Mama Chang

Chinese restaurant · Fairfax

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"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 recently supersized menu." - Tierney Plumb, Emily Venezky

The 38 Essential Restaurants Around D.C.
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3251 Blenheim Blvd ste101, Fairfax, VA 22030 Get directions

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