Hot and Sour Soup
Crispy Duck Half
Szechuan Chicken and Egg Drop Soup
Outside view of new location
Peking Duck
General Tso's Chicken. Not the worst I've had but lacking heat & chicken is dry and stringy. Somewhat sweet...
General Tso's Chicken
Chicken and Broccoli. Edamame
a street scene at night
Admo!
Outside Vibe - Entrance
outside
Chicken Lo Mein
Singapore rice noodles with beef,chicken,and shrimp
Crispy Beef lunchbox
Sweet and sour chicken with fried rice
Vegetarian Dumplings
Sesame Chicken
Egg Drop Soup
Pan fried chicken dumplings with dipping sauce.
Sesame chicken and broccoli with lol mein
Sesame chicken and broccoli with lo mein
Sesame chicken and broccoli with Lo Mein
Matthew F.
Dec 3, 2024
Ordered through Uber Eats because I had a coupon. City Lights of China is known for its frequency of business via the delivery apps. Honestly though, the food was... not super impressive.I ordered the chicken and broccoli, edamame and egg drop soup. Flavor-wise, the soup was the best; rich and savory, albeit a little too salty. The edamame was cooked well enough, but the scant salt and pepper seasoning didn't really do anything. The chicken and broccoli was again edible, but not very flavorful. The chicken in particular was not seasoned or marinaded well, and the sauce was rather bland taste-wise. Again, it's food. And relatively affordable food at that. But you get what you pay for.
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Joshua K.
Dec 27, 2023
A solid takeout Chinese restaurant. My friend and I ordered City Lights of China for pickup on Christmas Eve. We split the steamed vegetarian dumplings and I ordered the Peking duck as my main dish. The vegetarian dumplings were extremely disappointing. While they were perfectly steamed, the dumplings were a bit too doughy and the filling was relatively tasteless. However, the Peking duck was fantastic. For $25, I got a great portion size that allowed for leftovers. The duck was very good-perfectly cooked with crispy skin, juicy meat, and a delicious plum dipping sauce.I would recommend City Lights of China for your next fast meal or if you want Chinese food.
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Daniel R.
Sep 22, 2023
So grateful to have this restaurant in AdMo now! It's easy to order with a person or on the kiosk. I loved the crispy sesame chicken with great rice and a pretty good egg roll too. The siu mai was good as well but better to stick with a dim sum place like Han Palace for that. I'll definitely order here again!
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Mark L.
Dec 26, 2023
We ordered in, but not being from DC, we didn't know who had really good Chinese food available for delivery Christmas Eve. We found City Lights of China on Yelp, read the reviews, and gave them a call. The restaurant had a limited menu for the holidays, so we're ordered the Crispy Beef, Green Beans, and Egg Drop Soup. It was delivered more quickly than expected and was delicious!
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Kevin D.
Jun 24, 2023
Wow Such a Change Down!I visited today. What a change in the dining room/decor.This Dupont Circle location used to have a simple elegant decor w/fabric tablecloths, china plates, cups e.t.c., & waitstaff service. Today they are functioning as a "Carry-Out"! I chose to eat in. My order "Sweet/Sour Chicken was taken @the counter & paid. My meal was served in "to go containers"-even the "sweet/sour sauce" was served in an individual portion container.The meal was served hot, chicken tender/crispy, sauce flavorful.The mediocre score is based upon the food presentation & decor. See Photo.
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Sean E.
Jan 3, 2025
A few weeks ago, I ordered through Uber Eats about $100 worth of food. I was ordering for students that were staying with me from China. They made a mistake and I chose to cancel the order and reset it. I reset it after canceling it and again the students made an error. I know that This doesn't always happen, but I was dealing with young kids and they wanted to order something different. And then canceled it and made a third order and that one was fine. Unfortunately, the restaurant charged me $300 for one order. I explained that I canceled the other orders within a few minutes of making them I spoke with the manager and the he said that they would make it right. This was about two months ago and to date they've kept my $300 and I only received about $100 worth of food. I think it was wrong for them to keep the money of the students. After all, they didn't provide the food, but kept the money.
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Richard G.
Feb 23, 2025
Really enjoyed the food, and service was prompt and attentive.Will definitely go back.
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Justine C.
Mar 3, 2025
Jesus Christ. I've ordered from this place for years. But this last time was really shit. Each dish cost an average of $13 and none of the containers were filled to the top. Furthermore, the containers they use now are smaller - SHRINKFLATION. I hate this place and will never order from here again.
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Stevie B.
Feb 23, 2025
Beef and broccoli could have been more cooked, since the broccoli was pretty crunchy. Sesame Chicken was too well done and tasted sort of charred. And the fried rice was strange - fried rice in a container with a scoop of peas, scoop of eggs, and a scoop of RAW onion spooned on top. Shouldn't those have been cooked together? Beef Lo Mien was good, as were the pork dumplings. I won't order from here again.
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Denis M.
Mar 2, 2025
a dollar per fry. ordered fries. 6$ could've been because we ordered through Uber eats, but 6 fries..... the chicken, not good. unless you like sitting on the throne for a hot minute, I suggest not doing this.
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