A Tricky One- Real Chinese Food

[benbdc]

Here is a hard question for those of you looking for a challenge! Does anyone know where to get REAL, and I don't just mean good, Chinese food in the DC area? While I know there are plenty of good Chinese restaurants, I am looking for one that serves AUTHENTIC Chinese cuisine, that I could actually order in China.

Thanks, and good luck!

[dining with doc]

hollywood east and hollywood cafe and paul kee duck house in wheaton
chinatown express and eat first in chinatown

[Pesel]

Yes, dining with doc!

A new Chinese restaurant has opened where Barnaby's used to be on University Blvd.in Wheaton. Don't remember the name, haven't been there yet.

[deangold]

Wong Gee is the name. So far the food has been good but the service incredibly slow. Both meals there, late at night, took over an hour each.

[CMACDC]

My wife lived in Taiwan for two years. The only place she'll go to in this area is Bob's Noodle 66, which she says is the real deal.

[Bonz]

The A&J Restaurant in Rockville is exactly the same as the A&J Restaurant I went to in Beijing. Not just the food, but even the way the waitresses dress. It is a chain, I believe started out of Taiwan.

In addition to their ususal fare, you might be interested to know that they serve a very authentic congee breakfast. I don't know of any other place nearby that does so.

[Dennis S]

Wow - that's news to me. Thanks for both bits of info.

[Steve]

I haven't been to China, so I am no expert on authenticity. From what I hear, it is hard to come by.

However, many well traveled Chowhounds seem to be at least somewhat sated by the excellent food at:

Grace Garden (Cantonese) in Odenton, MD

Peking Palace (Hunan) in Germantown, MD

Three Sichuan places:
Joe's Noodle House, Rockville,MD
China Star, Fairfax, VA
Hong Kong Palace, Falls Church, VA

Hong Kong:
Full Kee, DC location only
Jackey Cafe, DC

Mandarin Express (Yunnan) in Rockville, MD

[mselectra]

Not sure how you missed this very long thread, it started in 2004 but has been active recently:

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/171180

[benbdc]

wow thanks, i searched but nothing came up

[mselectra]

No problem, I'm just getting the hang of searching myself. I'd been sporadically following that long thread, so I knew it was there somewhere; to find it I searched "title:chinese", fyi.

[MikeR]

What part of China? It's probably nearl as hard to find "real" Cantonese food in Chengou as it is in the DC metropolitan area.

[dpan]

Look for restaurants that have a mainly Chinese clientele. From what I have heard, Hong Kong Palace is like eating in Chengdu. Mark's Duck House and Full Kee are like eating in Hong Kong. There are more, I'm sure.

[alkapal]

anyone been to mark's lately? has the quality continued its slide?

[Steve]

Yes, Mark's Duck House is not a good choice.

[hon]

Between DC and Baltimore in Odenton, Grace Garden, do a search on it here - it'll knock your socks off.

[hon]

here ya go:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/520156