In need of Chinese food takeout-Bethesda

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We like Bambu in the Palisades neighborhood of DC, close to Bethesda. They have Thai and Japanese options as well.

You might not care about this, but Chinese, Thai and Japanese are VERY different cuisines. A restaurant that makes all three is bound not to have authentic recipes. It's one thing to create Asian-fusion dishes and call them what they are. Quite another to pretend they can cook any type of Asian cuisine.

Yes, I’m VERY aware of that, and am laughing at the thought of Bethesda as a destination for authentic Chinese food. If I’m in the mood for authentic Chinese food, I ask one of my Chinese friends if they want to come with me to one of their favorites in Rockville so they can order off the Chinese only portion of the menu for the table. Q by Peter Chang is good in Bethesda, but pricier than most of the other options. Their food is so much better in person than takeout as well.

IMO, non-authentic Chinese food can be very tasty too, and I think Bambu offers fresher and tastier versions of it than Foong Lin, Mayflower, or some of the other Bethesda options on here, though each restaurant named here has some good things on their menu. Their non-authentic Thai food is good too, and better than most of the other non-authentic Thai places in Bethesda. They are not the best for sushi or Japanese items.

PP you replied to. Thanks for being aware. I agree Bethesda isn't a food destination. Just an easy place to go for locals.

[Anonymous]

We like Wang Dynasty and House of Fong Lin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hello! I am new to this area and looking for a good
Chinese food takeout restaurant. We live in Bethesda.
Any recommendations? Thank you!

You can stop looking because there isn’t any good Chinese food in Bethesda. And the pizza options are even worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hello! I am new to this area and looking for a good
Chinese food takeout restaurant. We live in Bethesda.
Any recommendations? Thank you!

Dumplings and Beyond in Glover park - DC
Da Hong Pao in Logan circle - DC
Rockville - bobs Shanghai, and countless others - you can check yelp
Asian Bakery in Rockville has very good Chinese baked goods like pineapple bread, jelly roll cakes, etc. it’s in the same shopping center as a great Pho place and Thai restaurant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hello! I am new to this area and looking for a good
Chinese food takeout restaurant. We live in Bethesda.
Any recommendations? Thank you!

Dumplings and Beyond in Glover park - DC
Da Hong Pao in Logan circle - DC
Rockville - bobs Shanghai, and countless others - you can check yelp
Asian Bakery in Rockville has very good Chinese baked goods like pineapple bread, jelly roll cakes, etc. it’s in the same shopping center as a great Pho place and Thai restaurant.

Pp here
I also wanted to add Momo’s cafe in palisades has delicious braised pork and other dishes. It’s Taiwanese.

[Anonymous]

City Lights. Free delivery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Q by Peter Chang is excellent, but very expensive.

+1000 Q is better than everywhere else. Period

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Meiwah in Chevy Chase

+1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hello! I am new to this area and looking for a good
Chinese food takeout restaurant. We live in Bethesda.
Any recommendations? Thank you!

You can stop looking because there isn’t any good Chinese food in Bethesda. And the pizza options are even worse.

DaMarco has decent pizza.
Q is really the only Chinese restaurant we like in Bethesda but I agree that (a) it’s better in person and (b) it’s pricy.
And, yeah, neither is our fave in either category — convenience puts them in our rotation. But, hey, who has to always eat the best version of anything? Sometimes good is good enough and nearby (in some sense) is always a constraint.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hello! I am new to this area and looking for a good
Chinese food takeout restaurant. We live in Bethesda.
Any recommendations? Thank you!

You can stop looking because there isn’t any good Chinese food in Bethesda. And the pizza options are even worse.

Nonsense. Pizzaria da Marco is excellent pizza, and Q is excellent Chinese.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hello! I am new to this area and looking for a good
Chinese food takeout restaurant. We live in Bethesda.
Any recommendations? Thank you!

You can stop looking because there isn’t any good Chinese food in Bethesda. And the pizza options are even worse.

Such a tiresome, dumb response.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hello! I am new to this area and looking for a good
Chinese food takeout restaurant. We live in Bethesda.
Any recommendations? Thank you!

You can stop looking because there isn’t any good Chinese food in Bethesda. And the pizza options are even worse.

Such a tiresome, dumb response.

But umm... it's definitely a true response. All the legit Chinese food is in Rockville or NoVa or some random parts of DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hello! I am new to this area and looking for a good
Chinese food takeout restaurant. We live in Bethesda.
Any recommendations? Thank you!

You can stop looking because there isn’t any good Chinese food in Bethesda. And the pizza options are even worse.

Such a tiresome, dumb response.

But umm... it's definitely a true response. All the legit Chinese food is in Rockville or NoVa or some random parts of DC

Says you, some anonymous rando poster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Q by Peter Chang is excellent, but very expensive.

Huge Q fan.

[Anonymous]

And don't forget Wheaton - Full Key for excellent Peking duck; Ren's Ramen for, well, ramen, and lots of good Thai options too. We particularly like Nava Thai. The best thing about Bethesda, in my view, is its proximity to where all the excellent suburban restaurants are in both MD and NoVA (e.g. Four Sisters in Arlington). Oh, and on the ramen front in Besthesda, we did like a recent visit to Zao Stamina Ramen on Wisconsin Ave near the Metro.