Szechuan Delight

Located at the end of an alley, this little Chinese restaurant was a wonderful surprise. There are only two tables, so I was lucky to get one. I ordered Sesame Chicken with an extra charge for white meat ($14.95). It was perfectly prepared, crispy but not at all greasy. Lunch specials are $9.25 from Monday to Friday.

Surfing the web after 9PM looking for something open near Landmark in Alexandria. Came upon this carryout joint in Landmark Plaza, and it's open 'til 10PM. Egg Foo Yung on the menu sealed the deal for me. Hopped in the car and was there in minutes. The space was tidy and clean (no grunge here) and included a couple of tables for those who would dine in. Staff was friendly and accommodating (I was able to request my egg foo young with barbecued pork and shrimp omitting the chicken). My egg foo young had the right flavor and was bagged with the pancakes, sauce, and rice each packed in its own sealed container. I ate in the car. Everything was good 'and hot.The food hit the spot. My only criticism of the foo young was that it was so monochromatic -- pale brown. If they could have mustered just a few bits of chopped scallion greens for garnish, it would have made a big difference. Look at the photo of the egg foo young on their web site and you'll see what I mean. Pathetic. The other disappointment was dry rice, not hard yet, but at evening's end it was definitely getting a little dry. Not inedible, and I did eat it anyway. I will almost certainly go back one of these days, at least for egg foo young when the mood strikes, though I'm not much of a carryout guy. Cutting them a break and hoping for the best next time, I'm going to give this little carryout with the long menu (and even a few Thai offerings) 5 stars overall. Though it's just a carryout, it could easily compete with a full service restaurant, judging by my experience with their generous serving of egg foo young.

I’ve been going to this place for a while, never had complaints. Last night, I went here for dinner and ended up having to go to the hospital, I’m not sure if they cooked it in something wrong or undercooked it. Nothing looked wrong, but it made me have severe stomach pains to the point I had to go to the hospital and I kept throwing up. This place more than likely needs a health inspection, the way I felt after eating it.

Order from this place a lot I always get sweet and sour chicken but for the last past few months the chicken has been fried to the point that I can’t eat it. The chicken is as hard as a rock

4 "wings" - which are 2 full chicken wings split in half - for almost 9 bucks (8.95)? That's ROBBERY. The fried rice was also drenched in grease. The egg rolls are grease filled. All costed 23 dollars total. Complete waste of money, find elsewhere to eat.