Seven Seas Chinese Restaurant

The salt and black pepper lobster is excellent. Full of flavor and for some reason a whole lobster didn’t seem like enough. Good thing I had another one! The wonton soup was great. The broth was delicate but flavorful. The beef chow fun was prepared just the way I like it and was one of the best I’ve ever had. The Chinese broccoli with garlic was a treat.
If you like Chinese food give this place a try.
Thanks for reading my review. This is based off of my personal experience and opinion.

Oh my god. What is this affordable paradise of the greatest chinese take-​out (or charming eat-​in) and why hasn’t anyone told me about it? The best, BEST sesame chicken I ever had with rich caramelized nutty flavors and quality chicken – no mysterious gluten nuggets. Solid sushi, the rice was sticky – proper sticky rice with that wonderful fresh taste. With dumplings, «spare parts» prepared beautifully and traditionally (stewed intestine, etc.) and an actual mushroom section of the menu – I don’t know how I haven’t been here. Or maybe I do, it’s an out-​of-​way experience in a strip mall that features a Ross, TJ Maxx, 5 Below etc – so fuel up here then do all your last minute Christmas shopping. With special menus and deals, like the Taiwanese street food options, this is a cozy spot that seems frequented by locals. My friend and I split an entrée and a sushi roll combo with plenty leftovers for both of us – under $ 25. Well worth the trip. I think this would be great for a casual weekend meal during off hours (I can see it being packed at peak time) and a good date-​night option. They also offer a pleasing «small plates» menu that is reasonably priced and great for sharing a lot of the wonderful options they offer in small groups.

Never knew this place existed until a group invited me to meet them there for dinner. Table for 10, we ordered 8 different dishes, and I have to say it was pretty tasty! I can’t remember everything that whirled past my place setting on the spinny table thingy, but the pork fried rice, sesame chicken, general tso’s, and the green beans were all quite good. All plates were empty by meal’s end. Will be back.

Seven Seas make this really fabulous Fish, I don’t know what to call it but in Chinese it is pronounced Do Sa Shay E. It isn’t on the menu, it’s a chinese dish that only they make. So I used to eat this all the time at Seven Seas. So recently, I called them and asked them if they could make it again for me. The restaurant was so nice. They said yes. I’m a fan. They have a lot of chinese food that are authentic, so you have to ask for the chinese menu or talk to the chef. I like the food here especially that fish dish. Yummy! Yummy!

Took my clients from Japan to Seven Seas tonight. Got my usual stuff — crab, eggplant, pan fried noodle, etc. The food was excellent and all of them enjoyed the dinner so much. Not only food. I was very impressed with quality of service and pleasant attitude of a waitress who served us.
Thank you!

Worst Chinese Restaurant ever!
The management does not know the market audience, the food they cook and have on menu are not for Chinese but for American people. You either cook authentic food for Chinese or for American, don’t mix them together.
Second, front desk don’t speak Chinese, they don’t know how to order food for Chinese people, they should be fired, I don’t understand why they hire these ABC who don’t speak Chinese at all. They can’t handle phone order as well.

This is one of those places you’ve passed by, but from the outside, nothing registers to pull you in. I Unilocaled nearby one day, and was surprised by the number of positive reviews. Five or six meals later, this restaurant registers in my top three in the DMV. For the record, it would be easier for me to list the restaurants I haven’t eaten in the DMV. From Rasika to almost every shop in the area, I eat out much more than in.
Seven Seas has the two hallmarks of a successful restaurant. 1) Pride of place. 2) A talented chef
Lets get right to it:
Yam, wolfberry dates and quail soup. Holy moly! Pure love in a bowl.
Radish omlet. Simple dish with scallions and mystery goodness.
Mixed mushroom, woodear, wolfberry and lilly bulbs in chicken broth. You cannot untaste this, and you will be back for more. And you will bring friends.
I could go on for pages. Service is good to very good depending on how busy they are. The dining rooms are nicely appointed and immaculate. The smell of good cooking will tell you you’re in the right place the moment you enter. 8.5÷10 overall.

The seafood here is excellent, especially the steamed fish. The restaurant itself is clean, and there are aquariums that add to the ambiance. A great place for dinner with a few friends, or even a date.

An authentic Chinese restaurant without the hole in a wall place feel, in other words, a place that I can take guests, celebrate an occasion to enjoy real Chinese food. Another plus is they do have a broad range of selections, such as Taiwanese delicacies, sushi bar and I am sure you can get the Americanized version if you or your friend are feeling more or less adventurous. Servers are friendly, price is reasonable, look up occasional discounts from websites. It’s definitely worth a visit.

Be advised they are currently not serving sushi on Mondays. That was a bummer for us because we really had a craving for sushi that day. But the quiet, inviting early evening atmosphere deserves a thumbs up. Duck spring rolls were a little underseasoned for my taste and the orange chicken could have been a wee bit more tangy. But good overall experience.

I have been a huge fan of Seven Seas for years. Generally stick to the chicken and beef options and am always pleased with the food. The service is very attentive and I really enjoy the family vibe I get from the hosts– they’re unfailingly kind and welcoming. The location is a bit random, but the place appeals strongly to locals for whom it shouldn’t be an issue to find the restaurant.

6 of us decided to try the afternoon tea menu option. We had so many tasty choices for sharing. Lamb with cilantro had slightly sweetness; squid with salt and peppers was nicely done; we ordered the squid pork and okra but the okra came with chicken instead, still good; chilli pork has mushrooms and cabbage, tasty; ground chicken with green beans; eggplant with chicken had a lot of tasty garlic. Pots of green tea and oolong tea.
We finished it all with red bean or green tea ice cream. It was all a great deal for $ 13 plus tax and tip each.

This is my favorite place to go for beef noodle soup. For $ 8 a bowl can fill you up! Brisket, tendons, baby bok choy and noodles. Ask for the thicker noodles as I think they absorb the flavor better. This is a pretty inexpensive soup place. You can get a large bowl of shirmp wontons and noodles for $ 6.
I found this place a couple of years ago and I like to order online from their website. For lunch you can get a rice bowl which is some sort of meat, rice, salad and either dumplings or california roll for $ 7.50 or a fast lunchbox which is just meat and rice but for $ 5.
I have had dinner here twice in the past two months and each time I ordered the beef noodle soup. The first time my dinner companion wanted sweet and sour scallops but he did not want the scallops battered. The owner came over and said he could have his food any way he wanted! We settled on pan fried scallops with the sauce. I was hesitant, but it was good. :)
Last night he went with the sesame chicken and for a big guy who works on a farm, he could only eat half an order! He also has to have wonton soup ($ 2 for 2 wontons) and eggrolls ($ 3.50 for 2). I was craving pan fried dumplings ($ 5.25 for 4). They were good but I think you can get 6 for the same price at Kenny’s.
This place has something for everyone. My vegan friend and I came here when she was only a vegetarian and she raved about a paper hot pot she had ordered. It was mixed mushrooms and lily flower buds. It was good but pricey. It was a couple years ago so I think it was $ 13. Today it is an extra $ 1. Bet you can’t guess what I had to eat that night!
I know this place has been around for many years. I wish I had known about it sooner. My Chinese family doesn’t know about this place so I think it is time for me to bring my Mom… she like beef noodle soup too!
**note: I would like to give this place 5 stars but as I have not eaten anything except beef noodle soup I guess you will have to wait for an update! :)

Okay, first of all I don’t know why so many people are giving this place such bad reviews. I was hesitant at first, but my dear cousin has been coming here for years with her family and I trust her good taste.
We were greeted very well and seating was comfortable. We had reserved a room for our family. I must say, the menu is MASSIVE! Usually I’m weary of a place that has huge menus, but everything we got was delicious! The service was also excellent! We got a wide range of food, including BBQ port butt, and two fresh lobsters. Both were amazing! Even the fortune cookies are actually tasty! Most places, they taste like cardboard.
One thing you’ll notice when you walk in, is the wall FULL of Washingtonian Awards, as well as lots of Zagat Rated signs. Again, I’m shocked at the bad reviews for this place on Unilocal.Hopefully this will change soon.
The final test came the next day, back to work on Monday. I have a sensitive digestive system I was born with. If any type of food bothers me, its going to be Chinese food. There have been so many places that I’ve gotten food poisoning from or what ever else that’s bothered me the next day. This place? NOTHING! Not even gassy the next day. So 5 stars for me for sure, LOL!

Did you lose your flavor? Don’t go looking for it here! Good and decent service. The wait staff and busboys are attentive. The hostess, depending on when you go, can be dismissive.
On the whole, dishes are hit or miss. I guess it’s a sign when you enter the door that their best praises were back even before Mean Girls came out. If Glen Coco took his date here, he would not have gotten a valentine. Come here if you’re desperate and craving Chinese food past 9pm. Otherwise, plan ahead and go to Panda Express. At least they’ve got some form of flavor and spices.

I cruised past this place many times and figured I’d give it a chance as a nice warm snow day treat.
Big Mistake. Big. Huge.
I figured a soup dish could be a safe introduction to how the restaurant does things. How hard could it be to make triple delight yummy since there are so many individual meat and veggie pieces to create a great flavor synergy?
Apparently its impossible … or maybe just impossible here. lol
I wanted to like this place sooo badly and I was mentally amped to just have a great culinary experience then write a 5+star review but what I was served just showed no effort — at all. I tried asking the host/​bar staff about the triple delight and they gave quick, staccato answers which turned out to be really really…
wrong!
I asked if the soup had full shrimp with heads on as shown in the menu’s picture. Its pitiful that the hostess walked all the way to the bar only to be told by another chick behind the bar: Nope those are «baby shrimp» in the triple delight.
I asked if the they seasoned the soup with any herbs or spices, and the answer was «Yes».
This soup was the equivalent of hot water tricked into thinking veggies and chicken/​dark beef/​shrimp would magically do the work of creating a desirable flavor.
NOT!
Not a spice or herb grain anywhere in the dish to indicate any cook/​chef-​led flavoring. I had to add my OWN SEASONING at home just to get through the broth with the vegetables. The beef was more like some dark flavored beef liver cut. Not from a prime tasting area like a brisket shred — like the cuts you’d see in Phở soup.
Add to that the shrimp were prawns with the entire head on!
The whole point of me asking about the shrimp size was that I don’t prefer to stop and put my hands into my soup to fiddle with a big olé shrimp body. America, the shrimp head exploded when I tried to cut it away from the body.
#shesdone
America, I really wished I had better things to say about this place but I’d be lying.
Maybe the ‘real’ cook was at home, maybe it was a ‘restock’ day, maybe this, maybe that… but one thing’s for sure. You only get one chance at a 1^st impression.
Will I be back. probably not but good luck to anyone else and I sincerely hope you have a better experience.

Kind of hidden in the back of the shopping center. A large place, but it fills up. This is one of those Chinese restaurants that Chinese people eat at; I recall being amused one time when the hostess answering the phone had to explain to someone that she only spoke English because they were apparently trying to order in Chinese. Usually a good sign to see tables full of Chinese people though.
Their tofu dishes tend to have meat (which is perhaps the way they do it in China, but rather disappointing to an American vegetarian), but if you ask they will leave it out, and they are quite good, especially ma po and something called «Pong’s tofu». Overall, their menu is seafood heavy (as one might guess from the name) and not vegetarian-​friendly. This does make me a bit uneasy, but I’ve had enough good meals from here without a hangup that I’m wiling to go to four stars.

Seven Seas has been on my bookmarks from over 4 years ago when I was seeing an acupuncturist who recommended it.
Now that I finally live within walking distance from it, I recently paid them a visit.
There was a lobster feature that evening that my dining companion and I foolishly passed on as the surrounding tables all seemed to take advantage of. So if they tell you about it, don’t be foolish. Just get it. We still wish we had gotten it.
So what did we get? We got the turnip cakes, homestyle tofu with pork and the crispy mango beef.
The tofu was deceptively spicy but I enjoyed the unexpected kick of spice. It def helped balance out the sweetness from the mango beef. The beef was definitely crunchy and the sauce was just the right amount of sweet. I swear it was like crack or something because despite being full, I kept eating more of it anyway.
Service was a little slow but I think we just came at an off time. I’d definitely return.

I really like this restaurant. I have been here a few times and it’s definitely a great place to come for a nice evening out.
The food here is definitely top-​notch. Deeeelicious seafood and other specialties like the «paper hot pot» dishes and the afternoon tea menu. There’s a lot on the menu and I’ve liked everything I’ve ever gotten off it. The food usually isn’t very heavy but it’s very flavorful. (My family knows the owners and they’re pretty health-​conscious.)
I don’t even know where to start with the food. I have liked or loved everything I’ve tried at the couple of meals I’ve had here. I even had my post-​graduation meal here and it was pretty dang tasty. The staff is very knowledgeable with their recommendations and also very nice.
The food here isn’t as greasy as I think a lot of Chinese restaurants tend to get. They let seafood speak for itself but also put a lot of flavor into the food without soaking it in oil. I always have a really good meal when I’m at Seven Seas in Rockville, and it usually looks beautiful, too.
I just wish it was a bit easier on my wallet. :(

I have been eating here since 1992 and its my favorite Maryland Chinese restaurant.
I love the Hunan chicken and egg rolls.