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"In the back of Tim Ma’s new flagship restaurant in Penn Quarter is the only public Mahjong bar in D.C. Jackie Chan’s hit movie Rush Hour inspired Ma to create this back room, after seeing him break down a wall to reveal a secret Mahjong room. “It’s honoring the culture and it’s integrated into my family dynamics making dumplings and playing Mahjong. That was my childhood,” says Ma. Each Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. Ma’s restaurant holds one-hour Mahjong classes for $25 a person which includes another hour of guided open play on its three automatic shuffling tables. After enjoying fun drinks like the Drunken Master Shakara made with a 12-year rum or the Twisting Tiger Punch with mezcal, milky oolong tea, and mango lassi, make your way into the dining room to enjoy such delicacies such as LaBelle Farms crispy Beijing duck or allium pancakes topped with Osetra caviar." - Claudia Rosenbaum
