best places to eat in chinatown?

any recommendations on places in chinatown for dinner...that are reasonable and have a good atmosphere?

thanks!

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best places to eat in chinatown?

Tony Cheng%26#39;s Mongolian BBQ is fairly reasonable and a fun atmosphere--picking out your ingredients yourself is a nice change of pace from ordering off the typical Chinese menu.

best places to eat in chinatown?

If you%26#39;re willing to go non-Chinese (and to be honest, there aren%26#39;t that many Chinese restaurants in Chinatown anymore!), I would recommend Matchbox. They%26#39;re mostly a pizza restaurant, but they have a few other things as well:

http://www.matchboxdc.com/

Do you want Chinese food or just good food with a nice atmopshere? And by good atmosphere, do you mean packed with people/good people watching or do you mean mellow and loungey?

Many of the Chinese restaurants have been pushed out of Chinatown (for better or worse...), but I recommend Full Kee for the food, not the atmosphere, if you want Chinese (509 H St., NW).

Otherwise, I agree with the other poster%26#39;s rec of Matchbox. I also like Jaleo and Zaytinya for the food and atmosphere (usually on the loud and crowded side). I also liked Rasika - a new, upscale Indian place (still loud, but more mellow than Jaleo and Zaytinya), but it%26#39;s a little pricier.

Also, if you like American food, I haven%26#39;t been to it yet, but the new Clyde%26#39;s would probably be a good bet for reasonable prices and good atmosphere.

Hope this helps. Have fun!

Tony Cheng%26#39;s is split into two dining venues - the main floor is the Mongolian all-you-can eat skillet feast. The second floor is the traditional Chinese restaurant. Both are great.

For good food, try Eat First. The atmosphere is clean but not too exciting. I also like the cheesily-named Wok n%26#39;Roll - they have Chinese and sushi, bubble tea, and a trendier atmosphere than some of the other Chinatown places. For a traditional Chinese-American restaurant with good standard fare, Tai Shan is good. They are enjoying some renewed popularity because they have the same name as the baby panda. ;) For some non-Chinese tasty food in a nice and fun atmosphere, try Kanlaya, a relatively new Thai restaurant on 6th street just below H. It%26#39;s true, most of the restaurants in Chinatown aren%26#39;t Chinese anymore.