Chen's Gourmet Restaurant
Chen's Gourmet Restaurant
H11. Kung Pao Tofu Dinner
chinese carryout
a restaurant sign
chinese carry out sign
tables and chairs outside
A little outside seating!
Szechuan string beans, veggie "chicken" with broccoli, and beef chow fun
the menu
Not bad at all...I told them I wanted a lot of green veggies and chicken. The chicken tastes real with a bottled water! nice
Vegi Beef Broccoli Dinner. Delicious!!
outside
Vegi General Tso's Chicken
menu
Curry fried rice
Menu Front Oct 2010
menu
menu
Would not recommend the Pad Thai
Vietnam Spicy Shrimp and Broccoli
Szechuan eggplant and steamed dumplings
Spinach and Bean Curd Soup
Chen's Spicy Tangy Veg Prawns
menu
menu
Vidal S.
Aug 6, 2022
Our go to spot for American Chinese food. Crispy beef is a clear standout. Our second order swings depending on how we're feeling. I love sweet and saucy so orange chicken is usually a no-brainer. Whenever we're hankering for something fast and tasty, Chen's gourmet is fast, easy choice.
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Vivian R.
Jan 2, 2017
Whenever I try a Chinese restaurant for the first time I order the same set of anchor dishes to test if I'll return: braised eggplant, Szechuan string beans, and vegetables with tofu. I enjoyed everything I ordered from Chen's, and will be back to try more of the menu. Dishes were flavorful but not overly sauced; some dishes use more oil than others but it was all appropriate for the style of cooking. I was especially excited to see an extensive vegetarian menu including mock meat options - I usually have to go to Rockville for this! I ordered for pick up and my food was packaged nicely and right on time, piping hot still when I returned home. The restaurant space is small, just a few tables inside and outside that would seat 2-3 people. The woman I picked up my food from was very sweet and noticed that I was new to the restaurant, which was a lovely personal touch. Food 4, Service 4, Ambiance 3
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Sophie C.
Apr 6, 2021
This is the most bland Chinese food we've ever had, unfortunately. Ordered Kung Pao tofu and General Tso tofu...both somehow "watered down" and lacking flavor. Kung Pao didn't have any spicy ness at all! Do not recommend! $15 for an entree like this is ridiculous.
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Jade V.
Jul 30, 2021
Yep. I just found my go to spot. It's been 3 and a half years of searching high and low for good Chinese food in the DMV. DC seems to be where I found the type of dishes I was looking for. This is a true mom and pop shop. Lots of options and for a decent price given the amount of food you get.
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Una D.
Jul 26, 2018
very average at best, i needed a quick meal foodmiso soup-good, nice portion and i like the brothspicy prawn-not much veggies, also it was full of onions; i did like the spicy sauce, the shrimps like a chemical taste off, so far im not sick , woohoo!servicegreat, no issuespricegood for the portion size, not for the quality parking -streeti did take outoverall- meh
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Rich T.
Jun 16, 2016
I am granting Chen's three stars solely due to one dish: their Pad Thai. Now I am no connoisseur of Pad Thai but the mediocrity of this dish was heavily apparent. Heavily. The noodles were dry and generally flavorless. I needed an ample dosage of Sriracha just to make them edible. What is more, the noodles had a strong fish flavor, implying they put a little too much fish sauce in their Pad Thai recipe. This comment may be out of left field but their kitchen also looked abhorrently dirty. I nearly lost my appetite from one glance inside of the kitchen. I am not sure whether or not I will come back to Chen's but I know one thing for sure: do not get their Pad Thai.
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Felecia I.
Aug 5, 2012
Chen's was practically next door to the place we stayed at while in DC. One evening we felt like snacking on something hot and savoury, so tried them out.We went for the beef chow fun, as this is a pretty basic dish that all Chinese places should be able to do well. Chen's version was a little disappointing with fairly tough, flavourless meat, and the whole dish overall somehow short on taste. The noodles were soft and fresh, though, and our dinner portion generous. I'll give Chen's the benefit of the doubt since we visited just once and ordered a single item from their varied menu.
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Evan W.
Dec 10, 2017
If you are so busy that you can't answer the phone, hire someone. I had to drive to this place to get an update on my order. Atrocious sevice.Order has still not been delivered after being ordered an hour and a half ago. I live 1.7 miles from this place.Might upgrade this after tasting everything. Hope it's still hot.Edit: food actually arrived, and was at least warm-ish. Pretty bland. Good peanut sauce. It's understandable to be busy. However, it's hard to understand how you can be unreachable in this industry.
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Ed C.
Mar 2, 2023
Tempura vegetables have very heavy flour covering, old recipe was very light.Pork Pejing very fatty! Cut out the fat!
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Sonny M.
Aug 30, 2022
Fantastic takeout. Tons of vegetarian options including ones I've never heard of before. The owner is so sweet and I'll definitely be coming back!
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