Lotus Garden

Service isn't always there but the food hits. One of the more authentic Chinese restaurants out there and I love that they have hand pulled noodles. If you get lucky, you'll even see them making it through the window! My go to is always the spicy fried pork chops but this time I also tried the lamb noodle soup and was pleasantly surprised! The knife cut noodles were chewy and delicious. The lamb also wasn't gamey at allWished I lived closer so I could always get their food! P.S. the chili oil is

This is one of my favorite places to get Chinese take-out in the Vienna area. No matter what you get the food is plentiful, delicious, and authentic.One of the best dishes on the menu is their hand pulled beef noodle soup. The fresh noodles really makes a difference, it's so bouncy and springy in your mouth and the broth is like a warm hug from a grandma. I'm a sucker for chicken fried rice, sesame chicken, and pan fried noodles and they do these dishes a solid here. I never leave disappointed.The interior reminds me of the old Chinese restaurants I used to frequent as a kid with the roasted ducks and bbq pork in the windows. They have lots of seating and it is always full of families sharing big platters of food.It's nothing fancy but places like these are truly a neighborhood gem!

We visited the restaurant several times last year and earlier this year and had enjoyed ourselves. We like the hand-pulled noodles with beef broth and the beef is tender, the traditional Cantonese eggplant stew, the pickled cabbage with beef. The service was good and the food was authentic.

Very average. As a vegetarian, I much prefer Dumpling Queen or Hans Palace.Pros:The ambiance is fine. Some music and better lighting would help, but overall, good. 3/5Cons:Service is very poor. The gentlemen who served us was very unfriendly and had an attitude. 1/5.Food was average. The crispy noodles were stale. The hot and sour soup was actually on the sweeter side and same for the Kung Pao Tofu, too - which wasn't good. The fried rice was decent though.Overall, with the lackluster service, I give this place 2.5/5. I am rounding it down here because I didn't feel there was any effort in making the food or our experience better.

Maybe I need to try something else here, but the beef noodle soup I got was subpar and on top of that, the service was rude. They showed a lot of attitude and were overall very unpleasant. I don't usually care for service if the food is good, but my food was not good and the service was terrible. Overall, 2.5/5 but will bump up to a 3/5 since I don't think it was bad enough to get a 2/5.BEEF NOODLE SOUP - 13.95You can see the chefs pull the noodles in the back which is impressive. I told my server I didn't want any cilantro in my noodles, but I ended up getting a massive amount of cilantro in mine. So when I asked if they could give me one without it, our server looked at me in disbelief and said, "you can't take them out yourself?" They reluctantly took my noodles back and brought it back five minutes later. Okay, thanks. Overall, the noodle soup was quite subpar. The broth was light and enjoyable, but you can tell it was heavily seasoned with MSG as my mouth was dry within the next five minutes. There was a good amount of beef and bokchoy, which was nice. The beef was flavorless and tough, and overall not great. The noodles were super soggy and very starchy, which I didn't enjoy. There was also way too much noodles for the ratio.Maybe I should have gotten something else like the duck or other Chinese entrees? Overall, not a good experience this time around.

Was teetering between a 3 and a 4 star and landed on 4 because of the eggplant casserole. Overall lotus garden looks and feels like your typical Chinese restaurant. They have a collection of American Chinese selection as well as more traditional Chinese choices.We primarily stuck with the Chinese choices for this time around and they were fine. Some dishes better than the other. The highlights were definitely the eggplant and casserole as well as the beef noodle soup. Both were extremely flavorful and went great with rice. Will probably be back to try more dishes if we're in the area, but probably won't go out of our way to hit it up.

A tastey Chinese restaurant! This restaurant is a little out of the way and easy to miss when driving because it's in a small strip of shops. But once you go there once, you'll definitely be back again. There's a glass window that pears into the kitchen, and you're able to see the professional chefs at work. The noodles are so fresh- you actually see them being shaved straight into the pot! I love that food comes out when it's ready so it's piping hot. We (party of two) ordered three dishes in all that came out staggered, so minimum wait to get your grub on. I never feel rushed by the servers and enjoyed the meal from beginning to end. Looking forward to coming back again

I had a great experience here. Stopped in for lunch on a Friday afternoon. Service was prompt and friendly. Ordered chicken w cashew lunch, it was delicious!

This is a hidden gem in Vienna. We have been coming here for years with a pause during the pandemic. The food is still hot, flavorful, and authentically delicious. The aunties who work the tables are no nonsense and get you the food quickly along with anything else you need. The interior is nice and they've maintained it well since the last renovation a couple of years ago.

They overcharge and roundup. Prices are really high for just Chinese food. What would be normally $12-13 is $20 here. There dinner is the same size as their lunch and does not come with a spring roll. Really disappointed, though the food has flavor and reasonably good just not worth the price.