Dumpling Queen: Authentic Chinese Cuisine in Chantilly, VA

Delicious spicy bamboo, wonderful garlic cucumber, and very nice seaweed salad and basil beef as well as Sichuan style string beans. Mostly well packaged. For some reason, their foam box packaging for the cucumber and bamboo always leaks. The whole boxes and bags are greasy. After arriving home I had to transfer everything to my own containers to avoid any grease in my fridge. They are no longer as efficient (but it's a Saturday night and full house). Ordered on DoorDash but had to wait for a long time (even after arriving here).

It is a decent sized restaurant and there's always seating when I go on a week day night. I can see it getting busy on the weekends though. The service is subpar, so don't come in here expecting top notch service by any means. They are friendly enough, but the food does take a bit of time. We got the special dumplings, crispy & tofu, and crispy beef. Everything was delicious. The tofu was perfectly crisp and the beef had a great flavor. The dumplings were of course delicious and I also got the soup dumplings but I was less impressed by them. The soup dumplings were a lot smaller than I liked. It's a delicious, authentic restaurant with plenty of options for all types of palates. Try it out if you're in the area, but make sure you have the right expectations!

If you're looking for authentic Chinese food in the Chantilly area, this is your place (well, one of them. But one of the top ones that is). This is not a dimsum place. They have authentic dishes and also offer Chinese-American dishes (your typical general tso, kung pao, etc) as well! Cucumber garlic (10/10) - this is one of the best Asian cucumber dishes I've ever had. It will leave your breath KICKIN' but worth it. I'd love to devour 5 of these small plates. Crispy Beef (8/10) - flavorful and actually crispy! Dan Dan Noodles (9/10) - salty but I LOVE IT. This dish has no meat, by the way. Their dumplings (9/10) - MANY OPTIONS ranging from $13-$16 per serving. There are about 10 BIG dumplings per serving. You can get them FRIED or steamed. I personally love the fried but my best friend loves the steamed. So this is based on preference. Service sucks but I expect this LOL. The restaurant looks like an old school Chinese restaurant - very casual. There are PLENTY of parking spaces, too.

Placed the order over the phone while driving to work. The order was almost ready upon arrival. Parking was free, easy, and ample. Was happily to discover Amex available to use. Customer service was friendly and efficient. The restaurant has areas to sit with traditional and auspicious decor. I would not mind dining in the future as it wasn't busy and the service prompt and friendly. The dumplings were delicious albeit strongly flavored with cilantro. My order came with 10 pieces of shrimp and chives dumplings. I appreciated how chewy the scallion pancakes tasted. I look forward to returning again in the future.

We had a fabulous time here! I definitely do not think this establishment deserves anything under 4 stars. Lili was our server and seems to be the only server working at this establishment (maybe she's also the owner?). Anyway, she was awesome and so nice to our baby! We ordered: 1.) Pan fried chicken and zucchini dumplings 2.) Pan fried lamb and onion dumplings 3.) Sautéed bok choy with garlic which came with a side of rice 4.) Pot of tea Everything was delicious. Each dumpling order came with 12 dumplings in total. There was an extra dollar charge to pan fry the dumplings. The dumplings do come out oily but they are so yummy and definitely made to order from the long amount of time it takes to get to you. The dumplings are also a good size- nice and plump! All the food here is fresh and authentic. I would definitely come back again. The only negative and why I took a star off my review is that you have to wait awhile for your food which can be frustrating. If the restaurant is extra busy then you might be waiting awhile. But the food is delicious so if you have 1.5 hours to spare, I would come here for lunch or dinner. Don't come if you are in a hurry or order take out instead to save time!

Food is cheap and quick. Popular dumplings are the best sellers. Great with noodles, rice or just by itself. Service is hit and miss. Only one person at the time I went taking care of take out, pick up and dine in. Omg, so just be patient.