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Address: 1101 S Joyce St B26, Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: (703) 512-3089
Website: https://1983chinesecuisine.com/
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Reviews
Bernice Chua
We recently chose 1983 Chinese Cuisine for a family reunion dinner. The restaurant itself is beautifully renovated — clean, bright, and comfortable. The ambiance is definitely one of its strongest points and feels appropriate for a mid-to-upper price range establishment.
The food overall was good, mainly Cantonese-style dishes. We ordered:
• Husband & Wife Beef (夫妻肺片)
• Poached Chicken (白切鸡)
• Stir-fried “Little Emperor” (小炒皇)
• Taro with Braised Pork Belly (芋头扣肉)
• Salted Egg Yolk Pumpkin (金沙南瓜)
• Salted Egg Yolk Shrimp (金沙大虾)
• Chilled Sweet & Sour Pork (冰镇咕咾肉)
• Seafood Crispy Noodles (海鲜双面皇)
• Stir-fried Beef Ho Fun (干炒牛河)
The dishes were solid and flavorful, though not particularly outstanding.
However, the service experience significantly affected our visit.
We initially wanted to order Peking Duck but were told it was sold out and would require a one-hour wait. After about 20 minutes — while some dishes had still not arrived — we considered adding the duck to our order. At that point, we were informed that due to high volume that evening, there was a 90-minute dining time limit.
This policy was not mentioned when we were seated. Being informed of a time limit mid-meal, especially when attempting to add a dish, felt disappointing and rushed. Clear communication upfront would have helped manage expectations.
We came for a happy family gathering, but the service handling left us somewhat disappointed. While the environment and food are good, the overall experience was impacted by the service approach.
Would consider returning for the food, but the service experience gives us pause.
… moreThe food overall was good, mainly Cantonese-style dishes. We ordered:
• Husband & Wife Beef (夫妻肺片)
• Poached Chicken (白切鸡)
• Stir-fried “Little Emperor” (小炒皇)
• Taro with Braised Pork Belly (芋头扣肉)
• Salted Egg Yolk Pumpkin (金沙南瓜)
• Salted Egg Yolk Shrimp (金沙大虾)
• Chilled Sweet & Sour Pork (冰镇咕咾肉)
• Seafood Crispy Noodles (海鲜双面皇)
• Stir-fried Beef Ho Fun (干炒牛河)
The dishes were solid and flavorful, though not particularly outstanding.
However, the service experience significantly affected our visit.
We initially wanted to order Peking Duck but were told it was sold out and would require a one-hour wait. After about 20 minutes — while some dishes had still not arrived — we considered adding the duck to our order. At that point, we were informed that due to high volume that evening, there was a 90-minute dining time limit.
This policy was not mentioned when we were seated. Being informed of a time limit mid-meal, especially when attempting to add a dish, felt disappointing and rushed. Clear communication upfront would have helped manage expectations.
We came for a happy family gathering, but the service handling left us somewhat disappointed. While the environment and food are good, the overall experience was impacted by the service approach.
Would consider returning for the food, but the service experience gives us pause.
Amanda SHAN
A newly opened Chinese restaurant with a fresh, clean, and spacious interior. The portions are generous, and the dim sum is excellent.
The shrimp dumplings are pleasantly chewy and bouncy. I asked the owner and was told that all the dim sum is freshly made in-house, not pre-packaged.
The steamed fish is very tender, and the roast duck is delicious with perfectly crispy skin.
Even friends visiting from China said it was very good. Will come back.
… moreThe shrimp dumplings are pleasantly chewy and bouncy. I asked the owner and was told that all the dim sum is freshly made in-house, not pre-packaged.
The steamed fish is very tender, and the roast duck is delicious with perfectly crispy skin.
Even friends visiting from China said it was very good. Will come back.
Duke Nguyen
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1983 Chinese Cuisine Restaurant
Amazing food — hands down some of the best dim sum in the area. Everything came out fresh, flavorful, and well executed. You can tell the kitchen knows what they’re doing.
The restaurant itself is beautifully done — clean, modern, bright, and comfortable. It feels new, polished, and thoughtfully designed, a place you actually want to sit and enjoy a meal.
Service was a little iffy at times, but nothing that took away from the overall experience. With food this good, it’s easy to forgive.
Overall, they absolutely deserve a 5-star rating. A strong addition to the Pentagon City area and a spot I’d happily return to, especially for dim sum.
… moreAmazing food — hands down some of the best dim sum in the area. Everything came out fresh, flavorful, and well executed. You can tell the kitchen knows what they’re doing.
The restaurant itself is beautifully done — clean, modern, bright, and comfortable. It feels new, polished, and thoughtfully designed, a place you actually want to sit and enjoy a meal.
Service was a little iffy at times, but nothing that took away from the overall experience. With food this good, it’s easy to forgive.
Overall, they absolutely deserve a 5-star rating. A strong addition to the Pentagon City area and a spot I’d happily return to, especially for dim sum.
Lian Manalo
The fried rice was delicious, the two of us devoured it. The duck had very good portions and presented beautifully. The atmosphere is great. We’ll definitely come back to eat their dimsum next time
… morerachel beag
We had the most incredible experience at 1983 Restaurant! From start to finish, everything was absolutely phenomenal. We hosted our Amazon Affinity Board dinner here, and the entire evening exceeded our expectations.
The hospitality was truly top-tier — the staff was warm, attentive, and incredibly accommodating. They went above and beyond to cater to all of our dietary restrictions seamlessly, which made everyone feel welcomed and cared for.
Now the food… WOW. Every dish was memorable. The appetizers were outstanding, especially their signature duck and the Peking duck — both were executed perfectly. The mapo tofu was rich and flavorful, the whole branzino was beautifully prepared, and the eggplant dish was packed with depth and balance. The noodle dishes were equally delicious, and the soft shell crab is an absolute must-have!
And don’t even get me started on dessert. The matcha cake and pistachio cake were completely out of this world — honestly, every cake we tried was incredible. The perfect sweet ending to an already amazing meal.
We had the most wonderful time and will definitely be coming back. Highly, highly recommend!
… moreThe hospitality was truly top-tier — the staff was warm, attentive, and incredibly accommodating. They went above and beyond to cater to all of our dietary restrictions seamlessly, which made everyone feel welcomed and cared for.
Now the food… WOW. Every dish was memorable. The appetizers were outstanding, especially their signature duck and the Peking duck — both were executed perfectly. The mapo tofu was rich and flavorful, the whole branzino was beautifully prepared, and the eggplant dish was packed with depth and balance. The noodle dishes were equally delicious, and the soft shell crab is an absolute must-have!
And don’t even get me started on dessert. The matcha cake and pistachio cake were completely out of this world — honestly, every cake we tried was incredible. The perfect sweet ending to an already amazing meal.
We had the most wonderful time and will definitely be coming back. Highly, highly recommend!
Klara Raymond
We found some street parking but there were also a few garages around. The place was beautifully decorated, especially with the Chinese New Year upcoming.
Service was pretty good, a little lag here and there when we wanted to order additional menu items (only one or two individuals) who came to our table could input orders but a wide variety of servers would being out the dishes or additional tea and water.
We tried a number of the dim sum items
Shrimp Siu Mai – my personal favorite. These were larger siu mai than normal and filled with flavor.
Crystal Shrimp Dumpling – we always put in an order of these when we go out to dim sum. The ones here are also larger than normal but not my favorite. The wrapper fell apart pretty easily.
Rice Noodle Rolls – Beef/Shrimp – we ordered one of each. The Shrimp in the rice noodle was fried which is not normally the case and was interesting. But I do prefer the unfried version instead. The Beef roll was also pretty standard but not my favorite here either.
Steamed Beef Balls – same beef that seems to be used on the rice noodle rolls which I didn’t much care for.
Steamed Beef Tripe – one of the better tripe that I’ve had and it was very flavorful, would recommend it here.
Pan Fried Radish Cake – great flavor but wish it was just a tad crisper.
Lotus Leaf – Glutinous Rice Chicken – actually quite flavorful, this was filled instead of the usual mixed that I have seen.
Honey BBQPork Buns – one of my favorites, these were really well made and very flavorful.
Spare Ribs – well cooked, tender and also.one of my favorites here.
Sesame Balls with Lotus Paste Filling – pretty good here but these were large and came with 2.
We did also ordered the Passion Fruit Crepe Cake which was delicious.
Overall, I do really like the food here, better dim sum than most in terms of quality. While one od the pricier dim sum places, everything was really good and I would plan to come back and try dinner.
… moreService was pretty good, a little lag here and there when we wanted to order additional menu items (only one or two individuals) who came to our table could input orders but a wide variety of servers would being out the dishes or additional tea and water.
We tried a number of the dim sum items
Shrimp Siu Mai – my personal favorite. These were larger siu mai than normal and filled with flavor.
Crystal Shrimp Dumpling – we always put in an order of these when we go out to dim sum. The ones here are also larger than normal but not my favorite. The wrapper fell apart pretty easily.
Rice Noodle Rolls – Beef/Shrimp – we ordered one of each. The Shrimp in the rice noodle was fried which is not normally the case and was interesting. But I do prefer the unfried version instead. The Beef roll was also pretty standard but not my favorite here either.
Steamed Beef Balls – same beef that seems to be used on the rice noodle rolls which I didn’t much care for.
Steamed Beef Tripe – one of the better tripe that I’ve had and it was very flavorful, would recommend it here.
Pan Fried Radish Cake – great flavor but wish it was just a tad crisper.
Lotus Leaf – Glutinous Rice Chicken – actually quite flavorful, this was filled instead of the usual mixed that I have seen.
Honey BBQPork Buns – one of my favorites, these were really well made and very flavorful.
Spare Ribs – well cooked, tender and also.one of my favorites here.
Sesame Balls with Lotus Paste Filling – pretty good here but these were large and came with 2.
We did also ordered the Passion Fruit Crepe Cake which was delicious.
Overall, I do really like the food here, better dim sum than most in terms of quality. While one od the pricier dim sum places, everything was really good and I would plan to come back and try dinner.
Charles Hands
The atmosphere is very nice. I was immediately greeted upon walking in. Once seated, it took a long time for someone to take my order, including for my drink. When taking my order, the man was very short with me and not friendly when I asked two questions about the menu. However, after that part, my experience was pleasant. I enjoyed the hot tea a lot; I would come here just for that. The General Tso chicken was basic and extra chewy to me; the sauce was decent. I loved the aesthetic of the restaurant.
… moreTiffany Hoang
We just moved back to NoVA after living in the Seattle area for close to 10 years and been trying to find a decent dim sum place that could rival west coast options. We thought this place was excellent and we plan to go here when our west coast friends visit!
Everything was fresh and made to order.
We did come on the Monday after Christmas which was quiet and we liked the pace of how the food came out. My favorite dim sum dish is the shrimp rice noodle rolls but their version is special with a tempura shrimp! They were also huge! Lol Loved the texture and can’t wait to come back to get it again. Their dim sum menu doesn’t have every popular item like other places but I appreciate a condense list where they are executed well.
FYI They don’t do the Peking duck until 1:30pm on weekdays but we plan to come back just to try it and other things!
… moreEverything was fresh and made to order.
We did come on the Monday after Christmas which was quiet and we liked the pace of how the food came out. My favorite dim sum dish is the shrimp rice noodle rolls but their version is special with a tempura shrimp! They were also huge! Lol Loved the texture and can’t wait to come back to get it again. Their dim sum menu doesn’t have every popular item like other places but I appreciate a condense list where they are executed well.
FYI They don’t do the Peking duck until 1:30pm on weekdays but we plan to come back just to try it and other things!
Will Tantoco
Dim sum was delicious! Might be the best shrimp siu mai I’ve had in a local restaurant. Seafood pan fried noodles were also very good. Service was very fast. Do not miss the pineapple bun with molten salted egg custard. Servers were very attentive! The tea warmer is ingenious and should be at every restaurant that serves tea. Only reason they would get a slightly lower half star (if possible) would be because the only napkins were small cocktail napkins, and we each only had one per person. Also after plates were bussed and not replaced for dessert, which was definitely needed for the hot filling that oozed out. But that’s definitely only a few little things that could be tweaked. Would definitely come back and recommend to friends and family.
… moreLauren Olivia Kim
Overall: Tried 1983 for the first time last night and it’s actually a decent place for Chinese fine dining in the area. The menu has authentic choices and even tastes authentic. I highly recommend the seafood vermicelli hot pot. It comes out hot and sizzling and tastes great.
Atmosphere: very modern, chic and upscale. Great ambiance. Can be nice for a cozy date. Not too loud or crowded when we went (around 8pm on a Monday night).
Service: very friendly service from all staff. Most aren’t too familiar with English, but there was one young waiter who spoke great English. He was kind and attentive to us during our meal. Everyone else, including the owner, we’re super friendly and accommodating as well. The owner offered us free egg tart pastries at the end of our meal and we were so grateful.
Food: GREAT food. All the flavors hit. We ordered the spicy dry pepper chicken, choy sum, vermicelli seafood pot, pork belly with crispy skin (appetizer) and the coconut sage with pomelo for dessert. We wanted to order the shrimp siu mai but dim sum wasn’t available at that hour. (Hot tip: I highly recommend the siu mai though. I’ve had it before and the sizes are huge and very good. Full of filling and a piece of real shrimp in every bite.) All the choices we made for our meal were very good. The only slight disappointment was the portions for the pork belly with crispy skin. We ordered it after seeing photos of it on their page and we’re disappointed to see them come out half the size as the photos they used to display it. I hope they update it accordingly so it’s not misleading.
They also offered a prix fixe menu as part of their November special for $48 per person. All parties must order it in order to partake in the special offer. I recommend trying it as they offer some really good options, including the siu mai, seafood vermicelli, and the coconut sago.
Definitely worth coming again.
… moreAtmosphere: very modern, chic and upscale. Great ambiance. Can be nice for a cozy date. Not too loud or crowded when we went (around 8pm on a Monday night).
Service: very friendly service from all staff. Most aren’t too familiar with English, but there was one young waiter who spoke great English. He was kind and attentive to us during our meal. Everyone else, including the owner, we’re super friendly and accommodating as well. The owner offered us free egg tart pastries at the end of our meal and we were so grateful.
Food: GREAT food. All the flavors hit. We ordered the spicy dry pepper chicken, choy sum, vermicelli seafood pot, pork belly with crispy skin (appetizer) and the coconut sage with pomelo for dessert. We wanted to order the shrimp siu mai but dim sum wasn’t available at that hour. (Hot tip: I highly recommend the siu mai though. I’ve had it before and the sizes are huge and very good. Full of filling and a piece of real shrimp in every bite.) All the choices we made for our meal were very good. The only slight disappointment was the portions for the pork belly with crispy skin. We ordered it after seeing photos of it on their page and we’re disappointed to see them come out half the size as the photos they used to display it. I hope they update it accordingly so it’s not misleading.
They also offered a prix fixe menu as part of their November special for $48 per person. All parties must order it in order to partake in the special offer. I recommend trying it as they offer some really good options, including the siu mai, seafood vermicelli, and the coconut sago.
Definitely worth coming again.