D.C.’s 38 Best Restaurants | Eater DC

"The “home-style” Chinese restaurant in Peter Chang’s portfolio pays tribute to the women that influenced the legendary former embassy chef, with fiery dishes that call back his childhood in the Hubei province of central China and his home life in Virginia. Chang, a master of numbing spice, has woven Sichuan and Hunan techniques into a menu of vegetable-heavy plates, dim sum, and family-style orders. And there’s more to like in Chang’s sprawling empire: There’s dine-in seating across its plant-filled, zen dining room in Fairfax. The famed Chinese chef planted roots in Dupont Circle with the opening of Chang Chang, his first-ever D.C. restaurant with a supersized menu. The latest namesake spot (his 19th restaurant to date) is coming to Alexandria, following up 2024 NoVa openings in Herndon and NiHao in National Landing. Must-try dish: Scallion bubble pancakes" - Tierney Plumb