Soy Sauce Duck
The Best Little Cafe

The Best Little Cafe

13955 Metrotech Dr, Chantilly I-20151-3239, United States

Cafe • Cafés • Lunch • Dim Sum


"Few may understand why this nondescript section in the wall inside the Lotte Plaza Market that is away from the main food court on the other side of the market should deserve 5 stars. Ready? Ok here goes: authentic Chinese hanging BBQ behind a window as if you 're at a Chinatown (e.g. roast pork, Peking duck, char sui, roast quail, smoked chicken), chicken feet, large block fried tofu, fried shrimp, bitter melon, pork stuffed mantou buns, Chinese Sticky Rice Wrapped in Lotus Leaf (Lo Mai Gai), egg custard, stewed spiced tripe, and other truly TRULY wonderful entrees and all freshly made, not trucked in. The lunch special is loaded with 3 pick entrees and soup. There is no General Tzo 's or mutant like thick glazed 'goo moo gai whatever ' dishes here. Is there another single place where all these Cantonese epicurean goodness in one place around Chantilly ? Answer is no around here. Maybe a restaurant has 1 or 2 but not all this. Plus, I am a big fan of paying for the food and not snarky waiters. The husband and wife team running this place are hands down awesome (BUT if you give them lip, they respond in kind as they should). They even taught me how to cook with some of their left over items especially the roast duck heads. Now I buy 2 5 duck heads every time I go. To my dear reader, you come here for Canton authenticity and sustenance. If you are looking for food that is complimented with a waitress or conversation, I hear there are several American chains that build in these non food costs into your meal. A place like this which churns out original flavors that reminds one of being in Chinatown, this place is truly a diamond in the rough. Yes..... They actually have those yummy succulent roast quail "