Twin Towers – Mall Level

Rosslyn, VA 22209

703-525-5317

My Rating: 5/5

Ok while it’s technically not in DC – it IS metro accessible which is very important! I came here with my parents and my dad’s old high school friends. Yes, HIGH SCHOOL – from Vietnam! He hadn’t seen one couple since he left high school, over 50 years ago. Wow.

One of the couples knew the restaurant owner so we didn’t even look at the menus. The owner just said “OK I’ll bring out my best since you have friend’s in town.”

There were so many courses – I was too busy eating to take pictures of all of them. Though, most of my food pics are rushed because I’m so excited to start eating!

From What I Remember:

Crispy Scallops – not too battered, just crispy enough for texture, moist fresh scallops

Chicken & Mushroom Stirfry – not too greasy, just enough flavor – well done but in comparison to the other dishes, it didn’t really stand out.

Leeks & Calamari – One of my favorites of the evening. The sauce was really light and just a little bit sweet – but not to the point where you’re like “WTFrak – why is my squid sweet?” I don’t like leeks at all, but I gladly ate all these – overall a very “情” dish. (Clear~light)

Fried Tamarind Jumbo Shrimp – Another favorite. It’s fried well enough where you can eat the skin if you want (which I always do when I can – because I’m lazy like that – plus it keeps the flavor!) You can’t really go wrong with jumbo sized seafood – but add the tangy tamarind sauce to it and fry it up – delicious!

Black Bean Buffalo Fish? – I asked my parents what the name of the fish in English was – and I was told “buffalo fish”. Tastes like seabass – very slick, tender, juicy and the meat is a little bit sweet. But I wasn’t really a fan of the black bean action and there were way too many bones on this fish. High maintenance!

Crispy Taro Duck - One of two best dishes of the night. If you love taro (which I do) and duck (which I do) – you have to travel out to Rosslyn JUST for

this dish. It’s Peking duck, with the skin on, deboned and topped with a taro puree, crispy taro puff and some sort of sauce. Think those taro puffs you get at dimsum – but with duck attached to it. The taro puree is a lot like mashed potato consistency. I grabbed some and mixed it in my with rice for a nice taro-rice mashup. (Get it…mash..up?! Haha)

Crab Infused Rice – Number two of the best dishes of the night. I got you with the word “infused” right? It’s such a catchy word ahah. Anyway, they cook the rice with some crabby bits and crab juice. Despite that, the rice is not too crabby – just slighty so. It’s served in the crab shell and the waiter scooped it out for us into bowls. The leftover legs and claws were delicious as well.

Dessert – traditional Chinese mung bean & tapioca sweet soup & mung bean pastry. Both not too sweet – but sweet enough to satisfy your sweet tooth.

Well needless to say, I didn’t pay for this decadent meal so I can’t tell you how much it cost but from the website – it doesn’t seem like prices are too bad (Avg cost of entree ~$11.00)