6387 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA 22044
703-532-0940
www.hongkongpalacerestaurant.com
CUISINE Chinese, Vegetarian/Vegan
PRICE Under $12
HOURS Open for lunch and dinner daily.
DELIVERY Yes
TAKEOUT Yes
NVM AWARDS Best Bargain Restaurant 2007
Best Bargain Restaurant 2008
NEARBY METRO None
SPECIAL FEATURES
Lunch

By Warren Rojas
All the authentic Szechuan fare is reserved for the “traditional menu,” home to such delicacies as a platter of fried pig intestines ($10.95), which brings cuminy nuggets of chewy offal tossed with incendiary peppers and chopped spring onions, and a tea-smoked half duck ($11.95) that is refreshingly moist, herby and delicious.
(June/July 2007)By Warren Rojas
Although Szechuan gems like cold jellyfish and fried bullfrog abound, the sinus-clearing flounder and bean curd stew—stocked with silky bean curd blocks and minced peppers—keeps calling us back.