Asian Origin

More like a new fashion Asian restaurant. Sushi: Tried some small sushi rolls and it is delightful and reasonable price. Chinese food: You can find not only great American Chines food, but also traditional Chinese dishes with different cuisines. The American Chinese food taste great and far more better than those Chinese delivery but same price! Traditional Chinese food gave me the impression that the chief must be hired from China. I can find the taste of my hometown. Lunch special: Highly recommended! It's cheap but lots of food. Environment: Brand new and classic! Great place to enjoy, also good for business meal.

After a long overwhelming Friday I went to meet my Beau who was finishing up work above this restaurant. He had already selected some seats at the bar for a quick bite. I love the decor of this place they also have a fully stocked bar. Between my Beau's disappearing act going back and forth to finish his job and coming back to the bar to spend time with me I spent a lot of time talking to the owner until he was done, Who was playing pseudo bartender in order to train one of her employees. She was an absolute pleasure to speak to while passing the time. I had the spicy wonton consisting of ground pork, ginger, scallion, and hot oil which was very tasty. (I love spice😋) I paired it with a lemon drop martini. My boyfriend had the spiced beef shank which he found different but very tasty alongside that he tried their old-fashioned in which he was pleased with. The rest of the staff that we encountered were very attentive an extremely polite I would definitely patronize this location again.

This place is really close to actual authentic Chinese food. You can take my word for it as a Chinese American that's only been to China once. Plus when I went there were no white people or fortune cookies. That's gotta mean something. For their wonton they give enough to match the $8 price but they were about average quality. Unless you really like wonton it's an easy skipperino. Their $38 fish entree that comes in three flavors is the main drae for the store and its what "90% of the Chinese people order" as said by my CHINESE waitress in CHINESE(yea besides the food this place also has authentic Chinese staff). The fish was super good and definitely something you want to order your first visit as it's an authentic Chinese fish cooked in an authentic Chinese dish. Apparently they also have a secret Chinese menu and we ordered some super spicy numbing frog dish. It was an incredibly well crafted dish. On top it looked like they just poured a mountain of hot diced chili peppers but underneath was a very warm broth with frog chunks, and underneath THAT were even more vegetables. Somehow there was a gradient going from top to bottom of being spicy to being not spicy but numbing. It was definitely interesting to eat.

Asian Origin is a good all around Asian place. It is less Americanized than other area restaurants but doesn't approach authentic in the Flushing NY sense. That being said Flushing is far from McLean. What sets Asian Origin apart is they offer some good food at good prices and some genuine spicy Chinese fare. Also there is a direct relationship between the customer and the kitchen. Ordering something not on the menu could be possible or at least getting a specific amount of twist is possible unlike some chain places where everything is predictable and premade. If you are with a group order for the whole table and share. Especially try the fish here. Evenings are less crowded than the weekday lunch crowd.

The food was authentic and delicious except for a couple dishes (fried bread stick 油条；Brown sugar rice cake 糍粑). Waiting staff lacks experience. Overall good experience overall, sat and sun offer additional food options

So I am trying a new asian place and they had a list of teas and then a "house special tea" section.  Ambiguous price aside, I was curious, so I asked the waiter, who tried to steer me back to the normal tea section.  Eventually I told him I knew the other teas but didn't know the special tea section.   I asked if HE understood the special tea section, to which he gave an embarrassed shake of his head. The place had some interesting options..  I started with a fish fillet and pickled vegetable soup, which was great.  Main was a cumin beef with chinese vegetables in rice paper, which was nicely fried but lacking in both cumin and vegetables.  I asked for some hot oil and they brought what I swear was a small bowl of the hot pepper relish they put on a subway sub. Overall an unexpectedly nice experience and I'd return to try a different entree. Visit 2 - hot and sour soup that seemed to feature actual cayenne and vinegar hot sauce and a braised beef dish. Both pretty tasty!

I've eaten the lunch special a few times, and both the Kung Pao Chicken and the Pork and Tofu were great! The seats require exquisite posture, but the staff is always warm and helpful. I'm glad it was so close by!

The private party room looks well. Service is good and food is delicious. I think the Chinese food here is better than its sushi.