Sichuan Pavilion in Washington, D.C.

Sichuan Pavilion is one of the rare restaurants located in the city with some authentic Chinese food. You can tell that it is authentic by the ethnicities of their customers: all asian. The owner really tried to make this restaurant as Chinese-themed as possible: Chinese calligraphy on the walls, Chinese paintings, panda figured tables, and traditional clothing for their waiters and waitresses. Their teacup was one of the most interesting teacup I had ever seen. It was so colorful that it dazzled my eyes.

We had steamed chicken dipped in spicy sauce and scallion. The sauce was light on the tongue and the chicken did not standout as much.

Flounder fish in soup with cilantro. This was delicious. The fish was tender-- melts right in your mouth. The soup was spicy and gives you a good hit of spice. The addition of cilantro adds extra flavor to the dish. Winner of the meal.

This last dish was called second-roasted pork. Apparently people re-cook pork by incorporating this ingredient into a new dish back in the days. The pork would turn out to be more flavorful. Also the precious meat would not be wasted. However, compare to the flounder, this dish did not win us over. The pork seem over cooked due to the technique used.