1983 Chinese Cuisine Restaurant

The restaurant’s interior is very elegant and relaxing, no loud hip hop music blasting. The food is authentic Chinese food, the pineapple bun, Chongqing spicy chicken and eggplant clay pot were all excellent. Service was wonderful and the atmosphere was perfect. I will def be back soon! Thanks so much!!

This restaurant is being opened with love and care. The food was delicious, authentic and so so fresh! The entire staff welcomed us with a smile. I kept forgetting to take pictures of my food because I was so excited to eat! Would recommend the dumpling platter, char siu and peking duck.

This is by far the best Chinese food I’ve had inside the beltway. The place itself is very nice looking and staff were very friendly. The menu had a mixture of dishes suited to both Americanized palettes and non-Americanized ones. For me I got just a single dish, one of my favorite Chinese dishes, spicy broth and fish. Spicy level was around a 4/5. The flavor was well balanced and there was a lot of bean sprouts and fish. I would say the price was a little high for the dish considering it only had fish and bean sprouts and it was enough for 2-3 people to share with other dishes. It was enough to fill me up eating alone. I would have liked to see more veggies in the dish personally, especially at that price point. Maybe things like wood ear mushrooms or lotus root. I can’t say what the other dishes are like but I know I will return to try some more of them. I am very interested in the bullfrog dish to see how it compares to Beijing style braised bullfrog. I am giving this 4 stars because I think the food is good, but a little overpriced.

This Chinese restaurant is truly a delight for anyone who loves authentic flavors and a warm atmosphere. The moment you walk in, you’re greeted with welcoming smiles and a beautiful, traditional dishes that instantly sets the mood for a special meal. Especially for Mapo Tofu and Spicy Dry Pepper Chicken. The menu is full of classic Chinese dishes, from mouth-watering dim sum and perfectly cooked dumplings to flavorful stir-fries and aromatic soups. Each dish is prepared with care—crispy where it should be crispy, tender where it should be tender, and every sauce rich and balanced. The chef’s attention to detail shines through, making every bite a joy. The service is fast and attentive, but never rushed, letting you enjoy your meal at your own pace. And the portions are generous, perfect for sharing with friends and family. Highly recommend!

The food was just ok (a few of them had very small portions for the price) nothing much to write about they forgot about a few items and told us they were out of a few items after we waited for quite a while. Also the staff seemed severely undertrained. Most likely won't come back.

Pleasantly surprised as this restaurant, very new, has it's own signature on it's dishes, traditional and home style. From a sliced conch salad appetizer to braised pork belly with taro, the dishes were well prepared and presented. A special treat was the dim sum appetizer with their unique interpretation and use of distinctively flavored ingredients. Welcome to the neighborhood...

Absolutely loved this place! The atmosphere is both beautiful and elegant. The staff were incredibly welcoming and accommodating, which made us feel right at home. They’re currently in their “soft opening” phase and were very transparent about it, openly inviting feedback and suggestions, which I really appreciated. We tried the Kung Pao shrimp and beef curry. The shrimp was flavorful and perfectly cooked. The curry had a good flavor, but was a bit fatty. It’s unclear if that was intentional or just part of the early kinks. That said, for a soft opening, I was genuinely impressed. I’m excited to come back as they settle in a bit more. This place has a lot of potential!

We had a great experience at this Chinese restaurant, enjoying their dim sum selection. The siu mai and har gaw were fresh and flavorful, with delicate wrappers and juicy fillings. The beef chow fun had an excellent wok hei, and the char siu bao was fluffy with a sweet-savory filling. The venue design itself was a bit dated but it was spotless and new. While the servers seemed a bit inexperienced their friendliness and effort made up for it. Overall, a satisfying meal with high-quality food in a clean, stylish setting. We plan to return to try their other non-dim sum dishes.

I cannot overstate enough how much I enjoyed my visit to this restaurant. It's relatively new, but it's such a cute addition to the neighborhood. Additionally, the interior is absolutely gorgeous. You can tell that the owner of this restaurant took a lot of pride in the interior decor. You are surrounded by so many Jade and Gold hues and accents from wall to wall. Additionally, inside, you will find gorgeous and comfortable dining areas, some of which can be sectioned off for private groups and parties. There are also tables with Lazy Susan/rotating centers. Now for the food: Honestly, some of the best Chinese food I have had in this region. I love the fact that the menu offers such a wide variety of dishes from fried rice and orange chicken, two really good dim sum that is made fresh right there. No, really, They have a chef preparing dim sum right there and you can watch as he does so. Fried rice: really good. Needed a little bit of soy sauce, but ultimately some of the best I have had and well cooked. Spring rolls: absolutely bomb. Full of big pieces of shrimp, cooked perfection, and delicious overall for such a simple treat. Dim sum: I ordered three different types, which included a shrimp, a veggie, and a pork and shrimp. They were all very good. Extremely fresh, and extremely filling. Orange chicken: definitely no way you can compare this to panda express. Crispy and perfect amount of sauce so that it didn't get soggy. Flavor wise, it definitely is more on the orange side. There isn't too much of a kick, but it has good flavor overall. Pastries: durian swan was very good if you liked Durian fruit. I do not, but it was still pretty good. The egg tart was really good. I really enjoyed this. I do not recall what the third muffin like pastry was, but it was definitely my favorite. Service: the service was great. The staff did a great job at anticipating our needs. Without us requesting anything, we received to go boxes and bags, and then you offered to pack our items up for us as we watched the dim sum creation. I would absolutely come back here. In fact, I look forward to coming back here soon. The dim sum here is some of the best I've had in years since leaving Southern California.

Surprisingly decent dim sum in the Pentagon City area. My expectations were low, because the only other Chinese restaurant that I know of in this area is Yunnan by Potomac, and that place is bad. We ordered the lamb chop (monthly special), shrimp shumai, rice noodle roll with beef, and beef short rib with black pepper sauce. The lamb chop was expensive at $38 - nearly $10 per chop. It tasted decent, but nothing to write home about. The dim sum options on the other hand were pretty solid. The rice noodle roll with beef was a large portion and packed with meat inside. It comes with soy sauce, but you can ask for chili oil or vinegar on the side to really jazz it up. The beef short rib was made with like a Korean galbi style cut of meat, and it was very flavorful and savory. The shumai was just normal shumai, but the pieces were pretty fat (large) If I were to come back, I think I would stick with the dim sum options and just load up on dim sum. The food took a little while to come out, because I think it's cooked to order. The service was hit or miss - the waitress didn't really seem to know the menu very well and had to go back to ask the kitchen for details. However, the other wait staff were prompt with water refills and taking away dirty/empty plates All in all, worth a try if you're in the Pentagon City area and want some authentic-ish Chinese food

The place is 2 weeks old so IMO it has some menu adjustments to make. The menu features few "standard fare" Chinese options. Always looking for a good hot and sour soup or steamed dumplings but sorry no. The 2 dishes we had were very good but we did not see an appetizer or soup that we recognized. Service was excellent and ownership was engaging talking about food options. Frog is not on my go to list. But they were very nice and authentic. Hoping for future menu items better suited to my tastes but the place was busy and food kept coming out from the kitchen. Prices were a little steep and attributed that to high rent and labor. Very upscale decor. May go back for the whole fish that looked very good.

We came here later on weeknight for dinner and got seated very fast since the place wasn't full. We ordered the sizzling chicken claypot, the pork belly with taro and beef and tripe in spicy sauce. The pork belly was tender, sauce was good but the taro was the star. The sizzling chicken was good but beware that the chicken is cut into small pieces so there are bones you have to pick out. The tripe was really good if you like spice. Service was good but you can tell they are new as the server wasn't super familiar with how the dishes looked. Would definitely want to come back to try their dim sum dishes. Prices are a bit expensive for the portions but pretty fair for a nicer sit down place in the area.

The food was great (pineapple bun, chongqing spicy chicken and eggplant w minced pork in a claypot). The service was wonderful, both the server and manager/owner were very personable and friendly. The ambiance was very elegant and comfortable, I def wanna go back! Thanks very much for a wonderful first experience! 下次见！

Heard about this new spot just around my neighborhood and have to give it a try. 1983 Chinese Cuisine Restaurant, located in Arlington very close to Pentagon mall, very upscale, clean, bright restaurant offering transitional Cantonese food. There is street parking nearby or paid garage. Interior is beautiful, clearly aiming for high end dining experiences. The restaurant still in soft opening stage, so the bar area isn't ready yet, and some shelves still empty. We went on a Sunday afternoon without reservation and was told would 15-30 mins waiting even though some tables are available, likely due to limited staff, we were seated in 20 mins, our waiter is friendly. Dim Sum: Siu Mai (Pork and Shrimp): taste pretty legit, similar to home taste. Chicken feet in Abalone Sauce: love the texture, tender and soft, but I couldn't taste the abalone sauce, still, the sauce itself is very flavorful. Beancurd Roll: Kinda my only disappointment here, lack of seasoning and bit bland overall. Pineapple Bun with Molten Egg Custard: Amazing, absolute highlight, beautiful top, and lave-like custard filling coming out, my hand was messy but worth it. Will come back for this. Main Dishes: Signature Roast Duck: One of their recommended dishes, duck was okay, not bad, but not very outstanding, The skin could be more crispy and duck could be less fat under skin. The plum sauce servicing the ducks is a plus, excellent with the duck. I guess it is hard to find a truly exception Cantonese roast duck here in US because to restriction on the roasting methods and differences in duck breeds. Crispy Jumbo Shrimp with Fried Garlic: Love this dish, very crispy texture the friend garlic is amazing added a ton of flavor. Overall, food is pretty solid, and original, pricing are on the higher end, and portions are quite small. Will come back another time to try more dishes.

A very culture surrounding dinning place. Very relaxing. Food is good. Service needs improve! We will return!

The food was incredible, fresh, and flavorful. The sizzling chicken pot and steamed pork patty with salted fish were incredibly good. Very authentic Cantonese cooking with some unique menu items I don't often see at other restaurants in the area. I've only ever had home-cooked steamed pork patty （蒸肉饼）, and I was very impressed with 1983's version with the salted fish. Service was friendly, restaurant was a bit busy. We didn't mind waiting a little, but food came out slowly. The restaurant's interior was beautiful and felt high end, but the food prices were quite reasonable.

This is a new restaurant that serves authentic Chinese food which is something that was sorely needed in Pentagon city. The interior itself is very pretty and the food came out quickly. We ordered the salt and pepper squid, crispy beef, beef chow fun, and the claypot chicken. The portions were pretty generous and came out piping hot. Will def be coming back.

High end Cantonese place. Beautiful ambiance. Feels like Hong Kong, where my in-laws live. Best Chinese in the area. The roast duck was juicy and crisp. The mapo tofu spicy and delicious. The honey beef crispy and sweet. Eggplant casserole melts in your mouth. Crispy shrimp excellent. The mango dessert was refreshing, and the Portugués egg tarts taste like they do in Macau. Went with foodie friends who also loved it. We will be back.

This place is easy to love. High end Chinese in a great location with excellent service. On our first trip there we found the crispy honey chili beef, the mongolian beef, and the Choy Sum (which is a vegetable similar to wok choy) to be very good. The shrimp Shu Mai were outstanding, as was the hand shredded eggplant appetizer. The garlic pork ribs were good but not great. They were short ribs with a dry rub that wasn't particularly flavorful. I wouldn't get them again, especially since there was only 4 of them for $16. Similarly, the beef chow fun was good but not great. I was expecting the long broad noodles and they were much smaller. Next time I through I plan to try the orange beef and the egg rolls, both of which friends have raved about. Worth knowing is that the Dim Sum part of the menu is only available from 11-4 each day. I'm definitely going back soon for it.

I had the pleasure of eating at 1983 on Friday and loved the food so much that on Saturday I ordered a to go order of orange chicken, Magolian Beef spicy and dumplings. When the food arrive it was soggy and tastes awful. I questioned where the food came from as the quality was not the same. I immediately called the restaurant but no one answered. I plan on returning the entire meal tomorrow.

1983 Chinese Cuisine features a number of unique Cantonese dishes. The ambiance is lovely. Service at lunch was excellent, although they are only a few weeks into service so they are still getting things nailed down. The Siu Mai was excellent. The Beef Ball was outstanding - so light an fluffy. We enjoyed Turnip Cake which has great flavor, but could have been crispier. The Snow Peas with Chinese Sausage had great flavor, but were a little oily. I liked the shrimp on a lotus root slice with an eggy sauce, but my friend was put off by the topping. The restaurant is seeking feedback. You should go and help them out.

Amazing service, great portion sizes for the unique and VERY flavorful food. Nothing tasted too heavy or oily, and I especially loved the shredded eggplant. The mongolian beef was great and so was the egg custard dessert. The ambience and decor was absolutely stunning with beautiful paintings and an art-deco feel. 10/10 Definitely try this place if you're near Pentagon City!

The ambience was very nice and the food was incredibly delicious. My family and I ordered the Dry scallops and shrimp fried rice, sliced fish in black bean sauce, Mongolian Beef and Crispy Jumbo Shrimp in Garlic. All the dishes were so yummy. And the staff were friendly. I would highly recommend this restaurant to others in a heartbeat! Thanks for a great dinner!

A new addition to the neighborhood that is very welcoming. The restaurant is very nice and cozy. My friend and I ordered the black pepper ribs, shrimp spring rolls and fried rice. We enjoyed everything we ordered and will certainly return to try other menu items. The staff is limited since they just opened but they were efficient. The managers/owners took the time to stop by our table to see if everything was satisfactory and both men couldn't have been more friendly. Give them a try. You'll be glad you did!

The dishes we had were decent. But the portion size to price, made it a low value. The service is attentive, but the lack of menu knowledge was lacking. This is excusable since it just had its grand opening the day before. The decor is nice the like the main dining area. The tables were set far apart. The rear of the restaurant towards the restroom has tables. It seem lost in comparison to the main and service might not be the same.