Mandarin Restaurant — Restaurant in Silver Spring

Was looking for a Chinese restaurant for dinner on Christmas Day. The phone call was a little strange when I asked whether I needed a reservation. I did make one. When I got there, there was a line of cars at the curb with their hazard lights blinking-- I surmised that it was people waiting for takeout. When we went inside, it turned out to be a very small place with about six tables for two, and the people sitting at the tables we're waiting for takeout. Well, we ordered something, the people were very nice, and the food was good. I had my favorite moo shu pork, and my friend had a vegetarian dish with tofu. Surprisingly, they did not serve hot tea, a first for me in a Chinese restaurant. Anyway, it was very small, not fancy, to say the least, but there just aren't that many places to go to to eat out on Christmas, and it was fine for us. I would recommend it for takeout, though, not...

Sick after eatting food. Rice was a little iffy. I had called in for delivery and the driver instead of coming straight up to the suite after delivering it after my lunch break told me to go downstairs to get it from the curb. I told him I was at work and my lunch break was over. Then driver came up and went to wrong door and call me on my cell phone yelling at me to come out that he had my food and didn't want to get a ticket since it was going to be my fault. I should of listened to my co workers who vowed never to order from them again since it also had made them sick and they even told me that they serve old rice (that's how it tasted) Made me sick not even 2 hours later it sent me to the bathroom. My other co worker who ordered it lost her appetite since we got it late took it home to eat and the next day told me that it also...

Really great lunch special (served 11 AM to 3 PM). We ordered three takeout items: curry shrimp, pepper steak and tofu with mixed vegetable. Each came with fried rice and a spring roll. (The menu offered either plus a can of soda, but they gave us both since we didn't want the soda.) Everything was well-prepared with just the right amount of spicing. The tofu came well-dehydrated in a wonderful, thick soy sauce; this suggests that the tofu was fried very quickly at high temperature with soy sauce. I've never seen tofu, included that which I cook myself, turn out so well. The three meals were served in rigid (not foam) clam-shell containers that could be washed and re-used. Total cost for pickup and before tip was $21.52. Their delivery charge would...