Forbidden Palace Chinese Bar & Bistro

My date and I went to this restaurant, and I’ve been here before years ago and had no issues. But tonight………we waited 20 minutes for a table when there was plenty available. Finally got seated, and the waitress had an unpleasant disposition. Gave us drinks, and my girlfriend’s water had some type of trash in it. Needless to say, we waited for another 15 minutes to give our order, but the waitress never came to take it. We left, and if this is how customers are treated at this establishment, we surely don’t plan on going back.

The cooked food is very good. It’s surprisingly very fresh and homemade-esque. The sushi seemed to take a while even though there was a lot of wait staff because it appeared there were only two people making food. My husband and I love sushi. About 2/3rd of the menu is sushi, but we didn’t like the sushi or my usual favorite - shrimp tempura. The egg rolls are huge. The rice extremely generous portions. We have a whole other meal for two as leftovers. The service was great. All of the staff was. They have robots delivering food and there are 2 or 3 gliding around with cute animated faces. The place was busy and everyone was enjoying their food. The ambiance is as in their photos. I’m attaching pics of the food. Sorry we ate some first!

Food and people were great!

This is hands down the best American Asian fusion restaurant I have ever been to. I recently moved to DC where there is a high Korean and Chinese population and I tell you that nothing compares to this restaurant. I will make the 4 hour drive on a weekend!

Fantastic food, big portions, and the food was fresh