The Needle: China Bistro

Reviewed by Todd Kliman , Ann Limpert , Kate Nerenberg , Rina Rapuano

China Bistro

755 Hungerford Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 301-294-0808

Cuisines:
Chinese

Opening Hours:

Wheelchair Accessible:
Yes

Nearby Metro Stops:
Rockville

Price Range:
Inexpensive

Dress:
Informal

Noise Level:
Intimate

Reservations:
Not Accepted

Best Dishes
Beef dumplings with celery and Chinese parsley; Mama's special dumplings; vegetable dumplings; shrimp and chive dumplings; bubble teas, such as honeydew and lemon-kumquat.

Price Details:
Dumplings, $5.95 to $7.50 per dozen.


 

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An ordinary dumpling can be a pretty wonderful thing, providing a measure of satisfaction few foods can reach. A very good dumpling? That’s cause for celebration. This hole in the wall—sometimes called Mama’s Dumplings—in the heart of northern Rockville’s new Chinatown produces some of the area’s most irresistible dumplings. The beef-and-celery, pork-and-chive, and shrimp-and-chive were standouts on a recent visit. The bowls of Szechuan noodles and Beijing noodles (both handmade) were every bit their equal.

 

This appeared in the July, 2009 issue of The Washingtonian.