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China Chef
Wheaton

China chef serves excellent hong kong--style Cantonese food. It draws a large Chinese clientele at dinner and for the authentic Cantonese dim sum, served on rolling carts.

Supplementing the long menu is a blackboard list of daily specials. The daily special of steamed sole was excellent on a recent visit and a steal at $9.95. Good choices from the menu include sautéed oysters with ginger and scallions; New Zealand mussels in black-bean sauce; crisp grilled pork chops with five-spice salt; pan-fried, deboned duckling in lemon sauce; and catfish in a hot pot with tofu, bean shoots, and garlic. The steamed fish is another good choice. A pair of unusual dishes are monk's cap, a vegetarian preparation featuring mushroom caps, seaweed, and snow flowers, and Ying Yang Treasure Boxes, two baseball-sized bell peppers stuffed with a spicy mixture of chicken, scallions, pine nuts, and mushrooms.

China Chef , 11323 Georgia Avenue, Wheaton; 301/949-8170. Open Monday through Thursday 11:30 am to 10 pm, Friday 11:30 am to 11 pm, Saturday noon to 11 pm, Sunday 11 am to 10 pm. AE, MC, V. MapIt!

QUALITY: ****Excellent; *** Superior; **Very Good; * Good
PRICE RANGE: $$$= Very Expensive; $$ Expensive; $=Moderate; ¢=Inexpensive

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