished eating, she remarked we needed to visit the restaurant sometime. We'll have to look for an opportunity when we are around the dog all day, so she can be on her own for a couple of hours, likely sleeping. Birdsong already is acclaimed. This is much more Thai and Thai American. Like Chinese or Italian cuisine before it, Thai flavors have assimilated to a palate not accustomed to the true strength of the spices. Birdsong is a remedy. They do not offer the pad thai that has become a staple, no longer exotic but to its detriment. (A digression. The history of pad thai, with contested origins, is fascinating. As you delve into these matters, you see how syncretic culture is. You also are exposed to the efforts to fashion a unifying mythology.) We ordered the chicken, the shrimp, the crab fried rice, the papaya salad, and the enhancement. The chicken and the shrimp were quality ingredients, prepared well. Although both proteins were fried, they felt clean. The crab fried rice was one option of many with the rice base. The papaya salad was fresh. The enhancement was radish with "fermented daikon, garlic, red onion, cilantro, palm sugar, and fish sauce scrambled with eggs for a balanced savory and sweet flavor," and the portion was generous: we put it on the rice, then I finished it off in an omelet the next morning. We have traveled to Bangkok. Thai spiciness exceeds what I would endorse, and I love hot dishes. Birdsong was much milder, though with sufficient pepperiness my wife, who does not share my preferences, remarked it was closer to her limit. They will work with you in this respect, and I'm confident I could request something that would test my capabilities. That is, in my book, all positive. The dishes that were mild according to the menu, were mild, but they were flavorful. If you do not like fish sauce, for example, you may not appreciate the offerings, which if they don't have fish sauce have something along those lines. I hope Birdsong fares well.