Mandarin Restaurant

Shrimp and chicken lomein really good not greasy general tso with fried rice is delish, jumbo mix ice tea is really good as well. My go to Chinese spot

I order from here at least twice a month, if not more. The food is always delicious. It takes a little over 30 minutes for delivery, but that’s pretty normal around here. Highly recommend! I always use the Unilocal app to order and never have any issues.

Combination pan fried noodles are outstanding! Crazy good.
I’ve done delivery twice. The first time was 30 min late. The second time was 10 min early.
I’d wait 2 hours for the pan fried noodles. It’s just that good. I can’t speak for any of the other food.

We were very said to hear that Asian Bistro closed. So on a cold night when we craved some Chinese comfort food, we turned to Mandarin Chinese. We ordered from them before and did not have an issue before.
Sadly, We were not happy with our order. My husband is a vegetarian and he ordered the general tso tofu. After placing the order, the restaurant called to let us know they were out of tofu. It was the only no meat protein they had (Asian bistro had some really awesome meat substitutes, and I say this as a meat eater), so we settled for mixed veggies, though with no offer of a discount. Not the end of the world, but… when the food arrived (just after the listed 60 min delivery estimate), the veggies were cooked in brown sauce, resulting in a rather bland meal. In general, we did not find the food to be that flavorful. Hopefully this is because they don’t use a lot of MSG… Also, we didn’t receive fortune cookies or those wonton crackers I like to get with my soup. I do want to cut them a bit of slack since it is possible some items may not have been in stock since it’s just after the new year. But they will not get our business again.
I did like the veggie dumplings.

Have to repeat the comments of another Unilocaler… do not order via EAT 24 on a Friday night. The place is literally less than .5 miles away from my building and it took them 1hr 25 min for delivery.
And this was after I had called them directly at about an hour and then communicated with EAT24 support.
I have been sampling the various Chinese food delivery places since I moved to downtown silver spring to find which is the best and MANDARIN was my latest experiment.
Being of asian descent I usually order the basics the 1^st time I try a restaurant… because if they can’t get those right, they can’t get more advanced dishes right.
1. The dumplings are a different than others in the area. While they could be hand made, they use standard wonton wrappers folded over so the skins are very thin but there is lots of noodle. More like a Chinese Ravioli than what one envisions as a dumpling. Meiwah dumplings these are not.
2. Their spring rolls do not use standard thin style wrappers but a lighter version of egg roll type wrappers.
3. The Steak Roll which I ordered on a lark is simply ground beef in an egg roll.
4. Egg Drop soup wasn’t particularly flavorful and seemed a little watery (imo it should have a bit of the cornstarch to give it a velvety feel and the chicken flavor should be apparent).
5. Hot & Sour Soup… my wife said it was ok but Spicy was not spicy.
6. Beef Lo Mein — Not too greasy with some good flavor & vegetables. Pieces of meat are not that large
7. Pork Fried Rice — I like mine on the lighter side with less soy sauce (This had lots). You can tell when restaurants use fresher rice as the kernels aren’t broken and are still separate… this was not the case. Not a ton of vegetables but good pork.
I’ll order from them another time to try a couple other dishes & will update.

Don’t order from them online.
We ordered through EAT24. I got a notification right away saying that the order would be early! Great.
An hour and a half later and no food. I call them and they say they never got the order. Then, after telling them to check online, they say, «Oh, he is already on the way.»
Uh huh.
1 hour 40 minutes and still nothing.
I know it’s Friday night but come on!

Best Chinese in Silver Spring! I’ve had tons of takeout from plenty of DC spots and Mandarin is yummy – even after being closed from the fire next door. The food is fresh and always hot upon delivery. The delivery person arrives quickly.
My favorites are the shrimp with broccoli and the shrimp/​chicken lo mein. I also love the spring rolls.

I asked for a good Chinese Restaurant since the last 3 I tried were just awful at best… Mandarin delivered. steamed dumplings with dough rolled so thin they are translucent. the sauce is light and not syrupy with just a touch of heat… I just started and can’t want to try they rest of what I ordered but if everything is cooked this well I will be ordering from there often!

Love them. them are always right on time and the food is always good!

Delivery took 1hr 20mins to get to me & was very mediocre. They gave me a ginger ale instead of the coke I ordered & when I told the delivery guy, he said they were all out for the night, like it was okaybto replace my drink without asking. Not very happy :(

Was recommended that I stop here for the chicken wings. I was curious and came by…
There’s nothing particularly special about the store front. Inside, the place was empty of customers, except for myself. A faded menu board suggested more went on here at another time. Nice, wood-​coated tables were in the rather spacious and empty dining area. The woman who took my order was nice and I heard activity in the background as I reviewed the modest menu. I chose four wings with fried rice. At $ 6+ it seems a bit much but I had come this far, there was no turning back!
So I sat and waited and waited what seemed like a long time. Luckily there was a surprisingly stong wi-​fi connection. When I got my order, it was still hot. It was fresh! I went outside, sat in the Discovery Channel’s park and ate the wings and rice and you know what? They were very good! There was something to this I guess. Four whole wings that were fried just right and enough rice to be filling. I can’t say that there was anything particularly great about this order, it just tasted right. About as well done as you can do a simple order. So Four Stars. Simple Chinese food that was a better than expected.

Best crab rangoons in the area. They’re pretty solid overall, nothing mind-​blowing mind you, just consistently yummy. Never dined in so I can’t comment on that end. Worth trying if you’re curious!

I ordered their eggplant with garlic sauce and asked them to add broccoli and tofu. It was great to have the choice of brown rice. It is such a large portion that I enjoy it for two meals! Delicious! Fast delivery.

First time ordering from here and they are gonna be my new go to for chinese delivery. The quality of food delivered for the price is definitely on par with the best local carryouts like spring garden. Delivery on a saturday evening 2mi away came in 28 min and the food was still steaming hot.
I got the general tsos chicken combo that came with pork fried rice which is a plus. Also got small steamed broccoli that was fresh, of good quality and good portion. As bonus the broccoli came with steamed rice and a brown dipping sauce. Onto the tsos, which was very tasty and tender, was some of the best I’ve had. Also got spring rolls and the egg roll that came with the combo. The rolls weren’t greasy at all; with flaky, thin breading and good filling — just more good stuff.
To top it off their house half & half iced tea wasn’t overly sugary unlike some other places’ near maple syrup for tea.
I thank the ownership and staff for a great meal.

First time ordering delivery.
Got crispy beef, general tso’s wings, szechuan string beans, and spare rib tips.
Rib tip entrée came with a side of fries, they were your basic crinkly fries, kind of cold.
Crispy beef and szechuan string beans were not very good. Crispy beef was soggy and too sweet. String beans were bitter and undercooked.
Rib tips were pretty good but with a lot of bone and cartilage.
Wings were really good, not big but tasty.
Delivery took about 35 minutes, not bad.
Would try again to test other items.

Inedible trash that I literally wouldn’t feed to my dog. LITERALLY– I threw it out rather than risk making my dog sick.

Two and a half stars.
Ordered from here tonight, in our ongoing but thus far fruitless quest to find decent Chinese delivery in the south four corners area. Mandarin was better than most that we’ve tried around here, but not nearly as good as several places near our old apartment.
Online ordering was relatively easy and the food arrived in about 40 minutes, which seemed adequate. The menu is predictable, with nothing exotic (no duck, no fish), and it includes some American fare (fried seafood, subs, and wings). Prices are moderate, and most offerings come in a large or small size.
The food itself was mixed. The egg rolls were pretty good … not amazing, but I’ve had far worse. My dragon-​and-​phoenix (General Tso’s chicken and shrimp with mixed vegetables) was really pretty good — the shrimp was especially well prepared, tender and delicate. The General Tso’s was OK, though a tiny bit tough and not as spicy as requested. The broccoli in brown sauce was dry and needed much more sauce. The chicken fried rice was decently flavored but the chicken seemed unusually greasy. Won ton soup seemed a bit bland, and the won tons therein were slightly tough. Overall, nothing was inedible (and after a few of the places we’ve tried around here, that’s no small statement!), and nothing was fantastic.
No fortune cookies were sent with our order … I don’t know if that was an error or if they just don’t provide them.
Overall … Mandarin is as good as any delivery Chinese we’ve found around here, but I’m still hoping to find better. They stay open pretty late by suburb standards, and that’s a plus.

Mandarin is adequate for a late night meal. I got the Kung Pao chicken, which was moist and not spicy as requested. The pork fried rice had a few salty bites. Best part of the meal was the pair of veggie rolls. Meal arrived in less than thirty minutes. This is my go to Chinese delivery spot.

Currently in Silver Spring fro training. I went here shortly after 11pm on a Friday night with a friend (apparently restaurants in downtown Silver Spring close at 11pm). The dining choices were limited, and the Quarry Tavern was surprisingly closed down. Next door we found this place, which was open until midnight. It’s basically the same makeup as any Chinese Takeout place with a dining area. The dining area was quite larger than I expected, probably twice as large as the typical joint. I ordered the General Tso’s chicken, and my friend ordered a vegetarian dish. We decided to dine in. The serving size was decently large, and the sauce wasn’t overly tangy or salty. There was probably more breading vs. meat, but overall it made the chicken more crunchy. I actually didn’t try my friend’s dish, but he seemed pretty pleased with it. For both of our meals, it came to $ 20 – 30. My friend was a agentlemen
Again, the setting is pretty basic, with little décor. There is a vending machine that holds selection of drinks for purchase, but we opted for water which they gladly provided free of charge. The personnel were nice and actually cleaned up our trays (probably as an indirect attempt to shoo us away as it was past midnight at this point, but I appreciate the additional service).
I wouldn’t mind coming here for a quick lunch or dinner if I’m back in town again.

We needed something that was fast to eat before we went out. This place also delivered to our hotel. It wasn’t bad, but I have had better chinese. I got the chicken fried rice, which is pretty basic, however this place did not «wow» me. If you need something quick and/​or delivered, I do recommend this place.