Hong Kong Palace - Sichuan
Hong Kong Palace (formerly Saigon Palace), web site, 6387 Leesburg Pike, Seven Corners Center, Falls Church, VA, 703-532-0940, Sun - Thur: 11 am - 10 pm, Fri & Sat: 11 am - 11 pm (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [Washingtonian | Yelp]
This was the premier Cantonese place around, but now it has new ownership and it is Sichuan, at least if you ask for the special menu. So far it is one of the premier Chinese places in the area, perhaps the best. Get the lamb with cumin, the beef with bamboo shoots, the flounder in pepper sauce, the ma po tofu, the potatoes with green pepper, the tiger pepper, the Dan Dan noodles, the dried beef appetizer, and the chengdu dumplings appetizer, the spicy version in black vinegar. The menu has many other treasures as well.
