Chinese Express

849 Russell Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 20879, United States

Chinese Express
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Chinese food, Thai basics & sushi served in humble quarters along with bubble teas & smoothies.

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Customer Reviews
Diner Review №1

I’ve been ordering from this place for a long time, but today I got the orange chicken, and it was tough and mostly batter with little to no meat. I’m really disappointed and probably won’t be returning.

Diner Review №2

Solid place that's open later than majority in the area with one helluva twist - it doubles as a latin bar, so you get literally best of both worlds! And food is bangin!

Diner Review №3

Ordered from here off of DoorDash and got food poisoning. The food tasted off but I figured it was just cheap/greasy but I spent the night throwing up after eating :( I don’t like leaving bad reviews but please be cautious about eating here!

Diner Review №4

Although the wait was excessive, I was not disappointed about my food. I haven't eaten Chinese fried rice and wings since I was a teenager, but the fried general tso's wings and fried rice were delicious. They may need to hire more help to execute delivery orders and take-out orders efficiently in the future to minimize wait time. I've never been to a Chinese carryout that offered alternative sauces to fry wings with, but the concept is genius.

Diner Review №5

Great little take out place. Ordered a Chicken Wings with Fried Rice and a lunch Combo Cashew Chicken. Both taste amazing! They came in great portion and GREAT pricing as well. They are also fused with a Hispanic Sport Bar inside, serve alcohol and liquor. Will be back.

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The atmosphere and smell is awesome, and the food is somehow better! Great restaurant!

Diner Review №9

Deliciosa comida

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Place very dirty. The food was nasty…

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Diner Review №13

Great food very consistent and great pricing. They also serve alcohol, which is kind of nice.

Diner Review №14

I went to the restaurant and ordered a large shrimp fried rice.There was 4 to 5 mini shrimp in my rice! I called the same day and was giving a credit to get another order of the rice which I picked up another day. The second time the order was excellent. I continue ordering from them. A month or so down the line I order a shrimp fried rice again. I had the same problem no shrimp and the rice tasted old. I called back up to the store the same day. The young girl that waited on me apologized and ask me to come back in to get another rice but I was home relaxed by that time. I told her I would save the food and bring it back in. She told me to throw it away and she would take my number and give me a new rice when I came back in. I called in to pick up my credit for my rice and order other dishes and the manager was really rude! He told me another rice is not good?!! I told him yeah, I was told to come in to get another one. His attitude turn me off from ordering and I told him to keep his credit and he should'nt treat customers like this. Then he slammed the phone down in my ear! Customer sevice at its worst!!!!!!!

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I loved the young man at the cash register! Fantastic service and very sweet. He made the atmosphere so pleasant just on his own and he was so helpful to me as I asked him which options were vegan and what was his favorite when I asked him for help deciding. Food came out very fast! Food was very good, big portions. Will come again!

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Aquí hay buen ambiente sobretodo los fines de semana, pero en los pedidos de comida tardan una barbaridad en entregar tu pedido, así que si vas ordenar pide antes que te de hambre de lo contrario te vas aguantar un buen rato el ambre.

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Diner Review №24

Recently dined at Chinese Express and ordered the combination platter with Kung Pao chicken that came with an egg roll and a small egg drop soup. The prices are very affordable, and the portion sizes are great! I can't believe the rating isn't higher.

I was a little skeptical about coming here because of the rating. However, the food came out fast and hot. It's a really nice quick eat-and-go restaurant.

Diner Review №25

Beef fried rice great but I was drugged police were called to my house because I fell asleep from food.

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Diner Review №27

there isn't Chinese on their menu ???? Like all the entrees are in English lol

We got 2 beef egg rolls and one "Szechuan" ("Sichuan" ) string beans.

The string beans were solid 4/5 but the egg roll was 1.5/5 bc it was very doughy and the beef wasn't fresh.

The prices were very reasonable though!

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Great time

Diner Review №30

Excelente servicio y rica la comida.

Diner Review №31

This food is the best

Diner Review №32

Nothing about this experience was good.

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Diner Review №34

Easy ordering online. Arrived right on the minute. Prices great! Most of all, what we ordered was Delicious!!!!! Will order again for sure from here and really recommend!! Thank you!!!

Diner Review №35

Food is amazing and the staff are so nice

Diner Review №36

I used to order from them all the time and the food was good. However, now that they have reopened after being closed for renovation, I placed my first order and the the soup was greasy. The egg rolls were doughy. The fried rice was sticky and lumpy. I will not be ordering from them again.

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Diner Review №38

No avía visto un restaurante donde les guste tanto interactuar con los hispanos y en este restaurante Chino es más Latino gracias a el dueño por el buen concepto que nos tiene y por su amabilidad

Diner Review №39

*** GREAT FOOD *** Stopped by to eat real fast, was pleasantly very surprised. Delicious crunchy general tso's and Singapore rice noodles. Brought our food out quickly and a nice presentation 😋 👍

Diner Review №40

Server was one of the nicest people I've met. Food was very good as well. Crazy tasty.

Diner Review №41

I just moved here from a different state. I have been here 10 days and I have ordered from there 5x. Everything is absolutely delicious 😋.

Diner Review №42

Disappointed with the flavor and texture. Ordered pork low mein and the meat didn’t have flavor. Couldn’t tell if it was pork. The noodles were thicker than other restaurants which wasn’t bad but it lacked flavor. The crab rangoons were not good. They were a thick pastry and it was fried in old oil and over cooked. You could taste it. The filling was very salty. They were not good.

Egg drop soup was good. Nice and hot and good flavor. The chicken wings were also good. Nice and crispy.

Overall not satisfied with this order.

Diner Review №43

I always order and come to eat from this place the owner is very nice as well as the employees the food is good Everytime and tastes good

Diner Review №44

Good Chinese food take out restaurant. I ordered the Bean Curd with Black Mushroom dish which also came with white rice. The tofu dish was tasty and delicious and the portion was generous. The staff members were friendly and the food was cooked quickly. Plenty of seatings inside the restaurant.

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Very upset how bad the food was used to be really good and they no longer do sushi either don't think I'll ever bother going back here sorry

Diner Review №48

Diner Review №49

Fast delivery and good tasting food!

Diner Review №50

My "go to" Chinese restaurant. I've been going here for years. They've survived many hardships so I'm very happy they're still in the neighborhood. Great fried tofu with many different options for my fellow vegetarians.

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Diner Review №52

The food no good to Mach salt no god fack

Diner Review №53

Thecashier was very busy efficient and still friendly. The World Cup had just started and there's were some fun amigos in there that I had some good fun smack talking about the beautiful game while waiting.

Diner Review №54

Great food.

Diner Review №55

This restaurant is located in a convenient distance from my apartment. I was actually kinda conflicted to come to this restaurant when I look through the online review. But I still came and tried it myself. I ordered the Gentso Chicken and the chicken broccoli. Here’s my personal opinion of this restaurant: The Gentso chicken are crispy and savory. I personally thinks that the sauce for the Gentso chicken is just right and it’s delicious. But i guess if you prefer stronger flavor you can ask them to make it extra saucy. And for the chicken broccoli, the chicken is very tender and the sauce is really savory as well. And if you compare the price for this restaurant to the other Chinese restaurant , it’s actually much better and really worth the quantity of food they serve. The other comments are really misleading. I wanna write this review to adjust the preference they had on the internet. You wouldn’t know what’s it’s like unless you come and tried yourself.

Diner Review №56

Got the General Tso Chicken and Miso Soup - maneee I could’ve/should’ve just went 7Eleven. Both orders had absolutely noo flavor or taste

Diner Review №57

The food was a range of temperatures with the soups actually being cold. The soup was also disappointingly bad after having reheated them and while the chow mein and lo mein were ok. I was a little worried about food safety so I had to hear everything again before trying it and at that point I ended up throwing it away after it was pretty much flavorless.

Diner Review №58

La comida sale demasiado lenta

Diner Review №59

This is my favorite Chinese restaurant

Diner Review №60

Wooo un super agradable y deliciosa comida les recomiendo el #42

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Diner Review №62

I got Gen Tso`s from here and NO flavor, the fried wonton`s were below average with very little flavor. Sad that the wonton`s had more flavor than Tso`s. No spice on a dish they claim to be spicey. I am surprised this place is still around honestly. Only reason for 2 stars and not 1 is the Wonton`s.

Diner Review №63

Had some good dumplings!

Diner Review №64

Buena comida, y precios acesibles....

Diner Review №65

Really bad combination fried rice it used to be good

Diner Review №66

Waste of money! I arrived to pick up a carry out order, I thought I was at the wrong place. This is a Chinese Restaurant, Right? The decor had a different vibe than before. The Latin music was so very loud with the speakers placed right at the register. It was hard to hear anyone speak. There were two middle school aged kids running the register, poor kids going to go deaf before they reach high school. The food was horrible!!! The fried rice was just mushy white rice with soy sauce. The Egg Foo Young and gravy lacked flavor. My daughter said the Orange Chicken was disgusting and they forgot to give us an egg roll. Well, they can keep that egg roll. The food ended up in the trash. Waste of $32. Never again will I patronize this restaurant.

Diner Review №67

Food wasn’t so good the first time but they were kind enough to take it into consideration and they made me a fresh batch which was quite good.

Diner Review №68

Egg Foo Young was really dark and burnt on some bits. Gravy was bland. Mushrooms were crunchy in the Moo Goo Gai. Had a bad stomach reaction a couple of hours after eating the food.

Diner Review №69

I went to this restaurant to get a quick bite and my experience was wonderful. I ordered a combination fried rice and a soda on the side and it tasted magnificent!! The rice was not dry and was flavorful unlike what the other bad reviews said. Would totally recommend coming here again. 5 stars

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Diner Review №71

Bought a sweet and sour chicken and def the worst chicken ever. The souse was deluded in water, and there was no flavor what so ever and the cheapen was a deep-fried chicken that was not even fresh. Really disappointed. One thing is for sure won’t be ordering from them again anytime soon.

Diner Review №72

my experience: the chicken lo mein was bland and greasy, egg roll wrappers were raw, and the general tso’s chicken was just okay. not the best :/

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Good food, little price but still good. Only thing is that the delivery takes way too long.

Diner Review №75

Food is okay. If you are looking for a quick eat.

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Diner Review №77

The best Chinese food I have had in years and reasonably priced.

Diner Review №78

food is delicious, fast delivery 5star

Diner Review №79

Very bad service, took forever to deliver, asked for more tip than given

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Diner Review №81

😋❤️

Diner Review №82

This place was AWESOME! I ordered chicken veggie soup, shrimp egg foo young, singapore noodles,, kung pao chicken, and chicken soup. Everything was ordered to perfection, and the chicken and shrimp was tender. I got plenty of shrimp in my meals and it was hot when I got to my destination. BTW I got PLENTY of sauce too. So worth it, I enjoyed every bite! ;-)

Diner Review №83

Quality menu with even better taste. Good staff who serve customers with respect. Although they were busy and I came at lunch time, I didn't feel rushed

Diner Review №84

General Tso was not spicey enough, sweet and sour cicken sauce was thin but the szechuan beef was good. Will go back again but will ask for spicer food.

Diner Review №85

Outstanding ! Fast service and Food was Delicious.

Diner Review №86

Ok first let me say that I eat Chinese 2-3 times a week and when I showed up I forgot my mask :/ without hesitation they offered a mask and refused to accept my offer for and extra tip for it! Food review was equal too there generosity! I will be back thank you!

Diner Review №87

Placed an order for delivery, paid for it and left a sizable tip. After almost 90 minutes and not receiving my order I called the restaurant. A lady said that they had been trying to contact me. I had received no calls. She said she needed my credit card number again and the food had not even been started! I had already received a confirmation number and if the credit card had been denied I would have received a notice from my bank. Chinese Express provided no customer contact with me whatsoever to say that there was a problem. I don’t know what kind of scam they are trying to run but she asked me for my credit card number again which I would not release to her over the phone. Very bad service.

Diner Review №88

Great Soup!

Diner Review №89

This restaurant is dirty. Prices are not reasonable. I ordered 2 orange chicken and two drinks for $31. I thought orange chicken was supposed to look like a golden color, what I got was a very dark brown color. Not appetizing at all. Waste of money. First and last time ordering from here.

Diner Review №90

We ordered a simple dinner . I got curry chicken It came as shrimp. And the curry sauce was soup. There was 3 shrimp in the dinner. Awful.

Diner Review №91

I order the beef and broccoli today and it was really slimey and tasted weird

Diner Review №92

Maravilloso 👏

Diner Review №93

I ordered four dishes they told me that it was almost $50 when my wife went to pick up the food return to $60

Diner Review №94

Small portions and for $30 you expect to have plenty of food for one person but not in my case. And to make things worse they screwed up my order and wont pick up the phone to make it right.

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Diner Review №96

Too much oil and salt

Diner Review №97

Unassuming little takeout place in the plaza. The owners are very nice. They have a lot of regulars from around the plaza.

Diner Review №98

Small but clean dining area. Reasonable pricing, food looked and tasted fresh. The location is more less set up for take out and delivery. Several tables, drinks are either bottled or canned. Other than water, no sugar free options, a few diet options, I do not like artificial sweeteners

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The Shanghai noodles were the best! I had a many great traditional meals from this restaurant. How so you ask? Be reasonable and be friendly to the staff.

Diner Review №102

Ordered 30min before close on GrubHub, never received our food even though we called before close to check on it. I normally am really reasonable with the service industry since I've worked it for years but it's not cool to list yourself as available for delivery if you have no intention of delivering the food or contacting customers whatsoever. Whack.

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Food was mediocre & delivery was a lil sluggish...

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Diner Review №107

The food here tasted delicious. It is definitely a place I would use for take out and delivery.

I would not eat in again. Aside from being dated, they offered plastic Togo cups instead of regular glasses.

The husband seemed irritated that we wanted to eat in initially. Additionally, I asked for a modification to one dish and he told me to pick a different dish instead. It was an easy substitution (fried tofu instead of soft tofu).

The husband and wife talked or fought a lot while we were there. It was loud and interrupted our dining experience.

The wife was pleasant. I think we would have had a nicer experience if she was in the front and the husband stayed in the back of the restaurant, especially if they kept their loud conversations in the kitchen instead of in the dining room.

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Quick quick quick

Diner Review №110

Good food, the atmosphere has a lot to be desired but it wasn't too unpleasant.

Diner Review №111

Great service and food.Amazing fried rice with extra egg!

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Good!

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Ordered delivery. My husband ordered sushi - was given a very small amount to flavor it with. I ordered beef and onions. Not particularly good. Will not be ordering from them again. They get one star because of the fast delivery.

Diner Review №117

I ordered online via GrubHub at 9:12. At 9:30 I received a notification that my order was being processed by the restaurant with delivery at 10:15 to 10:25. At 10:35 I called the restaurant and they were already closed. Cancelled the order online. Very disappointing as this is the only place with Thai dishes near me that delivers. Don't bother.

Diner Review №118

Do not order from here unless you wanna wait for hours. We ordered food online for delivery. It said it would take about 40-45 minutes. After about an hour and a half we decided to call the restaurant.. It would ring and ring and ring, eventually going to voicemail. We couldn't cancel the order. And we tried calling several times. Finally after about 2.5 hours the delivery man shows up at the door. Food is not worth waiting 2.5 hours

Diner Review №119

Honestly my favorite Chinese restaurant in the area. Takeout is the way to go though.

Diner Review №120

The food was to dry and grassy

Diner Review №121

Best Chinese food in the area.

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3/26/19. 🐦🐦🐦

Diner Review №124

it is quite wield that i asked the menu in chinese, although the menu on his table list many chinese dishes, he denyed he did not has any chinese dishes, apprantly it is a lie. i did not know why he acted this way, since i am happened to be there. anything hiding for?

Diner Review №125

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Best Fried Rice!!

Diner Review №127

Great Chinese Food; Good Prices, Portions & friendly customer service.

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Their food is very tasteful but some of the sauce isn't great. however, they could have just upgrade a new taste and add something special on the menu.
very friendly food service. remember, people work hard to make food and spend 10 hours a day working, we do made mistakes. its ok no need to bad mouth to others. food is food simple as that.

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Diner Review №132

I order today at 604 pm after 1:30 minutes the food never arrive they said 45 minutes for the food I call multiple times and they keep saying is on the way he will be there in 2 minutes food never arrive I call and cancel the order then the driver show up with call food I was not been mean but I do not take the food hopefully they will refund $50.00 that I pay and wait 1:30 minutes for cold food

Diner Review №133

The food is great and the owners are such nice people!

Diner Review №134

Great food and friendly staff with good prices.

Diner Review №135

My go to late night Chinese delivery option. Chinese Express requires a minimum amount to deliver, so order a lot.

Diner Review №136

Placed an order. Arrived 30 minutes later to pick it up, and they were not even checking if they had received orders online. Had to wait extra 20 minutes. Bad experience and service, thus the 1 star.

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First, it was off tona great start by trying to overcharge me $5 for my meal (take out). Second, the egg rolls seemed like they had been laying out for a few hours due to them being rubbery. Third, the meal was pretty bland, nothing that a beginner cook couldn't make at home. Wouldn't recommend this place for quality food.

Diner Review №139

Decent food for take out. Don't eat here for ambiance.

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Diner Review №142

The red curry i ordered... tasted like spicy water.. My food was an hour late and it tasted terrible. Never again!!!

Diner Review №143

OK

Diner Review №144

Great friendly staff and good quality food

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I have always had great service and great food. Always friendly staff and they know what they are doing.

Diner Review №148

Very watery and cheap sauces.

Diner Review №149

Worst service I have ever encountered. I ordered delivery from this restaurant and paid in advance last week and they never made it or delivered the food, and closed without informing me. Then I tried again today and thought ordering earlier would solve any confusion, however they completely ignored my clear instructions to call instead of knock as I live with roommates and have dogs. Also, I had set delivery time for 7:15 because I was not home yet and they arrived before 7. I'm really disappointed. The food is fine but my worth this service.

Diner Review №150

This food is bomb. I always spend way too much here. But i cant help it. Their food is delicious. The same guy delivers our food every time. I think hes one of the owners. Hes cool. And remembers your face if your walking around town and run into him. Lol. Definately worth a try. Just dont blame me if you get hungry an hour later.

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Spring rolls were burnt and very small (child-sized), but were adult-priced. Spicy tuna roll was the worst I've ever had. After eating the 3rd piece, it all came back up. I wasted $8.10. Don't waste your money.

Diner Review №153

Grait place

Diner Review №154

Food was food but when we dined in service was kind of slow. Went by subway to get a cookie to eat which is next door while I waited because by the time my food came out I was starving.

Diner Review №155

Food is good, but they need to stick to a real schedule. There's been times I went there when it says they should be open on a Monday and they were closed with no explanation.

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My order took 3 hours to come. The only upside to this was the driver. He is a genuine, kind soul. He came with a smile and I like that, but regardless, the order took 3 hours come.

Diner Review №158

Me gusta mucho la comida yuuumiii

Diner Review №159

Meh. Not so great.

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The worst Chinese restaurant I have placed an order. I ordered Singapore noodles and it was extremely bad. It wasn't seasoned, no taste and the noodles was sticky and lumpy. Egg roll was greasy and oily. Driver delivered very late...the worse Chinese food I have ever eaten.

Diner Review №163

Looks like the place is closed down. Waiting for car at Tires Plus and decided to look for something to eat and doors are locked with lights off.

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My favorite dish there is their orange chicken, the sauce is not thick but its consistent . They are respectful and seem to have a lot of experience.

Diner Review №166

Poor attitude

Diner Review №167

Pretty average Chinese food, not the best, just a place to grab a quick kind-of-Chinese dish and go.
They take too much time to make the order, so I would recommend ordering at least 1 hour before. Food quality was good, staff very friendly.

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饭菜真的好吃

Diner Review №170

I like this restaurant. The dishes here are delicious. It's always my best choice.

Diner Review №171

This will always be one of my favorite Chinese restaurants, jusy moved out away from the city. Will gladly make the trip

Diner Review №172

Deep fried whole fish with ginger sauce, Shabu shabu hot pot, and orange chicken were all very good. Staff friendly and obliging.Traditional Chinese menu, Japanese and Thai food.

Diner Review №173

Never eat here they deliver your food late, not properly cooked and not the entire order is given the first time

Diner Review №174

Decent food and the owners are always nice.

Diner Review №175

They have "my" vote. I wasn't particularly a fan of their wonton soup. But their Singapore rice noodles were the best I've had in a long while. My friend had the chicken and broccoli. Also not impressed. I guess that equals about three stars lol.

Diner Review №176

Kung pao chicken was delicious.

Diner Review №177

Food is mediocre and overpriced.

Diner Review №178

Top 5 worst chinese take out places. Food overly fried, noodles blane and boring, quant. was a rip off, over priced..should have gone to the mall!! FAIL

Diner Review №179

Great place and I would go back. I would recommend to anyone looking for a carry out or a low level dine in restaunt.

Diner Review №180

We order from them all the time and they always deliver quickly. Gr8t food and service getting ready to order some now!!!!

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  • 180 reviews
  • 3.5 Health Rating
  • Contact: +1 301-987-7877
  • Website: https://comweb.heroonlineorders.com/mychineseexpressmd.com
  • Location: 849 Russell Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 20879, United States
  • Map: 39.1569345, -77.2118854
Menu Highlights
  • Chinese restaurant
  • Asian restaurant
  • Sushi restaurant
  • Thai restaurant
  • Vegetarian restaurant
Opening Hours
  • Monday: 11 AM–10 PM
  • Tuesday: 11 AM–10 PM
  • Wednesday: 11 AM–3:30 PM
  • Thursday: 11 AM–10 PM
  • Friday: 11 AM–12 AM
  • Saturday: 11 AM–12 AM
  • Sunday: 11 AM–10 PM
Service options
  • No-contact delivery: Available
  • Delivery: Available
  • Takeaway: Available
  • Dine-in: Available
Popular for
  • Lunch: Available
  • Dinner: Available
  • Solo dining: Available
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible car park: Available
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance: Available
  • Wheelchair-accessible seating: Available
  • Wheelchair-accessible toilet: Available
Offerings
  • Comfort food: Available
  • Quick bite: Available
  • Vegetarian options: Available
Dining options
  • Lunch: Available
  • Dinner: Available
  • Seating: Available
Amenities
  • Toilet: Available
Atmosphere
  • Casual: Available
Planning
  • Accepts reservations: Available
Payments
  • Credit cards: Available
  • Debit cards: Available
  • NFC mobile payments: Available
  • Credit cards: Available
Children
  • Good for kids: Available
  • High chairs: Available
  • Kids' menu: Available
Parking
  • Free of charge street parking: Available
  • Free parking lot: Available
  • Parking: Available