Your Guide to Chinese Food in Falls Church, VA

Falls Church, VA sits where five roads meet at Seven Corners. That intersection draws restaurants from across Asia, and the density makes it one of Northern Virginia's most productive corners for dining. With more than 12 Chinese and Asian restaurants within two city blocks, Seven Corners has one of the highest concentrations of Asian dining in the entire DC metro area. You'll find Vietnamese pho a few doors from Cantonese roast meat from a Szechuan specialist.

Finding Szechuan

Not every restaurant labeled "Chinese" cooks the same way. Cantonese cooking emphasizes freshness and gentle heat. Szechuan stacks dried chilies, fermented sauces, and numbing peppercorn into dishes that build on each other. Hunan brings pure heat without the numbness. If you're looking for Szechuan specifically in Falls Church, Hong Kong Palace at 6387 Leesburg Pike is the place to go.

The restaurant opened in June 2010 and has served the same regional Chinese menu since — over 15 years of the same recipes, the same sourcing, the same chefs. It has been reviewed by 8 publications and holds a 4.5-star rating from 632+ verified reviews on BeyondMenu, Yelp, and TripAdvisor. Tyler Cowen, the economist and food writer whose Ethnic Dining Guide covers the DC area, called it "probably the best Chinese place around." Washingtonian Magazine included it in Cheap Eats in 2015 and 2017 — an annual list that covers fewer than 50 restaurants across the entire DC metro area. DCDining.com ranked it first in Falls Church.

Where to Start

The menu runs over 100 items. These are the dishes worth ordering first.

Meat Dumpling: Pan-fried to order. Crisp on the bottom, tender on top. The most ordered item at the restaurant. Spicy Wonton sits alongside it: Szechuan-style wontons in chili oil that show the kitchen's range beyond the steamer.

Crispy Beef Szechuan Style: Thin slices of beef, fried until crisp, tossed with dried chilies, Szechuan peppercorn, and scallions. The best introduction to ma la (numbing-spicy) cooking for someone new to Szechuan. The numbness lingers for minutes after the heat fades.

Chengdu Kung Pao Chicken: Peanuts, dried chilies, and chicken in a savory-sweet sauce. A classic that the kitchen handles without shortcuts.

Ma Po Tofu: Silken tofu in fermented bean paste and ground peppercorn. The standard against which most Szechuan restaurants get measured. Hong Kong Palace's version uses house-made doubanjiang and hand-ground peppercorn.

Dan Dan Noodle: Wheat noodles in a chili oil and sesame paste sauce with ground pork. A Szechuan street food tradition that works as a main or a side.

For Groups

Hong Kong Palace is built for sharing. Order one dish per person plus rice. The saucy dishes like Ma Po Tofu and Kung Pao Chicken pair naturally with Yang Zhou Fried Rice or steamed rice to balance the table. For six or more, the kitchen can arrange a family-style set. Call ahead at (703) 532-0940.

Hours and Location

Open daily 11 AM – 9:30 PM, last order at 9:15 PM. Located at 6387 Leesburg Pike in the Seven Corners Center, Falls Church, VA 22044. Free parking in the center lot. Order online for pickup or delivery within 3 miles. The restaurant also handles catering for events from 10 to 150+ guests.