Mandarin Restaurant

I have lived in China, but I am not too fond of Chinese food. My friend takes me here to make up for a bad experience at a restaurant earlier. Man! This is SO GOOD! It's an ideal mix of American-Chinese and real Chinese that is just irreplicable. While this is a takeout-style restaurant, it does this perfectly. This is the type of Chinese place you see New Yorkers order from in New York 90s movies, the kind of neighborhood spot everyone adores. The price value is also quite literally unbeatable. I mean, 10 bucks for a large canister of amazing soup. Are you kidding me? Under 15 bucks for a large order of General Tso!?!?! Great job, guys. I have not been thrilled with Chinese takeout in DC, but this was a bravo performance.

Literally some of the best Chinese takeout I've had, ever. I am currently in the area visiting my significant other; a few nights ago, I was far too lazy to make dinner for the two of us, so we got delivery from this restaurant, praying that the good reviews weren't fake. As a vegetarian, I was very impressed with their meat-free menu; I did not try the chicken or beef substitutes, but did order the Orange Tofu. It exceeded my expectations for what I paid in total--everything was packed neatly, the delivery was right on time, and all of our special requests were accommodated (including extra orange sauce for no extra charge). The spring rolls were also very crispy and tasty. Mostly, I'm shocked at how fast and fresh the food was--this may be the first time in a while that I have ordered food delivery and not regretted it whatsoever. I mean, you tell me... looking at that picture of Orange Tofu, even my meat-eating significant other was drooling! Sad I don't live in the area but maybe that's best for my scale and wallet, LOL. If you're on the fence, go here for dinner.