Full Key Restaurant

Think back to your days as a young naive filipino-chinese boy on a lazy sunny Saturday afternoon.Where does your parents bring such a kid? Especially one that has built an appetite of a lowly feudal lord in 10th century Europe! I'll tell you - a local Chinese restaurant bustling with the aunties and mothers straight from the motherland!Upon opening the door to this place, my gaze immediately locked onto that familiar hawker stall hanging roast duck and meats. I knew I was in for a hoot. Having the stature of a corn-fed American, I was immediately spotted and sat down in a comfortable and cushioned booth. No more than a minute, a waitress appeared - seemingly exacerbated at the notion I have not already made up my mind - she wandered away with disappointment in her eyes - this triggered a nostalgic memory of past and brought forth a thought that this very well have been a relative of mine. I brushed this thought aside. I scanned over the menu and found two things that have caught my eyes and many others that have reviewed this place - the beef brisket with noodles soup and of course, the roast duck.Let this be my digital footprint where I declare this place currently has the best duck my physical body has experienced (02/23/2025). The skin was exceedingly crispy - imparting an almost rice cracker crunch in a 2mm thick skin. The meat was delectably succulent to a point where I was almost tempted to eat the bones (whoa!) as to not miss a morsel of meat. Please do not get me started on the duck fat - I am almost shedding a tear thinking about it. You want it. I need it. I wanted to gate keep this location but this place deserves recognition. SO WHEN YOU DO COME HERE, order a half a duck to start, get a couple bowls of white rice, and just bask in this excellent and essentially perfected dish of roast duck.The beef brisket and noodle soup was also an amazing dish - albeit, a dish with a silent roar of savoriness. The flavor profile of this dish is propped up by the insane flavor foundation imparted from the beef broth. Saltiness, umami, and sweetness all blended together to formulate a divine brothy experience. The beef and tendon were spoon tender - a superb showcase of true patience and skill. The rice noodles were the cherry on top with their satisfying bite. All these components culminated into a a succinct and perfect dish for cold weather.All-in-all, I invite you - no - beg of you to try this restaurant out. They may not show be the best in customer service, but they dang well showcase their devotion and love in how they make their food. Get your keys, type their name up in the search bar, and buckle up for a trip to flavor town.

We were visiting friends who live in the area and since it was getting late, we decided to order take out from Full Key. My friend placed the order over the phone and it was ready when we arrived about 20 minutes later. I had the shrimp and egg over rice and everyone else had the roasted duck. The duck was honestly so good, I kind of wished I had gotten it instead. The shrimp & egg was good too, of course, but the duck was so good! Prices were very decent too. I'm definitely coming back the next time we're in the area.

Don't know how I've been living in this city for 20 years and am just discovering this place now. Maybe because I've always been loyal customers to other Chinese restaurants and never considered to look for other places to try?The food here is delicious!! Since I started going here 2 months ago, I've been back 3 times now. LOL- I'm definitely coming back for more to try out the rest of the menu! So far, we have tried:- snow pea leaves sauteed with garlic - roasted duck- chicken (ginger scallions)- sweet & sour pork- lobster- crispy noodles w/ chicken - Pan fried flat noodles with beef, scallions, and beansproutsSmall sitting area, but service is excellent!

I like thier food isn't too sweet as like typically Chinese restaurant and menu is quite variety and more selection. Inside dine-in room seem a little bit small because of there are a lot of tables but atmosphere and decoration are nice. Service is friendly. Price and portion are reasonable. PS. Another good thing, Full Key restaurant closed hour is quite late, great for people who is looking for late dinner.

I have been eating here with my family for a LONG time. There has been a change in management in the past year and you can see the changes reflected in the renovations of the dining space and pricing increases.My family ordered the clams in black bean sauce, watercress in garlic sauce, salted deep fried shrimp, beef with black pepper casserole and wonton soup. Everything came out quick, hot, and tasty. The only thing that was on the bland side was the watercress. We had to add soy sauce to give it more flavor. I am satisfied to learn even under new management; the quality and taste remains delicious as I have remembered in the years past. This place remains our go to spot for my family and I for Canto Chinese comfort food!

I have eaten food that my grandson bought from this place and the roasted pork was delicious!My friend and I decided to have dinner here on the weekend since we were in the area.I ordered the roasted pork on rice with vegetables. My friend got the won ton soup. The server came out with a bright smile, she brought us some hot tea and the menu. She also bought us water which was a surprise because most other Chinese restaurant doesn't serve water unless we ask for it. The serving sizes were good so we had some to take home. Both dishes were delicious! The dining room is beautifully decorated and it was comfortable atmosphere. I would definitely return.

My mother is an excellent cook and for that reason, I am pretty spoiled when it comes to food and I can be a picky eater. I blame my mom for making me astute about food especially when it comes to Chinese cooking.My family is from the northern part of China, where we escaped the Communist and went over to the beautiful island nation Taiwan. Because of this history, in my household, we can very much appreciate Northern Chinese and Taiwanese foods and can cook a lot of ourselves. But, when it comes to Cantonese style cooking or other Chinese styles, we know how to appreciate good cooking but often times, we don't excel at cooking those dishes, so that's when we go out to eat those specialites.Chinese cooking is so diverse and so much to explore, eat and learn. I didn't grow up with the American style Chinese food, so a lot of what I know when it comes to Chinese food is what me mum fed me. As I got older, I have tried the typical orange chicken or fried rice dish, but they don't really get me excited at all. Too greasy, too oily and definitely not authentic. It's adulterated and I'm not really a fan. OK, back to Full Key. I've been coming to this restaurant since I can remember and this past holiday, my mom wanted to order take out here, so on Black Friday, we did just that.We ordered a quarter portion of duck, salt and pepper three treasures (shrimp, squid and scallop), beef chow fun, and wonton soup with no noodles.Every dish was we had was excellent. I haven't had any salt and pepper dish in a long time and this was just a delicious dish for me and brought me back to my childhood, beef chow fun was very yummy and the beef was so tender and flavorful, wontons were very big and each bite was so tasty and authentic and the duck was phenomenal, tender and seasoned just right. I'm glad we came here recently together and it's been so long since I ate the food here, but so good to know they are still fantastic! It's a reason they are a top 100 restaurant in the Washingtonian magazine and Zagat rated. Definitely come here and give some of the authentic Cantonese dishes a try, I'm confident you'll enjoy it.

As soon as you enter the restaurant, you are greeted with a "how can I help you?" which is typical for a small Asian restaurant (straight to the point lol). But the decor was cozy and clean. After being seated with the menu, our server came back after about 2 minutes ready to take our order but we weren't ready yet. So it seems like their service is pretty quick.We ordered the Roast Pork over Rice and the Pork with Curry Sauce Chow Foon (not pictured). Both were tasty, full of flavor, and fresh. I prefer the Roast Pork over Rice which also came with a sweet soy sauce. The Chow Foon didn't have a curry sauce, but more of dry curry powder because it was more gritty than saucy. We were also served a pot of tea with our food. We ended our meal with a good ol' Fortune Cookie. Quick and easy, fast service, fresh and tasty food. Would go back!

I only order carry out and pick up. Always on time, prices are good and food is delicious. They have been a staple of Wheaton for many years. They are my go to for Asian take out !! The dumplings are . I love their Beef Cho Fun dry. Go you will not be disappointed!!!

My family and I have been eating here for 30+ years and let me tell you, they were in desperate need of a renovation. Decided to dine-in tonight after I was told new management took over.The duck, bbq pork and black clams are an absolute must. It looks so much more clean, open and a bit modern. Would definitely come back.