“ After experiencing the sharp decline in quality at the Peter Chang restaurant on 19th Street in DC, I was a tad anxious when I realized that the place my Thai-Chinese brother-in-law had chosen for a meal in Arlington was yet another one of the growing Chang chain in the DC area. But tonight's dinner was pretty good. We began with a soup, the Fish Soup with Pickled Cabbage, which was excellent, and a set of appetizers: the pork soup dumplings (just OK, mine had already opened and spilled its soup when I grabbed it; beef shank salad, and wonderful Grandmother's Noodles. Main dishes of of stir-fried pea shoots and handtorn cabbage rounded out my meal; others were happy with the basil eggplant and beef chow fun that were ordered, but I did not get any. I was out off by the fact that tea could only be ordered by the individual cup. I was mollified somewhat by the fact that the cups could be refilled with hot water (with the same tea bag) but the downside is that the heat in the tea water dissipated quickly in the wide cup, and I prefer to drink my tea always hot. All in all a good meal at the reasonable $30 per person price including tax but not tip ”

“ Ordered delivery and the entire order was packaged smartly. The star of the show was the beef brisket stew. It is officially in circulation. ”

“ Authentic Chinese food with smaller portions. Highly recommend the tofu skin salad and sweet and sour pork ribs. Mapo tofu, lion's head, and dry hot sesame noodles were average, but I was very satisfied nonetheless. Warm interior with extremely quick service. ”

“ Thoroughly enjoyed the experience at Peter Chang and eagerly awaiting the next time I return. Having been to a number of his restaurants in the past and enjoying takeout from this location, I wanted to experience dine-in at the Arlington (really Falls Church) location and visited yesterday with a group of friends for an early dinner. Located in a pleasant strip mall, we were quickly sat and placed our order. We got the Dry Fried Eggplant, Chicken in Hot Numbing Sauce, and the Cumin Lamb for our meal; rice must be ordered separately. Since there were only a couple of other tables waiting for food, or meal came pretty quickly and did not disappoint in the least. The Eggplant, my personal favorite dish, was crispy and crunchy, the perfect contrast to the chicken and lamb items. The lamb was excellently cooked and the cumin flavor was really special. The chicken was also a hit, as were the variety of vegetables that it was cooked alongside. For the main dishes, be aware that they are numbing spicy; we didn't struggle too much but those who are unused to the sensation should opt for a two chili pepper rated dish before graduating to a three chili pepper one. We specifically came for these Szechuan options and every dish was excellent. Split between 3 people, the bill including tip came out to something close to $30, which we all felt was very reasonable for a meal this filling and tasty. This was one of the best restaurant experiences I've had in the DMV this year and probably my favorite Chinese restaurant in the area. If you're looking for Szechuan food, this is the place to visit. ”

“ Second visit just as good. Somewhere between American-Chinese and authentic Sichuan. I'm wondering if white-people tastebuds are so used to Panda Express, they don't know what good Chinese actually tastes like. #notsorry The half duck is fairly decent! It is cut into nice strips, which make for easy pancake building. Pancakes are nice and thin, nicely steamed. Don't bother going to Peking Gourmet. Their star has long since faded. ”

“ Since writing one of the first reviews for this restaurant years ago, I've been back countless times, and have visited many of Peter Chang's newer restaurants in the area. There's no doubt Peter Chang suffered from some consistency problems as he tried to expand too quickly, but he is an outstanding chef, and he's finally figured out the operations end of things, and after a renovation and menu "clean up" last year, this original Arlington location is in top form and remains my favorite of his restaurants. Please take the mixed reviews with a grain of salt. People can be idiots. It pains me to look around this restaurant and see table after table ordering Lo Mein, Fried Rice, Bang Bang Shrimp, and spring rolls -- all Americanized items Chang added to the menu to satisfy the myriad requests from takeout diners who think every Chinese restaurant menu is the same. Don't be that guy. Order the chef's specialties. Get a soak in Chang's amazing hot and numbing sauce. Get shredded tofu skin salad. Get a beautiful braised fish dish. Get dry fried eggplant. If you don't order what the chef is known for, you have nobody to blame but yourself. ”

“ Crispy fried eggplants (with chili) is delicious and unique Cucumber salad is good though creamy (not like traditional Chinese style cucumber salad) Three-cup chicken is not quite Taiwanese style but good Salt / pepper prawn is chunky (and generous portion) with spices We got takeout from their own website which worked well (there's the convenient option of paying at the restaurant). Food was ready and well packaged when we arrived (and prepared fast). ”