Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Hunan Lion, Tysons Corner, VA

Hunan Lion has been at its Tysons location for as long as my wife and I can remember, and we've lived in the Tysons area for almost 20 years. The restaurant looks high-end, with tablecloths, suited waiters and so on, but it welcomes eaters wearing shorts and flip-flops and t-shirts. Not much about food has changed over the years, and the food advertised on the menu is pretty generic stuff. If you want something that is not on the menu, however, feel free to ask the waiter if they can make it for you. Last night, for example, in addition to the spicy scallops, Peking duck and shark fin soup, which were on the menu, I ordered jellyfish and fried salty and spicy whole shrimp (shell on).

I have never been wowed with the quality of food here, but it has always satisfactorily fulfilled any Chinese food craving I might have had. Last night's dinner (which was a lot for three people), including two beers and tip, came out to just under $120.

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