CHIKO

Ordered via Door Dash so no idea about service or atmosphere but the food was delicious! I ordered veggie dumplings and sweet potato noodles (Garden noodles) w shrimp and enjoyed both! Cute packaging made it easy to find on a hotel lobby desk.

Delicious! A gem located right in the mix of Bethesda Row. Great portion sizes for sharing or enjoying a quiet meal for 1. Everything comes out so quickly. You can taste the quality ingredients along with bold, fresh flavors. A few recommendations would be the; Cumin Lamb Stir fry which was out of this world. The lamb was tender and seasoned perfectly. The Orange-ish Chicken and the avocado salad. While we missed the dumpling Happy hour we were able to try the vegetable dumplings which also did not disappoint.

The service was prompt and efficient. We ordered the smashed salmon, Korean noodles, bulgogi beef dumplings. Unfortunately, everything was swimming in huge amounts of oil! The salmon also tasted old. It was the most disgusting thing I’ve ever tasted. Needless to say, we crossed this place off our list for good!

Pre-ordered two sets from their four course meals. It locates at the corner of two busy streets, so could not find any street parking. There is a public parking garage one block to the west. Arrived after half hours of promised time. Upon walk-in, saw a line of bags with tags on the shelves to the right hand side. The dining area was about half seated. Nobody talked to me for five or so minutes, so I had to get attention from a staff behind the counter off the kitchen area. Overall, we felt these being over-priced. The portion of kimchi and cucumber was great given as appetizers. Two small dishes as entree were not enough for a meal. The spring rolls were over fried so too hard and too dry to bite. The orange-ish chicken was also very dry. The soy glazed brisket only had three strips but with an egg. The desserts were in thin layers. Had to get more food elsewhere to finish our dinner.

We tried the veg dumplings at this place once and the we tried again , these are the most exquisite dumpling in the DMV region. I also tried the wheat noodles this time and they didn’t disappoint. This place offers awesome vegetarian selection and if you like the Asian delicacies this is a must go destination.