Lucky Danger
Chinese restaurant · Pentagon City
1101 S Joyce St B27, Arlington, VA 22202
Highlights
American Chinese takeout with duck fried rice, lo mein, and beef
American Chinese takeout with duck fried rice, lo mein, and beef
"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
"Tim Ma is everywhere. While you’re still processing the news he’s leading Kata in Penn Quarter, he’s gone and added a full-service Lucky Danger to Chinatown. There’s a cocktail bar, rentable mahjong tables in the back, and “dinner and mahjong” packages coming soon." - omnia saed
"Chinese American takeout Lucky Danger unveiled a full-on flagship in May in Penn Quarter. Founded by restaurateur Tim Ma, the food menu is full of allium pancakes with whipped tofu and caviar; blue crab lo mein with leek fondue; and duck fried chaufa (Peruvian fried rice) with fish sauce caramel. The restaurant features four distinct areas: a bright entryway bar with classic cocktails integrating Asian flavors, an intimate dining room, the moody “Lucky Club” with drinks using Chinese herbal medicine, and a green-toned mahjong parlor with over-proof whiskeys." - Eater Staff
"Chef Tim Ma's hip American Chinese eatery expands to the ballpark with takeout-friendly boxes of veggie lo mein, orange chicken bites, and dumplings, located at Section 238." - Tierney Plumb
"This Arlington takeout from Tim Ma and Andrew Chiou started as a pandemic-era pop-up meant to honor the immigrant experience of their Taiwanese-American predecessors. The chefs mix family favorites, takeout classics, and fine dining techniques with dishes such as a duck fried rice with tea-smoked breasts and confit leg, orange beef made with real citrus peel, and homemade lo mein noodles. Order pickup or delivery online. A full-service version is headed to Penn Quarter next year." - Tierney Plumb, Missy Frederick, Eater Staff
