Customer Service: some of the nicest people I've ever met at Chinese restaurants. And I have little to no expectations for customer service when I eat at places like these. But they were very welcoming, happy, and on point with their service. My water was refilled multiple times without me asking for it and I was also checked on a few times. Food: I was in the mood for some chicken so I ordered their general tso chicken and fried shrimp balls as an appetizer. Both were decent, nothing special. I could swear that it wasn't all 100% chicken. Would I order those things again? No. Would I give this place another try? Maybe- just because they were so nice. They give you some semi-sweet bread thing for dessert which was interesting.
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Grace L.
Decent food, but dishonest. My family lives close by, so we thought that we'd give them a try. We ordered several dishes for carry out. When we went to pick up the food, the total was higher than expected. We asked why it was so expensive and the owner said that the prices were all higher now and we had an old menu. It seemed like a good enough explanation, but I could have sworn our menu was up to date. When I got home, I compared the menus and they WERE different, but the prices were the same - so basically they overcharged us for no reason. As for food, we liked three of the five dishes. The walnut shrimp had very large shrimp and even though I thought it was a little too sweet, everyone loved it. The crispy beef had really good flavor and was a little spicy - just how we liked it. It was a bit too chewy, so the 2 kids had trouble eating it. The chow mien Cantonese style was good with the part crispy and part soft noodles. The sizzling flounder dish was disappointing. It was just pieces of bland fish with green peppers. The seafood casserole had a slightly sour taste to it, only three shrimp, and tons of tofu. Some of the dishes were really good, but I won't be back! If you go, I'd caution you to check your tab and not get ripped off!
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Jeremy S.
Ordered orange chicken meat dumplings "pork" beef lo mein food was good on time services as far as cook time server was bit slow considering we were the only ones in the restaurant at 11 at night u think he'd be a bit quicker kept having to raise my and like I wad in a class room and saying excuse me but all and all I liked food portions are big when asked would one dish would be enough for to he replied depends but was a substantial amount of orange chicken and a load of lo mein would go back maybe next time though take out
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Kat T.
They are authentic Chinese cuisine. I believe they are more towards Cantonese or Southern region cuisine. So if you are looking for Peking duck, or super spicy food, you may want to look for the northern region Chinese food. There are couple items our group fond of in this place: BBQ Duck Baby Bok Choy Tapioca dessert Crispy whole food We usually rather pay extra to get the live fish from the fish tank than the previous frozen one. They have a live fish tank near the entrance of the kitchen. That is like the symbol of authentic Chinese food. I want to compare the Angel Moroni on the top of the Mormon Church, but then it would be so wrong. Service - we like them. We left a scarf there during our last visit before last without knowing it. When we show up last time, they bought it to us. The wait staff are so patient to help us decide what to order. Our group consists of 1 Chinese, 1 Caucasian, 1 Puerto Rico, 1 Africa America and all anti American Chinese food. It is not the easiest to order for as a group. After feel like congress debate session, we usually get our food and each of us have something we like. To sum up: cheap, open late, good food
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Lilli M.
If you don't understand Chinese, don't let strange-sounding words like "Kam Fong" (the name of this restaurant) deter you, my friend, because this is exactly the type of place where you'll find steaming hot, authentic Cantonese food for a decent price. It's the places with names you understand like China Garden or Panda Cafe that you ought to avoid, unless you're looking for inauthentic Chinese food. We stopped by on a weekday for lunch lunch and the prices are very reasonable, about $21 for three different entrees, soup, and rice. Don't read Chinese? Do not panic, there are reasonable English translations in the menu and you can't go wrong with any of the dishes. It does help to have a Chinese companion in the bunch, since some of the English translations don't do justice to the dish. We got the beef with onions (so masterfully stir fried, and with some green onions to bring out the delicious flavor of beef), flounder fillet (very lightly fried, just spicy enough to give a pop of flavor), Chinese chicken with a special garlic/green onion mix on the side. We added a fourth dish (frog legs with veggies but don't worry, it really does taste so much like chicken) for just $6.95 and also bought some roasted meat to go. Understandably, the prices are higher when you're going during the weekday lunch special but the quality is equally good. The waitress was very attentive, asking if we needed refills on rice or tea, even opening the door for us on our way out. I haven't tried the dim sum yet, nor the standard somewhat Americanized Chinese dishes like General Tsao's chicken (which they also do serve here if you feel like trying frog's legs might require premedication with Xanax), but they do have those offerings too. Btw, "Kam Fong" means "Golden Harvest". Doesn't really matter in the end, because it's the prices and tastiness of the food you'll be raving about. The minor drawback is that it's metered street parking only but thankfully, there's also a large parking garage around the corner.
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Sarah H.
I really want to give New Kam Fong 3.5 stars but that's not really an option (hint hint yelp). New Kam Fong is has a great assortment of unique dishes and strikes me as more authentic than most Chinese places. This place probably does some killer take out. The place's major downfall is in the service. Long story short, the restaurant was just severely understaffed on Christmas. I'm generally pretty nice when it comes to service. I understand when a restaurant is short staffed or the kitchen messes up but they easily could have been more prepared for this. We waited a while for anyone to take our order - not a huge deal, we're all family and haven't seen each other for a while. The waitress finally brought us water after about 20 minutes but only brought 6 for 8 people. It took a very long time to secure 2 more waters. Now on to the good part - the food! New Kam Fong killed it with their grouper special. We got a whole fish that was seasoned perfectly and absolutely fantastic! Their other dishes were pretty good. I went my standard route and got Moo Shi Pork which is pretty difficult to mess up. I'd say it was an above average Moo Shi and still tasted yummy the next day. It would have been better if I had extra pancakes but considering it took 25 min just to get the check, I wasn't about to wait another 20 minutes for a lousy pancake. Anyway, I would eat here again but probably not on Christmas and probably not with anyone where a conversation could run dry.
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Lester R.
I've lived in this area most of my life and I'm pretty fortunate to be surrounded by great Chinese restaurants. Over the years some come and go while some crank up their quality while others lower it. It's a competitive area. New Kam Fong I've been a fan of since it opened. Mainly they specialize in Chinese BBQ. The specials which are written in on the neon board has some great stuff (I usually go with my friend that speaks Cantonese who can read it and tell me what's up). The duck, crispy intestine, BBQ roast pork and the constantly rotating specials have hit the mark very well. The freshly cooked scallops with the attached roe with black bean sauce was probably my favorite off the menu special item. I've eaten there many times and have been treated well each time. Either with my friends and family or just by myself I've always enjoyed my time there.
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Paul D.
At first, I was skeptical. The DMV area has "Chinese food" for sure, things like General Tso's chicken, kung pao chicken, lo mein, and the like, for the locals. But nah, I don't do that ish. New Kam Fong might have those items on its menu, but it also has the real stuff for Cantonese Chinese people, like roast duck noodle soup and deep-fried pig intestines - the two items that I ordered. Both dishes were tasty and wonderful. However, it wouldn't have hurt the place if they had added a vegetable to the roast duck noodle soup, something simple like baby bok choy. Still, New Kam Fong is a great find. A Cantonese Chinese restaurant where you can bypass all that silliness that passes for Chinese food in the DMV area. Big pluses for the wonderful older lady who was the server. She immediately brought out a small dish of chili oil before my food arrived, and said, You look like someone who would want this. I was floored that she read my mind. Then later, she was talking to her co-workers in Cantonese and Chiu Chow, the latter of which is my mom's native language. I will be back for sure! The restaurant sits across University Blvd, facing my other favorite restaurant, Mi Ca Lay. Now I have two places I can go to for Chinese, and Vietnamese food, respectively.
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Elizabeth W.
I couldn't help but laugh when I pulled up New Kam Fong in my yelp app to check in and see that my dad had reviewed this place 6 months ago and gave it a 2. Since he was the one who helped choose the place I just found it so funny that he forgot since he thought the food was BAD!! Basically, Don't come here, the dim sum is mediocre at best and bad outright when it comes to certain dishes. There were 2 other tables at noon on a Saturday when the restaurant should be slammed. This place isn't even worth telling you what we ate, but I will list them anyway. We ordered Beef Chow Fun, Har Gow, Siu Mai, Pork Ribs, and Stuffed Eggplant.
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Meggie C.
Ew. I did not like this place. Granted I only went for dim sum but being that there is sooooo many Chinese restaurants near there and this was just very poor compared to the others. food wasn't tasty. Service was not that good. I'd rather go over to the next block and go to Paul kee :)
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Kelvin C.
I come here frequently for good chinese food, but granted that good food only applies to several categories of dishes. I grew up in Hong Kong and Singapore, so I have some sense of what good chinese food is. Here is a brief breakdown of my rating: 5 stars for the claypot rice dishes 5 stars for the honey glazed spare ribs 3 stars for the roast duck 2-3 stars for the dim sum. So overall 4 stars. First of all, this is not a dim sum place. Dim sum selection is limited and really not that good. You're better off going elsewhere for dim sum. I've only tried their roast duck and I personally didn't like their sauce, but others may have a different opinion. What makes this restaurant worth going to is its claypot rice dishes. There aren't many chinese restaurants offering this in the area, and new kam fong has pretty good claypot rice, on par with what I've had in Hong Kong. Their vegetable dishes are good too, and I particularly like their ä¸Šæ±¤ç™½èœ dish.
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Tara B.
Great customer service. Convenient location for Wheaton residents. Accept call-in orders. I recommend chicken and broccoli or Singapore noodles with chicken and scrimp.
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Tiffany V.
I wasnt so sure about this place when I saw the reviews on here. But one of my relative took me here instead of full key bc she said this place has delicious Thai Lobster. I was glad we came here to order our dishes. The food tasted really good. You should come and try it out. Some of the reviews on here are so untrue.
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M. P.
Came home to carryout from here. The food was very good and portions were huge and prices were low. Why the two stars? This style of chinese/hong kong cuisine nearly makes me sick by no fault of the New Kam Fong folks but the cause is East Pearl in Rockville. EP started out great but declined steadily and got to the point where it was just lousy. This is a very, very similar menu and after East Pearl, just has no appeal to me. I'd come back as the food was much better than East Pearl but again, thanks to EP, I find it hard to stomach this stuff.
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Mark O.
I come here frequently and really enjoy the food. Of course, try the noodle soups with dumplings/wontons. The broth here has more of a seafood taste to it than the broth across the street at Full Key. They are both good, just different. Last time I was there, I thoroughly enjoyed the brisket and turnip casserole. The waitress tried to talk me out of ordering it, saying I wouldn't like it (i really hate when Chinese restaurants try to do this. we aren't ALL philistines...) but I assured her that I love tendon and guts and all the gristly bits that most Americans, sadly, do not appreciate. The casserole was delicious, and there was a nice balance of tender brisket meat, wonderfully gelatinous tendon, a bit of tripe I think, and some crunchy connective tissue, all bathed in a fantastic ginger-spiked sauce that can only come from slowly cooking tendon and fatty beef for several hours. Give it a try. Don't leave without taking home some of the crispy pork or bbq pork hanging in the case by the register. The crispy pork is my favorite!.
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Cathy K.
I'm almost embarrassed to see that I haven't reviewed New Kam Fong just yet? This is My favorite neighborhood Chinese restaurant in Silver Spring/Wheaton (and let's face it, there is some serious competition for this title in Wheaton). Let me tell you why it's the BEST. 1. It's CLEAN. I know that sounds silly...but I've been to some scary nasty chinese restaurants in the area - food and roaches on the floor and walls (you know who you are!). This restaurant is spotless, no joke. I might even consider honoring the 5 second rule in a place like this, even if it has gooey sauce all over it and I drop it - I just might pick it up and eat it off the floor. Which brings me to my next point... 2. The food is legit. So good, that it is worth eating every last bite - even the ones you drop on the floor. I have been here multiple times for eat in and take out so am pretty familiar with their lengthy menu. Some of my favorites are salt & pepper twin lobster special (two lobsters are only $20!), pig feet casserole, fish maw with crab meat soup, chicken feet, and the snow pea leaves. But almost everything I've ordered is good and tastes fresh. You will find all your favorite Chinese delicacies here - pigs blood, duck paw, intestines, fish stomach. 3. It's open late. Enough said there...not many places can you walk in at 1100 on a weeknight and get a full fledged sit down meal. 4. The prices are reasonable and the service is consistent, respectful, and attentive. I'm sure you're a responsible yelper like me (or else you wouldn't be reading this) and research your restaurants before you just walk in and commit. I'm sure there's some other tempting places in the Wheaton/Silver Spring area for authentic Chinese. The only place I've found that has the perfect combination of delicious food, clean atmosphere, reasonable prices, and attentive service is this place.
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Max F.
I was pretty skeptical at first, since I tend to like Americanized Chinese food restaurants. This place is not pretty, it's not trendy, you won't run into celebrities here. But the food is awesome, the staff is really really friendly, and the price is right! (Also, it's great for big groups since they have huge round tables with lazy susans. Very kid friendly, too. ) Winner!
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R S.
Just ate here.... Good ?!? Was ok...there are better in surorounding streets......Oily for sure... We went shopping in Target after lunch and felt drug'd up, punched and blurry vision. Well that's Chinese food and full of MSG !!!! No Dimsum here just few baked buns.
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Larry W.
My wife and I ate here because we were in the area. Wheaton usually have the best Dim Sum restaurants. I have eaten at New Kam Fong at night for dinner. To be fair, their dinner meals are decent and pretty good. Therefore, I don't want to throw the baby out with the bath water. Yet, I do not think I'll be going back for lunch any time soon. We ordered Hargow, Shumai, black bean spare ribs, beef rice crep, and fungwa. My wife had fun noodle soup with crispy pork. The hargow was rice dumpling with two pieces of shrimp inside. Anyone can put two pieces of shrimp into a rice dough. The shumai was pork with large pieces of black mushroom. The pork was pretty much tasteless. The beef rice crep was much like the shumai Should I go on, I will not! The place was clean, and the service was pretty good. The Dim Sum was awful.
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A.R. P.
Unlike Rockville, where Taiwanese food is more prevalent, Wheaton, in contrast, is a Cantonese-centric enclave; and, New Kam Fong is one of the stalwarts. It has all of the hallmarks: the prominent showcase of fowl and swine, live seafood tanks, traditional comfort foods, and the signature handwritten daily specials that are posted on the wall. Those specials typically allow a restaurant to highlight fresh seasonal selections or focus on more authentic dishes that may provoke memories of home or, depending on the clientele, introduce dishes that they've never tried. As I am Cantonese, daily specials, certainly, perform the former function but, also, they often do so with a bit of flair as well. Roast pig with preserved mustard greens, for example, fits this description. While preserved mustard greens are commonly served in homestyle meals with pork, they tend to be paired with pork belly. Here, the combination ups the ante; but, the execution is wanting. While the pieces of roast suckling pig may add prowess and act as a foil to the minced greens, the effect of being in a casserole only dampens the characteristically crispy skin that makes roast pig what it should be. That the pork tends to be lean and independent of its skin doesn't help matters either. However, roast pig finds its way in many casserole dishes at New Kam Fong...such as in the dried oyster casserole, where I hadn't expected to find it. In this dish, the dried oysters are an alternative to the popular freshly steamed or fried versions. Dried, the oysters should be slightly briny and unctuous. Instead, they are lukewarm and mealy with an inescapably chalky quality to them that is, although not prominent, nonetheless present. The roast pig is a poor partner too as it seems to reinforce the same salty, savory flavors and does nothing to off-set the oysters. The few black mushrooms and damp sheaths of cabbage pick up the slack by default. The braised eel, at least, is not paired with roast pig. It partners with fried tofu that is pleasantly rendered into succulent, bulbous lumps as they absorb the surrounding sauce. Unfortunately, the eel is lackluster. Hacked up, fried, and, then, braised, the eel is served in bony, difficult-to-eat pieces. What little meat there is tends to cling desperately to the lattice of bones. One needs deft teeth-work just to gnaw off the precious flesh. The homey salted fish served on pork loaf is, thankfully, good and, for those who grew up in Cantonese households, strikes a definite chord. The salted fish is salty, of course, but not overbearingly so. In fact, it could be saltier to really bring out its intended essence. The julienned ginger and scallions, surprisingly, aren't superfluous and add a bit of extra umph to the pork loaf, which is just on the verge of being too tame. Overall, these "specials" don't impress. Are the comfort foods, in the form of a hot bowl of congee or a piping hot dish of beef chow fun, better executed? One day, perhaps, if I'm in a forgiving mood, I'll return to find out.
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Sally Y.
I'm probably getting a bit tired reviewing all of these Chinese restaurants and I'll admit I'm treating them all similarly. I have been to many Chinese (Cantonese style) restaurants and this falls into the average list. It's not a particularly large restaurant and it's in a very awkward location. It's just off of University Boulevard and parking is horrendous (careful when backing out onto this main road). Food wise, it's all the same to me. Their roast meat isn't too bad. Nothing particularly stands out about this restaurant. Fast. Cheap. Convenient. Service is okay.
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Joe W.
Fresh and solid. Do not listen to the haters. Best in area. By far. Hanging smoked edibles. U will not be disappointed
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Deb G.
Can I seriously never have reviewed New Kam Fong before? Say it ain't so! This is my favorite Chinese place in the greater Silver Spring area, and I am so lucky that it's close to my house. They are excellent and authentic, and often we're the only table of non-Chinese people there. Score! My favs: The three dishes and soup for $19.99 - it's only available between 11-4, I think. Maybe in the late evening as well. Roast Pork (oh, how I love it. Perhaps marry it.) Singapore Rice Noodles Fried Good Dale Crispy Eggplant (get it and thank me later!) Ma Po Tofu Garlic Chicken Sizzling Lamb Golden Mushroom Soup oh, the list goes on and on. The staff are really wonderful - very welcoming and generally quite helpful. You should get out of the box here and try something new and exciting, although to be honest their Kung Pao and Orange Chicken is also tasty. But when there is Duck with Lotus, or Beef with Taro, or Soft Shell Crab with Prok Sauce, do you really want the same old same old? Seriously. Go. Go now. Be happy.
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Danny C.
The host of this place was very nice, though I felt like he was trying a bit too hard on taking our money. When I would order the pork for lunch, he would try to tell me to get the dinner portion instead. But then when I ordered the crispy duck, he tried to make us get the whole duck instead of half, and then he tried selling us the leftover pork hanging from the glass case. Even after I said no on both things, he still kept on trying, until finally I decided to get an appetizer. Sometimes I'd like to just eat and relax, not having to listen to someone talk so much and try to make us pay more. Also there was a table full of the people that worked there and they stared at me like I was gonna steal something... Guess they never saw a tall, big Asian man before. A very uncomfortable vibe. I ordered both the lunch and dinner pork and I understood why he recommended the dinner portion. The lunch portion gave you very little pork and a mountain of rice. They tasted average. The crispy duck that came from the glass case was delicious. Oily, fatty, tender, juicy, and tasty, and with the sauce even better. I think I would have given this place 4 stars if he just didn't try so hard making us spend more money.
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Donna Y.
I'm here every other Sundays for lunch. They have an awesome deal 3 dishes with a soup for $20! Super cheap deal! I have 5 people in my family and we get two of these lunch deals. We usually order a snow fish, roast duck, roast pork, chicken with ginger and green onion sauce, lotus and onion, and crispy skinned pork. Everything is delicious. Service is much better compared to other Chinese restaurants. This really isnt saying much Parking is limited so if the parking spots right in front are not available you'd have to drive around a bit.
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Sarah O.
New Kam Fong is probably one of our favorite restaurants when we are in the mood for Chinese food. We have been there numerous times for dine in and also have gotten carry out a couple of times too. The staff is always friendly and food is delicious. There is sometime a slight language barrier when ordering over the phone, but it just takes some patience. My favorite dishes are the Salt and Pepper Three Treasure (salt and pepper breaded shrimp, scallops and squid) and the Roast Pork with Noodle Soup. Actually, I have had several of their soups and they are all exquisite! I have a feeling I will be visiting more frequently for their soups, especially now with the temperatures getting cooler. Mmmm...just talking about their soup makes me want more of it!
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G O.
The best Chinese food in DC area. Ate here maybe 20 times since they opened. However, they got pricier over the years and the senior waitress can become quite pushy at times regarding suggesting higher priced items in the menu. Therefore, although the food is still great, I now visit less often then I used too.
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Meg D.
Ate there last night and it was so disappointing. Dumplings were in a skin so doughy and heavy. The filling was so ground it you didn't kno what it was. And they were served tepid. Clams and black beans were so salty they were inedible.
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Jay L.
Some of the best Peking duck in the area, the pancakes are just right and they are more than happy to bring me jalapeños. My fave in the area this far.
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Stephanie S W.
While the service is slow and certainly not the best, the food is delicious. Try the salt and pepper squid, and the bbq ribs - some of the best I've had in the area. The restaurant is clean and well kept, unlike some others in the Wheaton area.
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Joe G.
My favorite place for Chinese food in Wheaton. The owner is the friendliest guy in town and the food ain't too bad. The (1) salt and pepper three treasure (fried scallop, shrimp, and squid) is a must order, so crispy and salt and peppery. The (2) Beijing (Peking) duck is usually good and comes with pancakes, scallions and hoisin sauce. Make sure to order extra pancakes. Add veggies to your meal with (3) sauteed snow pea leaves and/or (4) beef with sour cabbage. The snow pea leaves are tender and garlicky. The beef with sour cabbage has the perfect ratio of beef and cabbage and has a nice pickley sour taste. Both these dishes are like food you would eat at home except they taste better. A nice and cozy place to hang out with your friends and family.
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Kerry L.
We order takeout frequently from New Kam Fong and have enjoyed everything we've tried. The Beijing Duck here is very tasty and items that are listed as spicy actually do have some kick to them, which I've found can be hard to come by at a lot of the DC Chinese restaurants. The staff have always been very friendly on the phone and in person. We haven't eaten in house yet but it looks like it has a nice, simple atmosphere.
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C K.
Delicious! The staff never turnover rate like other Chinese restaurants. They know how to please their customers since customers pay their pay checks. Staff always cheerful & greet you in a polite manner which is so different from other Cantonese speaking restaurants. Dim sum and roast dishes yummy!
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Danny G.
I love this place. They have wonderful renditions of classic Chinese carry-out favorites (General Tso's, egg rolls, etc) but also an extensive selection of more authentic dishes (duck blood, congee). Every time I've been there the server Ken is usually there, and he is really nice & sincere. The BBQ meats they have are excellent, and the salt & pepper squid is the BOMB. My friends and I love all the dumplings, and the Salty Spicy Head-On Shrimp. Amazing! For the price, variety, quality (both food and service) and convenient location, it gets a five-er. Check it out!
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Ferdinand H.
If you're looking for good decor - look elsewhere. This is an economic, Canto styled restaurants that sticks with the food first. It's not going to wow you, but it's clean and practical. Live fish is always key if you're eating Chinese fish. We ordered a black cod, steamed with ginger and soy and spring onions. It was really quite good. Not every dish is fantastic, but that's part of the problem with Chinese food - there's too much; you can't specialize in everything. Every Canto restaurant has the same general dishes, and the interpretations do vary quite a lot. So, I thought they did a great job with the "Jade" tofu, and the fish... I wasn't as impressed with the chicken and chili dish. I thought their clams were mediocre. But, overall, the times I've eaten here were pretty good... particularly the fish. I miss Hong Kong.
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Neal Gone Daddy H.
this is pretty solid chinese, a lot like the nearby Full Key and Paul Key restaurants. My wife and I tend to go to Paul Key these days because they have the best shrimp wonton soup noodles. New Kam Fong sometimes has interesting specials, like lamb in a sizzling hot pot. another good Chinese restaurant in a wheaton strip mall...
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Felicia C.
This is probably one of the cleanest Cantonese restaurants I've been in. Nice, spacious, well-lit. My parents love this place, particularly for the VALUE!!!11 of their 3 entree one soup special. For 20 dollars, you get three full-sized entrees from a pretty substantial menu (like 70 items?) that includes things like frog, fish, and beef brisket stew as well as your standard American-Chinese fare (though why you would want to order this here when you can get soy sauce chicken and roast pork is beyond me). You also get a hot soup - I like the watercress/pork/tofu one. They also serve dim sum, though I think that Wong Gee and Good Fortune nearby handle this better.
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John Y.
Good variety of Cantonese food. Serve complimentary toasted peanut.
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shane p.
One day I found myself in this neck of the woods. Right atop of the beltway. In the mood for Chinese I check my perimeter to see what was around and found New Kam Fong. I was at a point to stop eating Chinese food in general since the overall quality of American Chinese food has gone down to a all time low. I cant find a decent Chinese food restaurant anywhere. Food always has you leaving yucky afterward and they are removing real pork bits for stringy pork that looks and taste like beef and full ribs being chopped into rib bits. What are rib bits? So when I saw the reviews about this place I made it a point to travel 15 minutes more out of my way to check it out. Of course checked out the mixed reviews about the place. Kind of reminded me of reviews when you buy something on Amazon. Most of the time its people who want something to be something else. This is NOT your typical Chinese joint. This is the real deal Holyfield and it will knock your socks off. It is now my favorite Chinese restaurant hands down!!!! The food is so fresh and authentic. I will share my experience since I think it will be needed for those who venture out. 1. KNOW WHAT YOU WANT BEFORE. Read the menu before you get there and know what you want to order. The dude behind the counter does authentic Chinese English which means they just smile and nod their head yes for everything. If you ask him if you look like Brad Pit or Angeline Jolie they will nod yes. It will be entertaining but you wont know what you are getting. Here is a link to the menu. donrockwell.com/index.ph… 2. THE MENU. Oh my friends. What can I say. You open the menu and you are hit with Eel, Frog, Intestines etc. Nothing on the menu looks familiar unless you turn the menu to the American Chinese on the other side. If you are looking at that FLIP THE MENU BACK. You dont want that junk. Lets get back to business. What you want to do is start doing some research. Buy some books, get some instructional videos, google dish names. Do what you need to to understand these dishes. Consider it a trip to Hong Kong without leaving the states. There are PLENTY of dishes to try that dont have Eel, Frog and items like that so dont be turned off. Just have to find them. For instance Fried Good Dale but of course you already know what Dale is right. Right? 3. THE PIG. This is amazing. Crispy skin perfection. Moist meat. Simply superb. Take it from me. I have roasted over 20 full size pigs and these are Phenomenal. I ordered mine and they chopped it to little pieces(In front of me with a hatchet which was amusing) and a local came in and they started talking Chinese and she walked away with half a slab uncut. I was jealous. Next time I go I am not leaving until I get the half slab! hahaha 4. DUMPLINGS. These are delicious. I tried steamed and the ones in Hot Oil. The hot oil ones hands down are better if you like a robust flavor. Nice and spicy as well. 5. FRIED GOOD DALE. One word YUM. This thing is a meal in itself. I only had some bites since there was so much food to try but the little I tried was very good. This is also an example of the menu. When you see Fried good dale what are you suppose to think it is! How are you suppose to know its flat noodles with curry, shrimp, and pork. oh yes the fun of it all is nice. 6. THE REST. Well that if for you to start your voyages to the land known as Wheaton. Take many trips....Try many dishes.... I just wish there weren't so far away from the DC Metro Area. Afterward I found out these guys were actually in Chinatown in DC. Thats whats wrong with this world. Why did an authentic Chinese restaurant leave Chinatown and go to Wheaton?!? Maybe we can start a petition to keep Chinatown Chinese and put these guys in the urban outfitter location? Awww to Dream Happy Eating.
This place has an amazing lunch special 3 dishes from a huge list and a soup for 20 bucks and the roast duck is the best in the metro area!
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Jen B.
Loved this authentic Cantonese restaurant. Not fancy but very good food. Reminded me of places I went to with my mom in Hong Kong. Many menus and specials in Chinese. Helpful to go with someone that knows the language. Yum!
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Paul D.
Damn, This is some good Chinese Food! (see photos) This falls in the category of Real Chinese Food. Unlike most Chinese restaurants that use a lot of fillers in their food, this place gives you good portions of tasty Real-Deal-Chinese food. After a bad experience at a Ghetto-Chinese-Carry-out, New Kam Fong is a welcome discovery! I've been twice so far and the second time I had to go, just to make sure the first time wasn't an aberration. The reason this place doesn't get 5 Stars is because, despite the excellent Flavour of all their dishes, my Kung Pao Chicken was a little gristly. It was still Da Bomb, and I ate all of it over the next two days. I just didn't like picking pieces of gristle out of my mouth. Everything else that I've had has been outstanding and all dishes are equally delicious. No Lack of Flavor and no Fillers, just the salty deliciousness that I expect from my Chinese. They also do Dim Sum everyday for lunch! I gotta come here for lunch one day! Oh, and they're Open Late! Best place to eat after 10pm in Wheaton, that I know of.
(4)
Esselli D.
Not as impressed as the first time, unfortunately. Went back for the congee and it wasn't that great. Maybe will try again and get a better impression.
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L S.
Been coming here the last few years since they opened for dinner AND love their consistently good cooking, fresh ingredients and pleasant staff. Finally got a chance to try their lunch dim sum menu which compares favorably to the choices around wheaton. Tried 4 different varieties - shrimp/eggplant - outstanding, eggplant almost melted in my mouth; shrimp dumplings were light, fresh, shrimp noodle in a soy sauce - also excellent and a fried shrimp/taro was also excellent - non greasy. This is an unfailingly pleasant place to come to and I highly recommend coming by for a nice relaxing lunch on a cold day to enjoy some hot tea and excellent dim sum!
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Judy T.
Great taste with low cost lunches. Clean and friendly atmosphere.
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William L.
Ok chinese food that didn't impress but did fill the bill better than typical fast food chinese food.
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Mark B.
Looking back, my first mistake was coming here on a Zagat review rather than consulting Yelp. I thought I was on to something when we walked in and I took the stereotypical approach that there were several Chinese families dining here so it must be good. I was not thinking that Chinese families can pick bad restaurants too--they do, or at least did in this instance. I must confess that I do not understand the accolades afforded this establishment. The service is weird. They seem friendly but don't understand what you are saying even though they always nod in agreement. I ordered steamed pork dumplings, I got vegetable dumplings (incidentally the most simplistic dumpling sauce here was horrid). My wife ordered one entree, she received two entrees, I guess because she was originally considering one of them. My wife selected her seafood from the aquarium by the kitchen. The fish (I believe a Marblehead or something like that) was described to be a light airy flakey fish in presentation. When it arrived, it was a whole fish, with my wife charged with fishing out the meat. We asked the server to prepare the fish for us in the kitchen, and instead she proceeded to decapitate the fish before my wife and proceeded to crudely dissect it. We finally got the server to understand that that process was not appealing and that she should do it in the kitchen. I was even getting queasy watching the way she ripped in to the carcass of this fish. She did, and what came back was a bowl of slimy (it was like it was sprayed with WD-40) inedible fish meat, devoid of flavor (maybe a spritz of WD-40 would have added some flavor). All that for $27. The Peking Duck was greasy, fatty and tasteless. The Hoisin Sauce (served out of a mustard squeeze bottle) was a sick brown color and simply putrid. The pork ribs, displayed in the hanging glass box were something I was looking forward to. The cold hard reality is that you could get better Chinese pork ribs in the food court of any mall. They should hang the chef who cooked them in the box. If you go here after reading this, it's your own fault. Sorry.
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Phi N.
The soyed chicken and the mapo tofu were subpar compared to other chinese restaurants right around the corner, but the duck with taro was very good. We also had the beef with green peas. Seeing as how I don't remember it, it probably wasn't anything special nor something bad. I will say for sure that this restaurant is cheap though. If you want a variety of dishes in one meal, come here. I've had other dishes at my friends houses, and some of those were also good. So it all depends on which you order.
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Thomas W.
I am beginning to warm up to this place. I lobe the fact that it is new and clean. They do offer more soups than other Chinese restaurants in Maryland like winter melon, etc. I had the clams with black bean sauce and i really enjoyed it. I love this restaurant but hate the limited parking.
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Jeffrey S.
Wonderful lunch special, always great services. They have very special authentic food that you can't find in any other restaurant around that area.
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Jerome W.
Back again for dinner Weds night - - the waitress recommended the night's special: "Whole Crispy Fish, Hunan Style". Because I have been happy with most everything we took a chance and we were happily rewarded! Presentation was impressive: whole fish, batter-dipped and deep fried crispy-golden, presented on a bed of chopped chinese vegetables stir-fried in a pleasant dark brown sweet hunan sauce.
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Sly C.
This is some of the best legitimate Cantonese cuisine I've had in the DC area! If you know what to order, this is top-notch stuff. The pig intestine is amazing, roast duck is great too, sauteed bok choy and various other Chinese spinach dishes, jellyfish, pig knuckle, etc. all passed the litmus test. The decor is very straight-forward, no pretense about it at all. A basic dining room with one TV, specials on the board in marker, and a strong local following. They periodically have roast pig/duck/etc. on the spit available for order. This is really a great, authentic spot. You might not suspect it outright, especially given that there are other flashier Chinese places up and down that strip of University, but it is really something special.
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Lam Ngan L.
This is an authentic chinese restaurant bc the service was very slow.. We ordered similar dishes compared to Paul Kee such as pig intestine with sour cabbage (decent), conch with yellow chives (quite good), roasted pig (skin was still crunchy at 8:30 pm), the rest of the dishes were pretty good. The serving size is smaller compared to Paul Kee. Overall it was good.
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Janet H.
Came here for dinner and got a platter of roasted meat (pork, bbq pork, chicken), veggie with garlic, three treasures with black bean sauce, pepper fried fish filet and their hot pot rice with steamed ribs to share with the family. Food's not bad. I think it is pretty comparable with Wong Gee directly across the street. Parking isn't all that great though. For a rather new restaurant, this place doesn't look too nicely renovated inside. One of the waitress lady got on my nerves because she kept coming over to chat while we are eating. When noone really felt like responding back to her, she continued to just stand there and watch us eat. Ooookayyy -__-;; anyway, pretty authentic cantonese food. I would recommend the hot pot rice (I think they have two sizes to choose from).
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Frank F.
This place is the real deal. Fantastic, authentic Chinese food--with lots of unique dishes you won't find anywhere else in the area--at very reasonable prices. Service is very friendly and attentive. Puzzled by some of the middling and negative reviews here. I guess if you're looking for Americanized dishes like General Tso's chicken, well, you might as well look elsewhere.
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Deborah N.
Have to say after going back I was not all that impressed. Great people, really nice, but I was not all over the food. Everything kind of had a weird sweet taste. Never a good sign when leftover Chinese gets thrown out. Sadly, I think I will leave this place alone.
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Michael F.
I'm also confused by the mixed reviews. This is a solid restaurant with good food. The prices aren't the cheapest around, but they are very reasonable for the food you get. went here with my family and I really enjoyed the food. We ordered the banquet menu which had most of my favorites. A seafood tofu soup, chinese pork chop, salt baked shrimp, fish, bok choy and a roast duck. Needless to say we were pretty stuffed and very satisfied. seeing what the unhappy folks ordered, my advice would be to stick with the legit cinese dishes instead of the americanized fare. They know how to prepare it and it's very tasty.
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Melissa P.
Though my order was carry-out the service was fantastic.. I wish I could say the same about the food. I ordered General Tso's chicken to go... while I waited the sweet lady who took my order gave me a cup of tea becasue she noticed my terrible cough and then proceeded to cut me a slice of her moon pie (a Chinese delicacy eaten in celebration of the August moon). I spoke with her for a few minutes and when my food was ready I was almost sad to leave. However, when I got home I found the general tso's chicken to be watery with goopy congealed clumps in it.. ick.... needless to say I wont be back unless of course I'm in the market for a hot cup of tea served with a smile.
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Ngan T.
During a late night Chinese crave and not wanting to eat at Paul Kee again, the bf and I took a spin around the block. And we see this bright new restaurant that we havent noticed before. The food was great and the service was exceptional. Fast forward a few weeks later; it's lobster season. We scouted around the area, trying out all the lobster dishes. For 23.95, you can get twin lobster, anyway you want here. And it is made with perfection and it doesn't hurt to be meaty. My only complaint is voices echo, so it can get a little loud. Other than that 2 thumbs up. Also, on the way out the waiter handed us a dim sum menu, saying that they serve dim sum all day everyday. It's made to order and then brought out. I will try it sometime.
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Melvin B.
We were looking for a new Chinese restaurant to try, and decided to give this place a chance based on the reviews we read here. We ate there for dinner tonight, and were very impressed!! As others mention, this restaurant is very open, bright and clean. I particularly like that the roast ducks and chickens were hanging in the front of the restaurant. We ordered roast duck ($20.95 for a whole duck), and it was nice to see our duck taken down from the display and chopped up to our order. The duck was very juicy, tender and flavorful. It was sweet, and the runoff was more gravy like than the average roast duck. We really liked this version a ton! We also ordered the salt and pepper frog legs ($14.95). This came with some fried noodles, scallions, jalapeno peppers and fried garlic as garnishes- all good, especially to mix in with your rice! The fried frog legs were AMAZING- by far my favorite dish we ordered. There were several pieces that were all meat, and the legs themselves had quite a bit of meat on them. The salt and pepper crust was very crispy and well flavored- so good that I wish they gave us double the amount. We also ordered kong xin cai ($11.95), which was stir fried with garlic. The serving size for this was huge- much more than the standard serving size we usually get at other restaurants. They gave us a complimentary dessert of a mildly sweetened red bean soup, which I had never had before, but really liked. There were also some salted (fried?) peanuts given to us when we ordered while we waited for our meal, which were very very addictive. All in all, we got a ton of great food for $58 (including tip). The service was good, and we really liked the feel of the restaurant. There were several other large families eating there, and everything they ordered also looked good (especially the rice pots). We will definitely eat here again!! One thing to mention is that parking is a pain!! Street parking is available, but limited, so we had to park in a sort of park and ride for the metro, which was metered parking, but free after 6pm.
(4)
chan l.
This is good authentic Cantonese food that is the best in the DC metro area. So with that in mind, don't order dumplings or Peking duck (which would be the equivalent of going to Seattle in search of good BBQ), but instead stick with Cantonese classics such as beef chow fun (); sauteed baby pea shoots with garlic (), which can be seasonal; and salt & pepper sole filet (). Some other excellent selections include the tofu that's crispy on the outside, but moist and soft on the inside (). The lobster bifengtang () style is one of the most tasty ways to prepare this shellfish and New Kam Fong does it perfectly. Order one or more of those items and you will definitely be back for more.
(5)
Jamie B.
My family has been to NKF at least 3 or 4 times now, and we love it. We're usually late in the evening, and have never had bad service or any communication problems--servers have always been very friendly and helpful with ordering... We go for food, not decor, though NKF is very clean, roomy for the kids, bright and welcoming. Our choices here have run the gamut of the fascinating menu--jumbo frog legs (A+), duck blood (A++), pig intestine (A+), etc. Our most recent pick was the Dinner for 4 ($66), which got rave reviews from all 5 of us who shared it... It's the closest we've found to New York or San Francisco Chinatown...
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Jennifer P.
After eating here twice I would say about 70% of my meals were worth coming back for. I highly recommend the drunken noodles and this place has roasted pigs and ducks! The prices were good (lunch special is amazing) and the service was decent.
(5)
Erik W.
Not great.
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Kevin K.
I have been eating lunch for the past 3 days....trying to eat as much food as I possibly can....I have not gotten sick of it yet. I have to say their shrimp wonton noodle soup is absolutely addicting. If you order without the noodles the soup comes with 10 dumplings. The only catch is that you have to order to eat at the restaurant. All the usual dishes are great fresh the normal western chinese food fare. I have to say that I had the lobster but instead of the normal ginger and scallion, I had it with pork and small shrimps....toe curlingly good! I am actually thinking of the restaurant while writing this review and I am thinking of going there right now! Dim sum was good but very limited in what they were serving. But the dishes remind me of eating a damn fine meal in HK. Cheers and enjoy the great hospitality at the restaurant.
(3)
Mark P.
Judging from the mixed reviews evidently this is one inconsistent restaurant. Unfortunately we dropped in on one of its down days. I know Chinese food is strange ( real Chinese food) to a Westerner but I would bet even a Cantonese connoisseur would have a puzzled look when confronted with these heaping mounds of strange. The duck was recognizable especially as it still had its head and passably good but I've had better.The 'marbled' fish ( no one seemed to know what kind of fish this was; carp is the only marbled fish I know) was OK but nothing special. Everything else were heaping piles of strange ovoid shapes which were barely edible. Many mystery items were encased in heavy indigestible mounds of dough. Everything glistened with liberal applications of oil. The food also came in astonishing quantity; enough for at least a small army. Friends from England wanted to say 'good' but could only manage a 'memorable' when describing the meal. It was one of those future meals; mostly inedible in the present moment but one you could dine on for many years in the future as I'm sure our friends will.
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Kiran W.
I had the fried "Good Dale", wide rice noodles stir-fried with roast pork (the default is shrimp, but you can ask for something else) along with small hot green peppers (which I asked for) and beansprouts, a smaller amount of onion, a few scraps of hollow-stemmed vegetable, and either a green vegetable that wasn't actually a green bell pepper, or a bell pepper so thick-walled as to be unidentifiable (I consider this a plus since I don't like overcooked green peppers.) This dish is one I've eaten at the canonical Cantonese restaurant, New Big Wong, for many years. I think the NKF version is almost as good, perhaps even equally good. NBW has *never* disappointed me with anything on their menu, over the course of more than a decade, and that's a hard record for anyplace else to match. (Wing's Kitchen in Boston did so until it closed last year, and Lao Sichuan in Framingham has been doing well also.) It'll be hard for NKF to match NBW's record, but based on my single carryout order, I'm anxious to try more of their food. As of 2/20/10, they're open till midnight on weeknights and 1AM on weekends. As an aside, I often see negative reviews of Chinese restaurants, such as NBW, that I consider worth travelling long distances for. I find that most of these reviewers ordered what someone once described as "swill for the white trade." If you come to a place that has items on the menu that strike you as bizarre or unappetizing, such as frog, or duck's blood, or jellyfish, or deep-fried pork intestine (all of which are quite good if they're well-prepared) and you actually want something like General Gau's Chicken, I'd recommend you go somewhere else; you'll probably be disappointed. Why? Because the food they put their passion and energy into is the very stuff you were afraid to try. On the other hand, if you come to a place with unfamiliar items on the menu, and actually *try* them, you might just accidentally begin a life-long culinary adventure.
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Christian M.
Tasty Fried Good Dale. Friendly service.
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V L.
This restaurant serves very good authentic Cantonese style Chinese food, cooked and served by Chinese, at a reasonable price...yes, you can still order non-traditional dishes...but, these should not be why you go here. If you want over-priced "Moo Goo Gai Pan" (which my Mother never cooked)...don't waste your time...go to PF Changs.
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kristy l.
This place is very good - and very reasonably priced. My husband and I went there on Wednesday night. For around $40, we got the two lobster special (in ginger scallion sauce), an order of pan fried dumplings, a couple cups of egg drop soup, a glass of wine, and a steamed pork bun. The lobster was SO good! We were fighting over pieces of it. :) It was a little greasy, but, delicious. We went there for dinner again tonight, and ordered kung pao chicken and shrimp/pork wanton dumpling soup. The kung pao was just so-so, but, the soup was excellent. Especially after adding fresh chilis for a little spice. The best thing is that this restaurant is very clean (because they're new?) and, the owners and waitstaff are very nice and friendly. I'm glad they talked us into the lobster! It seems to be very authentic, so, this is more the type of place to order "real" Chinese food...
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Deborah S.
Great authentic Cantonese food. The restaurant was categorized as dim sum but i think it is more of a general Cantonese restaurant. Please don't order Americanized or northern Chinese dishes when there are so many great Cantonese dishes to try. If you are not sure, read up ahead of time or ask the staff. Also, some dishes are just not good for carry out. Kind of like taking fries home with your burger. It will just get soggy. Check out the daily specials on the board or ask your server. We recently had steamed oysters with black bean sauce. The oysters were huge and juicy, cooked to perfection. My favorite dishes have been the barbecued pork, roast suckling pig, beef chow fun, and the fried "good dale." They offer a great "3 dishes, 1 soup" lunch special for $19.95 every day of the week. It easily feeds two hearty eaters or three average eaters.
(5)
Natasha S.
So... because this is a favorite of one of my co-workers that I respect dearly. I decided to give it just one more try..... and although I really wanted to like it this time. I couldn't. This time I ordered the mixed veggies in a white sauce, and the veggie potstickers. The potstickers were standard Chinese take-out potstickers therefore they sufficed. I guess what really got me was the mixed vegetables. They were not fresh at all, many with very many old "spots" and the sauce was nowhere to be found. It tasted like it was just cooked in oil and that's it. I was really disappointed since mixed veggies in a white sauce is one of my all time favorites. I tried one of my co-workers seafood fried rice. The rice was bland, and the seafood was not fresh. I can legitimately now say that I do not like this place and it is not a good Chinese restaurant at all. Will I give it another chance? No, I think I have exhausted my attempts to like it. My mother being Cantonese, I think I would much rather stick to her home cooking and/or the restaurants we favor.
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Ashley W.
After hearing much hype, we decided to check it out with some friends on Friday night. The decor definitely lived up to the reviews: bright, large dining room with various poultry hanging in a glass display case by the bar. We had to wait about 10 minutes for our table; not bad at all for a weekend evening at 7:30. The service was quick and friendly. The alcohol selection was subpar but not unusual for a Chinese dive. A couple white wine options (both chardonnay), a couple red wine options, 4-5 beers, and no liquor as far as I could tell. At least they had Tsing Tao! We ordered crabmeat fried wontons, wontons in hot oil sauce, and pan-fried vegetable dumplings to start. The crabmeat wontons were tasty but overloaded with cream cheese to the point that I barely tasted crab. The wontons in hot oil sauce were highly recommended in reviews but were underwhelming in flavor. The shrimp pieces were large and fresh, the wonton wrapper was perfectly textured, but the "hot" oil sauce was bland. I was expecting something spicier considering the title of the dish and the fact that it had a pepper icon next to it. The vegetable dumplings, however, were excellent. The dough was nice and doughy but not too much so. The filling had actual, visible, vegetables in it unlike the pureed mush I often find in veggie dumplings. For our meals, we all shared Buddha's Chow Foon (sauteed wide noodles with mixed veggies and tofu), Buddha's Delight Boneless Duck, Lamb with Bean Curd Skin Casserole, and a chicken with crispy noodle dish, the name of which I can't remember. One of the diners is allergic to shrimp if you were curious why we ordered two "Buddha's" dishes. No shrimp in those bad boys. The chow foon was flavorful, if not a little slimy for my liking. The boneless duck was severely lacking in duck; there may have been 7 or 8 bite-size pieces in the entire thing. The lamb was served piping hot in a cast-iron pot. I enjoyed the combination of spices, but not everyone did. There were also little pieces of bone swimming in the sauce that were impossible to find until you bit down on them. We liked the crispiness of the noodles in the last dish, but that's about all I enjoyed in it. The portions were great, especially considering how inexpensive everything was. The couple we dined with took home the leftovers which amounted to at least half of what we were served. They planned on reviving the food at home with a healthy dose of sriracha. I want to trust the good reviews I've heard so I will give New Kam Fong a second chance, but my first impression was that the dishes were super oily with a lack of overall flavor and substance. Perhaps I don't know what "good Cantonese food" is, but if this is it I'm not sure that I want to eat it! Sorry to all those that love this place! crashinthekitchen.blogsp…
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tony c.
This place has some of the better Cantonese dishes in the neighborhood. I think this place's specialty is their rice pot "Bo Jai Fan." Their rice was perfectly cooked with just a slight rice burnt crunchy bottom (can't ask for a better cooked Rice Pot). We had the extra large pot, but I believe if you get the smaller size, your dish will come up alot more flavorful due to the size of the stuff instead didn't have enough time to cook. I also had their "Chinese Fried Chicken" or "Ja Ji Kai" I thought Good Fortune had the better Chinese Fried Chicken. They don't marinade their chicken as good as their competition up the street. But still the chicken still comes with the head and the skin was absolutely crunchy. Oh yeah, I had their Roast Whole Pig as well. Skin is very crunchy but I thought they could add alittle more seasoning inside. But still a very good chinese BBQ dish. One dish that came in disappointment was their Fried E'Fun. The noodle was too hard. They didn't quick boil the noodle first before Finally their place is very clean and i didn't end up drinking 100 glasses of water when I got home (as I usually do from Chinese restaurants) ! That speaks to their great cooking and willingness to cook rather than putting alot of MSG into their dishes.
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Jason W.
First, I want this place to be good, so I'm hoping I went on an especially awful night. We went the Sunday after Thanksgiving. My daughter likes chicken lo mein, which she has had at other places probably 15 times. I got a shrimp dish, and my wife got a vegetable dish. Nothing was particularly spicy. My wife's dish was fine. The vegetables were a nice mix of regular Western veggies and Eastern veggies. The sauce was tasty too. Thus thye second start, which is being generous. My dish was very disappointing. I now can't recall which shrimp dish it was because the memory of the shrimp themselves is burned in my mind. There was no skimping in amount, but there was in quality. Tons of mealy shrimp that crumbled instead of being firm. It was like their was shredded shrimp pieces inside of each whole shrimp. They were clearly not fresh and not prepared in a way to keep their texture. No sauce could have saved the shrimp. Now for the worst part--the lo mein. You ask: How do you mess up lo mein that much? My daughter ate a little and then complained about the odor. I can't say I believed her at first, but then I smelled it. It was bad. I don't know what part was bad, but I'm guessing they made too much at some point and kept it too long. Then I touched the noodles, and they had a slime coating like when you leave salad in the refrigerator and find it a week later. We threw it away and made her some canned soup for dinner. They should never have served this. It will be a while before I go back (seeing as we have enough other restaurants in the Wheaton area), but I hope my night was just one night when New Kam Fong was way off.
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Zdisław G.
Anybody who knows their Cantonese food will value this place. To everybody else: there's a Subway around the corner. NUFF SAID
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Carol W.
So yummy!! I've never had the Americanized Chinese food here, so I don't know how the lo mein or the general tso chicken is, but the Cantonese food is very good! Closest to a real Hong Kong restaurant I've ate at in the DC area. They have this stir fried fish that had really good "wok hay". The lobster- SO GOOD. intestine and pickled cabbage, perfect texture and the cabbage was just sweet and sour enough. Everything is a bit oily, but that's Cantonese food for ya! My parents go there regularly.
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Amy N.
One of the best Chinese restaurants in metro area, at least for Cantonese cuisine. I used to go there once a week with friends for dinner although it is like 35 min drive for me. Now, only once a month due to busy work schedule. I brought over 10+ friends there, they all love the food there. (Even a friend from Hong Kong, she loved it there.) Their rice casserole is amazing. Sizzling lambs, Kingdo Pork Chop, Seasonal Veggie in garlic, live shrimps...etc. Everything is so delicious there. Also, they make bbq pork daily. Staffs are always friendly. Typing this here makes me craving the rice casserole already!
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Lynda L.
My family went here for my dad's birthday since that's all my dad likes, Chinese food. I heard they served authentic Chinese cuisine so I made my reservation for 10 people. When we arrived no table were set aside for us. There were two large table apparently reserved. These folks were already half an hour late so we asked to be seated there since we also had a reservation. We were seated; they didn't give us menus mind you. We waited over 10 minutes for menus then our server keep coming over not to take our order or provide us service but to ask us to move to another table. When we said we were happy where we were, and we would like to order. She toke our order then left abruptly no sure what was going on, did she put our orders in? 15 minutes later, she comes back asked us to move again because the other party is coming ( they are well over 1 hour late). It wasn't till we made a big scene and asked for the manager did she stop hassling us. She said she was the manager. Some of us wanted to leave but my sis didn't want to give her the satisfaction so we stayed. Food was pretty good, not great but service was sooooo awful! Food took forever to come out and then the treatment from the server/ manager just did it for us. Not sure if she knew what she was doing but had she been more prompt with her service the table would have turned over faster and this other group would have already had their table. Oh, they finally arrived 1.5hrs after their reservation! None of us are ever going back and we are telling our friends to do the same!!!
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Address :2400 University Blvd W
Wheaton, MD, 20902
Takes Reservations : Yes Delivery : Yes Take-out : Yes Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Good For : Lunch Parking : Street Bike Parking : Yes Wheelchair Accessible : Yes Good for Kids : Yes Good for Groups : Yes Attire : Casual Ambience : Casual Noise Level : Average Alcohol : Beer & Wine Only Outdoor Seating : No Wi-Fi : No Has TV : Yes Waiter Service : Yes Caters : Yes
The popularity of Chinese food in America can be adjudicated by the appearance of China Town in many major cities in the United State of America. The popular trend of ordering or opting for Chinese take away food isn't unknown in America. Chinese take away food comes to rescue when you're too tired from work or too exhausted to cook. No one can resist the temptation of eating spicy noodles, shrimp, chicken, beef or pork cooked in the sweet and spicy sauce. The cooking method of authentic Chinese food is a lot different compared to what is served in America.
Generally, Chinese use dark meat small bones and organs to cook dishes but this changes when you are eating American-Chinese fusion food prepared using white boneless meat cooked with broccoli, carrots and onions. Back in China, the food is less spicy and oily as they favor steaming and braising method for cooking the most popular dishes. So, if you have a taste for authentic Chinese food, then try finding a real Chinese restaurant in the city. You can also try the most popular fusion Chinese food like Pecking Duck, Chicken Feet, Hot Pot, Shrimp Dumpling Soup, Mapo Tofu, Wontons, Chop Suey, Egg Rolls and not to forget Fortune Cookies.
There are not many restaurants in America serving authentic Chinese food. A little research on Restaurant Listings directory can help you locate the best Chinese restaurants in the city. Chinese cuisine is continuously evolving, and you can find a variety of dishes categorized as the food for lactose intolerant, gluten intolerant, vegan, vegetarian, and diabetic friendly. So, if you have a group of friends with different taste patterns, save the hassle and visit the nearest Chinese restaurant in your city.
Fred D.
On our way to DC, we stumbled upon this Chinese restaurant in what appeared to be a small strip-mall. We weren't too sure about this place based simply on the exterior, but it was late and we were hungry so we gave it a shot. "Don't judge a book by its cover" has never been more true in my life. The food I had here far surpassed my expectations in terms of authenticity, taste, and portions and the affordability added to my astonishment. In no particular order, I ordered: 1) Roast Crispy Pig (chopped from the slab hanging near the register) 9/10 2) Char Siu/Roast Pork 8/10 3) Fried Tofu (Round/Circular in shape) with vegetables 10/10 4) Sautéed Abalone with Chinese Vegetables 7.5/10 5) Shredded Pork Chow Mein 7.5/10 6) Chicken Corn Soup 8.5/10 7) Sautéed Seasonal Vegetables with Flounder Fillet 9/10 Overall Experience: Excellent Food: Excellent/Impressed Service: Great (courteous and attentive waitstaff, but may present a turnover issue if presented with full occupancy) Will I be back? If I happen to be in the DC area, this will be a mandatory stop.
(5)Kevin B.
Customer Service: some of the nicest people I've ever met at Chinese restaurants. And I have little to no expectations for customer service when I eat at places like these. But they were very welcoming, happy, and on point with their service. My water was refilled multiple times without me asking for it and I was also checked on a few times. Food: I was in the mood for some chicken so I ordered their general tso chicken and fried shrimp balls as an appetizer. Both were decent, nothing special. I could swear that it wasn't all 100% chicken. Would I order those things again? No. Would I give this place another try? Maybe- just because they were so nice. They give you some semi-sweet bread thing for dessert which was interesting.
(3)Grace L.
Decent food, but dishonest. My family lives close by, so we thought that we'd give them a try. We ordered several dishes for carry out. When we went to pick up the food, the total was higher than expected. We asked why it was so expensive and the owner said that the prices were all higher now and we had an old menu. It seemed like a good enough explanation, but I could have sworn our menu was up to date. When I got home, I compared the menus and they WERE different, but the prices were the same - so basically they overcharged us for no reason. As for food, we liked three of the five dishes. The walnut shrimp had very large shrimp and even though I thought it was a little too sweet, everyone loved it. The crispy beef had really good flavor and was a little spicy - just how we liked it. It was a bit too chewy, so the 2 kids had trouble eating it. The chow mien Cantonese style was good with the part crispy and part soft noodles. The sizzling flounder dish was disappointing. It was just pieces of bland fish with green peppers. The seafood casserole had a slightly sour taste to it, only three shrimp, and tons of tofu. Some of the dishes were really good, but I won't be back! If you go, I'd caution you to check your tab and not get ripped off!
(2)Jeremy S.
Ordered orange chicken meat dumplings "pork" beef lo mein food was good on time services as far as cook time server was bit slow considering we were the only ones in the restaurant at 11 at night u think he'd be a bit quicker kept having to raise my and like I wad in a class room and saying excuse me but all and all I liked food portions are big when asked would one dish would be enough for to he replied depends but was a substantial amount of orange chicken and a load of lo mein would go back maybe next time though take out
(4)Kat T.
They are authentic Chinese cuisine. I believe they are more towards Cantonese or Southern region cuisine. So if you are looking for Peking duck, or super spicy food, you may want to look for the northern region Chinese food. There are couple items our group fond of in this place: BBQ Duck Baby Bok Choy Tapioca dessert Crispy whole food We usually rather pay extra to get the live fish from the fish tank than the previous frozen one. They have a live fish tank near the entrance of the kitchen. That is like the symbol of authentic Chinese food. I want to compare the Angel Moroni on the top of the Mormon Church, but then it would be so wrong. Service - we like them. We left a scarf there during our last visit before last without knowing it. When we show up last time, they bought it to us. The wait staff are so patient to help us decide what to order. Our group consists of 1 Chinese, 1 Caucasian, 1 Puerto Rico, 1 Africa America and all anti American Chinese food. It is not the easiest to order for as a group. After feel like congress debate session, we usually get our food and each of us have something we like. To sum up: cheap, open late, good food
(4)Lilli M.
If you don't understand Chinese, don't let strange-sounding words like "Kam Fong" (the name of this restaurant) deter you, my friend, because this is exactly the type of place where you'll find steaming hot, authentic Cantonese food for a decent price. It's the places with names you understand like China Garden or Panda Cafe that you ought to avoid, unless you're looking for inauthentic Chinese food. We stopped by on a weekday for lunch lunch and the prices are very reasonable, about $21 for three different entrees, soup, and rice. Don't read Chinese? Do not panic, there are reasonable English translations in the menu and you can't go wrong with any of the dishes. It does help to have a Chinese companion in the bunch, since some of the English translations don't do justice to the dish. We got the beef with onions (so masterfully stir fried, and with some green onions to bring out the delicious flavor of beef), flounder fillet (very lightly fried, just spicy enough to give a pop of flavor), Chinese chicken with a special garlic/green onion mix on the side. We added a fourth dish (frog legs with veggies but don't worry, it really does taste so much like chicken) for just $6.95 and also bought some roasted meat to go. Understandably, the prices are higher when you're going during the weekday lunch special but the quality is equally good. The waitress was very attentive, asking if we needed refills on rice or tea, even opening the door for us on our way out. I haven't tried the dim sum yet, nor the standard somewhat Americanized Chinese dishes like General Tsao's chicken (which they also do serve here if you feel like trying frog's legs might require premedication with Xanax), but they do have those offerings too. Btw, "Kam Fong" means "Golden Harvest". Doesn't really matter in the end, because it's the prices and tastiness of the food you'll be raving about. The minor drawback is that it's metered street parking only but thankfully, there's also a large parking garage around the corner.
(4)Sarah H.
I really want to give New Kam Fong 3.5 stars but that's not really an option (hint hint yelp). New Kam Fong is has a great assortment of unique dishes and strikes me as more authentic than most Chinese places. This place probably does some killer take out. The place's major downfall is in the service. Long story short, the restaurant was just severely understaffed on Christmas. I'm generally pretty nice when it comes to service. I understand when a restaurant is short staffed or the kitchen messes up but they easily could have been more prepared for this. We waited a while for anyone to take our order - not a huge deal, we're all family and haven't seen each other for a while. The waitress finally brought us water after about 20 minutes but only brought 6 for 8 people. It took a very long time to secure 2 more waters. Now on to the good part - the food! New Kam Fong killed it with their grouper special. We got a whole fish that was seasoned perfectly and absolutely fantastic! Their other dishes were pretty good. I went my standard route and got Moo Shi Pork which is pretty difficult to mess up. I'd say it was an above average Moo Shi and still tasted yummy the next day. It would have been better if I had extra pancakes but considering it took 25 min just to get the check, I wasn't about to wait another 20 minutes for a lousy pancake. Anyway, I would eat here again but probably not on Christmas and probably not with anyone where a conversation could run dry.
(3)Lester R.
I've lived in this area most of my life and I'm pretty fortunate to be surrounded by great Chinese restaurants. Over the years some come and go while some crank up their quality while others lower it. It's a competitive area. New Kam Fong I've been a fan of since it opened. Mainly they specialize in Chinese BBQ. The specials which are written in on the neon board has some great stuff (I usually go with my friend that speaks Cantonese who can read it and tell me what's up). The duck, crispy intestine, BBQ roast pork and the constantly rotating specials have hit the mark very well. The freshly cooked scallops with the attached roe with black bean sauce was probably my favorite off the menu special item. I've eaten there many times and have been treated well each time. Either with my friends and family or just by myself I've always enjoyed my time there.
(5)Paul D.
At first, I was skeptical. The DMV area has "Chinese food" for sure, things like General Tso's chicken, kung pao chicken, lo mein, and the like, for the locals. But nah, I don't do that ish. New Kam Fong might have those items on its menu, but it also has the real stuff for Cantonese Chinese people, like roast duck noodle soup and deep-fried pig intestines - the two items that I ordered. Both dishes were tasty and wonderful. However, it wouldn't have hurt the place if they had added a vegetable to the roast duck noodle soup, something simple like baby bok choy. Still, New Kam Fong is a great find. A Cantonese Chinese restaurant where you can bypass all that silliness that passes for Chinese food in the DMV area. Big pluses for the wonderful older lady who was the server. She immediately brought out a small dish of chili oil before my food arrived, and said, You look like someone who would want this. I was floored that she read my mind. Then later, she was talking to her co-workers in Cantonese and Chiu Chow, the latter of which is my mom's native language. I will be back for sure! The restaurant sits across University Blvd, facing my other favorite restaurant, Mi Ca Lay. Now I have two places I can go to for Chinese, and Vietnamese food, respectively.
(5)Elizabeth W.
I couldn't help but laugh when I pulled up New Kam Fong in my yelp app to check in and see that my dad had reviewed this place 6 months ago and gave it a 2. Since he was the one who helped choose the place I just found it so funny that he forgot since he thought the food was BAD!! Basically, Don't come here, the dim sum is mediocre at best and bad outright when it comes to certain dishes. There were 2 other tables at noon on a Saturday when the restaurant should be slammed. This place isn't even worth telling you what we ate, but I will list them anyway. We ordered Beef Chow Fun, Har Gow, Siu Mai, Pork Ribs, and Stuffed Eggplant.
(2)Meggie C.
Ew. I did not like this place. Granted I only went for dim sum but being that there is sooooo many Chinese restaurants near there and this was just very poor compared to the others. food wasn't tasty. Service was not that good. I'd rather go over to the next block and go to Paul kee :)
(1)Kelvin C.
I come here frequently for good chinese food, but granted that good food only applies to several categories of dishes. I grew up in Hong Kong and Singapore, so I have some sense of what good chinese food is. Here is a brief breakdown of my rating: 5 stars for the claypot rice dishes 5 stars for the honey glazed spare ribs 3 stars for the roast duck 2-3 stars for the dim sum. So overall 4 stars. First of all, this is not a dim sum place. Dim sum selection is limited and really not that good. You're better off going elsewhere for dim sum. I've only tried their roast duck and I personally didn't like their sauce, but others may have a different opinion. What makes this restaurant worth going to is its claypot rice dishes. There aren't many chinese restaurants offering this in the area, and new kam fong has pretty good claypot rice, on par with what I've had in Hong Kong. Their vegetable dishes are good too, and I particularly like their ä¸Šæ±¤ç™½èœ dish.
(4)Tara B.
Great customer service. Convenient location for Wheaton residents. Accept call-in orders. I recommend chicken and broccoli or Singapore noodles with chicken and scrimp.
(4)Tiffany V.
I wasnt so sure about this place when I saw the reviews on here. But one of my relative took me here instead of full key bc she said this place has delicious Thai Lobster. I was glad we came here to order our dishes. The food tasted really good. You should come and try it out. Some of the reviews on here are so untrue.
(4)M. P.
Came home to carryout from here. The food was very good and portions were huge and prices were low. Why the two stars? This style of chinese/hong kong cuisine nearly makes me sick by no fault of the New Kam Fong folks but the cause is East Pearl in Rockville. EP started out great but declined steadily and got to the point where it was just lousy. This is a very, very similar menu and after East Pearl, just has no appeal to me. I'd come back as the food was much better than East Pearl but again, thanks to EP, I find it hard to stomach this stuff.
(2)Mark O.
I come here frequently and really enjoy the food. Of course, try the noodle soups with dumplings/wontons. The broth here has more of a seafood taste to it than the broth across the street at Full Key. They are both good, just different. Last time I was there, I thoroughly enjoyed the brisket and turnip casserole. The waitress tried to talk me out of ordering it, saying I wouldn't like it (i really hate when Chinese restaurants try to do this. we aren't ALL philistines...) but I assured her that I love tendon and guts and all the gristly bits that most Americans, sadly, do not appreciate. The casserole was delicious, and there was a nice balance of tender brisket meat, wonderfully gelatinous tendon, a bit of tripe I think, and some crunchy connective tissue, all bathed in a fantastic ginger-spiked sauce that can only come from slowly cooking tendon and fatty beef for several hours. Give it a try. Don't leave without taking home some of the crispy pork or bbq pork hanging in the case by the register. The crispy pork is my favorite!.
(4)Cathy K.
I'm almost embarrassed to see that I haven't reviewed New Kam Fong just yet? This is My favorite neighborhood Chinese restaurant in Silver Spring/Wheaton (and let's face it, there is some serious competition for this title in Wheaton). Let me tell you why it's the BEST. 1. It's CLEAN. I know that sounds silly...but I've been to some scary nasty chinese restaurants in the area - food and roaches on the floor and walls (you know who you are!). This restaurant is spotless, no joke. I might even consider honoring the 5 second rule in a place like this, even if it has gooey sauce all over it and I drop it - I just might pick it up and eat it off the floor. Which brings me to my next point... 2. The food is legit. So good, that it is worth eating every last bite - even the ones you drop on the floor. I have been here multiple times for eat in and take out so am pretty familiar with their lengthy menu. Some of my favorites are salt & pepper twin lobster special (two lobsters are only $20!), pig feet casserole, fish maw with crab meat soup, chicken feet, and the snow pea leaves. But almost everything I've ordered is good and tastes fresh. You will find all your favorite Chinese delicacies here - pigs blood, duck paw, intestines, fish stomach. 3. It's open late. Enough said there...not many places can you walk in at 1100 on a weeknight and get a full fledged sit down meal. 4. The prices are reasonable and the service is consistent, respectful, and attentive. I'm sure you're a responsible yelper like me (or else you wouldn't be reading this) and research your restaurants before you just walk in and commit. I'm sure there's some other tempting places in the Wheaton/Silver Spring area for authentic Chinese. The only place I've found that has the perfect combination of delicious food, clean atmosphere, reasonable prices, and attentive service is this place.
(5)Max F.
I was pretty skeptical at first, since I tend to like Americanized Chinese food restaurants. This place is not pretty, it's not trendy, you won't run into celebrities here. But the food is awesome, the staff is really really friendly, and the price is right! (Also, it's great for big groups since they have huge round tables with lazy susans. Very kid friendly, too. ) Winner!
(4)R S.
Just ate here.... Good ?!? Was ok...there are better in surorounding streets......Oily for sure... We went shopping in Target after lunch and felt drug'd up, punched and blurry vision. Well that's Chinese food and full of MSG !!!! No Dimsum here just few baked buns.
(2)Larry W.
My wife and I ate here because we were in the area. Wheaton usually have the best Dim Sum restaurants. I have eaten at New Kam Fong at night for dinner. To be fair, their dinner meals are decent and pretty good. Therefore, I don't want to throw the baby out with the bath water. Yet, I do not think I'll be going back for lunch any time soon. We ordered Hargow, Shumai, black bean spare ribs, beef rice crep, and fungwa. My wife had fun noodle soup with crispy pork. The hargow was rice dumpling with two pieces of shrimp inside. Anyone can put two pieces of shrimp into a rice dough. The shumai was pork with large pieces of black mushroom. The pork was pretty much tasteless. The beef rice crep was much like the shumai Should I go on, I will not! The place was clean, and the service was pretty good. The Dim Sum was awful.
(2)A.R. P.
Unlike Rockville, where Taiwanese food is more prevalent, Wheaton, in contrast, is a Cantonese-centric enclave; and, New Kam Fong is one of the stalwarts. It has all of the hallmarks: the prominent showcase of fowl and swine, live seafood tanks, traditional comfort foods, and the signature handwritten daily specials that are posted on the wall. Those specials typically allow a restaurant to highlight fresh seasonal selections or focus on more authentic dishes that may provoke memories of home or, depending on the clientele, introduce dishes that they've never tried. As I am Cantonese, daily specials, certainly, perform the former function but, also, they often do so with a bit of flair as well. Roast pig with preserved mustard greens, for example, fits this description. While preserved mustard greens are commonly served in homestyle meals with pork, they tend to be paired with pork belly. Here, the combination ups the ante; but, the execution is wanting. While the pieces of roast suckling pig may add prowess and act as a foil to the minced greens, the effect of being in a casserole only dampens the characteristically crispy skin that makes roast pig what it should be. That the pork tends to be lean and independent of its skin doesn't help matters either. However, roast pig finds its way in many casserole dishes at New Kam Fong...such as in the dried oyster casserole, where I hadn't expected to find it. In this dish, the dried oysters are an alternative to the popular freshly steamed or fried versions. Dried, the oysters should be slightly briny and unctuous. Instead, they are lukewarm and mealy with an inescapably chalky quality to them that is, although not prominent, nonetheless present. The roast pig is a poor partner too as it seems to reinforce the same salty, savory flavors and does nothing to off-set the oysters. The few black mushrooms and damp sheaths of cabbage pick up the slack by default. The braised eel, at least, is not paired with roast pig. It partners with fried tofu that is pleasantly rendered into succulent, bulbous lumps as they absorb the surrounding sauce. Unfortunately, the eel is lackluster. Hacked up, fried, and, then, braised, the eel is served in bony, difficult-to-eat pieces. What little meat there is tends to cling desperately to the lattice of bones. One needs deft teeth-work just to gnaw off the precious flesh. The homey salted fish served on pork loaf is, thankfully, good and, for those who grew up in Cantonese households, strikes a definite chord. The salted fish is salty, of course, but not overbearingly so. In fact, it could be saltier to really bring out its intended essence. The julienned ginger and scallions, surprisingly, aren't superfluous and add a bit of extra umph to the pork loaf, which is just on the verge of being too tame. Overall, these "specials" don't impress. Are the comfort foods, in the form of a hot bowl of congee or a piping hot dish of beef chow fun, better executed? One day, perhaps, if I'm in a forgiving mood, I'll return to find out.
(2)Sally Y.
I'm probably getting a bit tired reviewing all of these Chinese restaurants and I'll admit I'm treating them all similarly. I have been to many Chinese (Cantonese style) restaurants and this falls into the average list. It's not a particularly large restaurant and it's in a very awkward location. It's just off of University Boulevard and parking is horrendous (careful when backing out onto this main road). Food wise, it's all the same to me. Their roast meat isn't too bad. Nothing particularly stands out about this restaurant. Fast. Cheap. Convenient. Service is okay.
(3)Joe W.
Fresh and solid. Do not listen to the haters. Best in area. By far. Hanging smoked edibles. U will not be disappointed
(5)Deb G.
Can I seriously never have reviewed New Kam Fong before? Say it ain't so! This is my favorite Chinese place in the greater Silver Spring area, and I am so lucky that it's close to my house. They are excellent and authentic, and often we're the only table of non-Chinese people there. Score! My favs: The three dishes and soup for $19.99 - it's only available between 11-4, I think. Maybe in the late evening as well. Roast Pork (oh, how I love it. Perhaps marry it.) Singapore Rice Noodles Fried Good Dale Crispy Eggplant (get it and thank me later!) Ma Po Tofu Garlic Chicken Sizzling Lamb Golden Mushroom Soup oh, the list goes on and on. The staff are really wonderful - very welcoming and generally quite helpful. You should get out of the box here and try something new and exciting, although to be honest their Kung Pao and Orange Chicken is also tasty. But when there is Duck with Lotus, or Beef with Taro, or Soft Shell Crab with Prok Sauce, do you really want the same old same old? Seriously. Go. Go now. Be happy.
(5)Danny C.
The host of this place was very nice, though I felt like he was trying a bit too hard on taking our money. When I would order the pork for lunch, he would try to tell me to get the dinner portion instead. But then when I ordered the crispy duck, he tried to make us get the whole duck instead of half, and then he tried selling us the leftover pork hanging from the glass case. Even after I said no on both things, he still kept on trying, until finally I decided to get an appetizer. Sometimes I'd like to just eat and relax, not having to listen to someone talk so much and try to make us pay more. Also there was a table full of the people that worked there and they stared at me like I was gonna steal something... Guess they never saw a tall, big Asian man before. A very uncomfortable vibe. I ordered both the lunch and dinner pork and I understood why he recommended the dinner portion. The lunch portion gave you very little pork and a mountain of rice. They tasted average. The crispy duck that came from the glass case was delicious. Oily, fatty, tender, juicy, and tasty, and with the sauce even better. I think I would have given this place 4 stars if he just didn't try so hard making us spend more money.
(3)Donna Y.
I'm here every other Sundays for lunch. They have an awesome deal 3 dishes with a soup for $20! Super cheap deal! I have 5 people in my family and we get two of these lunch deals. We usually order a snow fish, roast duck, roast pork, chicken with ginger and green onion sauce, lotus and onion, and crispy skinned pork. Everything is delicious. Service is much better compared to other Chinese restaurants. This really isnt saying much Parking is limited so if the parking spots right in front are not available you'd have to drive around a bit.
(4)Sarah O.
New Kam Fong is probably one of our favorite restaurants when we are in the mood for Chinese food. We have been there numerous times for dine in and also have gotten carry out a couple of times too. The staff is always friendly and food is delicious. There is sometime a slight language barrier when ordering over the phone, but it just takes some patience. My favorite dishes are the Salt and Pepper Three Treasure (salt and pepper breaded shrimp, scallops and squid) and the Roast Pork with Noodle Soup. Actually, I have had several of their soups and they are all exquisite! I have a feeling I will be visiting more frequently for their soups, especially now with the temperatures getting cooler. Mmmm...just talking about their soup makes me want more of it!
(5)G O.
The best Chinese food in DC area. Ate here maybe 20 times since they opened. However, they got pricier over the years and the senior waitress can become quite pushy at times regarding suggesting higher priced items in the menu. Therefore, although the food is still great, I now visit less often then I used too.
(4)Meg D.
Ate there last night and it was so disappointing. Dumplings were in a skin so doughy and heavy. The filling was so ground it you didn't kno what it was. And they were served tepid. Clams and black beans were so salty they were inedible.
(1)Jay L.
Some of the best Peking duck in the area, the pancakes are just right and they are more than happy to bring me jalapeños. My fave in the area this far.
(4)Stephanie S W.
While the service is slow and certainly not the best, the food is delicious. Try the salt and pepper squid, and the bbq ribs - some of the best I've had in the area. The restaurant is clean and well kept, unlike some others in the Wheaton area.
(4)Joe G.
My favorite place for Chinese food in Wheaton. The owner is the friendliest guy in town and the food ain't too bad. The (1) salt and pepper three treasure (fried scallop, shrimp, and squid) is a must order, so crispy and salt and peppery. The (2) Beijing (Peking) duck is usually good and comes with pancakes, scallions and hoisin sauce. Make sure to order extra pancakes. Add veggies to your meal with (3) sauteed snow pea leaves and/or (4) beef with sour cabbage. The snow pea leaves are tender and garlicky. The beef with sour cabbage has the perfect ratio of beef and cabbage and has a nice pickley sour taste. Both these dishes are like food you would eat at home except they taste better. A nice and cozy place to hang out with your friends and family.
(4)Kerry L.
We order takeout frequently from New Kam Fong and have enjoyed everything we've tried. The Beijing Duck here is very tasty and items that are listed as spicy actually do have some kick to them, which I've found can be hard to come by at a lot of the DC Chinese restaurants. The staff have always been very friendly on the phone and in person. We haven't eaten in house yet but it looks like it has a nice, simple atmosphere.
(4)C K.
Delicious! The staff never turnover rate like other Chinese restaurants. They know how to please their customers since customers pay their pay checks. Staff always cheerful & greet you in a polite manner which is so different from other Cantonese speaking restaurants. Dim sum and roast dishes yummy!
(5)Danny G.
I love this place. They have wonderful renditions of classic Chinese carry-out favorites (General Tso's, egg rolls, etc) but also an extensive selection of more authentic dishes (duck blood, congee). Every time I've been there the server Ken is usually there, and he is really nice & sincere. The BBQ meats they have are excellent, and the salt & pepper squid is the BOMB. My friends and I love all the dumplings, and the Salty Spicy Head-On Shrimp. Amazing! For the price, variety, quality (both food and service) and convenient location, it gets a five-er. Check it out!
(5)Ferdinand H.
If you're looking for good decor - look elsewhere. This is an economic, Canto styled restaurants that sticks with the food first. It's not going to wow you, but it's clean and practical. Live fish is always key if you're eating Chinese fish. We ordered a black cod, steamed with ginger and soy and spring onions. It was really quite good. Not every dish is fantastic, but that's part of the problem with Chinese food - there's too much; you can't specialize in everything. Every Canto restaurant has the same general dishes, and the interpretations do vary quite a lot. So, I thought they did a great job with the "Jade" tofu, and the fish... I wasn't as impressed with the chicken and chili dish. I thought their clams were mediocre. But, overall, the times I've eaten here were pretty good... particularly the fish. I miss Hong Kong.
(4)Neal Gone Daddy H.
this is pretty solid chinese, a lot like the nearby Full Key and Paul Key restaurants. My wife and I tend to go to Paul Key these days because they have the best shrimp wonton soup noodles. New Kam Fong sometimes has interesting specials, like lamb in a sizzling hot pot. another good Chinese restaurant in a wheaton strip mall...
(3)Felicia C.
This is probably one of the cleanest Cantonese restaurants I've been in. Nice, spacious, well-lit. My parents love this place, particularly for the VALUE!!!11 of their 3 entree one soup special. For 20 dollars, you get three full-sized entrees from a pretty substantial menu (like 70 items?) that includes things like frog, fish, and beef brisket stew as well as your standard American-Chinese fare (though why you would want to order this here when you can get soy sauce chicken and roast pork is beyond me). You also get a hot soup - I like the watercress/pork/tofu one. They also serve dim sum, though I think that Wong Gee and Good Fortune nearby handle this better.
(4)John Y.
Good variety of Cantonese food. Serve complimentary toasted peanut.
(4)shane p.
One day I found myself in this neck of the woods. Right atop of the beltway. In the mood for Chinese I check my perimeter to see what was around and found New Kam Fong. I was at a point to stop eating Chinese food in general since the overall quality of American Chinese food has gone down to a all time low. I cant find a decent Chinese food restaurant anywhere. Food always has you leaving yucky afterward and they are removing real pork bits for stringy pork that looks and taste like beef and full ribs being chopped into rib bits. What are rib bits? So when I saw the reviews about this place I made it a point to travel 15 minutes more out of my way to check it out. Of course checked out the mixed reviews about the place. Kind of reminded me of reviews when you buy something on Amazon. Most of the time its people who want something to be something else. This is NOT your typical Chinese joint. This is the real deal Holyfield and it will knock your socks off. It is now my favorite Chinese restaurant hands down!!!! The food is so fresh and authentic. I will share my experience since I think it will be needed for those who venture out. 1. KNOW WHAT YOU WANT BEFORE. Read the menu before you get there and know what you want to order. The dude behind the counter does authentic Chinese English which means they just smile and nod their head yes for everything. If you ask him if you look like Brad Pit or Angeline Jolie they will nod yes. It will be entertaining but you wont know what you are getting. Here is a link to the menu. donrockwell.com/index.ph… 2. THE MENU. Oh my friends. What can I say. You open the menu and you are hit with Eel, Frog, Intestines etc. Nothing on the menu looks familiar unless you turn the menu to the American Chinese on the other side. If you are looking at that FLIP THE MENU BACK. You dont want that junk. Lets get back to business. What you want to do is start doing some research. Buy some books, get some instructional videos, google dish names. Do what you need to to understand these dishes. Consider it a trip to Hong Kong without leaving the states. There are PLENTY of dishes to try that dont have Eel, Frog and items like that so dont be turned off. Just have to find them. For instance Fried Good Dale but of course you already know what Dale is right. Right? 3. THE PIG. This is amazing. Crispy skin perfection. Moist meat. Simply superb. Take it from me. I have roasted over 20 full size pigs and these are Phenomenal. I ordered mine and they chopped it to little pieces(In front of me with a hatchet which was amusing) and a local came in and they started talking Chinese and she walked away with half a slab uncut. I was jealous. Next time I go I am not leaving until I get the half slab! hahaha 4. DUMPLINGS. These are delicious. I tried steamed and the ones in Hot Oil. The hot oil ones hands down are better if you like a robust flavor. Nice and spicy as well. 5. FRIED GOOD DALE. One word YUM. This thing is a meal in itself. I only had some bites since there was so much food to try but the little I tried was very good. This is also an example of the menu. When you see Fried good dale what are you suppose to think it is! How are you suppose to know its flat noodles with curry, shrimp, and pork. oh yes the fun of it all is nice. 6. THE REST. Well that if for you to start your voyages to the land known as Wheaton. Take many trips....Try many dishes.... I just wish there weren't so far away from the DC Metro Area. Afterward I found out these guys were actually in Chinatown in DC. Thats whats wrong with this world. Why did an authentic Chinese restaurant leave Chinatown and go to Wheaton?!? Maybe we can start a petition to keep Chinatown Chinese and put these guys in the urban outfitter location? Awww to Dream Happy Eating.
(5)Andy Y.
New Kam Fung is one of my favorite, authentic Chinese restaurants near home that I occasionally stopped by for weekend lunch and dinners with friends but first time in submitting my review for it here. So here goes... ATMOSPHERE & DÉCOR: The restaurant and restroom facility is organized and smells clean and offers a well-lit ambience. There is also two flat-screen LCD TVs that provides customers with cable TV programs (i.e. ESPN) as customers wait for their meal. The restaurant is located on a small strip mall of stores along one side of University Blvd. West and therefore does not offer many spaces for parking in front of the restaurant. Parking is the only inconvenience (a major one for those who are not good at parking or the elderly since one need to be cautious of traffic from behind on University Blvd. West as you park your car into a spot on the small strip of parking spaces). This is more evident during the busy hours of lunch or dinner. Alternatively, additional parking spaces are available on the side street of Elkin Street if needed. Rating: **** SERVICE: Service is always top-notched as the servers are all very attentive and detail-oriented when I dined there. They also come back to follow-up with my order and check to make sure I have enough tea, ice water, and rice or whether if I wanted to order any additional dishes. Rating: ***** FOOD PORTION: The restaurant offers lavish portion for each entrée ordered. Therefore, I never walk out the restaurant doors unsatisfied at the end. This is a plus and among the reasons why I come back to this place when I want to have some traditional Hong Kong style cuisine. Rating: ***** FOOD QUALITY: There is consistency in the taste and texture of the food ordered. The server "Kenny" is also very helpful by offering honest suggestions on the dishes of the day and always informs me on what vegetables or seafood is fresh since they do offer live shrimp (seasonal), lobsters, tilapia, and the like. Furthermore, if there is one dish I am not familiar with, Kenny provides a general explanation of how it is prepared and how it taste like. I definitely trust his recommendations. Rating: ***** PRICING: The pricing is fair considering the large food portion per dish. The restaurant also offers a 3-dish and 1-soup deal of $18.99 (additional dish ordered on top is $6.50) seven days a week but during particular time frame that I take advantage of especially during a weekend lunch outing with friends or alone at night when I'm HUNGRY (although I always end up taking the leftovers home) . Rating: **** No matter if it's lunch, dinner, in-between meals, or mid-night meals, you can't go wrong with New Kam Fung that also serves out a dizzying array of delicious dim-sum on Sundays. Bon Appétit!
(4)Billy C.
This place has an amazing lunch special 3 dishes from a huge list and a soup for 20 bucks and the roast duck is the best in the metro area!
(4)Jen B.
Loved this authentic Cantonese restaurant. Not fancy but very good food. Reminded me of places I went to with my mom in Hong Kong. Many menus and specials in Chinese. Helpful to go with someone that knows the language. Yum!
(5)Paul D.
Damn, This is some good Chinese Food! (see photos) This falls in the category of Real Chinese Food. Unlike most Chinese restaurants that use a lot of fillers in their food, this place gives you good portions of tasty Real-Deal-Chinese food. After a bad experience at a Ghetto-Chinese-Carry-out, New Kam Fong is a welcome discovery! I've been twice so far and the second time I had to go, just to make sure the first time wasn't an aberration. The reason this place doesn't get 5 Stars is because, despite the excellent Flavour of all their dishes, my Kung Pao Chicken was a little gristly. It was still Da Bomb, and I ate all of it over the next two days. I just didn't like picking pieces of gristle out of my mouth. Everything else that I've had has been outstanding and all dishes are equally delicious. No Lack of Flavor and no Fillers, just the salty deliciousness that I expect from my Chinese. They also do Dim Sum everyday for lunch! I gotta come here for lunch one day! Oh, and they're Open Late! Best place to eat after 10pm in Wheaton, that I know of.
(4)Esselli D.
Not as impressed as the first time, unfortunately. Went back for the congee and it wasn't that great. Maybe will try again and get a better impression.
(3)L S.
Been coming here the last few years since they opened for dinner AND love their consistently good cooking, fresh ingredients and pleasant staff. Finally got a chance to try their lunch dim sum menu which compares favorably to the choices around wheaton. Tried 4 different varieties - shrimp/eggplant - outstanding, eggplant almost melted in my mouth; shrimp dumplings were light, fresh, shrimp noodle in a soy sauce - also excellent and a fried shrimp/taro was also excellent - non greasy. This is an unfailingly pleasant place to come to and I highly recommend coming by for a nice relaxing lunch on a cold day to enjoy some hot tea and excellent dim sum!
(4)Judy T.
Great taste with low cost lunches. Clean and friendly atmosphere.
(5)William L.
Ok chinese food that didn't impress but did fill the bill better than typical fast food chinese food.
(2)Mark B.
Looking back, my first mistake was coming here on a Zagat review rather than consulting Yelp. I thought I was on to something when we walked in and I took the stereotypical approach that there were several Chinese families dining here so it must be good. I was not thinking that Chinese families can pick bad restaurants too--they do, or at least did in this instance. I must confess that I do not understand the accolades afforded this establishment. The service is weird. They seem friendly but don't understand what you are saying even though they always nod in agreement. I ordered steamed pork dumplings, I got vegetable dumplings (incidentally the most simplistic dumpling sauce here was horrid). My wife ordered one entree, she received two entrees, I guess because she was originally considering one of them. My wife selected her seafood from the aquarium by the kitchen. The fish (I believe a Marblehead or something like that) was described to be a light airy flakey fish in presentation. When it arrived, it was a whole fish, with my wife charged with fishing out the meat. We asked the server to prepare the fish for us in the kitchen, and instead she proceeded to decapitate the fish before my wife and proceeded to crudely dissect it. We finally got the server to understand that that process was not appealing and that she should do it in the kitchen. I was even getting queasy watching the way she ripped in to the carcass of this fish. She did, and what came back was a bowl of slimy (it was like it was sprayed with WD-40) inedible fish meat, devoid of flavor (maybe a spritz of WD-40 would have added some flavor). All that for $27. The Peking Duck was greasy, fatty and tasteless. The Hoisin Sauce (served out of a mustard squeeze bottle) was a sick brown color and simply putrid. The pork ribs, displayed in the hanging glass box were something I was looking forward to. The cold hard reality is that you could get better Chinese pork ribs in the food court of any mall. They should hang the chef who cooked them in the box. If you go here after reading this, it's your own fault. Sorry.
(1)Phi N.
The soyed chicken and the mapo tofu were subpar compared to other chinese restaurants right around the corner, but the duck with taro was very good. We also had the beef with green peas. Seeing as how I don't remember it, it probably wasn't anything special nor something bad. I will say for sure that this restaurant is cheap though. If you want a variety of dishes in one meal, come here. I've had other dishes at my friends houses, and some of those were also good. So it all depends on which you order.
(3)Thomas W.
I am beginning to warm up to this place. I lobe the fact that it is new and clean. They do offer more soups than other Chinese restaurants in Maryland like winter melon, etc. I had the clams with black bean sauce and i really enjoyed it. I love this restaurant but hate the limited parking.
(4)Jeffrey S.
Wonderful lunch special, always great services. They have very special authentic food that you can't find in any other restaurant around that area.
(4)Jerome W.
Back again for dinner Weds night - - the waitress recommended the night's special: "Whole Crispy Fish, Hunan Style". Because I have been happy with most everything we took a chance and we were happily rewarded! Presentation was impressive: whole fish, batter-dipped and deep fried crispy-golden, presented on a bed of chopped chinese vegetables stir-fried in a pleasant dark brown sweet hunan sauce.
(4)Sly C.
This is some of the best legitimate Cantonese cuisine I've had in the DC area! If you know what to order, this is top-notch stuff. The pig intestine is amazing, roast duck is great too, sauteed bok choy and various other Chinese spinach dishes, jellyfish, pig knuckle, etc. all passed the litmus test. The decor is very straight-forward, no pretense about it at all. A basic dining room with one TV, specials on the board in marker, and a strong local following. They periodically have roast pig/duck/etc. on the spit available for order. This is really a great, authentic spot. You might not suspect it outright, especially given that there are other flashier Chinese places up and down that strip of University, but it is really something special.
(5)Lam Ngan L.
This is an authentic chinese restaurant bc the service was very slow.. We ordered similar dishes compared to Paul Kee such as pig intestine with sour cabbage (decent), conch with yellow chives (quite good), roasted pig (skin was still crunchy at 8:30 pm), the rest of the dishes were pretty good. The serving size is smaller compared to Paul Kee. Overall it was good.
(4)Janet H.
Came here for dinner and got a platter of roasted meat (pork, bbq pork, chicken), veggie with garlic, three treasures with black bean sauce, pepper fried fish filet and their hot pot rice with steamed ribs to share with the family. Food's not bad. I think it is pretty comparable with Wong Gee directly across the street. Parking isn't all that great though. For a rather new restaurant, this place doesn't look too nicely renovated inside. One of the waitress lady got on my nerves because she kept coming over to chat while we are eating. When noone really felt like responding back to her, she continued to just stand there and watch us eat. Ooookayyy -__-;; anyway, pretty authentic cantonese food. I would recommend the hot pot rice (I think they have two sizes to choose from).
(3)Frank F.
This place is the real deal. Fantastic, authentic Chinese food--with lots of unique dishes you won't find anywhere else in the area--at very reasonable prices. Service is very friendly and attentive. Puzzled by some of the middling and negative reviews here. I guess if you're looking for Americanized dishes like General Tso's chicken, well, you might as well look elsewhere.
(5)Deborah N.
Have to say after going back I was not all that impressed. Great people, really nice, but I was not all over the food. Everything kind of had a weird sweet taste. Never a good sign when leftover Chinese gets thrown out. Sadly, I think I will leave this place alone.
(2)Michael F.
I'm also confused by the mixed reviews. This is a solid restaurant with good food. The prices aren't the cheapest around, but they are very reasonable for the food you get. went here with my family and I really enjoyed the food. We ordered the banquet menu which had most of my favorites. A seafood tofu soup, chinese pork chop, salt baked shrimp, fish, bok choy and a roast duck. Needless to say we were pretty stuffed and very satisfied. seeing what the unhappy folks ordered, my advice would be to stick with the legit cinese dishes instead of the americanized fare. They know how to prepare it and it's very tasty.
(4)Melissa P.
Though my order was carry-out the service was fantastic.. I wish I could say the same about the food. I ordered General Tso's chicken to go... while I waited the sweet lady who took my order gave me a cup of tea becasue she noticed my terrible cough and then proceeded to cut me a slice of her moon pie (a Chinese delicacy eaten in celebration of the August moon). I spoke with her for a few minutes and when my food was ready I was almost sad to leave. However, when I got home I found the general tso's chicken to be watery with goopy congealed clumps in it.. ick.... needless to say I wont be back unless of course I'm in the market for a hot cup of tea served with a smile.
(2)Ngan T.
During a late night Chinese crave and not wanting to eat at Paul Kee again, the bf and I took a spin around the block. And we see this bright new restaurant that we havent noticed before. The food was great and the service was exceptional. Fast forward a few weeks later; it's lobster season. We scouted around the area, trying out all the lobster dishes. For 23.95, you can get twin lobster, anyway you want here. And it is made with perfection and it doesn't hurt to be meaty. My only complaint is voices echo, so it can get a little loud. Other than that 2 thumbs up. Also, on the way out the waiter handed us a dim sum menu, saying that they serve dim sum all day everyday. It's made to order and then brought out. I will try it sometime.
(4)Melvin B.
We were looking for a new Chinese restaurant to try, and decided to give this place a chance based on the reviews we read here. We ate there for dinner tonight, and were very impressed!! As others mention, this restaurant is very open, bright and clean. I particularly like that the roast ducks and chickens were hanging in the front of the restaurant. We ordered roast duck ($20.95 for a whole duck), and it was nice to see our duck taken down from the display and chopped up to our order. The duck was very juicy, tender and flavorful. It was sweet, and the runoff was more gravy like than the average roast duck. We really liked this version a ton! We also ordered the salt and pepper frog legs ($14.95). This came with some fried noodles, scallions, jalapeno peppers and fried garlic as garnishes- all good, especially to mix in with your rice! The fried frog legs were AMAZING- by far my favorite dish we ordered. There were several pieces that were all meat, and the legs themselves had quite a bit of meat on them. The salt and pepper crust was very crispy and well flavored- so good that I wish they gave us double the amount. We also ordered kong xin cai ($11.95), which was stir fried with garlic. The serving size for this was huge- much more than the standard serving size we usually get at other restaurants. They gave us a complimentary dessert of a mildly sweetened red bean soup, which I had never had before, but really liked. There were also some salted (fried?) peanuts given to us when we ordered while we waited for our meal, which were very very addictive. All in all, we got a ton of great food for $58 (including tip). The service was good, and we really liked the feel of the restaurant. There were several other large families eating there, and everything they ordered also looked good (especially the rice pots). We will definitely eat here again!! One thing to mention is that parking is a pain!! Street parking is available, but limited, so we had to park in a sort of park and ride for the metro, which was metered parking, but free after 6pm.
(4)chan l.
This is good authentic Cantonese food that is the best in the DC metro area. So with that in mind, don't order dumplings or Peking duck (which would be the equivalent of going to Seattle in search of good BBQ), but instead stick with Cantonese classics such as beef chow fun (); sauteed baby pea shoots with garlic (), which can be seasonal; and salt & pepper sole filet (). Some other excellent selections include the tofu that's crispy on the outside, but moist and soft on the inside (). The lobster bifengtang () style is one of the most tasty ways to prepare this shellfish and New Kam Fong does it perfectly. Order one or more of those items and you will definitely be back for more.
(5)Jamie B.
My family has been to NKF at least 3 or 4 times now, and we love it. We're usually late in the evening, and have never had bad service or any communication problems--servers have always been very friendly and helpful with ordering... We go for food, not decor, though NKF is very clean, roomy for the kids, bright and welcoming. Our choices here have run the gamut of the fascinating menu--jumbo frog legs (A+), duck blood (A++), pig intestine (A+), etc. Our most recent pick was the Dinner for 4 ($66), which got rave reviews from all 5 of us who shared it... It's the closest we've found to New York or San Francisco Chinatown...
(5)Jennifer P.
After eating here twice I would say about 70% of my meals were worth coming back for. I highly recommend the drunken noodles and this place has roasted pigs and ducks! The prices were good (lunch special is amazing) and the service was decent.
(5)Erik W.
Not great.
(2)Kevin K.
I have been eating lunch for the past 3 days....trying to eat as much food as I possibly can....I have not gotten sick of it yet. I have to say their shrimp wonton noodle soup is absolutely addicting. If you order without the noodles the soup comes with 10 dumplings. The only catch is that you have to order to eat at the restaurant. All the usual dishes are great fresh the normal western chinese food fare. I have to say that I had the lobster but instead of the normal ginger and scallion, I had it with pork and small shrimps....toe curlingly good! I am actually thinking of the restaurant while writing this review and I am thinking of going there right now! Dim sum was good but very limited in what they were serving. But the dishes remind me of eating a damn fine meal in HK. Cheers and enjoy the great hospitality at the restaurant.
(3)Mark P.
Judging from the mixed reviews evidently this is one inconsistent restaurant. Unfortunately we dropped in on one of its down days. I know Chinese food is strange ( real Chinese food) to a Westerner but I would bet even a Cantonese connoisseur would have a puzzled look when confronted with these heaping mounds of strange. The duck was recognizable especially as it still had its head and passably good but I've had better.The 'marbled' fish ( no one seemed to know what kind of fish this was; carp is the only marbled fish I know) was OK but nothing special. Everything else were heaping piles of strange ovoid shapes which were barely edible. Many mystery items were encased in heavy indigestible mounds of dough. Everything glistened with liberal applications of oil. The food also came in astonishing quantity; enough for at least a small army. Friends from England wanted to say 'good' but could only manage a 'memorable' when describing the meal. It was one of those future meals; mostly inedible in the present moment but one you could dine on for many years in the future as I'm sure our friends will.
(2)Kiran W.
I had the fried "Good Dale", wide rice noodles stir-fried with roast pork (the default is shrimp, but you can ask for something else) along with small hot green peppers (which I asked for) and beansprouts, a smaller amount of onion, a few scraps of hollow-stemmed vegetable, and either a green vegetable that wasn't actually a green bell pepper, or a bell pepper so thick-walled as to be unidentifiable (I consider this a plus since I don't like overcooked green peppers.) This dish is one I've eaten at the canonical Cantonese restaurant, New Big Wong, for many years. I think the NKF version is almost as good, perhaps even equally good. NBW has *never* disappointed me with anything on their menu, over the course of more than a decade, and that's a hard record for anyplace else to match. (Wing's Kitchen in Boston did so until it closed last year, and Lao Sichuan in Framingham has been doing well also.) It'll be hard for NKF to match NBW's record, but based on my single carryout order, I'm anxious to try more of their food. As of 2/20/10, they're open till midnight on weeknights and 1AM on weekends. As an aside, I often see negative reviews of Chinese restaurants, such as NBW, that I consider worth travelling long distances for. I find that most of these reviewers ordered what someone once described as "swill for the white trade." If you come to a place that has items on the menu that strike you as bizarre or unappetizing, such as frog, or duck's blood, or jellyfish, or deep-fried pork intestine (all of which are quite good if they're well-prepared) and you actually want something like General Gau's Chicken, I'd recommend you go somewhere else; you'll probably be disappointed. Why? Because the food they put their passion and energy into is the very stuff you were afraid to try. On the other hand, if you come to a place with unfamiliar items on the menu, and actually *try* them, you might just accidentally begin a life-long culinary adventure.
(4)Christian M.
Tasty Fried Good Dale. Friendly service.
(4)V L.
This restaurant serves very good authentic Cantonese style Chinese food, cooked and served by Chinese, at a reasonable price...yes, you can still order non-traditional dishes...but, these should not be why you go here. If you want over-priced "Moo Goo Gai Pan" (which my Mother never cooked)...don't waste your time...go to PF Changs.
(5)kristy l.
This place is very good - and very reasonably priced. My husband and I went there on Wednesday night. For around $40, we got the two lobster special (in ginger scallion sauce), an order of pan fried dumplings, a couple cups of egg drop soup, a glass of wine, and a steamed pork bun. The lobster was SO good! We were fighting over pieces of it. :) It was a little greasy, but, delicious. We went there for dinner again tonight, and ordered kung pao chicken and shrimp/pork wanton dumpling soup. The kung pao was just so-so, but, the soup was excellent. Especially after adding fresh chilis for a little spice. The best thing is that this restaurant is very clean (because they're new?) and, the owners and waitstaff are very nice and friendly. I'm glad they talked us into the lobster! It seems to be very authentic, so, this is more the type of place to order "real" Chinese food...
(5)Deborah S.
Great authentic Cantonese food. The restaurant was categorized as dim sum but i think it is more of a general Cantonese restaurant. Please don't order Americanized or northern Chinese dishes when there are so many great Cantonese dishes to try. If you are not sure, read up ahead of time or ask the staff. Also, some dishes are just not good for carry out. Kind of like taking fries home with your burger. It will just get soggy. Check out the daily specials on the board or ask your server. We recently had steamed oysters with black bean sauce. The oysters were huge and juicy, cooked to perfection. My favorite dishes have been the barbecued pork, roast suckling pig, beef chow fun, and the fried "good dale." They offer a great "3 dishes, 1 soup" lunch special for $19.95 every day of the week. It easily feeds two hearty eaters or three average eaters.
(5)Natasha S.
So... because this is a favorite of one of my co-workers that I respect dearly. I decided to give it just one more try..... and although I really wanted to like it this time. I couldn't. This time I ordered the mixed veggies in a white sauce, and the veggie potstickers. The potstickers were standard Chinese take-out potstickers therefore they sufficed. I guess what really got me was the mixed vegetables. They were not fresh at all, many with very many old "spots" and the sauce was nowhere to be found. It tasted like it was just cooked in oil and that's it. I was really disappointed since mixed veggies in a white sauce is one of my all time favorites. I tried one of my co-workers seafood fried rice. The rice was bland, and the seafood was not fresh. I can legitimately now say that I do not like this place and it is not a good Chinese restaurant at all. Will I give it another chance? No, I think I have exhausted my attempts to like it. My mother being Cantonese, I think I would much rather stick to her home cooking and/or the restaurants we favor.
(2)Ashley W.
After hearing much hype, we decided to check it out with some friends on Friday night. The decor definitely lived up to the reviews: bright, large dining room with various poultry hanging in a glass display case by the bar. We had to wait about 10 minutes for our table; not bad at all for a weekend evening at 7:30. The service was quick and friendly. The alcohol selection was subpar but not unusual for a Chinese dive. A couple white wine options (both chardonnay), a couple red wine options, 4-5 beers, and no liquor as far as I could tell. At least they had Tsing Tao! We ordered crabmeat fried wontons, wontons in hot oil sauce, and pan-fried vegetable dumplings to start. The crabmeat wontons were tasty but overloaded with cream cheese to the point that I barely tasted crab. The wontons in hot oil sauce were highly recommended in reviews but were underwhelming in flavor. The shrimp pieces were large and fresh, the wonton wrapper was perfectly textured, but the "hot" oil sauce was bland. I was expecting something spicier considering the title of the dish and the fact that it had a pepper icon next to it. The vegetable dumplings, however, were excellent. The dough was nice and doughy but not too much so. The filling had actual, visible, vegetables in it unlike the pureed mush I often find in veggie dumplings. For our meals, we all shared Buddha's Chow Foon (sauteed wide noodles with mixed veggies and tofu), Buddha's Delight Boneless Duck, Lamb with Bean Curd Skin Casserole, and a chicken with crispy noodle dish, the name of which I can't remember. One of the diners is allergic to shrimp if you were curious why we ordered two "Buddha's" dishes. No shrimp in those bad boys. The chow foon was flavorful, if not a little slimy for my liking. The boneless duck was severely lacking in duck; there may have been 7 or 8 bite-size pieces in the entire thing. The lamb was served piping hot in a cast-iron pot. I enjoyed the combination of spices, but not everyone did. There were also little pieces of bone swimming in the sauce that were impossible to find until you bit down on them. We liked the crispiness of the noodles in the last dish, but that's about all I enjoyed in it. The portions were great, especially considering how inexpensive everything was. The couple we dined with took home the leftovers which amounted to at least half of what we were served. They planned on reviving the food at home with a healthy dose of sriracha. I want to trust the good reviews I've heard so I will give New Kam Fong a second chance, but my first impression was that the dishes were super oily with a lack of overall flavor and substance. Perhaps I don't know what "good Cantonese food" is, but if this is it I'm not sure that I want to eat it! Sorry to all those that love this place! crashinthekitchen.blogsp…
(2)tony c.
This place has some of the better Cantonese dishes in the neighborhood. I think this place's specialty is their rice pot "Bo Jai Fan." Their rice was perfectly cooked with just a slight rice burnt crunchy bottom (can't ask for a better cooked Rice Pot). We had the extra large pot, but I believe if you get the smaller size, your dish will come up alot more flavorful due to the size of the stuff instead didn't have enough time to cook. I also had their "Chinese Fried Chicken" or "Ja Ji Kai" I thought Good Fortune had the better Chinese Fried Chicken. They don't marinade their chicken as good as their competition up the street. But still the chicken still comes with the head and the skin was absolutely crunchy. Oh yeah, I had their Roast Whole Pig as well. Skin is very crunchy but I thought they could add alittle more seasoning inside. But still a very good chinese BBQ dish. One dish that came in disappointment was their Fried E'Fun. The noodle was too hard. They didn't quick boil the noodle first before Finally their place is very clean and i didn't end up drinking 100 glasses of water when I got home (as I usually do from Chinese restaurants) ! That speaks to their great cooking and willingness to cook rather than putting alot of MSG into their dishes.
(4)Jason W.
First, I want this place to be good, so I'm hoping I went on an especially awful night. We went the Sunday after Thanksgiving. My daughter likes chicken lo mein, which she has had at other places probably 15 times. I got a shrimp dish, and my wife got a vegetable dish. Nothing was particularly spicy. My wife's dish was fine. The vegetables were a nice mix of regular Western veggies and Eastern veggies. The sauce was tasty too. Thus thye second start, which is being generous. My dish was very disappointing. I now can't recall which shrimp dish it was because the memory of the shrimp themselves is burned in my mind. There was no skimping in amount, but there was in quality. Tons of mealy shrimp that crumbled instead of being firm. It was like their was shredded shrimp pieces inside of each whole shrimp. They were clearly not fresh and not prepared in a way to keep their texture. No sauce could have saved the shrimp. Now for the worst part--the lo mein. You ask: How do you mess up lo mein that much? My daughter ate a little and then complained about the odor. I can't say I believed her at first, but then I smelled it. It was bad. I don't know what part was bad, but I'm guessing they made too much at some point and kept it too long. Then I touched the noodles, and they had a slime coating like when you leave salad in the refrigerator and find it a week later. We threw it away and made her some canned soup for dinner. They should never have served this. It will be a while before I go back (seeing as we have enough other restaurants in the Wheaton area), but I hope my night was just one night when New Kam Fong was way off.
(2)Zdisław G.
Anybody who knows their Cantonese food will value this place. To everybody else: there's a Subway around the corner. NUFF SAID
(4)Carol W.
So yummy!! I've never had the Americanized Chinese food here, so I don't know how the lo mein or the general tso chicken is, but the Cantonese food is very good! Closest to a real Hong Kong restaurant I've ate at in the DC area. They have this stir fried fish that had really good "wok hay". The lobster- SO GOOD. intestine and pickled cabbage, perfect texture and the cabbage was just sweet and sour enough. Everything is a bit oily, but that's Cantonese food for ya! My parents go there regularly.
(5)Amy N.
One of the best Chinese restaurants in metro area, at least for Cantonese cuisine. I used to go there once a week with friends for dinner although it is like 35 min drive for me. Now, only once a month due to busy work schedule. I brought over 10+ friends there, they all love the food there. (Even a friend from Hong Kong, she loved it there.) Their rice casserole is amazing. Sizzling lambs, Kingdo Pork Chop, Seasonal Veggie in garlic, live shrimps...etc. Everything is so delicious there. Also, they make bbq pork daily. Staffs are always friendly. Typing this here makes me craving the rice casserole already!
(5)Lynda L.
My family went here for my dad's birthday since that's all my dad likes, Chinese food. I heard they served authentic Chinese cuisine so I made my reservation for 10 people. When we arrived no table were set aside for us. There were two large table apparently reserved. These folks were already half an hour late so we asked to be seated there since we also had a reservation. We were seated; they didn't give us menus mind you. We waited over 10 minutes for menus then our server keep coming over not to take our order or provide us service but to ask us to move to another table. When we said we were happy where we were, and we would like to order. She toke our order then left abruptly no sure what was going on, did she put our orders in? 15 minutes later, she comes back asked us to move again because the other party is coming ( they are well over 1 hour late). It wasn't till we made a big scene and asked for the manager did she stop hassling us. She said she was the manager. Some of us wanted to leave but my sis didn't want to give her the satisfaction so we stayed. Food was pretty good, not great but service was sooooo awful! Food took forever to come out and then the treatment from the server/ manager just did it for us. Not sure if she knew what she was doing but had she been more prompt with her service the table would have turned over faster and this other group would have already had their table. Oh, they finally arrived 1.5hrs after their reservation! None of us are ever going back and we are telling our friends to do the same!!!
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