Great Wall Szechuan House Restaurant
Great Wall Szechuan House Restaurant, web site, 1527 14th Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-797-8888, usually open (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [WaPo | City Paper - also see "Oo Ma-La!" | openlist]
Most of the food is the usual junk. Their nine ma-la dishes, posted on a small menu on the take-out window, are another story altogether. Get the bean sprouts and the double cooked pork. Quite authentic. They’ve got the whole numbing bit down pat. Very cheap. There’s not a lot of variety here, but if you care about real Chinese food this is a place you must visit. Usually it is empty, but the proprietor tells me they have been around since 2002. Mostly they serve the neighborhood with take-out.
Comments
This place is gone. Replaced by Serenity. The food's trying to be authentic but not really good. I absolutely hate it when you go there and the wait staff or chef is just sitting around in the dining room.
Posted by: Eric Wang | April 26, 2008 02:08 AM
Mr. Wang is wrong; he must be thinking of 1 of the Yum's or other "Chinese-American" carryouts that used to line the street. Great Wall is still in business (ironically outliving Viridian).
Posted by: furcafe | May 15, 2008 12:48 AM